Exciting

Well it's been a very exciting day. Urban-Cub and Pistol Pete went up to Heathrow to meet Cousteau-Cub from her overnight flight from Kuala Lumpur. With her carefully tucked away in the car they headed back to their home to meet up with Amber and Ellie.

Meanwhile the Silver Vixen and the Gorse Fox had a quiet morning preparing lunch for us all. This is always a little challenging as Cousteau-Cub's dietary requirements mean that she has to stick to gluten-free food and rarely eats meat. We decided today would be a meat-day. Two and half kilos of top rump roasted slowly in the oven as potatoes, Yorkshire puddings, cabbage, peas, and carrots were prepared. In parallel, the Silver Vixen made a rice pudding (Pistol Pete loves rice pudding).

Finally the door opened and Urban-Cub arrived with Ellie in arms, and Amber, Pistol Pete, and Cousteau-Cub in tow. It was so nice to see them, but especially Cousteau-Cub. She looked tired after the journey and at her first opportunity went up for a shower and to change. The rest of the day was really spent sitting around chatting and getting up to date with all the latest news. Pistol Pete, Urban-Cub, Amber and Ellie left late afternoon, but Cousteau-Cub stayed put with us. Somehow she managed to keep going until nearly eight p.m. then went and hit the sack.

At the end of the day the Gorse Fox has slipped into bed with a satisfied smile - the family has all (with the exception of the Coventry Hobbit) been back together. He can sleep soundly.