Well dressings

Saturday was a pleasant day with showers forecast although most missed our cottages at Bolehill (see link). Five cottages departed and five due back in but only two cleaners available. At coffee time we were reminiscing on the fact that in the first few summers the two cleaners used to clean eight cottages and I would often finish my checks at 3pm!  Since a third cleaner joined us to help on busy days it has been much easier all round. With all cottages departed by 9.45 cleaning was under way promptly. For the third Saturday running a departing guest made a booking for 2014. They’ll be back in 62 weeks time -so their organiser told them! Cleaning completed by 1.30 so time for lunch and for Chris to cut the grass. Four cottages arrived between 3 and 4pm with final cottage arriving about 5 pm. One cottage has been before and they are staying for ten nights, we have a few staying for ten nights or more this season. Overnight rain resulted in a damp start to Sunday. One departure and one arrival and a day of spring cleaning for me! Guests arrived about 3pm. Monday saw no departures but one arrival. One cleaner up. In the evening Ian joined us for dinner.  Tuesday was a pleasant day with one departure.  Chris put in some new bath and basin taps in the vacated cottage and I concentrated on WI accounts.  Late afternoon we decided to visit the well dressings at Youlgrave and Over Haddon. There are also well dressings at Tideswell, Litton and Hope. We thought we would make an evening of it and after our stroll round Youlgrave and Over Haddon we called in for something to eat at the Lathkill Hotel. Luckily there was a table available outside so we could enjoy our meal with the views. Enjoy the photos.