Where even drought looks like magic.

Photo copyright Aji, 2021; all rights reserved.

We live in a place where even drought looks like magic.

Those are the low-hanging fronds of the central weeping willow on the banks of the pond (is it still a pond if there's never any water in it?), like gold silk tassels in the fading, hazy light. There's been absolutely nothing here for days on end but high heat and the pall of wildfire smoke; humidity barely hits the double digits now. Meanwhile, everything's dying around us. If we don't get a decent winter (or a well drilled, alternatively), we may not have any weeping willows at all by this time next year. Might not have much in the ways of aspens, cedar, and piñon, either. 

If it's magic, it's of a distinctly dark variety.

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. 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. Last 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. I may have as many as three more pairs of regular earrings, and possibly a second bead set, to post later today; we'll have to see how much time Wings can devote to working in the studio. 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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