A wonderful warm sunny start…which did not last! Had planned a walk in Lathkill Dale but Smudge had been limping a little last night and there was still a bit of a hobble there this morning so we decided we would postpone it until tomorrow. As it did rain from mid afternoon perhaps it was just as well. Plan B was tax returns so the ‘probate office’ became the ‘tax office’. Firstly though we did a quick trip down to Bakewell for the Sunday paper and two dustbins of bottles for he bottle bank. Also today one cottage out and two back in to our Derbyshire cottages. Took the dogs out in the fields for a walk before the rain set in. Autumn seems to be in the air and the forecast for later in the week sounds more autumnal so fingers crossed that next weekend will be OK as it is the Chatsworth Country Fair and that always brings a lot of visitors to the area. Still they say we will have a nice day tomorrow…