“Be afraid, very afraid” was the weather forecasters message this time last week. A once in a lifetime snow storm was heading across New Zealand that would eclipse the snow flurry we had a few weeks before. Twitter was forecasting #snowmaggedon with tweeters across New Zealand comparing notes on the size of snowflakes as the [...]
There is something breathtaking about winter sunshine. It lifts the spirit in ways that summer sun can’t. Breathes warmth into the chill and reminds you that beyond the dark and gloom of deep winter there are better things still to come. This week we’re on our traditional mid winter stay-cation. The stay at holiday which [...]
It’s not as if we need any more cute basset photographs on this blog but sometimes blog posts aren’t planned or in my case are not really planned at all. So here’s a spontaneous post of basset hugging in honour of all those precious pets in the world. I tweeted about the fact that our [...]
It’s been snow, snow, snow here this week on the blog. It’s been a few days in the making but time for an overdose of basset hounds at play. If you’re not fans of basset hounds you might want to look away now. But if like me you don’t mind a spot of basset blogging [...]
More than once this week I’ve found myself being grumpy OK, let’s be honest here, it’s been more of a case of Grumpy old Woman rather than day-to-day tired and grumpy state. Again and again I found myself being irritated by things that just aren’t the same as they used to be. Or should be. [...]
Nothing like an early morning chilly tickle on a basset’s undercarriage to wake them up. Mason bounced around in the frosty grass like he’s never seen the white stuff before. I wondered how he might behave if we ever had a full-blown snow storm. It was fun watching them frolic and sniff even if my [...]
Aside from their independent, stubborn and ignorant streaks, bassets are totally devoted loyal and loving creatures. Especially when you have food in your hand. They spend most of the week when I’m working from home lolling on the sofa in my office waiting for me to get up and do something more interesting. Especially get [...]
Despite spoiling the bassets rotten they are suffering the winter blues. Can’t blame them really since we’ve had a succession of icy blasts cold enough for me to don gloves and my possum fur lined deerhunter hat that keeps my ears warm. Our resident indoor dog Little Basset is of course relishing the opportunity [...]
I was itching to bake today but with a delicious apple fruit cake in the cupboard it would have been too gluttonous to have made yet another cake. So instead I decided to indulge my bassets with some baking of their own. Inspired by long time reader and basset lover Ms Zoomy, I recently splashed [...]
The only rushing around a basset hound is normally related to food. Otherwise you’ll find them making themselves comfy and taking in the view. That is of course if they are not stretched out and snoring loudly. With all the toing and froing in the garden recently they’ve mastered the art of hanging out together. [...]
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