That was close

It was a bright start but the day was typical for April - sunshine and showers (some of which were quite heavy). The Gorse Fox had not been amused by an 04:30 attack by Jasper. A well placed flick of the leg put an end to that.

Once up we moved into DefCon 2. Urban-Cub was due with Ellie.  She was on a shift that allowed her to go in at a more sensible time, so she dropped Ellie off with us before heading to Gatwick. When the Gorse Fox refers to "us", it's a bit of a cheek as he was off to play football for the morning. The Silver Vixen was in charge!

The football was peculiar. We (the yellow-bibs) lost 5-2, but on paper you would not have expected us to lose at all. The Gorse Fox was pleased to score one of our two goal - keeping up the one-a-week average.

Back home we were in full Ellie support mode. This heightened as she waddled towards the stairs and, without hesitation, started to climb them. This was a warning to be careful, but the Gorse Fox was in close support. This is probably just as well. When she had decided she had gone high enough she just turned round and stepped into thin air. Granddad was there and caught her before she had even realised what was happening. The stair gate will have to get pressed into use.

There is a family party scheduled soon. The Silver Vixen and Gorse Fox have resolved to go, on the assumption that we can get cover for Jasper. The Gorse Fox has spent the few odd moments available this afternoon to see if there is an hotel close by that has availability and is of a suitable standard. (This will, after all, be in the bandit lands of Wales).