As an only child, Karen Heenan learned early that boredom was the ultimate enemy and that perpetual motion was her friend. She has rarely been seen holding still since - except when she's writing.<br><br>She lives in Lansdowne, PA, where she grows much of her own food and makes her own clothes. She is accompanied on her quest for self-sufficiency by a very patient husband and an ever-changing number of cats.<br><br>One constant: she is always writing her next book.