dogs in the breeze

Sunday 11 January saw a dusting of snow that quickly disappeared at our Bolehill Cottages near Bakewell (See here) . One departure but no arrivals. On the way back from Bakewell we called in at Green Cowden farm for a cup of tea and a chat.  They have just brought the sheep in for lambing, early lambs will be here by end of month.  At home day went in odd jobs like stocking up on logs.  In the evening we went to Over Haddon for the film night.  We saw ‘The Book Thief’ which was quite a moving and profound film.  Monday saw work start on Derwent with the bathroom stripped out and channels dug for pipe work.  Two departures but no arrivals but one cleaner here for painting.  A damp start and it stayed cool, overcast and breezy for the day.  Kept busy during the day with emails and phone calls but found time to do some more accounts and chat to friend in Yorkshire.  Had planned to go to Sainsbury’s on Tuesday afternoon but after consulting the weather forecast decided to leave it until Wednesday as there was a risk of wintry showers.  Went down to Bakewell in the morning to get some provisions for the next few days.  Quiet in Bakewell but busy at Bolehill with two cleaners, one cleaning one painting, one handyman doing odd jobs.  Work in Derwent bathroom continued as well.  I made the right decision as by lunchtime we had some snow showers which left a dusting of snow.  I went out to take some photos but discovered I had a flat camera battery.  At least I managed to get some accounts done.  More wintry weather is expected over the next few days.