Not really grasping the fact that we’ve slipped into January caused me all sorts of confusion the other day. It was only when I had put the phone down did I realise that I needed to flip the page on the basset calendar. Hardly surprising since it was only a week... 
I read somewhere that there is only one thing more annoying than people who parade photographs of their children are people who are self indulgent about their pets. I get that sentiment but it doesn’t stop me loving my bassets and wanting to share stories about... 
There was a most indignant look on the basset’s faces when they were woken from their slumbers this morning at an ungodly hour. Â After much stretching, scratching and yawning they succumbed to the early rising, but purely on the grounds that breakfast was being... New Zealand has been bathed in sunlight for Christmas allowing the perfect indoor:outdoor flow for the traditional festivities. Â There is nothing better than being able to eat your Christmas dinner in the evening light with the surround mountains providing a... The Christchurch Earthquake has blown a massive hole into the insurance industry so renewing our house insurance this week meant paying double for our policy. Â It was an eye watering amount but one which we consider critical to protect out property should the worst... 
