Spring colors.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Look at all those spring colors. Lots of grass now; just a shame that it's requiring watering because we didn't get any snow. [Yes, I know that technically we had "snow," just as technically we had "winter," but our snowpack is something like 17% of "normal," so . . . .]

The aspens on the east side are dripping with pollen. We shouldn't have that until May. And it hit 80 again well before noon, so it's another hot one already.

Today is a day to try to catch up on some things here. The fridge is still not cooling properly. It's cooler, and the freezer works fine, but it's not col enough yet. I do not want to have to buy a new refrigerator. Not with taxes due.

I've also got to get those done, and other paperwork, and housework, and his new work up, and and and . . . .  And I don't have time for any of it, for the love of all that's holy. This week has had me slammed on so many fronts I can't even think straight. And still, I have to find time to chase sales, because if I don't bring those in, nothing else gets done, either. I'm determined to get the two new cuffs and the necklace up by tonight, regardless. But to do that, I need fewer interruptions across the board. 

And the last five months, pushing six now, have been this way, nonstop, and I'm still not caught up on housework, taxes, OR sales. Which is not good, because we still have to bring in sales weekly to break even. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [and to whomever sent a bunch of stuff off it that arrived today, 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. 

The Cool Quiet Shimmer of a New Light

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a work perfect for these days when winter has ended both officially and otherwise, and when spring feels more like June. It's a pair of classic concha earrings set with rose quartz, a perfect wearable reminder of this season's now-daily gift of the cool quiet shimmer of a new light.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. It's March, taxes looming, 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.       

Oh, whatever.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

At least Miika got to enjoy the first day of official spring. Me, notsomuch. Or, you know, at all. But there's no rest for the weary. Or the wicked. Or something.

No sleep last night. None. Equal parts acute chronic pain and just general autoimmune fuckery, because that's what lupus and RA do: cause chronic insomnia for no reason other than that they can. So I finally gave up, got up, and this day has just been . . . oh, whatever.

Our fridge stopped cooling at the beginning of the week. I had to haul it out of its space today [and wow, do I not want to have to clean behind it like that again, which means I guess I need to haul it out every 6 months, at least, and do this, because ew], disconnect everything, scrub and mop and vacuum everything, defrost everything [on an allegedly frost-free freezer], and then figure out the problem. Which was apparently a leak [stupid ice maker that has been trash from Day 1] blocking the recirculating air vents. Anyway, it's finally starting to cool again now, but on no sleep, I've spent the day up and down ladders and lifting and hauling and scrubbing and just general bullshit, and I will good for absolutely nothing all weekend as a result.

And next, I have to figure out the stupid door lock. I hate proprietary crap. And it's been crap since the day the installers hung it the wrong damn way, so . . . .  That windstorm in 2018 that took half the stable roof off? Also took out that door. Wings was sitting at the island, I was at the sink, and there was this massive crash between us; the door, glass and all, fell straight onto the floor. Nobody hurt, nothing broke, and we're just grateful for that. But it happened because those numpties hung the freaking hinges UPSIDE-DOWN.

If you've asked me for something, I'll get to it when I can. I'm sorry, but I can't promise anything more than that. I'm dealing with extreme health/medical issues right now, plus the business, plus household/animals/land, plus taxes, plus 1,001 other demands on my time, and I'm not doing well at any of it, because the pain will simply not let go. People are just going to have to deal with me being perpetually late and behind on everything.

And I don't have time for any of it, for the love of all that's holy. This week has me slammed on so many fronts I can't even think straight. And still, I have to find time to chase sales, because if I don't bring those in, nothing else gets done, either.

And if I could just make several sales [because we're about six weeks behind where we need to be on the year, already], I'd feel a hell of a lot better about everything. I'm going to try, again, to get this necklace and the now-TWO new cuffs up tonight, but no promises. The last five months have been this way, nonstop, and I'm still not caught up on housework, taxes, OR sales. Which is not good, because we still have to bring in sales weekly to break even. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [and to whomever sent a bunch of stuff off it that arrived today, 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. 

Friday Feature: The Chill and the Glow of a High-Desert Dawn

Photo copyright Aji, 2026;
all rights reserved.

It's our Friday Feature at The NDN Silver Blog, with a pair of seasonal works that were created not to match precisely, but to coordinate with and complement each other as well as stand entirely on their own. It's a necklace and a coil bracelet from Wings's signature series of gemstone-bead works, these capturing the chill and the glow of a high-desert dawn, a moment of magic in an unsettled and unseasonal time.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. It's March, taxes looming, 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.       

The new cuff.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

The new cuff bracelet, completed. I doubt that I'll have it up tonight, but it's truly phenomenal. I'll try, though.

It's been a damn day. I woke up before dawn with my body completely twisted and and my head splitting as a result; went back to bed for a little while, but I had too many joint subluxations [partial dislocations] all over my body, plus that annoying numbness and constriction around my thoracic spine, and there's no sleep at that point anyway.

If you've asked me for something, I'll get to it when I can. I'm sorry, but I can't promise anything more than that. I'm dealing with extreme health/medical issues right now, plus the business, plus household/animals/land, plus taxes, plus a broken door lock and an apparently breaking fridge, plus 1,001 other demands on my time, and I'm not doing well at any of it, because the pain will simply not let go. People are just going to have to deal with me being perpetually late and behind on everything.

And I don't have time for any of it, for the love of all that's holy. This week has me slammed on so many fronts I can't even think straight. And still, I have to find time to chase sales, because if I don't bring those in, nothing else gets done, either.

And if I could just make several sales [because we're about six weeks behind where we need to be on the year, already], I'd feel a hell of a lot better about everything. I'm going to try, again, to get this necklace and the now-TWO new cuffs up tonight, but no promises. The last five months have been this way, nonstop, and I'm still not caught up on housework, taxes, OR sales. Which is not good, because we still have to bring in sales weekly to break even. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [priorities are the LaminaSaver, because 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 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. 

#ThrowbackThursday: The Icy Jewel of a Rose Quartz Sunrise

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

It's #TBT at The NDN Silver Blog, with a #ThrowbackThursday work from the end of last year, one that beautifully captured our own conditions here this morning. It's a hair cuff, one of four commissioned simultaneously by a dear friend and a personal favorite of my own, Art Deco silverwork set with the icy jewel of a rose quartz sunrise like the one we had on this last full day of official winter.

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 March, taxes looming, 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. 

Try, *again*.

Photo copyright Aji, 2026; all rights reserved.

That's the new heart that I should have had posted almost a week ago now. The cuff? even longer. I can't even begin to get to everything I need to do every day.

Everyone thinks I'm ignoring them when it come to the mutual-aid work, but I'm a lot farther behind in my own work than I am in that. People just have no idea the level of need out there, nor the number of folks I'm dealing with at any one time. If you think it's just you? Better multiply that by at least a dozen. Then add on all of my own work, household, animals, taxes, etc. Oh, and all the acute chronic pain and health issues; this is the worst time of year for that, too. I don't get a vacation. I don't get much rest at all.

People are just going to have to deal wit me being perpetually late and behind on everything.

And I don't have time for any of it, for the love of all that's holy. This week has me slammed on so many fronts I can't even think straight. And still, I have to find time to chase sales, because if I don't bring those in, nothing else gets done, either.

And if I could just make several sales [because we're about six weeks behind where we need to be on the year, already], I'd feel a hell of a lot better about everything. I'm going to try, again, to get this necklace and the new cuff up tonight, but no promises. [I also had photos of this necklace last week, but when I downloaded them, I realized that the strand was offset, so I had to take new ones just now to correct for that.] The last five months have been this way, nonstop, and I'm still not caught up on housework, taxes, OR sales. Which is not good, because we still have to bring in sales weekly to break even. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [priorities are the LaminaSaver, because 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 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.