Talons and teeth.

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That was around noon.  We got a few flakes, a little graupel, nothing collecting anywhere. Constant high-velocity winds, though. I would call the storm toothless, except since it's nothing but wind, that means it's nothing but talons and teeth.

Which means that I feel like absolute hell. 

There is no weather phenomenon as destructive to my joints and connective tissues as high winds. And we have three full months ahead, at least; it lasts longer every year now. I haven't had any real sleep the last two nights, and I felt absolutely ill last night, and this is why; it was on the way, the changes in air pressure and other conditions set my whole body on fire.

AndI'm ridiculously behind today; couldn't even get to my own work until about 2:30.  Tomorrow will be worse. I am determined that the rest of the week is going to be for my work, and nothing else, because I am out of time.

I have to get our taxes done. I have to be chasing sales. [Cut-and-paste ahead, because I'm so tired I can't even rephrase.  I've got hours of work ahead again tonight, too.]

Spirit knows we need all the help we can get on that score. Last year was a nightmare, all year long: expenses of the sort you can't plan for that were astronomical, combined with one of our worst sales years ever. The really bad part is that we still haven't recovered from it. Meanwhile, new expenses mount, and we've made a grand total of three sales all year so far.

That won't even begin to cut it.

Wings has been rocking in the studio for weeks. There's a ton of new work, but posted just last week alone are two new pairs of Red Creek jasper earrings, plus four new necklaces [one vintage-style oval and three hearts, the latter all made with some really unique materials]. And, of course, there are all the other new works from the past two months, a couple of bolos, a new buckle, endless cuffs, I don't know how many pairs of earrings. If you're in the market? Now would be a really, really good time to buy. We have to pay taxes soon; we have to replace our well's pressure pump; we have to get a security system installed suddenly; and I still need to replace my laptop, which I have to baby along daily. We're also having to help relatives with some cultural obligations [that's already begun the last couple of weeks, and there's a lot more to go]. And of course, there are all the animals' expenses. Gotta keep the chickie girls happy: Those eggs won't lay themselves. [And yes, they've been known to go on strike when they don't get what they want.]

So I really, really need to sell some of his work, and soon.

Links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here (Amazon cards, Soapbox soaps, Black KN95 masks are most useful at this point); 
• 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 before taxes take every last cent, so please share all of the links. 

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