It was a sunny and frosty start to Tuesday and taking the dogs for an early walk saw our first hot air balloon of the season from our peak district cottages.  Joanna collected me and then we picked up another WI lady from Bakewell and headed to   Chesterfield for the Derbyshire Federation of WI’s for the Spring Council meeting.  I went as the Over Haddon delegate.  If you remember I went last year a delegate so I had a better idea of what to expect.  We had two guest speakers, the one in the morning was from the Derbyshire Library Service, and saving Libraries was last years WI resolution.  At lunchtime we had a wander round the various WI stalls before a quick stroll into town.  Our main speaker of the day was Dame Jenni Murray, well known to Woman’s Hour listeners, I’m not one, so she was well received.  She recounted her time in radio, talking about some of the people she had enjoyed and not enjoyed interviewing and there was time for questions afterwards.  On the way home we noticed that Debenhams would be coming to Chesterfield later in the year and Poundstretcher was stretching into the vacant neighbouring Comet store.  At home I called in and said hello to the cottage that had already arrived, they have been before, and one cottage had left that morning.  A quiet evening after a hectic day.  Wednesday was a catch up day, a bit cooler than Tuesday and in the evening this months WI committee meeting was held at our house.  In Joanna’s absence I took the minutes so I have a lot of notes to write up in the next few days. Below is a picture of the sunlight catching the Edges one evening.