Not everything's green.

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The pear tree, so heavy with fruit now that Wings had to brace the branches. We've had rain every night for a week or more now, mostly powerful storms, and everything's green.

Well, not everything's green. There's still the slump in sales (everywhere here, not just for us; the economy here is nothing like it was even a decade ago). 

Meanwhile, day-to-day life continues be filled with the stress of massive medical and other expenses. I'm late with everything today because Wings's radiology labs took a lot longer than we anticipated (not the scans themselves, which took probably under a minute, but the endless wait). Then a supply run, after picking up my new equipment from the doctor's office; that alone set me back a couple hundred, and if it works, it'll be a new monthly cost on the medical front. As I've said, the dollars are just marching out the door on the daily, and there's nothing I can do about it, because we lived in one of the most uncivilized countries in the world. Had to pick up both the truck and the mower on Friday, and that was hellish all by itself (four figures between the two). More medical appointments for both of us next week, cash only; mine's tomorrow morning. So to make all this happen, I have to bring in a lot more scratch — a LOT more — to cover everything, and that means sales, which are way, way down. My pain levels are also completely out of control these days, the kind of pain that renders you utterly non-functional, except that I don't have a choice but to keep working at everything. So you know what comes next.

Sales here; testimonials here; wishlist (such as it is still — I've added some candles of the nontoxic variety to deal with the lingering mildew odor in the utility room while it's drying out from the plumbing disaster, the kind that are not supposed to impair my breathing, the kind we can't get locally; I've also added a couple of supplements I have to take and our one real vice, the coffee we prefer [cheaper by the case, and the thing that's probably highest priority]) here. 

Speaking of testimonials, new ones are posted at long last; if you haven't submitted yours, please do, because this helps us make sales (and we keep you as anonymous as you want to be; you can see the kinds of options people choose in the various entries). We need more folks to send them in, too. 

Wings dropped three new works Saturday, and they're posted here. Please go to their respective entries on his site and share them all. And if you're interested in one yourself, believe me, you won't be disappointed; these are truly extraordinary. He also dropped three new pieces a few days ago, including an absolutely phenomenal pair of dangle earrings; the post is here. That's on top of several new bead pieces a couple of weeks ago; you can find the summary post here. The new butterfly concha belt dropped a few days ago, and it is absolutely incredible. We really need to sell it; that would take care of looming medical stuff, at least in part. And while I spend every spare moment chasing those sales, there aren't many spare moments for me these days, especially with my ongoing breathing issues and whatever else is going on that they haven't identified yet; new labs and meds and equipment to that end having to be paid for next week. So please, help us get the word out. I've got to bring in more sales somehow.



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