diff --git a/person.py b/person.py
index 7d00668..e987fe3 100644
--- a/person.py
+++ b/person.py
@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
 from wtforms import SubmitField, StringField, HiddenField, validators, Form
 from flask_wtf import FlaskForm
-from flask import request, render_template, redirect
+from flask import request, render_template, redirect, url_for
 from main import db, app, ma
 from sqlalchemy import Sequence
 from sqlalchemy.exc import SQLAlchemyError
 from status import st, Status
 from refimg import Refimg
 from flask_login import login_required, current_user
+from werkzeug import secure_filename
+from shared import GenFace, GenThumb
+from face import FaceRefimgLink
+import os
+
 
 # pylint: disable=no-member
 
@@ -48,7 +53,7 @@ class PersonForm(FlaskForm):
     tag = StringField('Tag (searchable name):', [validators.DataRequired()])
     firstname = StringField('FirstName(s):', [validators.DataRequired()])
     surname = StringField('Surname:', [validators.DataRequired()])
-    submit = SubmitField('Save' )
+    save = SubmitField('Save' )
     delete = SubmitField('Delete' )
 
 ################################################################################
@@ -71,10 +76,9 @@ def persons():
 def new_person():
     form = PersonForm(request.form)
     page_title='Create new Person'
-    reference_imgs = Refimg.query.all()
 
     if 'surname' not in request.form:
-        return render_template("person.html", reference_imgs=reference_imgs, form=form, page_title=page_title )
+        return render_template("person.html", person=None, form=form, page_title=page_title )
     else:
         person = Person( tag=request.form["tag"], surname=request.form["surname"], firstname=request.form["firstname"] )
         try:
@@ -86,7 +90,7 @@ def new_person():
         except SQLAlchemyError as e:
             st.SetAlert( "danger" )
             st.SetMessage( "<b>Failed to add Person:</b>&nbsp;{}".format(e.orig) )
-            return render_template("person.html", object=person, form=form, reference_imgs=reference_imgs, page_title = page_title)
+            return render_template("person.html", person=person, form=form, page_title = page_title)
 
 ################################################################################
 # /person/<id> -> GET/POST(save or delete) -> shows/edits/delets a single
@@ -97,34 +101,77 @@ def new_person():
 def person(id):
     form = PersonForm(request.form)
     page_title='Edit Person'
-    reference_imgs = Refimg.query.all()
     
     if request.method == 'POST':
         try:
             person = Person.query.get(id)
             if 'delete' in request.form:
                 st.SetMessage("Successfully deleted Person: ({})".format( person.tag ) )
+                # do the linkage tables by hand
+                db.session.execute( f"delete from face_refimg_link frl where refimg_id in ( select refimg_id from person_refimg_link where person_id = {id} )" )
+                db.session.execute( f"delete from person_refimg_link where person_id = {id}" )
                 person = Person.query.filter(Person.id==id).delete()
-            if 'submit' in request.form and form.validate():
+                db.session.commit()
+                return redirect( f'/persons' )
+            elif request.form and form.validate():
                 st.SetMessage("Successfully Updated Person: (From: {}, {}, {})".format(person.tag, person.firstname, person.surname) )
                 person.tag = request.form['tag']
                 person.surname = request.form['surname']
                 person.firstname = request.form['firstname']
-                person.refimg =[]
-                for ref_img in reference_imgs:
+                new_refs=[]
+                for ref_img in person.refimg:
                     if "ref-img-id-{}".format(ref_img.id) in request.form:
                         print('{} was checked, id: {}'.format(ref_img.fname, ref_img.id))
-                        person.refimg.append(ref_img)
-
+                        new_refs.append(ref_img)
+                person.refimg = new_refs
+                db.session.add(person)
                 st.AppendMessage(" To: ({}, {}, {})".format(person.tag, person.firstname, person.surname) )
             db.session.commit()
-            return redirect( '/persons' )
+            return redirect( f'/person/{person.id}' )
         except SQLAlchemyError as e:
             st.SetAlert( "danger" )
             st.SetMessage( "<b>Failed to modify Person:</b>&nbsp;{}".format(e) )
-            return render_template("person.html", form=form, reference_imgs="test", page_title=page_title)
+            return render_template("person.html", form=form, page_title=page_title)
     else:
         person = Person.query.get(id)
         print(person)
         form = PersonForm(request.values, obj=person)
-    return render_template("person.html", object=person, form=form, reference_imgs=reference_imgs, page_title = page_title)
+    return render_template("person.html", person=person, form=form, page_title = page_title)
+
+################################################################################
+# /add_refimg -> POST(add new refimg to a person) 
+################################################################################
+@app.route("/add_refimg", methods=["POST"])
+@login_required
+def add_refimg():
+    # now save into the DB
+    person = Person.query.get(request.form['person_id']);
+    print( f"person={person}" )
+    if not person:
+        raise Exception("could not find person to add reference image too!")
+    f=request.files['refimg_file']
+    refimg = Refimg( fname="new"+f.filename )
+    try:
+        # save the actual uploaded image to reference_images/
+        fname=secure_filename(f.filename)
+        print( f"fname={fname}" )
+        if fname == "":
+            raise Exception("invalid filename")
+
+        fname = f"/tmp/{fname}"
+        f.save( fname )
+        refimg.thumbnail = GenThumb( fname )
+        refimg.face = GenFace( fname )
+        os.remove(fname)
+        person.refimg.append(refimg)
+        db.session.add(person)
+        db.session.add(refimg)
+        db.session.commit()
+        st.SetMessage( f"Associated new Refimg ({refimg.fname}) with person: {person.tag}" )
+    except SQLAlchemyError as e:
+        st.SetAlert( "danger" )
+        st.SetMessage( f"<b>Failed to add Refimg:</b>&nbsp;{e.orig}" )
+    except Exception as e:
+        st.SetAlert( "danger" )
+        st.SetMessage( f"<b>Failed to modify Refimg:</b>&nbsp;{e}" )
+    return redirect( url_for( 'person', id=person.id) )