I'm exhausted! Been to Darley Dale near Matlock today for an AGM in a hot room with no air con. Thank goodness they laid on plenty of water! It was a lovely run there and back with not too much traffic and no low cloud to spoil the scenery for a change.
Thanks for the heads up on the local Farmhouse Inn, Penny. It's not far away and we went there a couple of times under its previous management, when It was just, meh, okay ... A couple of people have told me how good it is now it's been taken over so I'll put it on the list of places to try. The list is quite long because we don't eat out very much except when we're on holiday but we'll get around to it!
Dita, I've read several of Margaret Dickinson's books and quite enjoyed some of them. I gather she was born in Gainsborough but left as a very young child and doesn't have many memories of life there. I was told by someone from the Gainsborough History Society that MD has been approached more than once to see if she'd be willing to give talks or otherwise participate in society activities but has said she has no interest in doing so. Reasonable, I suppose. I've been shown the house where I spent my earliest years but I remember nothing about it at all!
Oh great - I was going to have an early night but somebody's car alarm has gone off three times in the past 10 minutes so it may be a sleepless night
I hope everyone else can manage a peaceful night and not too many respiratory problems