no rest for the busy ones

Sunday was mainly bright and breezy with some showers at our peak district cottages.  First thing down to Bakewell to get the paper and called into the farm on the way back to see the latest arrivals.  Twins are more unusual in cows but this week a healthy pair of heifers were born, although one is missing a full tail!  (There is just a small fuzz where the tail should be).  The vet thought they might be identical twins, which would have been very rare, but they weren’t. They did look cute, as did the other recent arrivals.  We had to remind ourselves that next year, in spring 2013, these could be the troublesome hooligans!  Back home Chris got round to laying the lino in a cottage without mishap and I caught up on jobs around the house as well as topping up the log stock.  I also scheduled work for the week ahead although it will probably change by Monday.  Monday was pleasant weather wise with more of a chilly feel in the air. One cottage out.  One cleaner up and work continued on spring cleaning the cottages with some carpets being cleaned.  More of my curtains arrived so I will be busy over the next few days.  Chris and the handyman were working their way through their outstanding list of jobs.  As we have a number of arrivals next weekend they want to get as much done as they can before the end of the week.  Despite all this I went down to the Village Hall for a little relaxation and another enjoyable evening of indoor bowls.