“Be careful for what you wish for” is a cliché that has fitted perfectly for a couple of work assignments this week.  Where people have battled long and hard to get something they want.  Having got what they wished for it dawns on them that they should perhaps have been more careful about what they wished for.  Of course, fantastic coaching brings them around to enjoying their success and looking to the future with confidence.

Today I feel cautiously excited.  One of my many wishes is coming true.   One of the final parts of the Domestic Executive Dream is under physical construction at last.

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Our canine family likes to share in the excitement.  Fortnum was in no doubt that he was not going to miss out and plonked himself down in what he thought was a perfect viewing spot. That or he simply wanted to guard the pink peg.

Fortnum

Just like a good foreman, Mason was off to make closer inspection.

Mason

Using his nose to point in the right direction, Fortnum helped Darren our landscaper to get the alignment right.  Darren has more sense though than to follow a basset’s nose.  He knows that it can only lead to trouble.

Right direction

The anticipation was almost killing me but patience is what’s required when the craftsmen are preparing to work.

Fixing the bucket

MT always claims that he has to read my blog to find out what’s going on in his home. It only seems fair then to share the first cut.  Not the deepest but certainly it was like the wave of a magic wand starting to grant my wish.

First cut

My wish for a grown up kitchen garden.  Built to last and be our own powerhouse of food production.  But there is much digging and shoving of soil to be done first.  Rest easy readers, I’ll be covering the transformation so you can share in my delight.