Another bright day. Two cottages out of our peak district cottages with none back in. First Sunday for a while with no arrivals. With a Sunday Market on in Bakewell we went to Ashford to get a paper. With good reports of the Tree Festival at Bakewell Church we decided to visit the market and the Church. Bakewell was very busy but we found a spot in the long stay car park by the river. This was as high as we had seen it and very fast flowing but none of the flood defences were in place. We went up to the Church first. The tree festival was a display of Christmas Trees staged and decorated by various organisations in and around Bakewell. There were about 70 trees altogether and the decorations of some reflected the organisations, eg the croquet club had croquet hammers. Refreshments were also available but we headed back into Bakewell and stopped for a late lunch at the Lavender Tea rooms in Hebden Court. We then walked around the market which was an abbreviated version of the normal Monday Market. Back home an article in the Sunday Times (property section) focused on the legislation expected to be passed in this weeks Budget affecting furnished holiday lets which is likely to see a number of owners give up the running of holiday homes. We will be affected as we will no longer be considered a trade as according to the new rules we do not provide a service. I had to smile at one part of the article which focused on a holiday home owner who has four cottages to decorate for Christmas, whereas I have double that! Which reminds me I had better start planning when I am going to put up those trees…