Woke up to a dusting of snow on Monday at our peak district cottages.  Not what was expected and not what was needed with all bar two cottages departing.  Luckily as soon as the sun got on it it started to melt.  A busy couple of hours dealing with departures and one cleaner up as two cottages back in later in the day.  Made a start with taking down a couple of Xmas trees at our peak district cottages and some of the decorations elsewhere.  After cottages cleaned did final checks and both cottages here by 3.30 pm, both have been here before.  Time to do more accounts before sitting down for a quiet evening.  The wind and rain kept me awake most of Monday night and the wind and rain continued during Tuesday although a brief respite meant I was able to take the dogs for their early morning walk in the dry.  My main job for the day was to take more cottage Christmas trees down and finalise accounts for 2011 which I achieved.  We also stocked up on logs and I phoned our friends from Yorkshire to catch up on the week.  Bookings are starting to come in for the year which is encouraging and January is usually one of the busiest months for bookings so lets hope it carries on.