I can see clearly now...

 Ellie acted as our alarm call at 6:35. There was no chance of a further 20 minutes of peace. Today she was AWAKE, and we too were expected to be. We went through the usual morning protocol and eventually delivered her to school.

Back home, the day was filled with admin. The Silver Vixen was dealing with washing and we were both seeking out suitable clothing donations that could be taken to the nearest collection point for Ukraine. It is not much but, hopefully, it will help someone.

During our top-up shopping trip to Sainsbury's, the Silver Vixen went along to SpecSavers to book an appointment. The Gorse Fox tagged along in the hope they may be able to fix his broken glasses, not knowing how much longer the new glasses may take. The chappie there really didn't seem interested and fobbed the Gorse Fox off. He did check on the progress of his new glasses, however, and provided the very helpful update that they were "in the process".

Back home the Gorse Fox returned to his study. There were accounts to update and he wanted to dig out any further information regarding the cruise. This latter task proved frustrating as the particular bit of information that he sought was nowhere to be found. A phone call is probably the best solution, but that can wait until tomorrow. He also spent some time looking at the John Lewis website with a view to changing our gas hob to induction. Now, there are electrical considerations which have to be checked, but first he needed to determine what size hob was needed and whether it would fit within the void currently occupied by the gas hob. Initial measurements are not filling him with warm fuzzy feelings. This too needs a return visit and some more accurate measurements.

The phone rang just after lunch. It was a lady with a strong Eastern European accent. She worked at SpecSavers and was calling to report the new glasses were ready for collection. (So much for "in the process"). The Gorse Fox hot-footed it round to the store. A nice lady presented him with two pairs of glasses and made sure that a) they met his prescription and he could see; and b) that they fitted him properly. He is delighted. He can now see clearly again... and as he thanked the young lady and turned to walk out the store he had to make a huge effort to stop himself from blowing a raspberry at the chappie from this morning.