It’s been a long time in coming but we’ve finally sorted out an indoor play arena for our pampered pooches to enjoy when the rain comes down. After much headscratching and design work by our respective father’s I decided to take an easy construction... We’ve been getting lots of dew for weeks but gradually it’s been getting chillier and chillier overnight and it’s only a matter of time before we a ground frost to contend with.With the dip in temperature and torrential rain this weekend we’ve... The danger of running a puppy bootcamp is that you need a totally secure and contained area in which to keep the puppies when one is on the parade ground going through their paces. Our puppy pen has served us well over the last four months with only one breach of... This weekend we’re having a social fest – we’ve got two sets of friends visiting. Not only is this momentus because this indicates we have a kiwi social life but it marks another moment of baking mania to provide for our guests.So tonight I’ve... For the last two nights I’ve had to swerve in the lane driving up to the house. This was to avoid squashing one of our country residents – a hedgehog. Fortunately it moves pretty quickly across the road so doesn’t cause delay but it’s still a... 