
Up and after breakfast said goodbye to B&B guests who will be back next month but next time will be staying in a cottage. Down to
Ashford to pick up
the paper and we walked down to the river to see what state it was in. It was high and very fast flowing but we have seen it higher. Back home and after coffee spent a few hours doing our tax return. Cottage guests arrived about 1pm. A late lunch and after showing some potential guests around we decided to have a few hours off. As usual it was a case of famine or feast and today it
was feast. There were a number of craft/antique fairs and open gardens so we opted for
Cressbrook Hall which overlooks Water-Cum-Jolly. It does B&B and self catering and we once stayed in the B&B when we were on one of our numerous
visits to the area before we moved here. It has a small garden
area but with wonderful views and included in the
entrance fee was a cream tea. Also there were a number of stalls such as tombola and the
Cressbrook Silver Band provided the entertainment. Showers held off for a few hours and we then came back via
Monsal Head where we were able to take some pictures including looking to the village of
Cressbrook on the hillside. Back home more work on the tax returns before dinner and sitting down just after 8pm. Forecast for this week is more promising so fingers crossed.