Since equality is our middle name here at Domestic Executive it’s only fair and right that Big Basset should have his 15 minutes of internet fame today. Accepting of course that he’s a seasoned pro when it comes to blogging, photography, exploring and... In the last few days the bassets have had their routine knocked all out of sync. First I abandoned them for two days to go to work and then it rained. It rained a lot. This is not a basset’s favourite thing. There was a small break in the weather over the... The potager is looking a bit sorry for itself. It’s been battered by the northerlies and then battered again by the southerlies. I’m going to have to think again about how to give the right amount of support to my veges as they suffer the indignity... Baked beans are one of the things that the kiwis do differently. I’ve not entirely enjoyed Watties beans even if they are owned by Heinz. We do treat ourselves occasionally to the “British Recipe” but they are much more expensive and it seems a... Bassets have a a high intellect with a low boredom threshold. This means that they lose interest in some of the most exciting things quickly. Walks become mundane. You can just hear the thoughts – ‘done that sniffing what else is there we can ... 