Visitors, rare and otherwise.

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It's a season for visitors, rare and otherwise.

The one above is rare; we've only had the black swallowtail here one other year, and then only for one day, as far as either of us can remember. It's in permanent seasonal residence here this year.

The "otherwise" ones are pain, fatigue, stress, and depression. On days like these, when the barometric pressure swings so wildly and so fast for one extreme to the other, pain is just gonna be here, and ratcheted way up; that's been the case for decades now. The rest, though, seem somehow less necessary, but not only can I not get rid of them, they keep ratcheting up just as hard and fast, too, and I'm caught in their vise grips.

Up early this morning for his doctor's appointment, which wound up having to be pushed back to the end of the month. So, one more issue, although it delays the costs and so forth a little. All the other appointments still a go, at least as far as we know now, which means that there will be a lot more money out the door this week and next just on the medical front alone.

I'm beat, and above all else, I have to bring in a lot more scratch — a LOT more — to cover everything, and that means sales, 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]) 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 pieces two 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 he's working on three major silverwork necklaces right now (with more earrings in the offing), and those may be ready in a day or two. 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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