It was December last year when our first liquid lawn was laid. We promptly fell into a drought and despite watering gallons of water on the lawn it was a bit of a failure. After much gnashing and wailing (well, actually a bit of a chat) with the landscapers it was... When I see this I get fed up. Piles of earth, stuff lying around and weeds, lots of weeds. It gets overwhelming and I get frustrated. I know enough about how to overcome frustration and procrastination but time and time again I get a down moment. Then I turn... Posted by MT from his Soapbox Another week and the headlines have been dominated by the financial woes of a small, remote storm-swept island….yep NZ and Iceland have more in common than most Kiwis would like to acknowledge. It’s a little known fact that NZ... No need to adjust your set, this is a new basset hound here at Domestic Executive HQ. Today is a veritable extravaganza of basset pictures after our Basset Hound Club walk to the Rimutaka Incline Trail today. It was a wonderful day for a walk with sun shining and a... It’s been all go here in Domestic Executive HQ in the last 24 hours. We’ve been holding our first proper dinner party. We’ve had people around for meals but this was a bonefide dinner party at which I was playing corporate wife. MT had invited... 