Domestic Executive
Blog URL http://www.domestic-executive.com
Located Wellington, New Zealand New Zealand
Tags Food, Gardening, Basset Hounds, Photography, Immigrant Life
Everyday tales of domesticity - living the dream life in New Zealand
Latest Blog Posts
- Culinary machismo at its best on Nov 21, 2009 in Domesticity Snapshots
Around this time of year we contemplate Christmas Wish Lists. For MT this is never a problem as he always has a long list of books, DVDs and other home entertainment ideas. My greatest wish is that I can Christmas shop for him somewhere other tha...
- Keeping up with the Joneses on Nov 21, 2009 in Backyard Pantry Garden Snapshots
One of the endearing qualities of New Zealand is that there is little requirement to keep up with Joneses. That was until today. Not to be outdone our neighbour Doug decided that his friend had a bigger digger than the one our landscapers use and...
- What happens when your wish gets granted on Nov 19, 2009 in Backyard Pantry Garden Snapshots
“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...
- Do you think Prince Charles was right? on Nov 18, 2009 in Backyard Pantry Garden Snapshots
People talk about nurturing seedlings like they are babies. They are of course baby plants so that make sense. They also talk about the excitement when they see them grow. I can always do with a little excitement here at Domestic Executive HQ...
- What happens when the mind won’t stop whirring on Nov 16, 2009 in Backyard Pantry Garden Snapshots
I wish I could remember a time when I could happily snuggle up under the duvet and turn over to go back to sleep. Time for snoozing in a relaxing carefree way. I keep asking myself where did those days go to? Nowadays my eyes seem to pop open...
- Turning up the heat in the kitchen on Nov 14, 2009 in Domesticity Snapshots
It may have been freezing outside recently but the heat in the Domestic Executive kitchen has been turned up high today. Maybe a little too high but we don’t let a little heat come between us and domesticity at it’s cosiest. Whether it&...
- What happens when you play jailer to a rooster on Nov 14, 2009 in Uncategorized
Spring winds have been playing havoc making it hard to do anything outside today for fear of being lifted off the ground by a gust of wind. I think the chickens were fearing for their lives. I certainly wasn’t taking any chances and stayed...
