Friday was quiet after all the excitement of the previous few days.  No departures but one arrival just after 3pm, they have been before.  One cleaner up.  After a dull start it brightened up and Chris did some tidying up around the place, I got a little bit of gardening done before guests arrived then did some bits around the house.  Saturday saw one of those nice autumnal starts to the day after some early frost so hope you like the pictures of the mist in the valley with our wonderful blue sky.  Four cottages out with only one back in but two cleaners up to get all done.  Got all cleaned cottages ready for next arrivals and cottage arrived about 3.30, they have been before.  Time of year to do autumnal jobs, put parasols away, fill up log baskets, could be getting colder this week.  Sunday got off to a worrying start at our peak district cottages – no electricity.  With all the problems to do with the sub station I had hoped it hadn’t spread to us, the emergency hot line advised that the power was off over a large area and it could be up to three hours before it would be back, just as I was about to spin two loads of washing and the bread was baking.  Fortunately it was back after an hour or so.  At least this meant we could resume with today’s plan which was to visit the Great Peak District Fair at Buxton.  We haven’t been for a couple of years and it is now a well established event, a combination of a craft fair and farmers market with a small beer festival thrown in.  Had a look round and bought some bits before returning home via Sheldon where there was also a little craft fair in the village hall.  We were just enjoying a cup of tea on the patio when Andrew and Joanna came up to pick some apples.  We have had a bumper crop this year on one of our trees and as Chris isn’t keen on apples I thought it a shame to let them go to waste.  In the end they went away with seven bags full of apples. Another arrival today although they didnt get here until very late and as they have been before they let themselves in..