I am sure that all
our readers remember our Etsy friend Sandra, who lost her husband almost a year ago.
Sandra has a hellish year behind her. Besides her grief she has encountered lots of ill will from the people that were supposed to stand by her.
Sandra and her little boy lived in an old farm house and used an other space as a workshop that both belonged to her husband and his siblings. It was accorded that she could stay there and pay the taxes and the upkeep.
A few weeks after her husband's death, they told her to vacate the workshop. She didn't protest and converted the stable of the farm in a new workshop. She did most of the work herself, but still, she had to make expenses to do it that she could hardly afford.
And, of course, when that was done, they wanted her out of the house. They started a pestering campaign , cutting her phone, her electricity, when she had work in the kiln, etc.
She has resisted as much as she could, but the stress was too great and finally she caved in and has moved to a rented apartment.
Sandra is a very brave young woman, and in the middle of all those unsavory maneuvers, she never stopped working, making products to sell locally and
on Etsy.
Despite her best efforts, she is really struggling financially.
Kindness should not be limited to this season. But it is the season of celebration, family warmth and joy, and the season to remember those who lack all that.
Sandra has a bunch of great new items
in her shop. She has the most lovely Christmas ornaments for a price that most people can easily afford. And we all need Christmas ornaments, don't we? And presents for a bunch of relatives, right?
If every one that reads this would buy at least a small item from
her shop, Sandra and her little boy would have a Christmas, maybe not happier, but at least a bit more carefree.
To thank you for your kindness, we will send one of our
Christmas trees (in the color of the winner's choice) to one or more of the people who buys from her. We will lot a Christmas tree for every fifty entries.
Leave the transaction nr. in your comment here (or contact us through
Etsy if you like to keep it private) to enter the raffle to win a Sea Urchin Tree.
Please, spread the word among your friends and let's share the kindness. It is the Season of Kindness.
P.S. We had written and planned this post for the weekend, but are posting it earlier because Sandra is in hospital since last Wednesday.
She has pleurisy, and they have put a chest tube in her back to expel air from the pleural space.
She will be home probably on Monday, but as you can imagine, the situation is even more dire now.
Please help if you can.
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