The tiniest leaves of hope.

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All we have are the tiniest leaves of hope. That's the first of the squash.  If we do get rain tomorrow, it and the corn and the herbs may make it to the next hurdle. But there's a lot of summer left, and the extended forecast is terrible.

Our dogs are still missing. We're pulling out all the stops, everything we can do via social media, a MASSIVE reward offered with no questions asked, because they didn't run away; they were taken. And they're not the only ones. There's a huge spate of missing dogs over the last few weeks, and one family actually saw their dog being abducted from their driveway but couldn't get out there in time. Worse, it's a dog that needs specialized kidney medication on a regular basis, so these thieves? Are risking killing the dog with this bullshit. But something like a dozen dogs that I know of have gone missing in our area alone since the first of June. And the fact that the roamer, Cricket, was here and traumatized, but the two friendly ones were gone? Yeah, they were taken. And of course we can't afford it, but what are your family members worth to you? We'll pay it. 

And over the next two weeks, and on into August, I have to find a way to cover some staggering expenses. This week, it's the farrier and the plumber. Next week, two quarters' worth of taxes, to the tune of some $3K. That one is nonnegotiable, and I don't have it.

By August? Enough to cover the drilling of a new well, all the pumps and piping, and construction of the well house.

I'm so tired, and I can't conjure money out of nothing.

WE. NEED. SALES. BADLY. So please. The links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here;
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

[Also, the wishlist is back in force. There are things I absolutely cannot get except through Amazon, and I can't add that stress onto all the others now. It's breaking me.] Please share everything. Thanks.



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