Always lots in the pipeline.

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

Double filework. All freehand. It's going to be amazing.

He's got a big piece [a gift for a relative] to get off his workbench, and then he can get this one finished. He also has half a dozen pairs of cactus-blossom earrings in the works, lots of stone combinations, some with hand-made ingot overlays.

Always lots in the pipeline.

Always lots of expense in the pipeline, too, though. So even though we made a sale last weekend that, once paid, will give us a little breathing room. That said, everything is SO far behind, courtesy of two frankly terrible years in a row with a ton of emergency expenses of the kind no one can anticipate, that I still need to bring in consistent weekly sales now. I also have to think in terms of what might be waiting for me health-wise, too, no matter how much I want to avoid it [and I suspect the bare minimum will be a bunch of costly labs at the end of this month, which, I should note, are actually more than a year overdue now]. The weather hasn't helped on that score, with all this wind. Tomorrow is chemo day, but it remains to be seen whether that makes me feel better or worse now.

So. We still need shares, and we most definitely still need sales. As in now, today, every day for a while, until I can get everything covered that has to get covered. Links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here (Priorities are Amazon gift cards, which we can ALWAY use, and the filters for the air purifiers, which are doing double-duty right now with our record-high pollen levels this spring); 
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

After such a grim year last year, and this one beginning at least as badly, we urgently need to move 2025 onto a better footing because taxes to this Nazi administration have already tapped us out and we still owe more anyway, so please share all of the links. 

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.               

#ThrowbackThursday: The Purple Petals and Flames of Twilight

Photo copyright Wings, 2025; all rights reserved.

It's #TBT at The NDN Silver Blog, with a #ThrowbackThursday work that dates back to around 2008, if memory serves, and an entry in Wings's informal series of layered-bezel works. It's a ring wrought in solitaire style, set with spectacular domed amethyst that channels the purple petals and flames of twilight.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. As always, this work will never be duplicated, but if the style speaks to your spirit, simply inquire via the site's Contact form; Wings can create a version uniquely your own. We have a little breathing room now, but we have even greater expense awaiting us, and we will still need to bring in sales each and every week. So we need shares, but most of all, we need sales.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.       

Another matter entirely.

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

Happy horse. Won't be able to let her out much longer; too green, and soon, not enough dew in the mornings. For now, though, Miika's loving it, and the exercise is good for her. 

It was already windy by then, but that doesn't tend to bother her much. Us, that's another matter entirely. It's the absolute worst weather condition for my particular complex of illness, so my pain's ratcheted up way beyond even what it usually is, as though that's not bad enough. I've taken to wearing a mask every time I go outside, though, and between that and the immune suppression from the chemo and steroids, it's keeping my allergies slightly at bay, at least. It doesn't seem to be doing much else, but at least there's that.

Now, I just have to get everything done.

Speaking of which, Jen's fundraising campaign is DONE. Challenge funds all raised by late yesterday; matching funds are coming to her by check, which is why it's not reflected in the Spotfund total, but it's on its way. THANK YOU, to everyone who helped her get back on the road, helping local dogs.

We also made a sale last weekend that, once paid, will give us a little breathing room. That said, everything is SO far behind, courtesy of two frankly terrible years in a row with a ton of emergency expenses of the kind no one can anticipate, that I still need to bring in consistent weekly sales now. I also have to think in terms of what might be waiting for me health-wise, too, no matter how much I want to avoid it [and I suspect the bare minimum will be a bunch of costly labs at the end of this month, which, I should note, are actually more than a year overdue now]. 

So. We still need shares, and we most definitely still need sales. As in now, today, every day for a while, until I can get everything covered that has to get covered. Links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here (Priorities are Amazon gift cards, which we can ALWAY use, and the filters for the air purifiers, which are doing double-duty right now with our record-high pollen levels this spring); 
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

After such a grim year last year, and this one beginning at least as badly, we urgently need to move 2025 onto a better footing because taxes to this Nazi administration have already tapped us out and we still owe more anyway, so please share all of the links. 

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.               

The Flowering Medicine of Twilight

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a work for the beauty and mystery of the moments at day's end, as the night falls across a land returning to its rest. It's a truly extraordinary necklace, a pendant wrought entirely freehand and comprising thirteen separate stones, hanging from a strand of spectacular beads hand-selected to match, the whole manifest as the flowering medicine of twilight now.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. We have a little breathing room now, but we have even greater expense awaiting us, and we will still need to bring in sales each and every week. So we need shares, but most of all, we need sales.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.       

Melting fast now.

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

Snow's melting fast now.

We got the winds today, but nowhere near the level predicted. That might be very different tomorrow, of course. It was chilly early today, but by mid-afternoon it had warmed up significantly, and that up there is the result. Still, that was enough snow to do the land some real good, so we're grateful.

Everything's late because I had to spend most of the day offline dealing with other stuff. If all goes well, I won't be going anywhere again until next week. Yeah, I know, it's a big if, but between the effects of the meds and, more to the point, of my illness generally, I need not be damaging my joints and tendons and ligaments any more than absolutely necessary right now.

We also made a sales over the past weekend that will give us a little breathing room. That said, everything is SO far behind, courtesy of two frankly terrible years in a row with a ton of emergency expenses of the kind no one can anticipate, that I still need to bring in consistent weekly sales now. I also have to think in terms of what might be waiting for me health-wise, too, no matter how much I want to avoid it [and I suspect the bare minimum will be a bunch of costly labs at the end of this month, which, I should note, are actually more than a year overdue now]. 

So. We still need shares, and we most definitely still need sales. As in now, today, every day for a while, until I can get everything covered that has to get covered. Links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here (Priorities are Amazon gift cards, which we can ALWAY use, and the filters for the air purifiers, which are doing double-duty right now with our record-high pollen levels this spring); 
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

After such a grim year last year, and this one beginning at least as badly, we urgently need to move 2025 onto a better footing because taxes to this Nazi administration have already tapped us out and we still owe more anyway, so please share all of the links. 

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.               

Red Willow Spirit: Storm Light In Bloom

Photo copyright Wings, 2025; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's an edition of Red Willow Spirit for late's spring's customary gifts, and those that are more rare, as well. It's three images linked by two apt works of wearable art, all of them exemplars of the storm light in bloom that adds a flowering and colorful beauty to our days now. 

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. We have a little breathing room now, but we have even greater expense awaiting us, and we will still need to bring in sales each and every week. So we need shares, but most of all, we need sales.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.       

Local color.

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

One of the two "new" planters [made by cutting apart one of our old galvanized steel horse troughs to create two of them]. Wings planted some starters in them both today, and they're beautiful. We're planning to get the corn in the ground by the end of the week, but the plot needs to be tilled one more time first thanks to all the rain, and the next two days are going to be all gale-force winds, which is a no when it comes to working outside in the dirt.

At least there's some local color, so to speak, again finally.

And yes, i'm behind because I've been doing a bunch of household things [and other business things] all day, so the posts get bumped to tonight again. But I still need to promote the matching-funds offer for Jen's Spotfund for her truck repair. If we can raise $1,300 by midnight Wednesday [05/04]? The donor will match the whole $1,300! As of yesterday morning, we still need to raise $960; now, we only need to raise $655, which is pretty impressive for a Sunday that's also a holiday. But we only have 2 days left to do it, and this is the hardest stretch, so go share and kick in some if you can; if 33 people match our $20, it's DONE. Details here; donate here.

We also made a sales over the weekend that gives us a little breathing room. That said, we're SO far behind on everything, courtesy of two frankly terrible years in a row with a ton of emergency expenses of the kind no one can anticipate, that I still need to bring in consistent weekly sales now. I still have to be able to pay the rest of this year's taxes and start prepaying next year's; I can't go through that nonsense again for another year in a row. I also have to cover the well pump replacement, the tires and another repair on the truck, and there are family things coming up that we'll have to help with one way or another. And Spirit only knows what's waiting for me health-wise, but I have to think in those terms, too, no matter how much I want to avoid it [and I suspect the bare minimum will be a bunch of costly labs at the end of this month, which, I should note, are actually more than a year overdue now]. 

So. We still need shares, and we most definitely still need sales. As in now, today, every day for a while, until I can get everything covered that has to get covered. Links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here (Priorities are Amazon gift cards, which we can ALWAY use, and the filters for the air purifiers, which are doing double-duty right now with our record-high pollen levels this spring); 
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

After such a grim year last year, and this one beginning at least as badly, we urgently need to move 2025 onto a better footing because taxes to this Nazi administration have already taken every last cent and we still owe them more anyway, so please share all of the links. 

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.               

Monday Photo Meditation: Wrapped In Petals Made of Light

Photo copyright Wings, 2025; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a Monday Photo Meditation for late spring, for unusual cycles and atypical conditions and the ethereal beauty they sometimes create. It's an image that dates back two years almost to the day, shot just before dusk as an early storm departed, leaving in its wake a world wrapped in petals made of light — rose-colored, electric, and simultaneously gentle.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. We have a little breathing room now, but we have even greater expense awaiting us: more tax payments to come, plus the well pump replacement and new tires for the truck. I will still need to bring in sales each and every week. So we need shares, but most of all, we need sales.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.       

Reminders of life.

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

Aspen leaves open like flowers.  It's a beautiful effect, especially when you can see them from overhead like this. And fortunately, we still have trees that are only just beginning to leaf. And I need all of the reminders of life I can get right now.

This is a hard day, made doubly hard this year. The holiday is painful for so very many reasons, but it's also the birthday of my late lost sister [not the one who was murdered; the other one, who killed herself slowly with alcoholism and hate]. Too many memories tied up with it all, and mostly they're bad. So to the extent that I make it through this day generally functioning, it'll count as a win.

And Spirit knows I've got more than enough work to do. Besides getting caught up on all my own, I need to promote the matching-funds offer for Jen's Spotfund for her truck repair. Lest you think that doesn't sound like a big deal, it is: When the anonymous donor offered this morning, $2,600+ was still needed. If we can raise $1,300 by midnight Wednesday [05/04]? They'll match the whole $1,300! We've raised $340 so far; we still need to raise $960, so if you mom is [or was] a dog lover? Maybe donate in her honor [or memory]. Details here; donate here.

And we've made a sales this weekend that gives us a little breathing room. That said, we're SO far behind on everything, courtesy of two frankly terrible years in a row with a ton of emergency expenses of the kind no one can anticipate, that I still need to bring in consistent weekly sales now. I still have to be able to pay the rest of this year's taxes and start prepaying next year's; I can't go through that nonsense again for another year in a row. I also have to cover the well pump replacement, the tires and another repair on the truck, and there are family things coming up that we'll have to help with one way or another. And Spirit only knows what's waiting for me health-wise, but I have to think in those terms, too, no matter how much I want to avoid it [and I suspect the bare minimum will be a bunch of costly labs at the end of this month, which, I should note, are actually more than a year overdue now]. 

So. We still need shares, and we most definitely still need sales. As in now, today, every day for a while, until I can get everything covered that has to get covered. Links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here (Priorities are Amazon gift cards, which we can ALWAY use, and the filters for the air purifiers, which are doing double-duty right now with our record-high pollen levels this spring); 
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

After such a grim year last year, and this one beginning at least as badly, we urgently need to move 2025 onto a better footing because taxes to this Nazi administration have already taken every last cent and we still owe them more anyway, so please share all of the links. 

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.               

The Flowering of the Day's Last Light

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; lal rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a work for wildflowers newly emerging, for the prairie evening primrose and the cactus flowers and the chokecherry blossoms, too. It's a pair of earrings set with the glowing pink fire mussel shell, perfect for late spring and the flowering of the day's last light.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. We have a little breathing room now, but we have even greater expense awaiting us: more tax payments to come, plus the well pump replacement and new tires for the truck. I will still need to bring in sales each and every week. So we need shares, but most of all, we need sales.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.       

Sometimes, not what you planned turns out to be better.

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

Look at all that snow still up there! This is literally the best snow the peaks have gotten in more than a year. After all, this winter's temperatures ranged from 30 to 50 degrees too warm, so whatever small amount occasionally fell, it was already mostly gone the next day. This week's accumulation clearly was deep enough to survive for a few days.

And it's SO desperately needed.

It's not the day I had planned, but sometimes, not what you planned turns out to be better. Among other things, we have matching funds on offer to close out Jen's Spotfund for her truck repair! Lest you think that doesn't sound like a big deal, it is: When the anonymous donor offered this morning, $2,600+ was still needed. If we can raise $1,300 by midnight Wednesday [05/04]? They'll match the whole $1,300! Details here; donate here.

We have also been fortunate enough to make a good sale this morning, which gives us a little breathing room. That said, we're SO far behind on everything, courtesy of two frankly terrible years in a row with a ton of emergency expenses of the kind no one can anticipate, that I still need to bring in consistent weekly sales now. I still have to be able to pay the rest of this year's taxes and start prepaying next year's; I can't go through that nonsense again for another year in a row. I also have to cover the well pump replacement, the tires and another repair on the truck, and there are family things coming up that we'll have to help with one way or another. And Spirit only knows what's waiting for me health-wise, but I have to think in those terms, too, no matter how much I want to avoid it [and I suspect the bare minimum will be a bunch of costly labs at the end of this month, which, I should note, are actually more than a year overdue now]. 

So. We still need shares, and we most definitely still need sales. As in now, today, every day for a while, until I can get everything covered that has to get covered. Links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here (Priorities are Amazon gift cards, which we can ALWAY use, and the filters for the air purifiers, which are doing double-duty right now with our record-high pollen levels this spring); 
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

After such a grim year last year, and this one beginning at least as badly, we urgently need to move 2025 onto a better footing because taxes to this Nazi administration have already taken every last cent and we still owe them more anyway, so please share all of the links. 

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.               

The Atmospheric Blues of Spring's Sky Medicine

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a work perfectly suited to this weeks conditions here, an expression of an atmospheric love of air and sky for earth. It's a pair of earrings built around two extraordinary hearts, seemingly matched but in fact from different mine sources, together manifest in the atmospheric blues of spring's sky medicine.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. It's grim; sales are way down, there have been far too many demands on us already this year, and we have already had to send our first big installment on taxes. There will be more payments to come, plus the well pump replacement and new tires for the truck. I still need to bring in multiple sales each and every week. So we need shares, but most of all, we need sales.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.      

AN ANNOUNCEMENT! MATCHING FUNDS FOR JEN!

Photo copyright Jen Havens, 2025; all rights reserved.

AN ANNOUNCEMENT!  MATCHING FUNDS FOR JEN!

Y'all know I've been helping Jen, who runs Taos Hound Underground, with her crowdfund to get urgent repairs made to her truck: specifically, a whole new [rebuilt] transmission and four new tires.  Jen uses her truck not only for her so-called day jobs and personal stuff, but also for everything THU needs. It's a lot of wear and tear, and it's uncompensated, and now, with two huge things going wrong simultaneously?

She's got to get it fixed.

She's over halfway to the $6,300 goal already. She still needs $2,605. And I've just been contacted by a potential donor with a proposition: If we can raise $1,300 between now and midnight Wednesday, May 14th, they will match it dollar for dollar!  That's $2,600, and we only need to raise half of it! [Hell, I'll put in the lat $5 myself.]

WE CAN DO THIS.  Here's her crowdfunding link.  Go share that with everyone you know.  I'm sticking $20 in it now; if 65 people match that, it's DONE.

Here's that link again. Go share, match our $20 if you can, LET'S DO THIS!

All photos copyright Jen Havens, 025; all rights reserved; all text copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.   

Not at all a given.

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

More snow at one time than those peaks have seen in over a year.

Pushing mid-May.

Whatever, we'll take it. There's a part of me that's secretly glad the elements deprived that hedge-fund billionaire colonizer of real snow. They're trying to teach him something, but of course, his kind refuses to learn.

It's been a spectacularly bad week, and it's not over yet. The problem is, I don't know whether it's ever going to improve on the health front now. This may as good as it gets. If so, I've got a long way to go to make peace with that, because right now, I can't even wrap my head around it. I suppose I'll know more after the end of the month, but that assumes the labs show anything [I'm famous for being sero-negative while the damage continues apace, so who knows]. That also assumes I can afford the labs in the first damn place. That's not at all a given.

For now, I'd just really like to get Jen's Spotfund for her truck's rebuilt transmission and new tires another $340 tonight. Her crowdfunding effort is past the halfway mark now; that $450 tonight will put her at an even $4,000, and surely we can do that? That's ten people, $34 each [or 34 people, $10 each]. You can donate to help defray the $6,300 cost and get her back to doing what she does so incredibly well, which is help dogs in need. Jen is the one who organized the rescue of Emmy, the deaf Pyrenees that was caught in traffic a couple of weeks ago, and also Fetty, the poor pibble boy who'd been shot in the head [literally!] and abandoned, who she helped get to safety last week. It's his photo in the Spotfund image, and he's doing amazingly well now. You can donate here.

As to all the rest, I'm still playing catch-up on everything else, which is complicated by my worsening symptoms now. For now, I've gotten the monthly bills off my desk [except one, I think, which comes later], but we still have to bring in steady, regular sales al month long [and way beyond]. It used to be one a week would even out over the course of the year, and typically keep us going, but after last year and this, and all the catastrophic expense, that's no longer true; I need to bring in a few a week, at least for a good while yet. I still have to be able to pay the rest of this year's taxes and start prepaying next year's; I can't go through this again for another year in a row. I also have to cover the well pump replacement, the tires and another repair on the truck, and there are family things coming up that we'll have to help with one way or another. And Spirit only knows what's waiting for me health-wise, but I have to think in those terms, too, no matter how much I want to avoid it. 

So. We still need shares, and we most definitely still need sales. As in now, today, every day for a while, until I can get everything covered that has to get covered. Links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here (Priorities are Amazon gift cards, which we can ALWAY use, and the filters for the air purifiers, which are doing double-duty right now with our record-high pollen levels this spring. I've added bandages for Wings for his knee wraps [and they get used on Miika, too] as well as a disinfecting unit to use on food items, since we no longer have safety controls or inspections on food, and a pair of power scissors for breaking down the recycling, since my hands are useless now); 
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

After such a grim year last year, and this one beginning at least as badly, we urgently need to move 2025 onto a better footing because taxes to this Nazi administration have already taken every last cent and we still owe them more anyway, so please share all of the links. 

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.               

Friday Feature: A Season of Blue Sky Ceremony and Power

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

It's our Friday Feature at The NDN Silver Blog, with a trio of works that honor the phenomenal gifts of the atmospheric spirits that have arrived early this year. It's a reminder, too, that this is a season of blue sky ceremony and power, and these elemental forces, so often regarded as diametrically opposed, conspire now to bring us the medicine of breath and life itself.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. It's grim; sales are way down, there have been far too many demands on us already this year, and we have already had to send our first big installment on taxes. There will be more payments to come, plus the well pump replacement and new tires for the truck. I still need to bring in multiple sales each and every week. So we need shares, but most of all, we need sales.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.      

It's amazing.

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

It's been raining for two solid hours . . . beneath brilliant unrelenting sunlight. it's also brought us our first rainbow of the season, a double one, with positively neon colors near the earth.

Considering this drought you'd expect pooling, runoff, and flooding, but so far, right here? The land is managing to absorb everything. It's amazing.

Of course, it's also colder than expected, and we'll need a few days for the soil to dry before we can plant [because right now? it's mud], but if the long-range forecast holds? For the first time in something like eight years, maybe longer, we might actually be able to plant right on time.

Which means I have SO MUCH to get caught up before that happens. This week has kind of upended everything, or rather, starting last Saturday. I got some things accomplished Friday, had big plans for my weekend to-do list, and woke up Saturday feeling like death. That hasn't changed, probably mostly because of that nasty episode two nights ago [no, no identifiable trigger this time]. But I've also had to be on my feet [on hard surfaces, in lines, walking around] a lot more than is good for me anymore, and by today, my tendons and joints are so bad, I can barely walk at all. That, but the way, is indeed a product of the lupus and RA, but it's also a product of the way the first-line treatment for lupus wrecked my body in ways that will never recover. At this point, I can't even tell whether the chemo is helping, harming, or both, and I suspect that the end of the month is going to require a lot of very costly labs, because I'm about a year overdue as it is.

Also, if you want to talk about overdue things, that's Jen's truck and a new transmission and tires. Her crowdfunding effort is past the halfway mark now; another $350 tonight will put her at an even $4,000, and surely we can do that? That's ten people, $35 each. You can donate to help defray the $6,300 cost and get her back to doing what she does so incredibly well, which is help dogs in need. Jen is the one who organized the rescue of Emmy, the deaf Pyrenees that was caught in traffic a couple of weeks ago, and also Fetty, the poor pibble boy who'd been shot in the head [literally!] and abandoned, who she helped get to safety last week. It's his photo in the Spotfund image, and he's doing amazingly well now. You can donate here.

As to all the rest, I'm still playing catch-up on everything else, which is complicated by my worsening symptoms now. For now, I've gotten the monthly bills off my desk [except one, I think, which comes later], but we still have to bring in steady, regular sales al month long [and way beyond]. It used to be one a week would even out over the course of the year, and typically keep us going, but after last year and this, and all the catastrophic expense, that's no longer true; I need to bring in a few a week, at least for a good while yet. I still have to be able to pay the rest of this year's taxes and start prepaying next year's; I can't go through this again for another year in a row. I also have to cover the well pump replacement, the tires and another repair on the truck, and there are family things coming up that we'll have to help with one way or another. And Spirit only knows what's waiting for me health-wise, but I have to think in those terms, too, no matter how much I want to avoid it. 

So. We still need shares, and we most definitely still need sales. As in now, today, every day for a while, until I can get everything covered that has to get covered. Links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here (Priorities are Amazon gift cards, which we can ALWAY use, and the filters for the air purifiers, which are doing double-duty right now with our record-high pollen levels this spring. I've added bandages for Wings for his knee wraps [and they get used on Miika, too] as well as a disinfecting unit to use on food items, since we no longer have safety controls or inspections on food, and a pair of power scissors for breaking down the recycling, since my hands are useless now); 
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

After such a grim year last year, and this one beginning at least as badly, we urgently need to move 2025 onto a better footing because taxes to this Nazi administration have already taken every last cent and we still owe them more anyway, so please share all of the links. 

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.               

#TBT: Patches of Blue Sky, Shaping Arcs of Silvery Light

Photo copyright Wings, 2025; all rights reserved.

It's #ThrowbackThursday at The NDN Silver Blog, with a #TBT featured work that dates back to 2009, if memory serves, in the form of a simple, spare, elegantly powerful pendant. It's a Skystone cabochon of natural Sleeping Beauty turquoise set into a flanged bezel, an inverted naja suspended from it, manifest as our current patches of blue sky, shaping arcs of silvery light.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. As always, this work will never be duplicated, but if the style speaks to your spirit, simply inquire via the site's Contact form; Wings can create a version uniquely your own. It's grim; sales are way down, there have been far too many demands on us already this year, we have already sent our first big installment on taxes, and there will be more payments to come, plus the well pump replacement and new tires for the truck. We can't do any of those things without making a large number of sales. And so we still need shares, and we still need sales urgently.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.       

Heartbreakingly beautiful.

Photo copyright Aji Wings, 2025; all rights reserved.

Sometimes morning here is just heartbreakingly beautiful.

No time to enjoy it this morning, though; we had to be in town early. By late morning, the sun had been replaced by snowclouds above the peaks and gray skies overhead, but we got nothing out of it, although they still say there's hope for tonight. Either way, I'm just glad to be home; being on my feet on hard surfaces, standing in lines, lots of walking, is extremely painful anymore, and the last five days have been one long exacerbation as it is. Last night was the worst, another episode with no identifiable trigger but some new symptoms to go with it, and I'm exhausted beyond words now.

But I still have to get all my work done tonight.

And speaking of things I have to get done yet tonight, just another $25 will put Jen's crowdfunding effort at the 50% mark! Ideally, I'd like to get her way past that by tomorrow morning. We can do that tonight, right? And please don't forget about her; please continue to share the link. Because Jen's truck is suddenly in URGENT need of two major things: a transmission rebuild, and four new tires. She's gone through the laborious process of getting multiple estimates and figuring out who's trustworthy and what she can reasonably expect. Which, of course, is mid-high four figures. And you can donate to help defray the $6,300 cost and get her back to doing what she does so incredibly well, which is help dogs in need. Jen is the one who organized the rescue of Emmy, the deaf Pyrenees that was caught in traffic a couple of weeks ago, and also Fetty, the poor pibble boy who'd been shot in the head [literally!] and abandoned, who she helped get to safety last week. It's his photo in the Spotfund image, and he's doing amazingly well now. You can donate here.

And I'm still playing catch-up on everything else, which is complicated by my worsening symptoms now. For now, I've gotten the monthly bills off my desk [except one, I think, which comes later], but we still have to bring in steady, regular sales al month long [and way beyond]. It used to be one a week would even out over the course of the year, and typically keep us going, but after last year and this, and all the catastrophic expense, that's no longer true; I need to bring in a few a week, at least for a good while yet. I still have to be able to pay the rest of this year's taxes and start prepaying next year's; I can't go through this again for another year in a row. I also have to cover the well pump replacement, the tires and another repair on the truck, and there are family things coming up that we'll have to help with one way or another. And Spirit only knows what's waiting for me health-wise, but I have to think in those terms, too, no matter how much I want to avoid it. 

So. We still need shares, and we most definitely still need sales. As in now, today, every day for a while, until I can get everything covered that has to get covered. Links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here (Priorities are Amazon gift cards, which we can ALWAY use, and the filters for the air purifiers, which are doing double-duty right now with our record-high pollen levels this spring. I've added bandages for Wings for his knee wraps [and they get used on Miika, too] as well as a disinfecting unit to use on food items, since we no longer have safety controls or inspections on food, and a pair of power scissors for breaking down the recycling, since my hands are useless now); 
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

After such a grim year last year, and this one beginning at least as badly, we urgently need to move 2025 onto a better footing because taxes to this Nazi administration have already taken every last cent and we still owe them more anyway, so please share all of the links. 

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.               

A Turquoise Sky Held Aloft On Rays of Light

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a masterwork perfect for this season, for the illuminating skies of late spring and the powerful clarity they provide. It's an old-style concha belt wrought in a classic traditional design, a tribute to a turquoise sky held aloft on rays of light, so crucial in aiding us in the work that is so urgent now.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. It's grim; sales are way down, there have been far too many demands on us already this year, and we have already had to send our first big installment on taxes. There will be more payments to come, plus the well pump replacement and new tires for the truck. I still need to bring in multiple sales each and every week. So we need shares, but most of all, we need sales.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.      

Look. At. That.

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

Look at that! Look. At. That. Three to four inches of snow this morning!

They said three last night, and I didn't believe it. I thought if we got anything at all, it'd just be a slight dusting, gone as soon as the sun was up. NOPE. Actual, measurable snow. And it was heavy, wet stuff, too. It turned to rain this morning, then back to heavy, wet snow late this afternoon. Despite the warm-up, there are still white patched on the ground and on surfaces.

There's also standing water now, because this dry earth has finally reached a saturation point.

But it's moisture, it's medicine, and we're grateful. 

And speaking of gratitude: Y'all have helped do absolute wonders for Jen's crowdfunding effort! In just over 24hours, she's already at just shy of $2,900, which is 45% of goal! That's amazing. But please don't forget about her; please continue to share the link. Because Jen's truck is suddenly in URGENT need of two major things: a transmission rebuild, and four new tires. She's gone through the laborious process of getting multiple estimates and figuring out who's trustworthy and what she can reasonably expect. Which, of course, is mid-high four figures. And you can donate to help defray the $6,300 cost and get her back to doing what she does so incredibly well, which is help dogs in need. Jen is the one who organized the rescue of Emmy, the deaf Pyrenees that was caught in traffic a couple of weeks ago, and also Fetty, the poor pibble boy who'd been shot in the head [literally!] and abandoned, who she helped get to safety last week. It's his photo in the Spotfund image, and he's doing amazingly well now. You can donate here.

And I'm still playing catch-up on everything else, which is complicated by my worsening symptoms now. For now, I've gotten the monthly bills off my desk [except one, I think, which comes later], but we still have to bring in steady, regular sales al month long [and way beyond]. It used to be one a week would even out over the course of the year, and typically keep us going, but after last year and this, and all the catastrophic expense, that's no longer true; I need to bring in a few a week, at least for a good while yet. I still have to be able to pay the rest of this year's taxes and start prepaying next year's; I can't go through this again for another year in a row. I also have to cover the well pump replacement, the tires and another repair on the truck, and there are family things coming up that we'll have to help with one way or another. And Spirit only knows what's waiting for me health-wise, but I have to think in those terms, too, no matter how much I want to avoid it. 

So. We still need shares, and we most definitely still need sales. As in now, today, every day for a while, until I can get everything covered that has to get covered. Links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here (Priorities are Amazon gift cards, which we can ALWAY use, and the filters for the air purifiers, which are doing double-duty right now with our record-high pollen levels this spring. I've added bandages for Wings for his knee wraps [and they get used on Miika, too] as well as a disinfecting unit to use on food items, since we no longer have safety controls or inspections on food, and a pair of power scissors for breaking down the recycling, since my hands are useless now); 
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

After such a grim year last year, and this one beginning at least as badly, we urgently need to move 2025 onto a better footing because taxes to this Nazi administration have already taken every last cent and we still owe them more anyway, so please share all of the links. 

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.               

Red Willow Spirit: What Dances In the Turquoise Skies of Spring

Photo copyright Wings, 2025;
all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's an edition of Red Willow Spirit for more ordinary seasonal conditions, for prayer and transformation and gratitude for this week's unseasonal gifts. It's a pair of related images linked by one of Wings's newest works of wearable art, all designed to remind us of what dances in the turquoise skies of spring.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. It's grim; sales are way down, there have been far too many demands on us already this year. We've already paid our first big installment on taxes, but there will be more payments to come, plus the well pump replacement and new tires for the truck. We can't do any of those things without making a large number of sales. We need shares, but most of all, we still urgently need consistent sales.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.