![Getting old bites.](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-rSFdJZ5/0/DP3mhVpLqWkw38bdf8B5qwzGXTxXNrccgkPjLx7h8/M/i-rSFdJZ5-M.jpg)
I've been stressing about this for quite a while now. Things at home are so traumatic. Thread is expensive. Glue for stiffening is expensive. Photography storage space is expensive. Technology can be such a pain. My eyes are begging me to stop straining them. And I'm just tired.
![the breaking point](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-m9BVpvc/0/ZkdpxnM2Z859TQkcNzQN6Xz5BQtGqwtjx4RBzVvz/M/i-m9BVpvc-M.jpg)
I've designed more than 800 snowflake patterns, so there are plenty from which to choose.
![mountain of cotton](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-sNPMJJr/1/vwm2PDX8LSg5LmSDVdCbtv7vWnGHpdn58twZXd4v/M/i-sNPMJJr-M.jpg)
And that darned snowflake directory... man, that thing is a bear to maintain. More than an hour of tedious manual coding every six weeks. It's just not something my life needs right now.
![real bear meets toy bear](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-gQV3pNZ/4/Fdwq6H2XNMksFnFtw6G7MFssqSBJ42gskLQtWRLcN/M/i-gQV3pNZ-M.jpg)
I've known for a few months now this day was looming, but that doesn't make it any less painful. Because I'm not quite in a position to retire from my real job yet, I've decided it's time to retire Snowcatcher. It's been a great journey! Thanks for all the years, memories, inspiration, friendship and positive feedback! Spread kindness like snowflakes!
![snowflake inspiration](https://photos.smugmug.com/Seasons/Winter/Super-Duper-Macro/i-Fmt4Wdh/0/CdqsQf9XzVsLRmKTp9ggDpn7cdcLfBN3s5tnMP7ph/M/DLA0467-M.jpg)
Click the April Fool photo to be taken to today's Snowcatcher snowflake pattern!
Cute post. Happy April 1st!
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