Wow - what a wonderful country we live in!
This week-end has seen me traipsing up hills and down dales in Derbyshire in the company of a group of like minded slightly mad people, it has been such fun! We stayed in the Youth Hostel in Hartington - a very up market place for hostels.
They serve your meals and there are none of the old fashioned jobs to do (things are just not the same nowadays - where's the hardship in this!!!)
Hartington Hall

The town is very pituresque, especially in the day time, however even the pitch dark could not prevent us venturing out to the nearest pub for a social meetup and drink. Then on Saturday we went on various walks through the countryside, yours truly managed about 9 miles without sounding like the puffing billy of past.
Back to the hostel, a shower and then a revenge game of scrabble. Last time we played, Shirley thrashed me totally, so I had to pull out all the stops and regain the Queen of Scrabble crown. This was achieved with no mean score and much hilarity. Today we had a gentle stroll along the Dovedale valley which is extremely popular but still one of the loveliest places in England.
A fantastic week-end and now I have to get down to writing a proposal for my dissertation. Ouch!