Thunderheads.

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Vernal equinox is tonight; for these daylight hours, it's still technically winter. And what atmospheric conditions do we get but thunderheads, the sign of summer monsoonal patterns.

If that's not proof the Earth doesn't know what to do any longer, I don't know what is.

That was this morning; now, those clouds have consolidated into a dark gray wall — which, again, is characteristic of monsoonal patterns. We're supposed to get rain turning to snow tonight and tomorrow, but as always, a healthy skepticism prevails around here.

Meanwhile, the work never ends. Never gets caught up, either. I'm determined to get the taxes done by the weekend, so that we can take them in the first of the week. That's going to be a nightmare expense, since we could never build up enough of a cushion to prepay last year. And for those wondering (because when they're deducted from your paycheck because you work for someone else, there's not a good feel for how much it actually IS), for our little Native-owned small business?  About 30%, straight off the top, ameliorated only by whatever deductions we can manage. On years when can't afford to invest much in equipment and supplies, that's not a lot. So I need to bring in enough to cover that at one go, this year, and that means this week and potentially next for four figures' worth [yes, we have some of it, but not all of it].  If you're in the market for Wings's work? Now's a really, REALLY good time.

Next thing after that is replacing my dying laptop. I'm babying it along right now, but I have no idea how long that will last. The climatic conditions here and the pace I keep are punishing for laptops, especially the sheer volume of imagery I work with daily. The one that I want to get to replace it is Mac's newest top of the line, which should be able to withstand this kind of work for several years. Of course, it's $4K, and until I bring that in in sales, nothing's changing. But I now know we're getting very close to the point at which I won't have a choice, either, because this is clearly not going to last much longer. [And if I can bring in $4K in sales this week (haha), then I'll order it anyway.]

So go look; there's phenomenal work on the site, both new and less so. Even with the sales from last weekend, there's still A LOT of incredible work available, and very soon I'll have two new pairs of earrings (one with stones; one all silver), two bolos (one large, one small), and four Warrior Woman pins posted, probably by Tuesday or Wednesday for most, if not all. And as always, all the regular links are listed below, with sales, as always, being the most important:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here ( we'll always need the liquid soaps that I can't get here, the dog treats for the monsters, and Amazon and Lowe's cards [the Lowe's cards are probably going to have to go on a new fridge, so I'm hoarding them]); 
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

After such a grim 2023, we really need to get this year moving onto a better footing, so please share all of the links. 

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