"Hence no force, however great, can stretch a cord, however fine, into a horizontal line which is accurately straight: there will always be a bending downwards." Williamm Whewell

which might go some way to explaining the excruciating difficulty I had when fitting coving in the bathroom!!! Level? Nope! Even? Nope! Smooth? Nope! Straight? Nope! 

but it looked a bit better when it had been filled and painted

So, that's the first room in the house fully completed

and an old friend takes up residence