Seems that MT brought the rotten weather with him back from Auckland yesterday and spoilt my day. It’s been raining and blowing a southerly gale. Definitely fire lighting weather again. Still I won’t be put off by a bit of cold wind I’ve got my... Today was a beautiful day. Bright sunshine, almost clear blue skies and a light breeze. Just the day for taking Fortnum and Mason for a walk.As I strolled along there was plenty of time to admire the views. You’ve got to understand the bassets need to take time... The bassets and I have had a very productive afternoon. Exhausting but very satisfying and we had glorious weather to brighten our day.After a couple of wet weekends it was important to restart the gorse harvest. We’ve got trees to put in but can’t do so... Our bassets are not the bravest of creatures. Mason has a particularly endearing quality that when he sees something he doesn’t like or not sure of he’ll jump back on all four paws and hide, either behind us or behind Fortnum.It was an adventure to see how... It’s fair to say we’ve had quite a lot of rain this weekend. Whilst all I wanted to do was hunker down in front of the fire it was only fair that the bassets got their daily walk.Dressed for the weather in waterproofs and wellies I was certainly... 