Monday was a warm day at our Bolehill cottages near Bakewell (see here) even if it wasn’t particularly sunny.  No departures or arrivals so morning on catch up jobs and in the afternoon we went to Chesterfield to Bookers and Morrisons.  When we got back they had started silaging with cutting in Andrew’s fields on our side of the road.  Tuesday saw one departure and two arrivals with one cleaner here.  Down to Bakewell just after 9am and the car parks were already quite busy, probably locals like me getting provisions in before the Bakewell show. It is the 185th Bakewell show and 20,000visitors were expected over the course of the three days so Bakewell was best avoided.  Tuesday was the main Equestrian day at the show.  Back before guests departed.  By then they were rowing up and collecting in Andrew’s fields.  Everything ready in cottages by lunchtime which gave me the afternoon to do some jobs around the house.  First cottage here just after 3.30 with second here just after 8pm.  Wednesday was a quiet day so did some more jobs on my summer catch up list like washing and reproofing our walking jackets.  Spent some time in the afternoon picking blackcurrants and as there were still quite a few left on the bushes I phoned Joanna and she came up and picked some too.  In the evening we went down to the Bakewell show as there was free entrance after 7pm.  Unfortunately the stalls were closed so I saved some money but we did get to have a look at the stock judging that was going on.

July’s weather statistics.  Hottest day and night was the 1st which had the highest temperature of 29.8C.  Coldest day was 26th with coldest night 30th and lowest temperature of 7.3C on 31st.  Wettest day was 4th with .35 in rain.  Total for month 1.78 in (2014 1.83 in)