Sunday started quite pleasant at our peak district cottages but the mist soon came down. Two departures and one arrival so some jobs in the cottages in the morning.  Cottage arrived about 3pm, they have been here before and are here for a number of weeks, as is another one of the cottages that arrived a few days ago.  After they arrived I finally finished packing away Christmas trees and decorations.  The outside lights have been switched off for a another year.  One sign of the new year is that our annual letter has been emailed and we received a number of bookings during the day.  Monday stayed gloomy and I had a busy day with emails and bookings.  One cottage out and one cleaner up.  Our main cleaner will be here most days for the next few months not only cleaning in between change overs but undertaking the annual deep clean.  I have a list of things to do in the cottages too over the next couple of months.  Chris took down the lights.  In the evening we abandoned the dogs with Chris heading down to Bakewell for the Photography Club and I headed to Over Haddon for Indoor Bowls.  When I got back there were a few more emails.  The first Monday after the New Year is normally busy for enquiries and bookings hence I dub it Manic Monday.