Lumbering around

 Simon was back this morning and has made sterling progress throughout the day. This afternoon we all traipsed out to view the options for the mortar that would be used between the tiles. We narrowed it down to two choices, but in the end, selected "basalt".

Urban cub's new iPad arrived this morning so the Gorse Fox got involved to help give her some useful hints and tips. He must say the that new, 4th Gen iPad Air for 2020 is a fabulous bit of kit. Urban-cub is very chuffed.

The Gorse Fox went out for a walk at lunchtime. It was the first time he has done the Shripney loop for a while. Once he gets off the main roads he likes the fact that he seems to have dropped back a century or two. One piece of wall caught his eye

He's walked past it many times before without really noticing how interesting all the moss, lichen, and flints were. From there, he carried on through the old Shripney village, past the smallholdings, and up over the by-pass. Coming down the other side, his attention was caught by the crashing of branches up ahead.

Glancing up, he could see an arborealist perched up at the top of a tree with a chainsaw dangling from his belt. He clearly has a head for heights.

Back home, the Gorse Fox was collared by Urban-cub. She wanted a different design for the built-in wardrobes in her new home. She needed a diagram that reflected her vision and which could be given to the builders. The Gorse Fox settled down with SketchUp and, bit by bit, the diagram emerged. Finally finished, the diagram was taken straight to the builder's Sales Office and they are now going to contact their contractor.