Friday 11/4 was a lovely day at our cottages near Bakewell (see here).  Two departures and two arrivals and one cleaner up.  Handyman up again and they carried on with cleaning of outside furniture .  I went down to Bakewell to get provisions for the weekend and felt it was noticeably busier. If you have been to Bakewell lately you will have noticed they have been revamping the Co-Op and Friday was the official opening of the new look store.  having known where everything was for ten years it will probably take ages to find things now.  Guests delayed by motorway accidents and heavy traffic and arrived at 5pm and 7pm.  I had time to catch up with paper work and do some preparations for Saturday.  With a  frost forecast I covered my camellia with fleece as it is about to flower for the first time in two years.  Saturday was disappointing weather wise feeling a lot cooler with a bit of brightness in the afternoon before light rain set in for a while in the evening.  Four departures and three arrivals and two cleaners here. Chris cut the grass late morning. First arrival at 3.30 with next two both just after 4.30, all have been before. We were down at the farm at 9am on Sunday morning to see the milk cows come out for the first time this year. While we were watching them frolicking around we saw the first swallows of the year too.  Chris went to get the paper leaving me to get the hanging baskets ready to take to the nursery for filling.  We did this after a late coffee, so with hanging baskets safely delivered to Buxton we thought we would head over to the cafe at the Cat and Fiddle for lunch.  When we got there though the cafe was already full and there were a group of cyclists too so there was no where for us to sit. With it being such a nice day I guess a lot more people had come out for a drive. We headed home via Flagg where the cafe was closed but luckily we must have timed it right at Monyash as there was a spare table outside. So we sat in the sun and ate our bacon baps before a group of motor cyclists arrived.  Back home we spent some time in the afternoon going round the grounds making a note of what other jobs need to be done. A breeze took the edge of the temperature but on the whole it was a lovely day.