I have my poetry book fully uploaded on this web site on a subscription basis,  The Kindle version is up for pre-sale and will be available on the 21st.  I'm still fighting the cover of the paperback version.  I plan to have that up by the 21st as well.  Wish me luck.  I will get it up as soon as I can after that if I end up running late. 

I am having another allergic reaction and my eye is swollen again.  The issue at hand is I am now allergic to the lotion I used the last time this happened so here's hoping what I made up today will work!  My arm where the initial contact happened is really nasty.  It was oozing so bad last night it was literally dripping off my arm.  Allergies really suck! 

I have my second poetry book in the wings but I'm not planning a release at any point on that at this time.  For now, I will market my current books and work on finding a home.  My cats are relying on me providing ice to them during the day because that tent gets very hot.  The babies are only 4 weeks old at this point.  They are doing well but the temps are picking up now. 

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I thought I was close to publishing my poetry book and was doing my table of contents (which I save for last as page numbers change when adjusting format) and discovered there were 7 poems missing from my manuscript...  Lucky for me, I had already posted them all here so adding them was easy.  However, that means I still need 7 images!  once I'm done with that, I'll get those uploaded here for the book members.  I'll publish the book maybe a week later. 

For some reason, it's not letting me enable pre-orders.  The category section in Amazon publishing needs a little work, I think.  It's also making me use non-fiction as a category even though this poetry book has poems that are fiction.  I may have to redo the book on their site any way because there was a typo in my name and I changed it but it is refusing to update...  I have a proof copy coming which should be here tomorrow.  I had several issues with the cover so I want to see how it will come out the way it's loaded. 

Once again, thank you for the support!

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I have just posted 2 copies of Druidic Rune Path and 4 copies of Details About Rosemary for sale from this site.  One copy of my rune book fell in the dirt so that was given away.  There are a few errors in the rune book but the corrections have been uploaded and should be available on Amazon in a few days with.  I am selling these autographed copies for less than Amazon is selling but it should still charge shipping.  The prices may change on future copies. 

My poetry book is going alright.  I don't have as many pages as I expected so I may need to write more or provide a shorter book than expected.  I will decided that once i have all the images and formatting ready to go. 

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I just wrote a fun one to get out my frustrations at my 3-year-old...  At this point, I feel potty training is one of the worst aspects of being a mom.  Below is the first 6 lines of the poem "Potty Training Is Fun".

I run outside to play
Spend the day in the rays
Potty is too tall for me
So in my pants, I go pee
Frustrates mommy but so?
I don’t want to tell her I need to go!

I have three more titles to write but the first one that comes to me will top off the poetry for the book.  I'll start looking for images today so I can get that part done. 

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I wrote a new poem yesterday!  It's been posted under the book subscription.  Here are the first 6 lines.

Sharing is Caring?
 
We teach our kids “sharing is caring”
Unless it’s mommy’s computer, that is daring.
Stop what you’re doing and include your brother
Don’t touch that. It belongs to your mother
Kids must always share while adults set the example
Adults don’t share with kids, they see ample

Based on the current length of my book, there will likely be two more written before the end of the month. 

Thank you for reading!

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I have finally made all the edits to Druidic Rune Path that I could see and it's fully functional in the Book Membership area of this site.  I may make an edit here or there once I get my hard copies in a week or two.

I plan to take a few days off and then get back into my poetry book.  I need inspiration for those last two or three poems.  In the mean time, I will spend time with the kids.  For the past month I have had help with them while I work on my books  so they kids really want some mommy-time! 

My poetry book should still be ready by the end of June.  The new poems and the images I select will be added to the Book Membership page before I publish the book on Amazon.

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A few months ago I created a Book Membership monthly subscription on my web site.  I mentioned it once but didn't really discuss it because I only had one book out and I'm charging $10 a month.  I now have Druidic Rune Path up and have posted what I currently have for my first poetry book which I plan to have published by the end of June.  That is the extra thing this subscription will offer.  You will get access to the material as I'm working on it, but close to done. 

For each book, there is a return to the Table of Contents as well as a previous page and next page URL so you can pick and choose which parts you read.  I'm still working on that for the Druidic Rune Path but am waiting on that for the poetry book because I still have a few more to write as well as choosing imagery for each poem.  That book will be black and white.  I'm also thinking about doing a black and white version of Druidic Rune Path.

My upcoming poetry book is mostly older stuff but there are a few new pieces.  The second poetry book will have a lot more new stuff but finish me off on the older stuff I think can be published.  At this time, I don't know when the second poetry book will be ready to go.  I will begin posting the poems for that book after this first book is published in this same membership area. 

If you have any questions about it, please don't hesitate to ask.

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I have ordered a few copies of both of my books.  I have 1 copy of Details about Rosemary set for a specific person and 2 copies of Druidic Rune Path set for someone.  This means I will have 4 copies of Details About Rosemary and 3 copies of Druidic Rune Path set for sale.  I don't know pricing yet but as these will be sold from this site, they will be autographed.  I don't know when they will get here yet so I can't state exactly when they will be available.  The date I got was between the 8th and 16th of June.  So they will be available after that.  You will be responsible for shipping and handling just as you would be on Amazon.  Despite what the images look like, the books are the same size.  Druidic Rune Path is much thicker, 181 pages.  Details About Rosemary is 93 pages.  Both have color pictures.  I will be doing a black and white interior version of Druidic Rune Path at some point.  I want to see want the color ones look like first.  When I uploaded the book, the yellow looked more like orange so I'm thinking black and white may be better but I want to have it in my hand and look at it before finalizing that decision. 

I still am not in a position to further my herbal writing.  I need income for that so I'm hoping those few who support my free writing here in my blog will support me further with my books.  Please help get the word out if you like my content and/or books.  I'm not looking for anything for free but I do need to be able to support my family.  Also, if you buy a book, please leave a review on Amazon so others can determine if they would like to purchase it.

Thank you for your love and support!

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We are still at my mother-in-law's house and will be until the end of the month.  I decided to try to get a loan for an RV but our credit scores are not good enough, of course. 

My focus now is on my first poetry book.  I have 2 going at this time.  I had every poem I have written in one volume and wasn't happy with it.  What I decided to do was split them up and the first volume will have half of the poems I wrote when I was younger that I feel are worth sharing, the poems I wrote in school for my bachelors degree and some of the poems I wrote back when I played video games. 

At one time I played a game in which I played a bard and I ran the bard's guild in the game.  I wrote several pieces in game which I think are interesting and would like to share.  The first book will have the poems I wrote about other characters and the second book will include the poems I wrote for my own characters. 

I have a few poems I need to fix in one way or another and I have one getting published on a site and need to see if I can include it or if I have to wait on that one for a few years, maybe include that in the second book.  There will also be new material that has never been seen before.  This is why I'm not in a rush to get it out as I still have a few more ideas that are percolating in my mind.

In addition to that, I'd like to include an image with each poem so I still need to go through my photos that I have taken through the years and see if I can use those or if I need to take new ones. 

This does not mean I have stopped writing herb books.  I still have intention of doing so but cannot resume that work until my life becomes more stable.  For now, I'll share the written works that I can with hopes that my audience is diverse enough to enjoy all that I have to offer.  Thank you for your patience!

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This is the video I took of the property last month when I visited it.  Sorry for the lighting.  We got there just before night fell.   As you can see there is a LOT of work that needs to be done.  The water here is sulfur so we get to deal with that as well.  Our thoughts of this are that we clean it up by a couple used RVs and live in those while we work on our independent businesses.

Remaining independent is important to us as the world continues to change.  It seems every day we hear stories of corruption where we once thought an organization was trustworthy.  Going it alone means struggling in some ways and freedom in others.  Help would be wonderful, But we understand that many are struggling these days.  Even more and just keeping their heads down hoping they don't step on the eggshells and cause those negative forces to look their direction.  I get that.  Like everyone, I am trying to make sure my family has what they need.  This is a good start. 

At this point, we still have not been able to save anything.  Our intention is still to move in April.  My mother-in-law is allergic to cats and I have 4 adults and a miniature one.  I am allergic to any particulate that can be inhaled and that includes cigarette smoke.  Yes, we are currently killing each other on the breathing front.  I know things will work out the way they are meant to but patience is still difficult at times.

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