Support this Site!

Isn’t it nice to visit an ad-free website with original content to enjoy?

Do you enjoy reading the content on this site? While I enjoy writing it, I could sure use your support.

Four ways to support this site:

Buy me a coffee!

Sponsor a YouTube video. I’m looking for channel sponsors who can help motivate me to keep producing content while getting attention for their organization. Learn more here.

Buy something I’ve made. I make silver, copper, and gemstone jewelry these days and I think it’s kind of nice.

Use this link to shop at Amazon. It won’t cost you anything extra and I get a few pennies from each purchase you make. Every little bit helps. (And let me be honest here: I don’t shop much at Amazon anymore. But their affiliate program does make it possible to earn a few dollars every month without costing anyone else anything.)

As of August 2023, I am officially retired from my seasonal work as a cherry drying pilot. That means I’m living on income from odd jobs here and there and my retirement savings. And although I’ve been earning a good part of my living as a writer since 1990, I’m now competing with amateurs who are willing to write for free or “exposure” and dealing with ever lower payments for my writing work.

So here I am, asking blog readers for their support. Can you help? I’d appreciate it more than you can possibly imagine.

– Maria

P.S. – Some of the posts in this blog may contain sponsor or affiliate links.