We've had it all today.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Clouds, snow, sun, wind: We've had it all today, included simultaneous sunshine, white-out snowfall, and ground blizzard. The snow was welcome; the cold was fine. The wind? Nah, we could all do without that. 

But nope. And it was brutal. It's going to very cold tonight as a result, too; this is the deep freeze that we used to get after three feet of snow. You can tolerate a lot more for three feet than for two inches that have now mostly been away already.

But at least it's the weekend. And yesterday's better news has taken some of the pressure off me in one significant way. Don't get me wrong; we still need to maintain the same pace with sales. That's not going to change, and it's still urgent. But one source of abject terror is gone.

Still, there's all the medical stuff, tool I'm already under unspeakable pressure this year, never mind the need to make up for the last two terrible ones. Our floor for sales and breaking even is making a minimum of one sale per week for the year, and we're still more than two weeks in the hole on that score. So we still have to bring in sales, and weekly. Links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [priorities are the LaminaSaver, because apparently Miika's out of it again; and the rugs, to replace those destroyed 2 years ago by the leachfield collapse and ensuing septic disaster];
• 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 impossibly 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.

Friday Feature: The Buffalo Blues of a Snow-Filled Sky

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

It's our Friday Feature at The NDN Silver Blog, with a masterwork by any measure wrought in an old traditional style, a collar necklace in the shades and shapes of a buffalo sky. This work consists of no fewer than five separate pendants, all strung from a strand of beads had-selected to match, powerful, phenomenal elements to match today's conditions, and the buffalo blues of a snow-filled sky.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. It's a new calendar year, and we very much need to make this a better year than the last two have been. That begins with a minimum of one sale a week, without fail. It's February already and we're still more than two weeks behind on what, it's become clear, is going to be a hard and costly year.

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.        

All of our abundant snow.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Aren't you impressed with all of our abundant snow from last night? That was early this morning. As you can see, we couldn't even get an actual dusting out of it.

All gone now, of course. And supposedly we're getting 3" overnight, but at the moment, I don't believe that we're getting anything at all. The skies are almost entirely clear. what we do have, though, despite the bitter, brutal cold of today? 

Horrible allergies.

We can thank the gale-force winds for that . . . and the climate collapse that has all sorts of invasive species already pollinating. And also native species that should still be dormant. There are clumps of green grass sprouting everywhere, for heaven's sake.

The one saving grace today has been one bit of good news that takes the pressure off me in one significant way. Don't get me wrong; we still need to maintain the same pace with sales. That's not going to change, and it's still urgent. But one source of abject terror is gone.

Still, there's all the medical stuff, tool I'm already under unspeakable pressure this year, never mind the need to make up for the last two terrible ones. Our floor for sales and breaking even is making a minimum of one sale per week for the year, and we're still more than two weeks in the hole on that score. So we still have to bring in sales, and weekly. Links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [priorities are the LaminaSaver, because apparently Miika's out of it again; and the rugs, to replace those destroyed 2 years ago by the leachfield collapse and ensuing septic disaster];
• 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 impossibly 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.

#ThrowbackThursday: The Medicine Blues of the Cold-Weather Storm

Photo copyright Wings, 2026; all rights reserved.

It's #TBT at The NDN Silver Blog, with a #ThrowbackThursday work that dates back some thirteen years, to one of Wings's signature series that is especially close to his heart. It's  a Warrior Woman set with not one but two laps cabochons, perfect for the medicine blues of the cold-weather storm.

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 a new calendar year, and we very much need to make this a better than the last two have been. That begins with a minimum of one sale a week, without fail, and it's already February and we're still more than two weeks behind.

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.    

Three tiny flakes.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

This is what it looked like all day. And we got maybe three tiny flakes out of it here.

Until ten minutes ago. Now we have a blizzard.

That doesn't mean we'll have any accumulation. We might; might not. My guess is not much. but what it does mean is that right now we have gale-force winds, blowing and drifting snow, and flakes coming so hard and fast that it'll be white-out conditions on the roads, so I'm glad we're in for the night.

But we need the snow, so we're grateful, even in spite of the winds.

But good god, do they ever jack my pain levels up way past anything manageable.

And I need to get something to work. I'm already under unspeakable pressure this year, never mind the need to make up for the last two terrible ones. Our floor for sales and breaking even is making a minimum of one sale per week for the year, and we're still two weeks in the hole now. I don't have enough hours in the day as it is, and I can't afford what's been happening to me. Regardless of side effects or disease progression, I've got to do something to bring in sales. We need to bring in a lot more, because it's grim. Links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [priorities are the LaminaSaver, because apparently Miika's out of it again; and the rugs, to replace those destroyed 2 years ago by the leachfield collapse and ensuing septic disaster];
• 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 begin this year on a better footing than the last two, and so far, it's been impossibly 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.

The Cold-Season Blues of Creation

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a masterwork of traditional Indigenous silversmithing in necklace form, one that reminds us that we are witness at the birth of new worlds. It's an extraordinary vintage-style work, a spectacular royal lapis cabochon framed by freehand ingot overlays and strung from beads hand-selected to match, all of them manifest as the cold-season blues of creation now.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. It's a new calendar year, and we very much need to make this a better year than the last two have been. That begins with a minimum of one sale a week, without fail. It's February already and we're still more than two weeks behind on what, it's become clear, is going to be a hard and costly year.

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.        

Nope. Not a flake, not a drop.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Good lord, what a horrible day. The gale-force winds did indeed materialize. The snow and rain? Nope. Not a flake, not a drop. 

All the pain did, though. Now that Wings is developing osteoarthritis, he's beginning to understand what I've meant all these years [me with the inflammatory, rheumatoid variety] about wind being absolutely the worst thing for my body. I have hurt from head to toe, every single joint system, every fiber of my being, all day long. My pain meds have done nothing. And I've had virtually no sleep two night's straight, courtesy of that same pain, so today was much worse than it needed to be.

Nothing works. And I"m so tired of all of it. I need to get something to work. I'm already under unspeakable pressure this year, never mind the need to make up for the last two terrible ones. Our floor for sales and breaking even is making a minimum of one sale per week for the year, and we're still two weeks in the hole now. I don't have enough hours in the day as it is, and I can't afford what's been happening to me. Regardless of side effects or disease progression, I've got to do something to bring in sales. We need to bring in a lot more, because it's grim. Links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [priorities are the LaminaSaver, because apparently Miika's out of it again; and the rugs, to replace those destroyed 2 years ago by the leachfield collapse and ensuing septic disaster];
• 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 begin this year on a better footing than the last two, and so far, it's been impossibly 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.