Distractions have kept me from posting lately. Last week it was the flu. Then Thursday a new kitten came home.

That's Zoe and VAl. Maybe. His name was Bart but Zoe doesn't like that so we are trying new names out. When I last mentioned getting a kitten we had gone from one (Bubba) to two (Bubba and Bart). When it was over we ended up with one and it wasn't the original one we were going to get. Bev, who gave him to us, was going to give both because she thought they wouldn't do well separated but by the time it came to pick them up she felt comfortable they would do OK apart and she felt that Bart was the stronger of the two. Suited us. He was the one we were more taken with originally. I think Zoe likes him. We already have two cats so the last few days have been spent introducting Bart/Val. It's going well but it's time consuming. We've been keeping Val in a separate room and bringing him out periodically. Another couple of days should do it. He's going to be a great addition to our cat house.

Then a couple of nights ago I was doing laundry and went to the laundry room to move a load into the dryer to discover the floor covered with water. After moving everything out to get it cleaned up I ran the washing machine and it wasn't leaking. Not having to repair the washing machine is a good thing but I wish I new where the water came from. It's an old machine and it did have an unbalanced load. I will have to be careful loading it. Now it's off to make some camera straps and put the laundry room back together. I hope to start posting this evening. I have some very interesting stuff. And when I get down to my little studio to take some more pictures I will have things to show and tell. And there are a bunch of negatives to scan. Regular programming to resume soon.