Blown away

Well the latest storm rattled in this morning. Storm Gareth, as named by the Irish Meteorological Service, apparently. It certainly made the football a bit lively!

The Silver Vixen had already adapted her plans. She was going to meet a friend at Highdown Gardens, take a packed lunch, then after they had eaten head on to their Embroiderer's Guild meeting. The 'meet at Highdown' bit was a non starter so they agreed to meet at the friend's house and carry on from there.

The Gorse Fox went along for football. The turn out was somewhat curtailed by the weather, but we still managed to field 4 small teams. The Gorse Fox played for the Green team, and it was absolutely clear from the get go that we were going to be pounded. So it turned out. We really only had 2 mobile players and had the weakest of the goal-keepers. Jack and the Gorse Fox did their best but we lost all three games. One of the biggest handicaps for all of us was the wind. It was so strong that that it would whip the ball away from under your feet, or divert a pass, or stop a pass dead in the air. It was really quite bizarre. Anyway we shipped 9 goals over the three games, and the Gorse Fox only managed to score one in reply.

This afternoon he has been experimenting further with OneNote as a long term replacement for Evernote. It is still looking good and unless something crops up in the next day or so, the deed will be done!

This year's Council Tax statement arrived this morning. Needless to say, it has gone up, but actually the increase was £12 per month less than the Gorse Fox had budgeted for the year, so that was pleasing.

Chicken Biryani is planned for tonight, so the Gorse Fox made a quick dash to Sainsbury's when the rain stopped. Fresh coriander is now 'in stock' in the kitchen.