Although Wednesday started wet it did stop raining by late morning and we even saw some glimpses of sunshine in the afternoon!  One cottage out with one back in and one cleaner up.  Chris and I went over to Buxton as with the bad weather of late nothing has been done for a number of days at the house and we just wanted to check everything was OK.  We stopped for lunch but was back in time for our guests arrival.  They are from Finland.  A number of emails to keep me busy. At last a sunny day at our peak district cottages.  Thursday was a lovely day so spent a few hours in the afternoon tidying up in the gardens. In the morning one guest departed and I went down to Bakewell to get some provisions for the next few days.  When I went up into the garden I spotted there were some cows in the area just behind the cottages where they shouldn’t be.  They had been let into the paddock for a few days to chomp the grass down but how they got into the other area I don’t know.  (Andrew’s suggestion was that the gate could have been left open then it closed behind them).  With Smudges help managed to get them back into the paddock.  Friday started a bit showery but brightened up.  One cottage out and one back in and one cleaner up.  A day of ‘five minute jobs’ as well as a number of other jobs including dead heading the hanging baskets and washing the windows the cows had been licking whilst in the paddock, I’ve locked them out again now.  Guests arrived about 5pm.  Smudge also said goodbye to his favourite guests in the evening so he will be a bit traumatised for a few day.