At long last.

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Findings on those last two done at long last. I was too beat to haul out the velvet backing, though, and take new photos; I'll do that sometime tomorrow. I really overdid it last week, and it all came crashing down on me today.

I keep saying I'm supposed to be staying here, not running errands constantly. Last week didn't get the memo, obvs; out of seven days in the week, I think I had to go into town on five of them. For me anymore, that's a lot; way too much, actually. It's also maddening that I felt good yesterday [I mean, as good as I ever do, which is not what most people mean by the phrase, but my illnesses have left me with expectations that are a hell of a lot lower now]. So I had high hopes for getting things done today, and instead, I barely slept overnight, and I've been sick all day today by which I mean the kind of "sick" that lupus and RA induce, which essentially feels like the kind of fever and so forth you get with a bad case of the flu, except there's no flu and no actual fever, either]. I will have to go into town at least once this week, but that has to be it, I think. And of course, we all know how likely it is that that will actually happen, anyway.

But while I'm here, I also can't be doing everything else under the sun. I have to be chasing sales. [Cut-and-paste ahead, because I'm so tired I can't even rephrase.  I've got hours of work ahead tonight, too.]

Spirit knows we need all the help we can get on that score. Last year was a nightmare, all year long: expenses of the sort you can't plan for that were astronomical, combined with one of our worst sales years ever. The really bad part is that we still haven't recovered from it. Meanwhile, new expenses mount, and we've made a grand total of three sales all year so far.

That won't even begin to cut it.

Wings has been rocking in the studio for weeks. There's a ton of new work, but posted just this week alone are two new pairs of Red Creek jasper earrings, plus four new necklaces [one vintage-style oval and three hearts, the latter all made with some really unique materials]. And, of course, there are all the other new works from the past two months, a couple of bolos, a new buckle, endless cuffs, I don't know how many pairs of earrings. If you're in the market? Now would be a really, really good time to buy. We have to pay taxes soon; we have to replace our well's pressure pump; we have to get a security system installed suddenly; and I still need to replace my laptop, which I have to baby along daily. We're also having to help relatives with some cultural obligations [that's already begun the last couple of weeks, and there's a lot more to go]. And of course, there are all the animals' expenses. Gotta keep the chickie girls happy: Those eggs won't lay themselves. [And yes, they've been known to go on strike when they don't get what they want.]

So I really, really need to sell some of his work, and soon.

Links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here (Amazon cards, Soapbox soaps, Black KN95 masks are most useful at this point); 
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

After such a grim year last year, and this one beginning at least as badly, we urgently need to move 2025 onto a better footing before taxes take every last cent, so please share all of the links. 

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