Bassets are pack animals and their life revolves around the dynamics within the pack. Who is top dog, where the other pack members are and what it takes to get the attention of the pack leader.  There is one thing a basset like less than a bath is when there are... Most of my days I spend thinking. Churning over plans, ideas, problems and endless to do lists as I potter on with my chores.  Even in the middle of the night my mind keeps working, it’s an annoying habit I wish I could break. I have high hopes that the... It is 147 steps from the kitchen garden to the compost bins. Try doing that with a wheelbarrow laden with composting materials. I have and after a year of uphill staggering I’ve had enough. Pushing the barrow, often losing half of the contents as I travel... It’s been all go, go, go here at Domestic Executive HQ. With a house full of cooks and a pile of cookery books the kitchen has been busier than Picadilly Circus. That said, my mother-in-law plucked a recipe from the free supermarket rag that I would normally... Seems that being a little more traditional about my garlic planting may have reaped benefits. I planted the cloves soon after the shortest day as tradition prescribes and within only a few short weeks progress was good but I still didn’t want to get my hopes... 