I recently finished reading A Star Curiously Singing by Kerry Nietz.   Well Done! Mr. Nietz.
Now I have to wait for the second book of the trilogy to come out.

cLhErGiOs at Flickr was kind enough to allow me to use his picture on the banner. I needed my nephew Zachary Foreman, a professor of philosophy at a Catholic University in D.C., handsome and eligible, visiting from Virginia, to accomplish putting the photograph there.  Thank you, cLhErGiOs. 
I probably should have used some molten glass instead for the banner, but I am infatuated with the wonderful, ugly, useful baobab tree. The name comes from my business of fused glass. Unfortunately, when I finally figured out what product I would fuse for The Real Mother Goose, my kiln broke while I was making Christmas presents, and I have not been able to replace the kiln. Such happens. Sigh. A lot. But I can look to starting 11 elementary school libraries in Rwanda in 2009 and feel some accomplishment. Thank you www.BooksForAfrica.com , www.comeandseeafrica.org, Pastor Paul of Butare, Pastor David Nahayo of Butare Christian Mission, and New Life Ministries International.

Baobab Tree

Baobab Tree, originally uploaded by cLhErGiOs.

Uh-huh. We are beginning slowly. Adding what I want to add is taking me hours of pounding my head on the keyboard. But it will come.

Genesis

We are beginning.