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I'm feeling a little more settled today. In some ways it's just back to normal (which, of course, is a relative term). Tomorrow might be a good day to go over and check on my mom, maybe take her to lunch. She seems to be doing okay...but it's got to be strange for her to be without my dad. 60 years is a long time to share a life with someone...
I have another roll of pinholes from the beach down south, to process. First I need to get more film developer, which I'll do this morning...and maybe pick up some extra pack film for my old Polaroid. No one seems to carry Spectra retail anymore...just eBay and such...and prices have been jacked up so what I have in my collection may be it (which is really okay...I can adapt). There's such a backlog of darkroom printing to do, anyway...I could easily just concentrate on that for a few months (but I know very well I'll continue to shoot new stuff).
It will be wonderful to be at aikido again tonight. With everything surrounding my dad's illness and death...my attendance has been very sporadic. I need it, though...even if I don't feel very energetic when I go, I always end up on the plus side by the time I leave. So many things going on...physically, psychically, materially...I feel tired so much of the time. This phase will pass, though, and I take comfort in that.
This is year is turning out to be much more transitional than I ever imagined!!
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