…in the morning, damp and chilly walk in the afternoon. (And even that tenuous, in so far as it’s now some sort of hunting season and Pax is hearing things.)

Ping-pong is only fun when you have reasonable competition; otherwise it’s mostly ball chasing (usually requiring a prone position with arm wedged under an item of furniture). Kate and Will are fun to play, and a number of matches were tied at game point.