Although Tuesday and Wednesday started damp both days developed into lovely summer days. On Tuesday afternoon we ventured to Chesterfield as there were a few things I needed to get before Saturday’s change over. On Wednesday we had planned to go to the Ashover Show as we hadn’t been for a few years. This is a ‘proper‘ agricultural show compared to Bakewell as there isn’t much scope for retail therapy. The guests who went enjoyed it. Chris went to York as his mum was not well leaving me with a day to myself. As this was unexpected I made the most of it by doing some odd jobs on my list and some extra cleaning around the house. By the afternoon I could hear the cutting machines out in the fields and I knew Andrew had started his second cut. Cutting went on till quite late but at least it all got done. The results of my hard labour today meant a number of bags of clothes and soft furnishings for recycling so I did a quick trip down to Bakewell. Thursday was a lovely day from start to finish so it meant the second cut was able to be completed today. Not as many fields get cut as in June and with three collectors working the job was finished late evening. I popped down to Bakewell in the afternoon to get provisions for the weekend. It was busy. When I took the dogs for a late walk to put the chicken and duck away there was a smell of cut grass in the air. In the twilight I enjoyed the smells and ambiance of living here as the lights came on in faraway village such as Stanton and Elton and once again I thought how lucky I was to live here at Bolehill with our peak district cottages.