A couple of quiet days and a chance to catch up on housework and paper work and WI matters.  One cottage in to our peak district cottages on Tuesday bringing us up to full occupancy again. The handyman has been up for a few days re pointing the paved area by the reception which was damaged by the winter. The first of my plants have started to arrive so I found some time to spend in the greenhouse too. On Wednesday evening I collected Joana and we went to WI.  Our speaker tonight came from ‘Friends of the Peak District’ who gave us an informative talk on the work they do.  (We have recently become Corporate ‘Friends of the Peak District’).  Did you know that there are as many people employed in farming as in quarrying in the Peak District.  One of the greatest issues facing the park today is off roading.  I had to give the vote of thanks.  Although it has stayed dry it has been cool with a nagging north easterly wind so on Thursday we had a shopping day as I felt it was too cool for a walk.  We went to Junction 28 Outlet Centre via Scotland nurseries just outside Matlock.  We also went on down to Ikea just outside Nottingham. A lot is being made of the dust cloud that is affecting aviation so with the potential for interesting sunsets I took the dogs for a late walk but it was too cloudy.