Stairs mostly done. Truck back in the shop, and a lot piling up. Sales/subscribers/shares all very much needed now.

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They got the stairs basically done yesterday, except for what will likely be some mild touch-up work. They also had time to put the door trim on the coat closet and pantry doors at long last. For them, the rest of it is mostly shelving and then exterior stuff, and we may not get that in before the weather gets bad (although we do have to get the deck sanded and retreated before it gets too cold to do it; that's a must). The other big, big thing is the rest of the countertops in the kitchen; that's being done with the tile we already have (the kind that matches the downstairs bathroom) and it will be MUCH less expensive than installing ordinary countertops and backsplash, but it will still be more than we can afford anytime soon.

The truck is back in the shop today, after thinking they'd gotten at the root of the problem. It may need nothing more than a timing adjustment, in which case, it won't be a lot; it may be something else entirely that costs a fortune, and if so, it'll have to wait, because we don't have the ability to pay that out right now. We also have a lot of other stuff breathing down our necks, not least of which is the medical bills. As I said yesterday, I've got to find ways of bringing in more scratch, and I have no idea how at this point. 

Lots of work to do and I'm always behind now — breathing issues and other potentially life-threatening things will do that to you, to say nothing of the constant pain and fatigue — and we have an other smoke-filled day here that is making breathing a nightmare on its own, so the rest is cut-and-paste.

There are a lot of ways to help out. First, obviously, is sales; purchases of Wings's work (and/or work by the other artists whose art we carry) is always the first option, and it was the baseline for the construction in the first place. [And next week will be their last, most likely, because he don't have the cash to pay them beyond that for the labor — and right now, it's virtually all labor.] Second is subscribing to my Patreon page, which gets updated regularly with really cool imagery and a good amount of really good writing; if you now for September, you won't be billed until October 1st. Below there's also a link for "coffee," which allows folks to make small donations, and a couple of wishlists for keeping the animals in kibble and filling out needs around the house. In the middle is the link to Wings's PayPal account, and no, I won't turn away any donations, because we have to get this done and I have to have some peace of mind over it because I have none over my own survival these days). The only fundraising we'll be doing is right here; nowhere else. So here are all the links; please share them around, and if you are able to purchase, subscribe, donate, whatever, we'd be profoundly grateful:

• My new Patreon, The Interstices (Writing Between Worlds);
• Wings's site, for sales, with new items posted;
• Wings's direct PayPal link;
• A way to buy me coffee (which actually goes to all of our medical bills, which continue to mount);
• Amazon wishlist, which mostly consists of animal and household stuff;
• Partial registry #1, from Bed, Bath and Beyond. There are new kitchen-y things on it now, stuff that I didn't realize we'd need to replace (either because the RV ruined it or because we gave it away when we had to downsize).

That all I've got. I'm going to be back under the gun for the next several weeks. Thanks to everyone in advance. Oh, and yes: Little Bent-Beak is still rocking away. She's a tough little girl.

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