Houseblogging: periously close

It was not quite as chaotic on site today but still a hive of industry. There were reports of 22 people working in the house yesterday so good job I didn’t venture up there – there wouldn’t have been room!Still, we are periously close now. Money paid...

New beginnings

Yeh! I am an auntie again……today we welcomed Patrick Joseph Treanor Davison to the world. Well I say today – it was yesterday in London. How confusing for the little man. No pics yet, he’s shy but it was a thrill to know that he arrived safe...

Fine tuning

After a miserable visit at the weekend when we thought that there was no way that the building site would be turned into a habitable house I was pleasantly surprised on my visit today. There was a gang of trades doing their stuff – fine tuning or in the case of...

Political punch-ups

There have been plenty of fisticuffs in the last week. Literally, the Minister for Rugby World Cup (amongst other things) punched a member of the opposition outside Parliament because he was taunted for allegedly having an affair. There’s been plenty of comment...

Retrospective photoblogging: goodwill warship

Discerning readers of the domestic-executive blog have requested something other than house blogging. So here’s some retrospective photoblogging from 14 October. It was one of those “you can’t beat Wellington days”. Sun was shining, a spring...