Saturday was cool and dull.  Four cottages out and seven booked to arrive at our peak district cottages but only four arriving on Saturday.  Two cleaners up and with some early departures an early finish was achieved.  Two cottages arrived between 3 and 4pm with the final two between 4 and 5.30pm, one has been before.  Could have cooked dinner but decided to have a Chinese take away.  Chris went down to Bakewell and came back to say that there was bunting and flags up in Bakewell.  I thought I would take my camera down on Sunday morning when we went to get the paper by which time the wind and rain had resulted in most of the flags being wrapped round the poles.  Sunday could be described in two words, cold wet.  I could add a third, horrible.  Thought about all the local events that were affected by the weather, such as a fun for the family day in Bakewell, cream teas at Sheldon and a meeting of Rolls Royce’s and Bentley’s at Chatsworth.  Two cottages arrived just after lunch.  Spent most of the day catching up on paperwork but also tapped into the jubilee pageant on the computer.  First time was by accident but when I realised I could I did.  Saw when they opened Tower Bridge for the Queen’s barge.  Made me realise how telecommunications has changed since the Golden Jubilee.  Then you watched it on TV, ten years later I was watching it on a computer and could, if I had wanted to, joined in by email or tweeting!  Not the sort of day to do some gardening.  As a reminder of the weather th previous Sunday here is a picture of mad dogs and an Englishman out in the sun!