Window open...

...nothing but the sound of rain tinkling on the flagstones...

Another dreary day!

Never mind - the gasman came, serviced the boiler, capped the pipe to the fire and helped Roy take it out of its shallow recess. Roy has been a happy bunny ever since, smashing up the hearth and surrounds with his little lump hammer! I guess that has been the other sound of the day - better than the noisy drilling he was doing a couple of days ago ;)