Posted by MT from his Soapbox Another week and the headlines have been dominated by the financial woes of a small, remote storm-swept island….yep NZ and Iceland have more in common than most Kiwis would like to acknowledge. It’s a little known fact that NZ... No need to adjust your set, this is a new basset hound here at Domestic Executive HQ. Today is a veritable extravaganza of basset pictures after our Basset Hound Club walk to the Rimutaka Incline Trail today. It was a wonderful day for a walk with sun shining and a... It’s been all go here in Domestic Executive HQ in the last 24 hours. We’ve been holding our first proper dinner party. We’ve had people around for meals but this was a bonefide dinner party at which I was playing corporate wife. MT had invited... It’s been a funny ol’ week. Lots happening, mixed weather but as I sat down today to decide on my blog I was stumped. I’ve usually got a list of things in my head to write about but not today. You might wonder why bother? Blogging has become a... Fortnum and Mason, my laugh a minute bassets, are total wimps and scaredy cats at times. Fortnum in particular has a nervous disposition when it comes to seeing things he’s not familiar with. One of the funniest things with my comic clowns is their reaction... 