Monday was another warm but humid day at our cottages not far from Bakewell (see link for details). Two departures and one arrival and one cleaner up. Cottage arrived about 4pm. We headed off to Thornbridge Hall for a Peak District Business Meeting about 5.30pm. This was a general meeting open to all types of business in the Peak District not just tourism businesses and was an opportunity to hear about and discuss problems and success stories as well as a chance for some networking (and enjoying some free samples from some food providers!) It was a very close evening and clouds were starting to build but the first clap of thunder wasn’t until about 5am and it was very loud so had to be very near. We heard Blue scrabbling at the kitchen door so went down and I stayed with the dogs while Chris closed down the computers and phones to be safe. They were not happy though, especially Blue, who kept crawling into the tightest of spaces while Smudge was just glued to my knees. They eventually settled and we managed to get a short nap in before getting up. I had hoped to go to Chesterfield to the cash and carry but with more storms forecast during the day I decided I’d rather not get caught in any downpour especially as the rain with the earlier storm had given us nearly an inch of rain. First thing, on the advice of a friend, we went down to Bakewell and got some herbal drops to use on the dogs for when the next storm happens as they seem to be getting more nervous as they get older. Otherwise a quiet day with the chance to finalise the previous quarters accounts by completing the VAT returns and paying them. Later in the evening it did look very threatening and there were a few rumbles of thunder so we administered the herbal drops to the dogs and they seemed a lot calmer but luckily the storm passed us by. Wednesday was a better day weather wise. Popped down to Bakewell to get some bits for the next few days as the Farmers Market is on Saturday.  One departure and two arrivals with one cleaner up. Both guests here just after 3pm, one had been before so we ended up chatting for a while. At least it stayed dry.