Bassets were bred for sniffing. It doesn’t matter too much what it is, sniffing is good as far as a basset is concerned. Big basset was helping me today with the potager harvest. And by help I mean checking things out by giving them a good sniff. I’m... I’m all of a dither but don’t worry it’s not catching. I’m busy working in the background to update, maintain and generally spuce things up here at Domestic Executive HQ. Please come back again – I’ll be posting again tomorrow. If... New Zealand’s natural landscape is one of the most beautiful in the world. Much of it is untouched by human hand. I’m lucky enough to live in a rural area but it still connected by the essentials of modern living. This pictures layers them all –... We don’t like to think of our family and friends at home suffering in the snow so we organise an icy southerly blast to come up from the pole. We’ve had some rain, mist and a cold wind to bring me closer to those I love up in the northern hemisphere.... I sometimes feel challenged by my daily blogging habit. Other days it’s sheer delight to be able to share my fun and adventures here in New Zealand. I was starting to think it was time to broaden my scope of reporting when lo and behold some new neighbours... 