New home for Domestic Executive

Welcome to the new home of the Domestic Executive blog. Hope you like the new surroundings! Like all building projects there are plenty of snags to fix. I promise to get to them over the next few weeks. Becoming a geek has taken it’s toll. Mostly on my eyesight...

Icy blast heralds winter!

Brr it’s been cold and wet today. Nothing new you may be thinking but with snow across the South Island and even on our own Rimutaka Hill I think it’s safe to declare winter has arrived.Tornados were threatened which worried me today as I walked to the...

When did my boys grow up?

Today is Fortnum and Mason’s 9 month birthday. It’s hard to believe that they’ve been part of our household for over 6 months now. I can hardly remember what life was like before the bassets came along.A quick review of the basset pics shows just how...

Tale of two slippers (part two)

After the arm aching efforts in the garden I was pleased to have some comfort on my feet this weekend. On Saturday my lovely slippers finally arrived from their long journey from the USA.Regular bloggers will recall how the Tale of Two Slippers started. New readers...

A bright spot amongst the graft and pain

This dinky flower on our Leptosermum Huia was the one bright spot in the garden this weekend. Apart from this is was simply hard graft, rain and lots of pain.We managed to get the final tree holes dug and planted. Then came the tricky bit to put in the stakes to keep...