What a difference the sun can make

Midwinter it may be but this evening I had that summer evening feeling.  That sort of content and satisfied feeling you get after you’ve had a great day.  For us here at Domestic Executive HQ that means sunshine and hard graft outside in the garden. This...

A pathway to new possibilities

It’s only when the digger arrives and starts churning things up do you realise what a mess there is going to be.  Again.  Just when we think we’ve cleaned up and sorted out the piles of soil I get another hairbrained idea which requires the heavy soil...

The impacts of gusty winds

Gale force winds in recent weeks have brought down more trees on our favourite forest walk.  It was about this time last year when we suffered a similar fate. This time there was only one tree blocking out path but it was enough to cause a major interest for the...

Betrayal, the worst kind of basset love

After all the due care and attention that I gave the bassets last week, they are now fully recovered and back to their usual high jinx.  Except this time there’s been a twist in the plot. Yes, this charming looking little basset busy sniffing in the early...

Sun and rain brings a winter flourish

I’m not sure it’s a good thing when this happens to your Bok Choi.  One day they were growing leaves and the next moment I turn and look they are sprouting flowers.  Pesky things. There is plenty of growth in the potager right now on account of the...