Just sun and cold and endless wind.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Clouds, no rain, just sun and cold and endless wind. 

And exhaustion.

I'm so tired. So much pain. And the depression that goes with all of it. I can't get anything done that I need to do. And still no access to FB entirely because of their bullshit, which means still no access to my own group. 

At least one sale, possibly a second to come, and that puts us still very, very far behind where we need to be, but not as far behind as we were yesterday, so I'm grateful for that. The one thing that came out of the tax nonsense is that I was not losing my mind; last year, we made barely more than 50% of the previous year's sales, which tells you how bad Trump is for business [and for everything else except inflicting harm]. So we've got to get caught up, and we've got to maintain it, because we've got big costs [the door, for one] ahead. 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.   

Present At the Birth of the Sky

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's an all-new work featured here today for the first time, a cuff whose strikingly traditional silverwork holds a phenomenally beautiful Skystone. It's a work wrought in vintage style, with a slender band, deep freehand stampwork, and a flanged bezel framing a stunning turquoise cabochon, a reminder that we are present at the birth of the sky, for each new day and for the season, too.

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're still awaiting the butcher's bill, 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.  

Whatever, we'll take it.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Beautiful rain in the dark hours of this morning, and then beautiful fog in the light. No real rain to speak of this afternoon, despite the constant parade of storms, but there is a new dusting [emphasis on "dusting"] on the tundra of the peaks.

Whatever, we'll take it.

I'm exhausted. I slept nine hours straight, save for the dogs waking me up to go out/come in. Today's been about trying to get my bearings again , now that the taxes are turned over. Still not done with them; we're waiting to see how bad the damage is, and we have to go in and sign and pay. But most of it is of my desk, and I could not be more grateful.

But trying to catch up on everything else is why everything's late tonight. Well, that on the pain and fatigue levels that the last several weeks [months] have inflicted on me. Also, still no access to FB, because no time to deal with it, which means still no access to my own group. At least one sale, possibly a second to come, and that puts us still very, very far behind where we need to be, but not as far behind as we were yesterday, so I'm grateful for that. The one thing that came out of the tax nonsense is that I was not losing my mind; last year, we made barely more than 50% of the previous year's sales, which tells you how bad Trump is for business [and for everything else except inflicting harm]. So we've got to get caught up, and we've got to maintain it, because we've got big costs [the door, for one] ahead. 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.   

A World Reawakened By the Power of the Storm

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a vintage-style masterwork perfect for this season, a work that embodies the priceless gifts that attend another turn of the earth. It's a cuff bracelet with extraordinary Art Deco freehand silverwork, set with an equally phenomenal stone, one especially apt for this day here and a world reawakened by the power of the storm.

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.  

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 . . . .

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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.