Chickens take fright

A terrible thing happened this evening. The Wellington wind blew the chicken house door shut prematurely stopping our chooks from returning home to roost at dusk. By the time I got home (a little after dusk) they were huddled in the corner of the pen seeking refuge...

Basset blogging: the simple pleasure of a walk

Our basset hounds enjoy the simple pleasures in life. To run and play in the sun is their favourite.Today was a fine day so I escaped my DE duties and took the bassets down to Tunnel Gully for their daily walkies. They love it there – large open green space for...

Domestic Executive Wardrobe

Becoming a domestic executive has been a reality I’ve dreamed about for a very long time. It was the house in the country, the bassets, chickens, home grown veg and some useful paid work to keep me in the domestic executive lifestyle.What I didn’t...

Guestphotoblogging: just how a garden should be!

I’m always looking for inspiration for our garden. Looking at other people’s gardening success makes it a whole heap easier to keep the vision for our own garden and landscaping alive. It was after reading about the gardens at the Chateau de Villandry in...