It is summer in Arizona. Really hot but I’ve lived here now for 38 years so I guess I am a native now? Probably not. We do have a 2nd home in South Lake Tahoe, CA that was supposed to be a vacation rental but that was voted to be eliminated in areas that were not the tourist corridor. We rented it out full time to a family for 3 1/2 years and they moved out a year and a half ago so we have been trying to afford 2 homes since then. I had an incident on social media that really upset me and I needed to rethink my priorities. It used to be socially proper etiquette to acknowledge someone else’s art but I guess that is not the norm any more. I still am very bothered by this so I took some time to figure out how I would process this and it has not been easy.
I am starting another business. A t-shirt, tumbler and cups company. I hope to make and sell wherever I can. I will still do my glass and metalwork as well. I’ve also for several years made santa bags at Christmas time so it has been lucrative to say the least.