The temperature went down to -6 on Saturday night.  In Rowsley it was down to -12.  Even when we went down to Bakewell on Sunday morning it was still -5 in Bakewell (but -3 at Bolehill).  At least it stayed dry and sunny.  Chris has got my cold bug so he stayed in bed a bit longer.  I spent a lot of Sunday moving into the laundry room.  Boxes of bits that have been down the cellar since July now have a new home as does various bits from the old utility room.  Monday started with some flurries but the sun soon came back out.  Four cottages out of our peak district cottages this morning with one back in later in the day.  Carpet was due to be delivered but it will now arrive on Tuesday, weather permitting.  Handyman up and started maintenance on the next cottage which we also hope to re carpet.  Cleaner up and prepared cottage for today and Wednesday in case she cannot get up on Wednesday.  One disappointment is that one of the new hair dryers I bought for one of the cottages has gone AWOL and another oven glove bites the dust.  At least a dozen oven gloves and tea towels have had to be replaced this year where they have been burnt by being left too near a hob or stains like curry spices in addition to normal wear & tear.  And they are always the new ones that get damaged!  Usual tasks including laundry and rubbish and after an early lunch I set off for Matlock.  Main purpose was to stock up at Salisbury’s and possibly pop into town to the bank and Wilkinsons.  I wanted to get back before it got dark so in the end just did Sainsbury’s. It was very busy, whether it was because others were also stocking up too with more snow forecast for the next few days I don’t know, but I got back just after 4pm.  Not long after the cottage arrived, who has been a number of times before.  Spoke to my friend in Yorkshire who already has had a foot of snow in the last week.  Chris went to the Bakewell Photographic Circle as it was competition night and although not feeling well there was no-one else there who could operate the computer!