Tuesday was the disappointing day of the week weather wise.  A damp and dreary morning but a little brighter in the afternoon before the showers set in.  A quick trip down to a busy Bakewell in the morning to get provisions for the next few days.  Saw Joanna who had been helping set up the WI entry in the WI marquee at the Bakewell Show ground.  Spent the afternoon on accounts and a bit of housework.  Wednesday was the first day of the 182nd Bakewell Show and at least the weather held.  It is also one of the few big outdoor events to go ahead this summer.  An estimated 60000 people attended, less than would have been expected on a warm sunny day, but in the current economic climate and weather conditions everyone was happy.  I went to Buxton for a few hours knowing the traffic in Bakewell would be busy but traffic reports said that the stewards were doing a good job in keeping the traffic moving.  Thursday was a quiet day at our peak district cottages.  I got on with a number of jobs around the house and more accounts.  It was a sunny and warm morning, ideal for the second day of the Bakewell Show.  There were a few showers in the afternoon but nothing serious enough to cause disruption.  In the evening we were invited to go down and share a Chinese take away at the farm.  Chris had been down to help Andrew chainsaw some wood  and as Fay was home they had opted for a take away. We had a storm late in the evening which of course spooked the dogs, especially Smudge.  Don’t know why, it wasn’t that bad.  Silly dogs!

Here are the July weather stats. 4.38in rain (2.13in 7/11).  Wettest day 7th with .6in, although most of that fell before we got up.  24th was warmest day and night with highest temp of 25.4 deg C.  Lowest temp was 7.1 deg C on 12th with 20th being the coldest day and 29th the coldest night.