Such winter as it is.

Photo copyright Aji, 2021; all rights reserved.

Not really what you'd call snow for Christmas. That was yesterday; there's even less of it today, and what there is is all on the peaks. We do have howling winds, though, so there's that. Lots of outages around the county, so we're on edge wondering when ours will go on the blink. The Ski Valley up the road always gets first fix, but that doesn't extend down here, you understand.

The forecasters are always be so wrong on the snow, but always dead on when it comes to the winds.

Anyway. Not quite at the point where the world can get down to the business of winter, such winter as it is, but working on it. A lot to do, and I'm going to have to step back online starting in January to devote my increasingly limited time to more offline tasks. Because there's always the work, and lots of it. I have to re-organize the site, among other things. As far as sales go, there are belated gifts, there are post-holiday birthday gifts, there will be engagements and weddings and graduations to coincide with the new year, and of course Valentine's Day is not that far off. There are five now four new items up here, and orders will ship this week, after Christmas is done. Other than that, I will likely still be scarce, because I lost most of last week to circumstances beyond my control, much of the same this week, and for the last week of 2021, I'm weeks behind the curve. It can't be 2022 yet; I'm still trying to manage the ravages of 2019.

Speaking of responsibilities to the future, our doctor's practice is a certified community health center, and they are currently in the middle of their year-end appeal (and since they are a qualifying non-profit, donations are tax-deductible). They treat a large cross-section of grossly-underserved local populations, and they need help now. Since this is the doctor who saved both our lives, we'll be giving again this year, no matter what. You should, too, and tell 'em we sent you. [And for those worried about it, it's tax-deductible.] You can do that here.

But the work just keeps piling up. So do the expenses. I'm currently waiting for delivery of the other beads and cabs that Wings needs for his next set, and for several other things in the pipeline. There was yesterday's small fortune to the doctor. And all of that means that I need to bring in enough to cover all that outlay, because none of this comes cheap.

Yeah, it always comes back to that: more sales. A lot more, because we have two years' worth of a shattered pandemic economy to make up for, by which I mean we need to gain more ground ourselves financially to be able to be sure of making it through the winter. I've posted a ton of Wings's new work lately, and there will be more in the days and weeks to come. If I could sell one of the big works, like one of the belts, maybe I could get us on the drill list for the well that is the only thing that's going to keep this land alive. But I've got way too much to do and too few hours and other resources to do it. 

Anyway, I have GOT to continue to make sales, so links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here (priorities are first and foremost, the ladders, because see above);
• 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 outlay somehow and get us through what's left of the year. And right now? I have no way to do it.  But there's lots of fabulous new work, so please share all of the links. 

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