Water shortages, what?

It’s still raining another day later and the bassets and I are thoroughly fed up. After spending yesterday rescuing trees and plodging through the mud in wellies I yearn for the summer sun to return.I know that the farmers need the moisture and we need the rain...

Deliverance of weather

The severe weather we were expecting arrived last night. According to the newspapers it wasn’t as bad as people feared but it sounded like rain of biblical proportions on the roof.Still at least our water tank will be full which is always a comforting...

A quick round up for new readers

For new and returning visitors to Domestic Executive, here’s a quick link round up for you to enjoy.We’ve been living in New Zealand now for over two years. Don’t ask me where the time has gone as it hardly seems like yesterday since I was loading my...

Drought to floods

New Zealand has weather warnings today that we’re about to be deluged with rain with a threat of tornadoes. Just as well we managed to get the rain collection from the barn roof connected to the main water tank today. This means we’ll now be able to...

Basset blogging: in the wars again

Fortnum’s been overdoing it and ended up back at the vets. Probably too much hooning around but he’s now confined to gentle play and lots of rest in his crate. We’re not sure whether it’s an injury or whether he’s got growing pains but...