Regular Domestic Executive bloggers will recall that we’ve planted a kiwi hedge. Or rather I’ve planted a hedge of English box with plants supplied by the lovely people from kiwi hedge. Part of the challenge of gardening with basset hounds (well not with... We generally associate mischief with Mason. Fortnum is our laid back big basset who loves to cuddle, loves to snuggle and loves to do his own thing. Don’t be fooled by those eyes. Butter can and does melt in his mouth. Yes, it’s true Fortnum can be... It’s been an amazing day again – very spring like. After being couped up in Domestic Executive HQ all morning telephone coaching I reckoned I decided to forget the ironing (it doesn’t take much) and head out to the garden to plant up the remaining... Mason’s our little basset. What he lacks in size he makes up with in mischief. At almost 10 months old though he is developing “small man syndrome”. For a very long time he’s been a slim, trim basset with fine features. But as he’s... You have to look closely but we found a stream at the bottom of the garden. This is of course a result of the rain we seem to have had continuously for about 36 hours. We couldn’t have seen this before I cut back the gorse so there’s another advantage... 