As normal radio programmes returned this morning after a month of summer time scheduling (yes, things close down over the holidays), I thought it’s time I eased myself back into business as usual. As a Domestic Executive this is a truly wonderful thing. My... It’s been hot, hot, hot this weekend. In excess of 30 degrees I reckon. Just the weather you need to tame a field. Yeah, right! Regardless of the weather we’ve a list of things to do before winter and when I look at the list and look at the weather,... I think it’s fair to say that almost 8 weeks after summer officially started that I can declare summer here. I know this because the cicadas are chirping, a sure fire sign that at last New Zealand has reached it’s summer weather pattern. It’s... It’s been a couple of weeks but the potager has come up trumps again with something else for us to eat. Can you tell what it is peaking out of the ground? Yup, that’s right, the orange of life, carrots. I was never a great lover of carrots when I was a... Here’s a picture of a simply brilliant basset handler. She’s grown up with bassets and knows how to keep them under control. I can learn a lot from her. I took this photograph of her at the basset show on Monday and with her Mum’s permission have... 