It was a a slightly later start. Ellie was at home, so we didn't have to get her going, fed, washed, and dressed ready for school. The Gorse Fox did, however, have to be ready to escort her and Urban-Cub to school, as is customary.
Once home, there was a leisurely breakfast and a run through the papers and social media. Then the Gorse Fox headed over to se Old Bill. Along with Two Hats we were set to help him move a huge mirror. This should have been fairly straightforward. Remove large mirror from wall, remove fixings from mirror, fit a French cleat, mount the mirror at the the top of the stairs on the cleat that had been pre-installed. It was not straightforward. The existing fixings had been stripped and need some significant persuasion to remove them. Then it became clear that the mirror had a a backing which stood proud of the frame. This would interfere with the French cleat. We had to pad the frame before fixing the cleat. Finally, we manhandled the mirror up the stairs and hung it. It was crooked. The Gorse Fox suspected it was the cleat that had been pre-installed on the wall. The mirror was removed. A spirit level confirmed the Gorse Fox's suspicions. Cleat was remove and re-sited. Eventually, we were ready to retry the mirror. This time it worked and everything looked level. We heaved a sigh of relief and went our separate ways.
The Gorse Fox has spent the rest of the day working on the accounts and the family tree. The former were straightforward, the latter required concentration. The Gorse Fox created a "Descendant" book of some 400 pages and compared it to the original he had created months ago. It was spot on. Then he created a 650 page "Ancestor" book. Again, it looked spot on - with one exception. The one difference seemed to be a single photo which had bee displayed with the wrong orientation. This will require some research before the Gorse Fox contacts the author and reports a bug.
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