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How many ways can a basset pose?

20 October 2008 3 Comments

I swear there is no dog like a basset hound for lounging around in an out of control way.  In fact, I defy anyone to find another breed of dog that has such a depth of comic character.  Basset hounds should come with a label which declares “guaranteed to make you smile”. Everyone loves a [...]

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Satisfaction in completed jobs

19 October 2008 6 Comments

It’s been gloriously sunny this weekend.  No excuses for not getting on with our jobs.  I thought it was time I actually stopped procrastinating and got on with what needed to be done. Amazing what can be achieved when you stop procrastinating and just get on with it. OK I admit it, I’ve been taking [...]

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I really really love a wedding – no really!

18 October 2008 2 Comments

You’ll see from  yesterday’s post that I love a wedding.  If I could have another career I’d be a wedding dress designer.  Or maybe a stationery guru or perhaps a florist.  You see I really do love a wedding. Now, I hope you can understand that to miss a family wedding is a tough deal [...]

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How I love weddings

17 October 2008 2 Comments

At the beginning of September MT hotfooted it back to the UK to attend his brother’s wedding.  I love weddings and this is one wedding I would have love to have been at but moving to the other side of the world and living a new life means that you can’t have it all. I [...]

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Just any old stick won’t do!

16 October 2008 4 Comments

Walking our basset hounds can be a frustrating business some days.  They drag their feet, sniff every step of the way and get stubborn about moving at all.  None of this is unusual.  If you read any books about basset hounds these are the sorts of warnings you’re given. In short, if you have no [...]

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Liquid lawns, you can’t beat them (apparently!)

15 October 2008 4 Comments

It was December last year when our first liquid lawn was laid.  We promptly fell into a drought and despite watering gallons of water on the lawn it was a bit of a failure.  After much gnashing and wailing (well, actually a bit of a chat) with the landscapers it was agreed we’d try again [...]

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How does your garden grow?

14 October 2008 2 Comments

When I see this I get fed up.  Piles of earth, stuff lying around and weeds, lots of weeds.  It gets overwhelming and I get frustrated. I know enough about how to overcome frustration and procrastination but time and time again I get a down moment. Then I turn around and see something else.  Something [...]

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The kiwi is melting too

13 October 2008 2 Comments
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Posted by MT from his Soapbox Another week and the headlines have been dominated by the financial woes of a small, remote storm-swept island….yep NZ and Iceland have more in common than most Kiwis would like to acknowledge. It’s a little known fact that NZ actually led the world into recession at the end of [...]

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A walk and a paddle for bassets

12 October 2008 4 Comments

No need to adjust your set, this is a new basset hound here at Domestic Executive HQ. Today is a veritable extravaganza of basset pictures after our Basset Hound Club walk to the Rimutaka Incline Trail today.  It was a wonderful day for a walk with sun shining and a gentle breeze although I’m sure [...]

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The joys of entertaining

12 October 2008 2 Comments

It’s been all go here in Domestic Executive HQ in the last 24 hours. We’ve been holding our first proper dinner party.  We’ve had people around for meals but this was a bonefide dinner party at which I was playing corporate wife. MT had invited people he works with and their partners so it required [...]

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