Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Waiting for the next killer thing.

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all rights reserved.

"Come into my parlor . . . ." You know the rest. At least the chamisa is serving some purpose beyond murdering my sinuses now.

We love spiders in this household. We have several orb weavers outside now, with gorgeous mandala-like webs spun under the eaves of the deck and along the railing. But right now, the lupus has me feeling distinctly like the fly, waiting for the next killer thing to come along. And it's not just that, it's everything: illness, drought, pandemic, relatives in dire straits, no water, no well, on and on and on.

But even apart from the well, if we don't make some sales, we don't even make it out of this month in one piece. The relatives part of it has had us entirely tapped out in the first week of this month. Given that my pain has reached such a disabling point that some days I can barely walk, there's not much I can do to bring in anything except chase sales online. Sunday night I posted Wings's newest pair of silver-and-stone earrings and one complete group (necklace/earrings/coil) of gemstone bead jewelry; they're all fabulous, and you can see them all here. Yesterday, I posted the second three-piece gemstone bead collection, which you can see here; later tonight, I should have his three new silverwork earrings pairs posted. He also  has five new pieces that I posted last Monday: three Warrior Woman pins, two absolutely incredible new cuffs. If I could sell them, or any combination of any of his other newish pieces, it would get us out of this month. If I could sell one of the big ones, like one of the belts, maybe I could get us on the drill list. But I've got way too much to do and too few hours and other resources to do it. I am so tired, all the time, but the quarterly taxes coming due, AND I have to cover at least my eye stuff (which will set me back a smooth grand before I'm done, since I need new lenses and so forth besides), because this is a drug that can take your vision if you happen to be one who is genetically susceptible, and we won't know the answer to that until I can get the testing done. All of that means that I have to bring in some sales now, and FAST. We won't make it through this month otherwise; we're already down to the bone. 

But there's all that new work, and I'd be grateful to everyone who shares all of it, and of course, if you're in the market, keep us in mind for purchases. After paying our taxes the last week plus some other bills, I really do need to build up some reserves to get us just a tiny bit ahead of the eight-ball of bills.

Anyway, links are here:
  • Sales here
  • Testimonials here
  • Amazon wishlist here (priorities are all the mosquito-prevention items, especially the portables and the patio-surface ones, because Wings can take them around the land with his as he works);
  • Patreon here;
  • Ko-fi here.

And if you've been contemplating a purchase? This would be a very, very good time to do it; I've got to cover all this staggering new outlay somehow. There's lots of fabulous new work, so please share all of the links. 


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