The pair of us have had time at home here in Bigland Towers and made the most of it in different ways, although it wasn’t one that went quite to the schedule we’d mapped out – mainly because we both slept in! Having started later than planned our schedule slipped further (but in a positive and pleasant way) when we were contacted by an old friend who was passing through the area so popped in just as Dee’s parents were popping out!

Social visits over we knuckled down to doing some work around the cottage. Having spent so much time away recently I’d neglected the gardens which meant I’d plenty to catch up on – especially as we’re at the height of the leaf-fall season. The front garden looks a lot neater now as I’ve trimmed the Acer, cut back the Iris’ and disposed of a Jasmine which had climbed up the front of the building but was blocking a lot of light. The back received a lot of attention too with herbs harvested for winter, ferns trimmed and leaves disposed of.

Whilst I was doing all this Dee had decided to tackle the front room which doubles as her office. Having cast a critical eye over the leather settees (which double as her filing cabinets) they were given a full polish across all sides, whilst the rest of the room received an Autumn clean. Today’s been a good day for working around the house as the weather remains remarkably mild – and dry, which makes a change! That said, the skies have been leaden, leading to dull weather. Not necessarily a bad thing as I’ve not been tempted to venture out with the camera.

Tomorrow we’ll be having another day at home cracking on with getting the cottage ready for winter whilst also catching up with work we both need to do. Next week promises to be busy and we’re away in Nottingham at the weekend. Plus, I’ve a couple of blogs I want to write. One’s a critique of the latest Simon Jenkins nonsense about HS2 in the Guardian, the other’s some thoughts on politics and the election of the latest next former leader of the Conservative party – Kemi Badenoch. Better set the alarm clock then as tomorrow’s going to be a full day!

In the meantime I’ll leave you with today’s picture, which is from our recent Lakeland travels. Here’s the view across Thirlmere from atop Raven Crag.

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