Regular Domestic Executive bloggers will recall that we’ve planted a kiwi hedge. Or rather I’ve planted a hedge of English box with plants supplied by the lovely people from kiwi hedge. Part of the challenge of gardening with basset hounds (well not with... It’s been an amazing day again – very spring like. After being couped up in Domestic Executive HQ all morning telephone coaching I reckoned I decided to forget the ironing (it doesn’t take much) and head out to the garden to plant up the remaining... You have to look closely but we found a stream at the bottom of the garden. This is of course a result of the rain we seem to have had continuously for about 36 hours. We couldn’t have seen this before I cut back the gorse so there’s another advantage... We are official at last – allowed to stay in New Zealand indefinitely and come and go as we please for the next two years. After that we need to apply again – and no doubt pay more money – to get an indefinite returning residents permit so we can... Our gates have finally arrived and we’re officially sectioned in! This has been a long time in coming and I can now relax and let the bassets roam free. I know that this seems like such a small thing to do but bassets are bred for hunting and if they get the... 