As if one special day in a week wasn’t enough it’s MT’s birthday today – 30 July. Can you think why we got married the day before? I bet you can’t guess what the birthday boy got for his present either! There is so much technology in... Fourteen Years ago today – 29 July – MT and I were married. Oh how much and how little we’ve changed in that time. It’s traditional on your anniversary to exchange gifts and do something special to celebrate the achievement of marriage for... Whilst I adore my bassets they are a constant worry and never more so when they are poorly. The bassets and I have been getting up close and personal in recent days. A closeness of bodily functions I’d rather not have experienced. They’ve picked up some... It’s been all of a dither here at Domestic HQ this week. Best laid plans going askew as the pace of work and home life overtakes my capability to deal with it all. What’s amazed me is how I’ve re-calibrated my life to a more pleasurely pace and I... Jack Frost paid an unexpected visit overnight so we woke up to early sunshine and frosts. It was mighty chilly I can tell you, so chilly that George the pesky rooster wasn’t rushing out from the chicken house this morning to bully all the other hens. The... 