Technician

 It was clear, when Urban-cub arrived, that Ellie had not been on her best behaviour. Once Urban-cub had gone, it took Ellie a little while to settle, but eventually, she did. The Gorse Fox popped out to get some shopping then, while the Silver Vixen got on with some ironing, the Gorse Fox kept Ellie busy with "Eye Spy" and "Hide and Seek".

After lunch, Ellie was eager to have her nails done. The Gorse Fox decided that it was only a fancy kind of painting. He could do this. (Ellie was less sure, but being desperate she played along.

So it was that he raided the Silver Vixen's bathroom cabinet and came down with three distinct colours. He painted one set of nails in a gel pink. The other hand was deep purple, and finally, the toes were pink. The Gorse Fox has clearly missed his calling. Maybe, in retirement, he should become a nail technician.

Later we played with phonics on the iPad. Ellie was very good and recognised many of the basic letters and their sounds. The app also encouraged her to trace her finger around the shape of the letter imprinted on the screen. Again, she was quite competent at this. Urban-cub finished a lot earlier than expected and collected Ellie before six o'clock.