New shoes

The Gorse Fox explained earlier in the week that he had new football boots. Today was the first chance to try them out. We had a good turn out this morning including a new chap and a couple of visitors who turn up once in a while.

At first the teams were a little lop-sided. The Gorse Fox was on the weaker team but by half-time we were only 2-1 down. We were just about holding our own, but the Gorse Fox was rushing back and forth across the back line trying to snuff out all the attacks. At half-time we did a switch of one player. What a difference that made. After another 15 minutes we were 6-2 up and the Gorse Fox had christened his new boots with two goals. We decided it was, again, lopsided so switched players again. That made for a frantic last quarter... not helped nay our goalie twice giving the ball straight to the other side. In the end the game finished off 8-8 which was probably a fair reflection on the game. It really was a very good work out.

The Gorse Fox had a quiet afternoon. He had defrosted a couple of lobsters overnight and planned a lobster salad starter - this meant a quick trip to Sainsbury's to get some fresh basil, lime, tarragon, and some rocket and little gem lettuce. He made a huge mess as he prepared the lobster with shards of shell pinging across the kitchen. Jasper ducked out of sight and didn't return until he had a shrapnel vest and protective helmet. Alongside the lobster, some lamb shanks are bubbling away gently in the oven as the Gorse Fox writes this.