I knew it the moment we turned the corner into Maymourn that I should have brought my camera with me this morning. The mists were hanging in the valley shrouding the trees. Natures magic at work. Forgetting of course that I did have a camera – on my phone – so I pulled in and [...]
I wandered up from the kitchen garden on Tuesday night and saw this cloud hanging over the hill behind. It was visualisation of what I was feeling. High above that cloud my in-laws were in their plane to Auckland. After weeks of cohabitation we are back to our pack – two of us and two [...]
I’ve had the drains up here at Domestic Executive HQ. The plumbing was looking a little rotten in places, there were leaks and all manner of gremlins lurking. To flush out the waterworks I have upgraded all the software and put on a new outfit. I have grand plans but for now I wanted to [...]
With over 5,000 pictures of Fortnum and Mason on the stocks you’d think I’d have enough to be going on with. I think you are probably right but that won’t stop them being my primary models and partners in photography experimentation. When the sun finally came out today I grabbed my camera and bundled the [...]
Stand up comics might be a rare breed out in the country but that doesn’t stop us from wanting local entertainment. Admittedly this might mean making friends with out comic neighbours but when they are cute and cuddly I can live with that. I was delighted to see an alpaca has moved in on a [...]
Switching from a girlie weekend of shopping to a personal retreat seemed at the time to be an amusing distraction. Something new to try and an experience that would further cement a friendship of over 20 years standing. It was only as we pulled up to Te Moata that I realised what a big step [...]
The pace of life here at Domestic Executive HQ has reached a leisurely stride of a long weekend. Enough time for chores but even more time for fun and a rest. As a special treat we headed to Paekakariki Beach which is one of our favourite places and a regular jaunt when we have time [...]
The day after I arrived in Wellington I comforted myself by buying a book and was captivated by the story of Julie and Julia. It was this book that started me on the road to reading blogs and then to starting my own. Since then this book has been made into a movie which I [...]
Imagine how tedious it gets following the same route every day. It’s much the same for the bassets who fall in and out of love of their various walks. There is nothing worse in the world than a disgruntled basset. They are prone to sulks, dragging of paws and false sniffing as a strategy for [...]
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