I can see why people suffer from SAD.  I am missing some bright weather!  Sunday started off reasonably bright but by mid afternoon it was drizzling.  One cottage out with one returning so Chris and I turned the cottage round.  It was warm enough to have morning coffee on the patio! With guests arriving promptly (they have been before) we spent the rest of the afternoon filling out our business and personal tax returns.  The forecast for the next few days showed the border between the fine and dreary weather over us and I had hoped Monday would be dry, at least to start with.  Yet again by mid morning the drizzle had set in.  Three cottages out with none returning but one cleaner up to get some cleaning underway.  I had arranged to meet my WI Financial Auditor in Buxton and with no arrivals Chris and I went to Buxton for lunch, where it was raining quite heavily, before meeting my Auditor briefly and handing over the annual accounts for checking.  We then came back via Morrisons and stopped at the new B&Q which has opened in place of the Focus branch which closed a few months ago.  At least it means we have a DIY store back in Buxton.  Tuesday was no better but we did get a glimpse of blue sky. First of all we finished off the tax returns then I finished checking the cottage where we were expecting arrivals, they arrived about 3pm.  Next I had planned to do some housework but one of our guests called in to say there was a cow in the garden.  Suitably dressed Chris and I went outside in the rain and manged to encourage her back into the field only for her to turn round and jump back over the wall into the garden.  The cows had been sheltering up near the greenhouse and could have easily knocked a part of the wall over as they shuffled around.  To stop 885 coming back in I stayed by the wall and waited for Chris to go and fetch a stretch of electric fence from Andrew.  Smudge came and joined me and did his cow dog routine and cleared them away when Chris came back.  Forgot to take my camera but Chris took some shots and Smudge has blogged his version too.  It looks like the weather could improve later in the week at our peak district cottages, I hope so as I’m getting fed up of getting wet, wiping the floors and drying the dogs!