Bright and breezy and busy!  Four cottages out and five cottages back in at our peak district cottages on Saturday.   Three cleaners up and with a number of prompt departures cleaning under way by 10 am.  Chris spent a lot of the day strimming edges (and the verges by our entrance) and also cut the lawns which haven’t been done for a while.  Everything ready by 3pm with time to do some odd jobs in the cottages.  I’m already working on the list of things to do later in the year when we have more time in the cottages again!  Guests arrived between 3 & 5pm, one has been before. Sunday was bright and breezy but quite showery. These started to ease off in the afternoon so we headed over to Stanton in Peak (on the other side of the hillside) to have a look at their open gardens.  Luckily the rain held off and we were able to view the 20 or so gardens without getting wet.  It seemed to be more breezy there and from a number of gardens there were some nice views up the Wye valley towards Bakewell with Haddon Hall visible and of course we could make out Bolehill Farm!  Most of the houses are built of gritstone and were built in the 17th and 18th century so many have no garden to speak of but those that do have made the most of what they have as many were very long and narrow, and being on a hillside were on slopes with steps.  Cant think of a better way to keep fit on a pleasant Sunday afternoon!  The cricket pitch at 850 feet is one of the highest in the country.  Had a drink at the pub (real ale but lunchtime snacks only) whilst we listened to the brass band and had a look round the church and village hall as well before heading home to catch up with emails and phone calls.