Making hard work of pure pleasure

The one thing that dogs love to do is go for a walk.  You know “walkies”. Time out and about sniffing, running, hooning and saying hello to the neighbours. This is Mason all collared and leaded patiently waiting for the off.  He was having a bit of a...

Lunch in the park: a photo study

After another miserable start to the day I feared the worst as I head into town.  By lunch time I was proven wrong, it turned out to be a beautiful day.  Just the day for lunch in the park.  There were lots of people with the same idea. It wasn’t just humans...

Random trees, birds and bassets – a great combination

At last a day without rain!  Pity I’ve been holed up for most of it in Domestic Executive HQ. I’ve got some coaching workshops to deliver next week so I’m busy preparing programmes and materials for the client to approve.  It’s always a toing...

Bright spots amongst the gloom

After another night of broken sleep I’m starting to resent the rain we’re having right now.  It seems every other day is a downpour. The incessant hammering on the tin roof in the dead of night is starting to sound like fingernails down a blackboard.  It...

Baking indulgence – go on, you know you want to really!

Baking at weekends is a real treat.  It satisfies MTs routine for a cake with afternoon tea and gives me a chance to keep practising my cake making skills. I wasn’t in the mood for failure so thought about doing a carrot cupcake recipe that my mother-in-law had...