It was a beautiful day and when my friend Anna suggested a dog party at the beach, I thought why not. Fortnum and Mason deserve a treat and I could do with some time away from domestic executive duties. So off we went.We went to Island Bay which is on the south side... I ventured back to the smoke yesterday to see a couple of clients, one for coaching and the other consulting. It was weird to be back into smart clothes (which the puppies promptly chewed on their journey from outside pen to be locked in the house).Although you have... If you want to protect your hard work, and your house and garden, much needs to be done to basset proof it. Of course it’s also important for their own health and safety.After putting so much effort into planting the new flower beds around the house it was... Today is the state funeral of Sir Edmund Hillary. There has been wall to wall media coverage since he died last week. An icon of New Zealand, a national hero, has brought 10’s of thousands to walk past his coffin in Auckland before the state funeral today.One of... The perfect antedote to post parents departure today was a trip to the Wellington Basset Hound show. We thought it would be fun to have a reunion with our bassets’ family and also so see what a baggle of bassets really looks like.Much to our amazement Fortnum... 