Our feathered family has grown again with the arrival of some of the neighbours chickens. This was a deliberate growth plan to give our menacing rooster a bigger harem to hassle. The other new arrivals have settled in well but there was no doubt there would need to... Brunch is a great kiwi tradition where friends and family linger at weekends for food and chat. Mostly people go out for brunch but today we hosted brunch here at Domestic Executive HQ. I was originally planning for a laid back, anything goes catering arrangement... George, my mad rooster, can be relied upon to supervise his harem. Usually. He was a bit tardy in his efforts yesterday and once again Chloe was missing when it was bed time last night. This is not the first time she’s gone missing so I wasn’t too... A hot strong cup of tea and a slice of cake is just what you need on a Saturday afternoon. You do of course need to put in a fair bit of effort in the garden to justify the calories although I don’t need much of an excuse to partake in a sweet treat. I can... I felt total relief to see Chloe had returned to the chicken pen this morning. The wind has been so strong wouldn’t be surprised if she’s had a supersonic flight back. She spent 3 nights in the bush sitting in her tree as the rain lashed down and the... 