By the time we woke up on Friday morning (15/6) at our peak district cottages here had been half an inch of rain.  The morning was not too bad so I popped down town to get provisions for the weekend and got back just before the heavens opened.  One cleaner up to get some cottages ready for the weekend.  A number of heavy showers during the afternoon put paid to any silaging and another dry spell is needed.  Discovered there are still some fields to cut as well as some fields with cut grass awaiting collection.  The yield has been almost the same from the one cut as from the three cuts last year.  As the store barn is almost full they will probably have to bag the remaining grass.  Spoke to friend in Yorkshire and a lot of our conversation centred on the Olympic Torch which is in her area on Monday.  She is also a volunteer on the North Yorks Moor Railway and the torch  will make a part of its journey on that.  It is only two weeks before it is in Bakewell so I will have to think about what I will do.  One cottage in arriving about 7.30, they have been before.  Saturday was more disappointing than expected weather wise with a constant stream of showers during the day.  Four cottages out with six back in.  Two have been before.  Three here by 3.30, one cottage is from Holland, two arrived between 4 and 5pm with final one about 6 pm.  It did brighten up in the evening and the forecast is a bit more promising over the next few days.