Plenty of weather to talk about at our peak district cottages.  Sunday was much more dismal with rain on and off most of the day.  One cottage out and Sunday was really an ‘at home’ day.  Took the dogs out in the afternoon and heard the curlews.  With spring here (?) there is a lot more wild life around.  Not seen any hares yet, the pheasants are still resident, have heard an owl.  Lots of birds hopping around, seen the wrens, the wagtails are teasing the dogs but haven’t seen the fieldstarts recently but we have a kamikaze greenfinch who keeps trying to get into the dining room and I have seen the first swallow.  Monday was supposed to start dry but deteriorate but actually started horrible and improved.  Two cottages out and three back in.  One has been before.  One cleaner up.  Cottages arrived between 3 and 4.30pm. In the evening Chris went with one of his photographer friends to help take pictures of a local drama group.  Tuesday was probably the best day of the week weather wise.  Although it clouded over a couple of times it stayed dry and we even saw some prolonged spells of blue sky!  A day of accounts and paying the quarterley VAT (boo hiss!) and one cottage in arriving about 3pm.  Forecast for Wednesday is not good. Sigh.