Friday Feature: The Restorative Medicine of a Spring Rain

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

It's our Friday Feature at The NDN Silver Blog, with an old-style masterwork shown from three perspectives, one that's perfect for the gifts of this too-early spring. It's a necklace wrought in vintage style, and in an old traditional form and shape, set and strung with the colors of the season and embodying the restorative medicine of a spring rain.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. It's already April, taxes turned over but we still need to find out what the butcher's bill will be, and we badly need to get caught up. That begins with a minimum of one sale a week, without fail.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2026; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.  

This day, I swear . . . .

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

This day, I swear . . . .

It has been one.

The good news is that the taxes are turned over. Now we wait to see how bad the damage is. As late as it is, we may still need an extension; we'll probably know the answer to that on Monday. And they are not entirely off my desk yet. But mostly.

I've been awake since 2:30 this morning, and there is not an inch of my body that is not screaming in pain. I've had a dislocated right shoulder for a week now; a dislocated left knee almost as long. Today is the first time I've left home in 36 days, and that was only because I had no choice. My pain levels are truly off the charts these days, and so is the exhaustion. And everything will be very late tonight, which is why these are appearing out of order.

Today is also the twelfth anniversary of the day we lost Lilith. It can't possibly have been a dozen years yet, but apparently it is. And I miss that sweet girl every single day.

Also, still no access to FB, because no time to deal with it, which means still no access to my own group. Still no sales. Still the week from hell. And I still have to get through it, and next week, too, and preferably do so without landing myself in the hospital or worse. Because I'm out of time to get all of this done, my health is in jeopardy, and we still have to bring in sales weekly to break even, which we are not remotely doing now. We were already eight weeks behind where we need to be on sales even before the side door decided to go to hell, and we will not get through this year if that doesn't change soon. We need sales; we don't make it through spring if this drought doesn't break soon. That up there? That's one of his reimagined cuffs, soon to be no longer solid sterling. The stone that's going on it? It is, if I'm not mistaken, a titanium druzy. It'll probably be done tomorrow. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [and to whomever sent a bunch of items off it that have arrived recently, THANK YOU; there were no purchaser inserts with the items, zip, zero, nada];
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

And we do still need to make those regular weekly sales, so please share all of the links. We really do need to get this year onto a better footing than the last two, and so far, it's been pretty grim.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2026; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.  

Too many firsts, too soon.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

No snow. In early April? That little peak should be covered with it entirely, and it should be measured in [many] feet.

We do have the first honeysuckle blossoms, and first hummingbird today, though. Too many firsts, too soon. I suspect that we will have no lilacs again this year. They budded a week or two ago, and they're looking distinctly unhealthy now. Might have something to do with that whole "28 degrees overnight" thing every night, but what do I know?

Got the biggest thing in the tax bullshit done today. The rest will be tonight, and we'll turn them over tomorrow. And then I won't be quite done with them yet, but mostly, and maybe I'll be able to breathe again. Of course, there's still the stupid check to write. And there are no words for the rage I feel having our hard-earned dollars go to this monstrous government.

Still no access to FB, because no time to deal with it, which means still no access to my own group. Still no sales. Still the week from hell. And I still have to get through it, and preferably do so without landing myself in the hospital or worse. Because I'm out of time to get all of this done, my health is in jeopardy, and we still have to bring in sales weekly to break even, which we are not remotely doing now. We were already eight weeks behind where we need to be on sales even before the side door decided to go to hell, and we will not get through this year if that doesn't change soon. We need sales; we don't make it through spring if this drought doesn't break soon. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [and to whomever sent a bunch of items off it that have arrived recently, THANK YOU; there were no purchaser inserts with the items, zip, zero, nada];
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

And we do still need to make those regular weekly sales, so please share all of the links. We really do need to get this year onto a better footing than the last two, and so far, it's been pretty grim.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2026; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.  

#TBT: Green, Revived By Golden Light

Photo copyright Wings, 2026; all rights reserved.

It's #ThrowbackThursday at The NDN Silver Blog, with a #TBT featured work that dates back just shy of 11.5 years, and a commissioned work based on an earlier design. It's a ring with a substantial dual-strand band and a beautiful old green turquoise stone, the focal perfect for our world as it looks today — green, revived by golden light.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. This work will never be duplicated exactly, but if the general style speaks to your spirit, simply inquire via the site's Contact form; Wings can create a version uniquely your own. It's April already, taxes due, and we need to get caught up. That begins with a minimum of one sale a week, without fail.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2026; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.  

No time to enjoy any of it.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Butterfly in the sky. We've had some gorgeous cloud formations today, and some beautiful golden light this evening.

And no time to enjoy any of it.

I did get the single biggest, hardest, most involved component of the tax shit done today. A lot more to go, though. But thanks to my dislocated shoulder, I'll probably be up all night, unable to sleep, so maybe I'll be lucky enough to be able to haul through most of the rest.

Still no access to FB, because no time to deal with it, which means still no access to my own group. Still no sales. Still the week from hell. And I still have to get through it, and preferably do so without landing myself in the hospital or worse. Because I'm out of time to get all of this done, my health is in jeopardy, and we still have to bring in sales weekly to break even, which we are not remotely doing now. We were already eight weeks behind where we need to be on sales even before the side door decided to go to hell, and we will not get through this year if that doesn't change soon. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [and to whomever sent a bunch of items off it that have arrived recently, THANK YOU; there were no purchaser inserts with the items, zip, zero, nada];
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

And we do still need to make those regular weekly sales, so please share all of the links. We really do need to get this year onto a better footing than the last two, and so far, it's been pretty grim.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2026; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.  

In the New Light of the Dawn

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's an older work made new, luminous night refined to reflect the mountain starlight that presides over our dark hours now. It's a cuff bracelet set with seasonally-apt jewel, one in softest spring green, atop a silvery arc studded with the image of our nearest star, and the medicine spring grants us now in the new light of the dawn.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. It's already April, taxes are due, and we need to get caught up. That begins with a minimum of one sale a week, without fail.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2026; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner. 

Late June skies.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Early April, and we have late June skies.

We also had a small rain shower this evening, along with a full rainbow and a second rainbow trying to form at either end. None of these are spring conditions; it's summer weather, despite the cold. 

This has been a day from hell. The guys were over this morning to look at the side door, the one whose lock came off in my hand a couple of weeks ago. Of course, the manufacturer has made it both a nonstandard size and a proprietary internal construction, which means it's impossible to put a different handle/lock assembly on it. We can't even put a deadbolt on it. And those assholes don't make this model anymore [it's been nine years, for fuck's sake], so we can't get either the handle/lock or a replacement door [not that we'd buy it from them anyway]. We also learned today that the break was inevitable, not least because they sent the wrong hinges, and it was hung incorrectly on top of that, and the lock tumbler was a piece-of-shit flimsy bit of thin steel.

So we're screwed. We're going to have to special-order a whole new door [through Randall's, the locals], because of that whole nonstandard size bullshit. It's going to set us back well into four figures. We don't have it, because taxes, if I get the damn things done, are going to take every last cent. I've been sick for days [all autoimmune, but it's been bad], and now my right shoulder has subluxed [partially dislocated], and my whole dominant arm and hand are in excruciating pain. And there are still the taxes to get done. Oh, and FB still locking me out, so I can't work with my own damn group, not that I have a spare minute anyway.

I hate this week. And I still have to get through it, and preferably do so without landing myself in the hospital or worse. Because I'm out of time to get all of this done, my health is in jeopardy, and we still have to bring in sales weekly to break even, which we are not remotely doing now. We were already eight weeks behind where we need to be on sales even before the door decided to go to hell, and we will not get through this year if that doesn't change soon. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [and to whomever sent a bunch of items off it that have arrived recently, THANK YOU; there were no purchaser inserts with the items, zip, zero, nada];
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

And we do still need to make those regular weekly sales, so please share all of the links. We really do need to get this year onto a better footing than the last two, and so far, it's been pretty grim.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2026; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.