Bassets are very fickle in their affections. They chop and change who they pay attention to based on (a) whether there is something nice to eat (b) something that will keep them entertained. Not bad criteria you might think and who can blame them. I mentioned that... This is Fortnum hard at work. He takes his place in Domestic Executive HQ very seriously preferring to park himself on the spot right under my feet where I work. With all the rain we’ve been having we’ve spent a fair amount of time inside. But all work and... Today is Fortnum and Mason’s 9 month birthday. It’s hard to believe that they’ve been part of our household for over 6 months now. I can hardly remember what life was like before the bassets came along.A quick review of the basset pics shows just how... Although a little earlier than I was expecting our second delivery of trees came on Friday. It’s been all hands and paws on deck for tree planting as these trees came bare root so there was no time to waste before getting them into the ground.Given there was 40... A freezing blast has hit Kaitoke. It was -1 degrees on the car temperature this morning.The irony is that whilst we’re freezing here the ski fields of New Zealand are closed because the weather is not cold enough. Apparently that’s set to change this... 