Little Wandering Wren …. chats!

I'm having one of those weeks to be cherished for the rest of my life! Monday: Macau Tuesday: Hong Kong Wednesday: Paris #LittleWanderingWren When I'm in the old people's home with a grin on my face  it will be because of weeks like this... The world is a beautiful place and the contrasts between the smelly dried fish of Macau and the linesmen in their designer cardigans at Roland Garros yesterday gave me a little, ok a massive:   "life's good" moment! But can't stop we're off to the tennis again today. Have fun, whatever you're up to,  I'll be over to visit you when I get off cloud nine!

Shhhhh Let's get Wordless! Street decorations in Central New suit for Mr Wren Cat alley stairway Central Hong Kong Island skyline reflected in the windows TST, Kowloon side Anyone have any ideas?! Dolphin Plaza TST Pink flamingos amongst the skyscrapers Kowloon Park It is always a pleasure to be back in Hong Kong! Thanks to Sue at  Wordless on Tuesday Shhhhhh, LET'S GET  WORDLESS!!

It seems the whole world loves Paris and a French theme. We're in Macau a Special Administrative Region on the southern coast of China Famous for it's Portuguese tarts (both the edible and the not so savoury!)  and gambling. Macau is bigger than Las Vegas for gambling, becoming the world's largest gambling centre in 2006.  At the time I was working for US casino giant Las Vegas Sands.   Our work was all about bringing Venice in the shape of the Venetian to Macau. Fast forward a decade and Macau has  changed big-time. It is a vibrant resort destination that never ceases to amaze and impress. Since we were last here, a half scale replica of the Eiffel Tower has appeared. This Paris-themed casino is at the heart of Sands, China newest developments. Ultimately Macau will be a 100 billion market. It's exciting to think that by Wednesday we will be able to wander along  admiring real Eiffel Tower! Linking with My Sunday Ph

Dami Im wins the Eurovision frock contest! There's none so funny as life itself... Within weeks of Britain voting on whether it wants to remain in the European Union, Australia it appears, quietly snuck in through the backdoor. And with a massive 12 points all round  Our Sunrise breakfast TV was calling it as a  'Dami Im victory '  in Eurovision2016... That was until the popular vote came in. At the point of ' By Jove, I think she's done it' Dami was interviewed and asked what she would do if or when she won? Her reply, that she would 'have a lemonade' with her support crew, had us all Down Under rushing to the morning-after-the-night-before fridge  to see  if by chance we had any lemonade  to celebrate with her - fat chance! Put the Aussie flag up we've won Eurovision .... no take it down! For those in the know, The Eurovision Song contest it has been around for 60 plus years.  It is the European singing c

All the above photos were taken in my local park yesterday. There is still quite a bit of colour around, even if it is beginning to feel a lot like Winter! Hope you are staying dry where ever you are in the world. Thanks to Sue at  Wordless on Tuesday Shhhhhh, LET'S GET  WORDLESS!!

'A', you're Adorable, 'B' but you're beautiful, 'C' you're a cutie, full of charms'. .. It's hard not to hop around the place feeling pleased with yourself after finishing the  2016  Blogging from A to Z April Challenge .  We've been asked to write a post to tell about our A to Z experience. I thoroughly enjoyed the challenge and the stats show that I had a 325% increase in my readership during April which I am pretty happy about. Unlike more seasoned participants, I was not organised with every post planned and penned ahead of schedule, but then you probably guessed that of me, didn't you?!  Indeed, my whole thought about participation was relatively last minute. I started at Blogger number 1600-and-something on the challenge sign-up but by the end of April, I was in a final  position of 1184th out of 1344 Bloggers who completed the challenge. Yes, that's a massive amount of other bloggers out there, so there was

I've just been given an Avocado  Shark for Mothers Day  Only in Australia! My favourite meal is brunch  with smashed avo which is exactly what we had this morning. In my previous post  All Australians' Adore Avocados I talk about why this dish perfectly suits my personality! We were woken by lots of noise in the kitchen, this morning. Probably as in many other households all around the Country! 'I DO hope they're smashing my avocado, not my best china! ' I think as I roll back under the covers... This is the life! I love the way that even though they are now grown up I still get a hand drawn card... 'To our Favourite Wren!' 'Thanks for being the best Mum and always so caring  even though we're adults' Isn't that what all Mother's do until they fly the nest? They say the average age kids leave home these days is thirty-four or something ridiculous. After brunch I am presented with a ser

I am having a brilliantly busy week. For one, we have just booked a surprise trip to Europe in a couple of weeks. The surprise is I thought I was going in August! So I'm in that pre-travel panic planning mode. You know, the one I go into  whenever we leave the kids (all adults, I know, I need therapy)  home alone,  looking after the Crazy Poodle. I buy up a years supply  of toilet rolls  and enough dog dental chews for every pooch in Melbourne... Domain, Auckland I know, what a wonderful life I lead. I mean, really what IS the point in unpacking my suitcase?  So here I am dancing around celebrating the fact for the second year in a row,  I'm going to avoid Winter. Don't you think life is good if you can live in a perpetual Summer? Domain, Auckland Statues When out of nowhere,  I get a notification on my blog that I'm a winner! Not only that,  it's from Betty in  New Zealand, some of you will know Betty throu

A is for Arts Centre Melbourne                                                  ...only joking! Shhhh Let's get Wordless Welcome to Australia's largest performing Arts Centre Thanks to Sue at  Wordless on Tuesday Shhhhhh, LET'S GET  WORDLESS!!