Slow

There was a fair bit of rain overnight and we are in a Met Office "yellow warning" area. The Gorse Fox was expecting to be confined to the house. By mid-morning, however, the rain had passed and a breeze was drying the surfaces. The breeze is expected to escalate during the afternoon and evening with more rain coming through. 

The Silver Vixen and Urban-Cub had decided that there was to be a spring (autumn) clean of the kitchen. This seemed like a cue for the Gorse Fox to get some exercise. He headed out into the sunshine. It was surprisingly mild and he soon worked up a pleasant glow. For a change, he decided to randomly roam the local back streets. Unlike yesterday, it was very quiet, though there were some dog-walkers here and there

As he walked back onto Bersted Park he saw that the willows were glowing nicely in the sunshine. He looped back onto the estate and home. Walking in, it looked as if nothing had happened in the hour he had been gone. Everything was still out on the various worktops and everything was being scrubbed within an inch of its life. He kept moving in case he caught the attention of the Dettol Spray or Cif.

Eventually, it was all done. This allowed the Gorse Fox sufficient access to start on dinner. The plan was to cook a large joint of beef, but to cook it very slowly. This had been successful a couple of weeks back, so the Gorse Fox thought he'd try it again, but do it even more slowly this time. A large joint of silverside is now nestling in the oven at 120C, where it will stay for about 3 hours (with the temperature cranked up for the last 15 minutes). It is sting on a bed of chopped onion and carrot, and luxuriating in a shallow bath of mulled wine and beef stock. Let's see how it turns out.

The forecast suggests that we will get gales and heavy rain for about 4 hours starting soon. The Gorse Fox is glad that there is no reason to leave the house.