Hamming it up

 Ellie's level of excitement is growing and she soon followed the Gorse Fox down this morning. "Where's Poppy the Elf?" was her second question... the first being "can you help bye put on my new dress?" The Gorse Fox helped with the dress; what gentleman wouldn't?  Then we went hunting. Ellie walked right past the Elf half a dozen times before the Gorse Fox gave her a clue.

Urban-Cub was due to star work at 10:30 so she helped Ellie get ready before heading off to work. The Gorse Fox and Silver Vixen then took over. The Gorse Fox found himself in a rather bizarre game of hide and seek. This involved several toys which Ellie hid, then demanded we count to four and go and find them... she hasn't quite got the concept of hiding. The Gorse Fox tried to help by hiding the toys and then explaining the concept of "getting warmer" or "getting colder". This provoked her to rush round the house demanding warmer or colder instructions without actually changing her search pattern based on the instructions. Finally, the Gorse Fox suggested we retrieved her colouring pencils and did some colouring.

Pistol Pete came along to collect Ellie at lunchtime. She will be with him until lunchtime tomorrow.

The house is currently infused by the most glorious smell. The Gorse Fox has cooked the ham this afternoon. It looks wonderful, but somehow he has to resist trying it until he carves it tomorrow. Not easy!

We were delighted to hear, this afternoon, that the trade deal has been completed with the EU. Clearly an historic deal which delivers on what the Government promised. Whichever side you were in the Referendum, you have to concede that the Government has finally delivered on what the public chose. The Gorse Fox has no doubt that there will be the usual people saying it doesn't go far enough, or it goes too far, or we should never have had the Referendum. The Gorse Fox doesn't care. It was an exercise in democracy, and we have complied. It is now time to get behind the Country and make the most of our new situation.