Finally on Wednesday I got to Chesterfield.  The forecast was for a cloudy start with it brightening up later in the day except  the sun didn’t come out until late afternoon by which time I was back.  In Chesterfield I had a list of things to get including a couple of kettles and toaster, none go for ages then some go in a few days.  I didn’t have time  to get to Dunelm as I also needed to get to Morrisons.  In the evening it was still warm enough to eat al fresco and we had the added bonus of a hot air balloon passing by.  The sound of the burner must have spooked Blue as after a couple of woofs he chose to stay inside and bark from there when Smudge barked and we could not persuade him to come back outside!  Later in the evening we caught Smudge barking at the moon, well it was in the spot he had last seen the balloon!   It seems no sooner have some farmers finished silaging then other farmers are hay making including our neighbours at Green Cowden Farm.  Our neighbours at Melbourne Farm were involved in the protests regarding milk prices and supported those on the blockade at a processing plant near Derby. (Caught on the late evening news). Thursday was a quiet day catching up from Wednesday.  I also spent a few hours sorting out bits for our WI table top sale on Monday in Bakewell.  Like Wednesday the forecast was for a cloudy start with it brightening up later and by mid morning the sun was back out and although it was still warm it was not as hot as the last few days. In the afternoon the cows were moved from our four acre field to our eight acre field which meant they had to come across our drive field.  I went out prepared in case an extra pair of hands were needed but apart from a few stragglers they went willingly into the next field.  Blue sat behind the fence looking worried but Smudge joined me anticipation some action which he didn’t get. (Will upload pictures in next blog).  Last chance for a while to eat al fresco at our peak district cottages.  Roll on some more hot weather!