In the teeth of winter.

Photo copyright Aji, 2019; all rights reserved.

They look like the icy fossilized teeth of same ancient prehistoric creature. Fitting; mid-season, and we are now in the teeth of winter. And it bites.

Below zero again last night, despite a forecast of five above. Whatever they predict, it's virtually always several degrees worse. This is the kind of cold that will literally burn your skin, and so we dress in layers, and make sure ears and fingers are virtually always covered. And we keep both fires going all day. This kind of cold is going to make for a difficult week, so I'm hoping we can mostly stay home and in where it's warm. I thought there would be time enough for all those stresses again in the first full week of January (and yes, they're looming, including the medical stuff), but no they've hit already. Today was mostly errands, and other worries, too. 

And since those are all still looming, I'm still going to post the links. For those wondering about those and my other health issues, see here, although now there's a new wrinkle I'm not even going to bother to try to explain (triggered by this year's flu shot and confirmed by my doctor, and suffice to say there's no affording treatment); with regard to the work done and not done on the house, some of the details are here. [First of the year, we'll need to snag enough from my Patreon to get the plumber back out (and I've lost a patron in the interim, one who was kind enough to give me warning of changed circumstances before unsubscribing, but it's a big hit I haven't been able to make up). Also, the candles on the wishlist? That's what they're for. There's still a residual smell of mildew in the utility room when it's wet outside, or when the temperature gets below zero. I've used them all up at this point.] Folks can help in several ways, and we really need it now:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Wishlist here;
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

Please share everything, because I'm suddenly back behind the eight-ball on a whole additional front, and yeah, I'm scared about covering everything and surviving, too. Thanks.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Aji, 2019; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.

Red Willow Spirit: Healers For a New Year's Earth

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all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's an edition of Red Willow Spirit for the transition from old year, and old world, to new. It's a contemplation, too, on the nature of the season's medicine, tiny frozen jewels arrived as healers for a new year's earth.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. As always, his photos are available in any of the usual three formats; to order them or the silverwork shown, simply inquire via the site's Contact form. Also as always, sales are very much needed (especially now, with repairs forcibly moved up and more medical expenses still in the offing), so shares of the site links are much appreciated. 

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2019; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.

A frozen world.

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all rights reserved.

It's a frozen world here today. At 5 AM, the actual temperature was four degrees below zero; I have no idea what the wind chill was then. At seven, actual temp was a flat zero, but the wind chill was a bitter thirteen-below. Supposedly we'll hit 25 today, but I'm not convinced. 

At least we have heat, power, and running water. In the RV, we would have had none of those things yet, and possibly not all day. At least now we have the means to get warm. Even so, this kind of cold is going to make for a difficult week, so I'm hoping we can mostly stay home and in where it's warm. There'll be time enough for all those stresses again in the first full week of January (and yes, they're looming, including the medical stuff). 

And since they're looming, I'm still going to post the links. For those wondering about those and my other health issues, see here, although now there's a new wrinkle I'm not even going to bother to try to explain (triggered by this year's flu shot and confirmed by my doctor, and suffice to say there's no affording treatment); with regard to the work done and not done on the house, some of the details are here. [First of the year, we'll need to snag enough from my Patreon to get the plumber back out (and I've lost a patron in the interim, one who was kind enough to give me warning of changed circumstances before unsubscribing, but it's a big hit I haven't been able to make up). Also, the candles on the wishlist? That's what they're for. There's still a residual smell of mildew in the utility room when it's wet outside, or when the temperature gets below zero. I've used them all up at this point.] Folks can help in several ways, and we really need it now:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Wishlist here;
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

Please share everything, because I'm suddenly back behind the eight-ball on a whole additional front, and yeah, I'm scared about covering everything and surviving, too. Thanks.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Aji, 2019; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.

Monday Photo Meditation: Sentinels of the Last New World

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Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a photo meditation for the bitter cold of a new world's birth. It's a lesson, too, from those who protect it, and a call to rise in defense of our Mother Earth and her newest child, sentinels of the last new world of whose birth we are assured.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. As always, Wings's photos are available in any of the usual three formats; simply inquire via the site's Contact form. Also as always, sales are very much needed (especially now, with repairs forcibly moved up and more medical expenses still in the offing), so shares of the site links are much appreciated. 

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2019; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.

Peeking out at a white world again today.

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Peeking out at a white world again today. The snow was supposed to have moved out overnight, but instead, it stalled overhead, so until a few minutes ago, we had almost five solid hours of new stuff. Talk about a gift.

Also, I'm feeling very much better today than yesterday, well enough to have gotten down both coffee and toast, and kept them down. I might even be able to get a few things done today.

No that the snow has finally stopped and the clouds are slowly lifting, though? Now's when it gets bad. We love the snow; it's the aftermath that's hard to navigate. We're all the way up to a balmy 19 degrees at the moment, but that won't last long; once the winds pick up, as they inevitably will, it'll bring a massive cold front with the kind of crystal clarity of air that send the mercury well below zero. It's unlikely to wait for nightfall, either; the winds were already up late yesterday afternoon, making it dangerous to be outdoors without ears and face and hands covered, too. It's going to make for a difficult week, so I'm hoping we can mostly stay home and in where it's warm. There'll be time enough for all those stresses again in the first full week of January (and yes, they're looming, including the medical stuff). 

And since they're looming, I'm still going to post the links. For those wondering about those and my other health issues, see here, although now there's a new wrinkle I'm not even going to bother to try to explain (triggered by this year's flu shot and confirmed by my doctor, and suffice to say there's no affording treatment); with regard to the work done and not done on the house, some of the details are here. [First of the year, we'll need to snag enough from my Patreon to get the plumber back out (and I've lost a patron in the interim, one who was kind enough to give me warning of changed circumstances before unsubscribing, but it's a big hit I haven't been able to make up). Also, the candles on the wishlist? That's what they're for. There's still a residual smell of mildew in the utility room when it's wet outside, or when the temperature gets below zero. I've used them all up at this point.] Folks can help in several ways, and we really need it now:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Wishlist here;
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

Please share everything, because I'm suddenly back behind the eight-ball on a whole additional front, and yeah, I'm scared about covering everything and surviving, too. Thanks.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Aji, 2019; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.

A World Born In the Winds and the Waters of Winter

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Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a work in the form of the forces that this day have brought the gift of unforecast snow. It's a powerful cuff manifest in in the dusky blue shadows and hammered silver of the light and animated by the four winds of the storm, midwifing into being, clean and snow-covered, a world born in the winds and the waters of winter.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. And, as always, sales are very much needed (especially now, with repairs forcibly moved up and more medical expenses still in the offing), so shares of the site links are much appreciated.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Aji, 2019; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.

Speaking of bitter . . . .

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The snow is here, intermittently now, and now also accompanied by bitter winds. At this moment, it's actual snow; several times this afternoon, it's been a ground blizzard, whipped up off surfaces rather than falling from the sky. We're in for some very deep cold over the next few days.

Speaking of bitter . . . I'm useless today. We had to go into town very early yesterday to run several errands, and by early afternoon, I still hadn't had anything to eat. To make it easy on me, Wings stopped at a newish food-cart kind of thing on the way home and bought me some tacos (green chile for him). They tasted great.

The tiny lettuce strips were also apparently romaine.

Yup. I've been up since about 2:30 with food poisoning. That's a third local place we'll never patronize again, and while I'll leave folks to figure it out, I'm seeing a pattern among the proprietors/staffing of places locally where you can get food poisoning. No, cost and type of food are not what link them. A certain contrived carelessness does, though, one that's apparently not just contrived but actual. 

So, yeah, I'm miserable. Can't eat; dehydrated; finally, mid-late afternoon, able to drink some coffee. Luckily for me, it was a very, very small amount of lettuce. And it's much colder now. The winds are going to be bad overnight, and we'll have lows below zero for several days, most likely. It's going to make for a difficult week next week, so I'm hoping we can mostly stay home and in where it's warm. There'll be time enough for all those stresses again in the first week of January (and yes, they're looming, including the medical stuff). 

And since they're looming, I'm still going to post the links. For those wondering about those and my other health issues, see here, although now there's a new wrinkle I'm not even going to bother to try to explain (triggered by this year's flu shot and confirmed by my doctor, and suffice to say there's no affording treatment); with regard to the work done and not done on the house, some of the details are here. Folks can help in several ways, and we really need it now:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Wishlist here;
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

Please share everything, because I'm suddenly back behind the eight-ball on a whole additional front, and yeah, I'm scared about covering everything and surviving, too. Thanks.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Aji, 2019; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.

A Winter of Making Rain

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Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a work for the frozen season, when the rain symbolic of abundance assumes its crystalline form. In a pace where the snow ultimately provides far more of our irrigable water than do the summer monsoons, a winter of making rain will grant us a prosperous new year indeed.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. And, as always, sales are very much needed (especially now, with repairs forcibly moved up and more medical expenses still in the offing), so shares of the site links are much appreciated.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Aji, 2019; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.

Winter has talons.

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Winter has talons.

The sooner you learn that, the better you'll survive, especially here. Some folks never learn. And even those of us who know still find it hard to deal with everything it takes from us.

It's been a rough year, and the last month has been harder still. In addition to Wings's nephew, now transferred to Denver for transitional rehabilitation for West Nile meningoencephalitis (and I ask you, how the hell was Ona supposed to plan for or prevent that), there have been four deaths in as many weeks; three here, two family; one outside, a guy Wings went to school with. Talking about it last night, we realized that there had been many more deaths in recent months, on top of the murders of his cousins in June (and no apparent movement from the feds, or sense of urgency, either). Four days ago was the 4-year (or 5?) anniversary of the loss of one dear friend; tomorrow, the 3-year anniversary of another. Today is the fourth anniversary of the walking on of a warrior very dear to us both. [And, of course, Wings's father, 11 years ago the 17th.] It's a hard day. A hard month. So much, ripped away, each in an instant. Details have been mostly not mine to tell, nor do they matter to those outside. But it has made for an unusual feeling of grief and loss this season, one that made Christmas Day very much harder than either of us expected, and has made the season feel not very celebratory at all. Ripped apart, yes.

Not much like talking, either. Memory is so often a traitor to well-being. And so we lean on each other, but we haven't felt much like engaging with the world outside our own, for what I hope should be obvious reasons. In the meantime, we have to get ready for the next wave of storms; the sun that was here a moment ago is gone, and the black wall to the west is moving in fast. A lot to do before it hits, and I have to go do it. It could still be sizeable, with several inches of accumulation and then a deep freeze afterward. I think the former's unlikely; the deep freeze is probably the only sure thing about it, but it's going to make for a difficult week next week, so I'm hoping we can mostly stay home and in where it's warm. There'll be time enough for all those stresses again in the first week of January (and yes, they're looming, including the medical stuff). 

And since they're looming, I'm still going to post the links. For those wondering about those and my other health issues, see here, although now there's a new wrinkle I'm not even going to bother to try to explain (triggered by this year's flu shot and confirmed by my doctor, and suffice to say there's no affording treatment); with regard to the work done and not done on the house, some of the details are here. Folks can help in several ways, and we really need it now:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Wishlist here;
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

Please share everything, because I'm suddenly back behind the eight-ball on a whole additional front, and yeah, I'm scared about covering everything and surviving, too. Thanks.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Aji, 2019; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.

Friday Feature: To Greet the World With Wisdom

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all rights reserved.

It's our Friday Feature at The NDN Silver Blog, with a traditional work by a master now retired from his art. It's an elder summoned from regional stone, standing tall and strong and straight, yet leaning in to engage with the world around him, showing us how to greet the world with wisdom at the birth of a new year. 

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. And, as always, sales are very much needed (especially now, with repairs forcibly moved up and more medical expenses still in the offing), so shares of the site links are much appreciated.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2019; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.

Still in process.

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Still in process. All I got done last night were the two open segments of the tailfeathers, because the crash began in early evening. This always happens when I'm forced to push way beyond my limits for such a long period of time, and it hit last night, hard. Today, the exhaustion is extreme, and I'm not going to be doing much beyond the basics because I literally can't. Which leaves a lot of other things still in process, too, but that's life with these kinds of disabling conditions. To top it all off, I seem to be trying to fight off a bug, and I know right where I would've picked it up, too. People out there who don't cover your mouths when you cough: You're the worst. And you always seem to be already violating my personal space when you do, so thanks for nothing.

A dusting of snow overnight, the possibility of another dusting tonight, and then the real snow is supposed to hit tomorrow. If the forecast is right (and that's a very big "if" anymore), we could be in for a sizeable storm, with several inches of accumulation and then a deep freeze afterward. The deep freeze is probably the only sure thing about it, but it's going to make for a difficult week next week, so I'm hoping we can mostly stay home and in where it's warm. There'll be time enough for all those stresses again in the first week of January (and yes, they're looming, including the medical stuff). 

And since they're looming, I'm still going to post the links. For those wondering about those and my other health issues, see here, although now there's a new wrinkle I'm not even going to bother to try to explain (triggered by this year's flu shot and confirmed by my doctor, and suffice to say there's no affording treatment); with regard to the work done and not done on the house, some of the details are here. Folks can help in several ways, and we really need it now:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Wishlist here;
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

Please share everything, because I'm suddenly back behind the eight-ball on a whole additional front, and yeah, I'm scared about covering everything and surviving, too. Thanks.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Aji, 2019; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.

#TBT: Prayer, Hope, and Working For a New World

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all rights reserved.

It's #ThrowbackThursday at The NDN Silver Blog, with a very special commission from last fall for a warrior and leader who does the work. It was a pair off earrings wrought in an old traditional style, a cascade of silver with spare and minimal stampwork and two extraordinary lapis cabochons as anchors, a work to honor acts of prayer, hope, and working for a new world.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. This work, a throwback to a little over a year ago, was a special commission that 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. And, as always, sales are very much needed (especially now, with repairs forcibly moved up and more medical expenses still in the offing), so shares of the site links are much appreciated. 


All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2019; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.

Snow for Christmas.

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all rights reserved.

Yes, we got the best gift of all: snow for Christmas. It defied the forecast yesterday, which had turned to rain arriving late. At 3 PM, you could see the violet cloudbank at the western horizon by 4 PM, as I was finishing up with the lights on the balcony, the temperature had dropped fifteen degrees and the snow had begun to fly.

We knew last night that, despite the general awfulness of the season (and the year, for that matter), we would have a good day today. It's sunny at the moment, but with storms still veiling the peaks, and another one on the way to the west. Wings is in the studio; I'm mostly in the kitchen, just starting on the evening meal, which won't be all that elaborate: two Cornish hens that I picked up cheaply, mashed potatoes and gravy, roasted mixed winter vegetables, mini pumpkin pies. No day-long oven duty. We exchanged modest gifts this morning (a pair of specialized wraps for his knees to take the stress off them, plus a beaded water bird for his mirror in the truck; a winter scarf and gloves for me, badly needed, and a small item I might write about later that holds great sentimental value for me). Although thanks to the pace I've had to keep in recent weeks and the low ebb of funds, his are not fully realized yet; the knee wraps are backordered until January, and the water bird? Well, I was up until two beading furiously, and it's still not done. I'll have the beadwork design finished tonight, but the backing and edging and loop will have to come later. The best gift, though? Is each other, and I am profoundly grateful for that, for every moment of our lives together.

But we each can finally sit for a moment and just . . . be. It'll all start up again soon enough, but we're going to enjoy what I hope will be a few days of, if not actual downtime, because that's a luxury we never have, at least a slower pace without so many pressures looming directly overhead. There'll be time enough for all those stresses again in the first week of January (and yes, they're looming, including the medical stuff). 

And since they're looming, I'm still going to post the links. For those wondering about those and my other health issues, see here, although now there's a new wrinkle I'm not even going to bother to try to explain (triggered by this year's flu shot and confirmed by my doctor, and suffice to say there's no affording treatment); with regard to the work done and not done on the house, some of the details are here. Folks can help in several ways, and we really need it now:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Wishlist here;
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

Please share everything, because I'm suddenly back behind the eight-ball on a whole additional front, and yeah, I'm scared about covering everything and surviving, too. Thanks.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Aji, 2019; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.

Petals In Full Winter Flower, Bearing the Promise of Life to Come

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all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's Wings's newest masterwork, completed only Sunday and a seeming harbinger of the gifts it represents. Christmas Eve delivered them all in perfect form, with winter: snow at midnight, a shimmering star to reckon the Sacred Directions and petals in full winter flower, bearing the promise of life to come.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. And, as always, sales are very much needed (especially now, with repairs forcibly moved up and more medical expenses still in the offing), so shares of the site links are much appreciated.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Aji, 2019; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.

Ornamental.

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Ornamental. Yup, that's my work.  I finally backed it last night and hung it on the tree.

This day won't be ornamental, though; it'll be all work, from start to finish. Get through today, and except for cooking, I can finally just . . . stop . . . tomorrow. But I have to get on it.

As promised yesterday, Wings has dropped two fabulous new pieces, one off them first in a series of four. The link is here, and the links to their individual entries on the site are embedded there. I still have to try to bring in income, no matter what. It's been a dangerously holiday slow sales season, and aside from the usual bills and expenses, we're both going to have significant medical expenses starting bright and early in January.

For those wondering about those and my other health issues, see here, although now there's a new wrinkle I'm not even going to bother to try to explain (triggered by this year's flu shot and confirmed by my doctor, and suffice to say there's no affording treatment); with regard to the work done and not done on the house, some of the details are here. Folks can help in several ways (I've added some new practical items to the wishlist, including organizers for electrical cords and replacement Thermos mugs; after . . . I don't even know how many years we've had them, the seals on our old ones have quit working), and we really need it now:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Wishlist here;
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

Please share everything, because I'm suddenly back behind the eight-ball on a whole additional front, and yeah, I'm scared about covering everything and surviving, too. Thanks.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Aji, 2019; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.

Red Willow Spirit: A World No Longer Waiting

Photo copyright Wings, 2019; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's an edition of Red Willow Spirit for this season of the land's renewal and rebirth. It's a meditation, too, on the long-anticipated gifts of winter in a time of drought, and on the gift of a world no longer waiting for their arrival.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. As always, his photos are available in any of the usual three formats; to order them or the silverwork shown, simply inquire via the site's Contact form. Also as always, sales are very much needed (especially now, with repairs forcibly moved up and more medical expenses still in the offing), so shares of the site links are much appreciated. 

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2019; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.

Not one but TWO extraordinary new works by Wings.

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I know I said I would have a new piece to show you today. Instead, I have something better: Not one but TWO extraordinary new works by Wings.

The first is also the first in a planned series of four, the other three intended to be similar in form and shape but with their own unique identities: The Four Seasons Series. At Wings's request, I had a hand in helping him design these. They're a lot of work, and the other three will drop at significant intervals. He chose explicitly to begin with the current season, and this one is entitled Winter:  Snow at Midnight. The pendant is all lapis and silver, and it's huge; the beads are just right to support, and include both dark blue lapis and rare, ultra-high-grade icy-gray moonstone beads. You can read the full description here.

The second piece is smaller, less pricey, but full of personality:

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It's called, quite simply, Indian Horse, and its a perfect archetype of the spirit it represents, strong and sturdy and full of character. This one was drawn and saw-cut wholly freehand, with minimal hand-stamping to bring its spare lines into focus. The bead strand, too, is solid sterling silver. You can read its full description here.

Wings's main page is here. Orders and inquiries via the site's Contact form. And we really, really, REALLY need to make some sales this season, so shares of these and the other site links are much appreciated.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Aji, 2019; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.

The only good thing was the sunrise.

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The only good thing was the sunrise; the rest of the day has been unmitigated garbage. It's not even eleven yet, and all I do is find myself fighting off tears.

At the moment, no one's been around who shouldn't be, so far as we can tell. Animals all fine ::knocks wood superstitiously::. Paperwork in process. And if you don't know what I'm talking about, go look at yesterday's post. I'm not even going to link it. Last week was, with only one exception, ghastly, but then so has to whole so-called season. On top of that, this has been one of the worst Christmas sales seasons ever for us, and I don't know how we make it next year. Hell, I don't know how we make it to next week. All the links are below. Wings did drop two pieces last night, but I was too swamped with other tasks and frankly too worn out to write descriptions. They'll go up in a bit, and while they're at opposite ends of price and style spectra, they're both fabulous, and we really need to sell them. For me, I just have to get through this day and try to get to a fraction of my task list, and hopefully neither body nor spirit will disintegrate in the process, but they're booth teetering right now.

For those wondering about those and my other health issues, see here, although now there's a new wrinkle I'm not even going to bother to try to explain (triggered by this year's flu shot and confirmed by my doctor, and suffice to say there's no affording treatment); with regard to the work done and not done on the house, some of the details are here. Folks can help in several ways (I've added some new practical items to the wishlist, including organizers for electrical cords and replacement Thermos mugs; after . . . I don't even know how many years we've had them, the seals on our old ones have quit working), and we really need it now:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Wishlist here;
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

Please share everything, because I'm suddenly back behind the eight-ball on a whole additional front, and yeah, I'm scared about covering everything and surviving, too. Thanks.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Aji, 2019; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.