A quiet few days ahead. Two cottages out this morning, one has booked a break already for new year, with one due back into our peak district cottages today. They have been here before. One cleaner up to prepare a couple of cottages – just in case – and bed stripping. Laundry and rubbish collected as usual. Handyman up today to start work on one of the cottage bedrooms. Rain arrived by lunchtime and I popped down to Bakewell to post some bits mid afternoon. With the weather deteriorating the market was closing down by the time I got there. Had to queue in the post office – that time of year – and in the bank too. Chris dealt with the guests when they arrived as I had expected to be back by then. Chris went to the Bakewell Photographic Circle in the evening. On Tuesday I went to Buxton to get some bits and also went to Morrisons.