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Yes, she really IS judging you. And us.
That was the one they said was the scared girl. NOPE. She's as tough as her brother, and keeps him firmly in his place. That said, they're both just little bundles of pure love who want to be on my feet at all times. I've never seen two 6-week-old pups so completely unbothered by being separated from mom, family, pack, and everything they've ever known. Smart, too. We padded out the crate last night for them with blankets and puppy pads and toys, and they slept straight through until almost 6 AM, no accidents. A few this morning, but they're learning fast. They also have not done the usual irritating-puppy thing of running up on Cricket. He gives them space and they do likewise, and they'll all get acclimated and integrated sooner that way.
In the meantime, there's still the work, and I am now SO far behind on this week it's ridiculous. As I said yesterday, thanks to y'all, and you know who you are, we'll make it out of July and on into August in one piece. Wednesday afternoon, I called and paid the two insurance premiums that have bedeviled my every waking moment this month, and we'll be okay. January and July are just . . . ugh, every year (I mean, April's not great, either, but that's one of the reasons July is bad; quarterly taxes for the next year).
Which is not to say that we don't still need to bring in sales; we absolutely do. Time was, we used to make at least one small sale a day, on average. Even after we closed the gallery and switched to a nearly-all-online model, we generally averaged a sale a week. Now? The economy, such as it is under the Orange Nazi, has killed most of it. The pandemic killed what was left (for us, and for everybody). And I feel like every day, every hour, every moment has to be spent chasing sales just to bring us . . . not close to even, but at least not quite so far below where we would normally be by now.
So. As I've been saying, if you have discretionary funds that you want to donate? Please pick someone who is unhoused, or whose position is precarious enough that they could soon be unhoused. Rent's due this weekend for an awful lot of folks who don't have it. Failing that? Someone who needs food, needs to take a child to the doctor or pick up a scrip for an elder. Someone struggling to keep the lights and the water on, or the gas tank filled to get to and from work.
But if you want to BUY? Specifically, if you're in the market for what Wings creates? I'm your girl. I will sell you anything and everything from his inventory, and if you want to commission something special, I'll arrange that, too. But he's got some gorgeous new work already posted. New piece just the other morning, here. Two brand new and purely phenomenal works from the other day, here. Lots of other new works, too, cuffs and earrings and one new necklace. So please continue to share the links, because we do still need to make regular, consistent sales to get through what's left of this terrible year. They're here:
[Also, the wishlist is back in force. There are things I absolutely cannot get except through Amazon, and I can't add that stress onto all the others now.] Please share everything. Thanks.
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