Day out

It was another glorious day, considering it is mid-February. The sun was streaming down and the skies were crystal clear. We were expecting Trevor at midday - he would be fitting the new blackout blind in the back bedroom. The Silver Vixen had arranged to meet up with Urban-cub and Ellie and go out to a park in Chichester.

Plans started and Urban-cub arrived with Ellie, but pointed out that she wasn't herself this morning. She did, however, perk up once she was in and could chase Nana and Jasper. They got themselves ready and headed off to Chichester.

The Gorse Fox remained behind for Trevor, who turned up just after the girls had left. We stood and chatted over coffee for about an hour before he got started on the job in hand. The Gorse Fox hovered around so that he could lend a hand when necessary - but Trevor is so meticulous that it's best to stay well in the background and avoid distracting him.

It was about this time that the Gorse Fox got a message through from the Silver Vixen. They were on their way to A&E with Ellie who had spiked a temperature and was not looking at all well. Their day out was over and the rest of the afternoon was spent at St Richard's. In the end, it appears that all is well and that she had succumbed to a virus of some kind. All the tests they ran proved negative, and they managed the temperature with paracetamol and ibuprofen. By they time they got back here in the late afternoon, Ellie was still a bit quiet but had obviously perked up.

Enough excitement for the day, Urban-cub and Ellie headed home and the Silver Vixen and the Gorse Fox had quiet evening.