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Beauty, thanks to an invader.
It's a parasitic borer that causes those bulges in the young aspens. They don't do any real harm, besides the unsightly bulges. It's more dangerous to try to get rid of them than just to let them be. But yesterday, one caught and held a raindrop for the longest time. A reminder, I guess, in light of what's ahead that there can still be beauty in the face of unwelcome invaders.
Almost the last errands today, the last of which involved replenishing the last of our seeds. We'll be doing gardens this year, no question, and we need to be ready. It's entirely possible that we'll be self-quarantining quite a bit longer than a month. I believe there are two more things to do in the outside world on Monday, and one on Tuesday (the bureaucratic nightmare one), and then we're done. And I will be so glad.
But the bills still have to get paid, and no one's offering to whack our monthly payments for utilities and the medical loan and other stuff. Capitalism is alive and well and taking full advantage, so I have GOT to bring in more income. On top of the pressures that accompany Wings's dental work, it's going to be costly for other reasons. Between the tow and the garage bill, we had to shell out $700 cash that I had already allocated for other expenses. That's $700 on top of the regular bills for the month, most of which are due this week. Another $300 for medical and prescription costs already this week. There was another $350 yesterday we weren't expecting (someone here who needed help badly), and some of that we will get back, either in repayment or in kind, but probably not for a long while, and it's still a HUGE hit out the door at once, in cash. And a couple of other folks who needed help. So I have to make up well into four figures' worth fast, which means I've got to start bringing in some scratch from sales, subscriptions, everywhere and anywhere I can, especially since we don't have a fix on Wings's recovery time from all this slated for next week. There's a major new piece up , linked in the post above, the goes perfectly with today's piece, also linked there. Please share them, because we need help to make sales. The links are here:
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