As I mentioned before, we have been having problems with Gerry's meds. She has been very afraid and depressed. We're not sure whether that is because her Alzheimer's has gone to a new stage or that she hasn't been taking her meds. The nurses at where she has been staying had lost control and she is in a hospital ward now getting her meds stabilized. It's been pretty traumatic. She should be leaving the hospital next week.

I'm still catching up. In addition to finishing off a new website, I've been trying to get up a new strap for twin lens reflexes.

I've got most of the pictures taken and then I need to update gordy's camera straps. This has taken me to another level of leather working since I needed to thin the leather for the connector piece between the strap and camera. I ordered a real life leather splitter for the job.

It came with a nice leather stripper. The little hand tool I've been using to cut up the hides doesn't work all the time. This should be an improvement. They should be here Tuesday. Then I will need to build a work bench. At least I have a space cleared in the basement for it.

Lot's of other stuff going on. Not the least of which an old friend, Derek Parrott, is moving to Hawaii and is having a community going away party tomorrow night at the American Legion. I will be shooting the Ricoh Diacord with some Kodak Portra 160NC and using my Vivitar 283 flash. And maybe some black and white Ilford Delta 3200 in the Salut-S. And a Leica IIIc (35mm J12) and a Zorki 3M (50mm J8) with Fuji Superia Xtra 400. And maybe the Pentaxes with a 28mm and the 90mm from the Salut-S, both loaded with the Superia.