I brought Tim a new camera, a Powershot Canon 5G that is about 10 years old, I got it online for  $50. I also got a card reader, a battery and cable and have ordered an instruction booklet. Tim is creative, he loves to paint and draw and write.

He is undergoing major surgery In September and will be away from the Mansion for months, perhaps even longer. He has given permission to say one of his legs is infected, and will be amputated. He needs oxygen now, and his room is warm in the summer, so an air conditioner is on his way.

The air conditioners I buy are all gifts to the Mansion, if residents leave, they will revert to someone else there. I am fond of Tim, he is a familiar sight in our town driving up and down Main Street in his motorized wheelchair, he often runs errants for the residents.

Tim is genial and active, I wish him well and hope he returns to the Mansion soon.

The air conditioner is arriving on Tuesday, and I will come back and show him how to use the Powershot. I have a feeling this camera will be important to him in the coming weeks and months.

You can write Tim if you wish c/o Tim, The Mansion, 11 S. Union Avenue, Cambridge, N.Y., 12816.