Given the foul weather we’ve had recently it was wonderful to see some blue sky again. There may have been a biting wind from the southerly still but if you hung around in the sun long enough it didn’t seem to matter that much. After my trip with the... I started the week in a flourish of domesticity and have ended it bogged down in the executive part of my life. I had a bit of a wake up call – literally. I woke this morning realising that my GST return (same as VAT to readers in the UK) was due yesterday. ... In the swirl of busyness this week I was captivated by the seagulls. Those pesky vermin that scoff your lunch if you are daft enough to let them if you’re picnicking by the waterfront in Wellington. As you’d expect they hang around the harbour area. ... Working from home is the greatest thing for me. Lots of phone coaching from the comfort of Domestic Executiv HQ. Imagine the shock when this week it was back to face-to-face business. No more slouching around in my casual gear. Taking breaks to play with the... It seems that they don’t make things like they used to. I inherited my mum’s Kenwood mixer and it’s been doing wonderful service and I don’t hold it responsible at all for any of my baking disasters. That’s more than can be said for my... 