Friday was another warm day and the forecasted showers never materialised.  Good news for the remaining guests, bad news for farmers and gardeners.  Four cottages out today with none back in but three cleaners up to get as much done as possible in readiness for Saturdays arrivals.  This meant I could also get my jobs done too.  Laundry arrived back just in time.  Chris helped Ian and Joanna move some cows from the front field to one of the back fields as well as taking a couple of heavily pregnant cows back across the road for calving.  Chris also cleaned and cleared the gutters and cut the guest lawn.  Later in the afternoon I headed down to Bakewell again as I had forgot a few bits yesterday as I had forgotten my list.  I tried to get down before the school buses set off but got caught in them.  Never mind.  Before heading home I went to Torne Valley, an agricultural merchants, to get some compost and then fill up with petrol.  Finished off some jobs in the cottages before dinner so there is only a few bits to do on Saturday morning.  It rained during the night and looked ominous first thing on Saturday morning.  It was soon raining again.  One cottage out with five back in and one cleaner up.  As soon as guests had departed and I had given the cleaned cottages a final check Chris dropped me off at the Bakewell Auction Room for the annual plant auction.  A lot of items to go under the hammer but very few shrubs which is what I was looking for to replace the winter’s casualties.  Nevertheless I came away with a number of plants and other items and met up with the owner of Peak District Online.  We both come to this auction every year and always find time to have a little chat. One of our guests also popped in but didn’t buy anything – not that they didn’t try!  Chris collected me about 3pm and got back to find all the cottages were here!  Four had been before and I had phoned them to tell them to let themselves in if we were not there so it was a matter of catching up with them after I had dealt with the only cottage who had not been here before.  Nevertheless the rest of the afternoon just went.  Now I have to find time to plant out my purchases at our peak district cottages.