Leading with the new work again.

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Yup, I'm leading with the new work again. Saturday is the worst day of the week for online sales or even getting something noticed; people are out and about, busy, trying to forget about work as much as possible (except for those who are working, on what's usually their busiest day of the week). Wings's newest masterwork dropped yesterday; I wrote about it here, and you can find its full description on the site here. Yes, there's still time to ship it in time for Valentine's Day! Also, it's a truly phenomenal piece, in the literal sense of that word, beginning with the cabochon at its, erm, heart.

A small change here: Starting today, I'll only be repeating Ona's post when I know there's something new to report, or a particular urgent expense upcoming. I've posted it every day for five months straight, and I think folks are now conditioned just to ignore it. Add to that the fact that we've had one update in eleven days, and have reason not to expect another for another four or so, at least, and there's not enough of an info stream to grab folks' attention now. We don't want it to be something everyone just scrolls past, so Wings suggested a halt last night so that we can focus it, and maybe generate more and better donations, when there's actual news or specific issues arise. Right now, it's Ona having to face all the work of physical rehab, and it's more than enough for him to have to deal with that.

In the meantime, the usual chaos reigns. The migraine has backed off somewhat, but the sinuses are still rioting. All you have to do is look out the window to know why: catkins already opened and fuzzy, tree pollen and grass pollen everywhere, in all defiance of the -5 lows at night. My laptop continues to die apace; the keyboard is causing me three times as much work, at least. And now, my e-mail seems to be completely hosed, too, so if you don't get a response, it's because my incoming as well as my outgoing is now smoked. The Pueblo has been closed for a week and will remain so for two full months, which puts tourism income in the negatives. And January was, quite frankly, a hell month. In the meantime, I have to navigate the weather and pain and expense and find a way to bring in income.

Also unfortunately, I'm still reduced to trying to get work done with a torn ankle and subluxed forearm, hips, and knees, and now two barely functional hands, and a laptop that continues to deteriorate by the day (a camera, too, and both are essential for our work — not just mine, but his). The pain is . . . very bad these days. It's not a function of weather or cold, mostly, but of deterioration. In desperation, I've added one last supplement, a costly one, in hopes of getting it to ease off even a little; I won't know if it's going to work for at least a month yet. I'm also trying to plan for all the expenses of winter to come. The Pueblo closure started Saturday, and as I said above, is slated to last two full months this time, so it will be worse than usual. In that period of time, there will be taxes to pay, his scrip to keep refilling, his dental work to try somehow to get done, and forget about my own follow-up tests, to say nothing of plumbing/wall repairs or all the work still unfinished on the house; I'm scrapping everything, because we can't afford it. Yes, I'm due for follow-up scans and biopsies already, and they're not going to happen, because we don't have five figures' worth of scratch to waste on it. I've still got to make sales, try to drum up new Patreon subscribers, do whatever I can to bring in more money, all on top of everything else. Folks can help in several ways (sales are always preferred, but the wishlist helps, too right now, what we can use most are coffee, cleaning agents, and Amazon cards for the things I'm not going to put on a public list, like supplements and glucose tabs and underwear). Oh, and I posted four new works a few days ago, here and here, and I something new, seasonal, and absolutely fabulous yesterday, so please share the links (also, BUY! they're all perfect for Valentine's Day):

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

Please share everything. Thanks.

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