It's amazing how many blog posts, all over the internet, start with the phrase: "...it's been a long time since I've posted on my blog."
 In keeping with that fine tradition, it has been a long time since I have posted on my blog. Life always seems to get in the way and I have had my head firmly down making cyanotypes and prints for a solo exhibition that will take place next week. I have also had a number of commissions that needed to be completed.
 But along the way I purchased a 1950s Minol...