Even in the wind and rain there is a deep bleak beauty in New Zealand’s lakes. Lake Hawea, Near Wanaka. 
I’ve written about 50,000 words in the last two weeks. It’s a pity that none of them have been here on the blog. Â Instead I’ve been up to my wrists in essays, proposals and writing reports all of which are speculative in nature. Â Written without... 
It would be easy for me to claim a sudden onset of seasonal adjustment disorder for the embarrassingly long time since my last post. Those long sunny days have vanished and replaced by flashes of sunshine mixed with showers and the occasional grey cloud pout.  Days... It’s all getting topsy turvey in the garden. The greens are turning to yellow and the fledgling green lemons are starting to show signs of turning yellow. An exciting first here at Domestic Executive HQ as very other citrus tree I have managed to... As the seasons change so does the Domestic Executive routine. Nightly chores include putting the chickens to bed, watering the vegetables and tucking up the tomatoes for the night in the greenhouse.  New habits take a while to stick but if I want to keep my... 
