Little Wandering Wren …. chats!

Our lemon trees are enjoying a spectacular season. This has been the coldest, wettest Melbourne winter for decades  and our lemons are loving it ! The good things about plenty of lemons is that Mr Wren leaps into action to make lemon curd! Grannie's lemon curd recipe is very popular and has been handed down for the next generation to enjoy. I have previously posted our Lemon Curd recipe For further details, click here ! We even made it a prize at one of our recent  Womens Premier League soccer matches. It puts a whole new meaning to the golden boot award! I offered a jar of lemon curd to be awarded to our player  who scored the most goals. It was first playing second in the League Our opposition had the Australian Matilda's co-captain just back from playing in the Women's FIFA World Cup. We won, but it was close 1-0. Mr Wren was not too impressed by my lemon curd incentive and so we were all pleased when...

In my garden are some antique Chinese doors Oh the stories they could tell... We found them in China in 2007 and had them restored. We were told they are mid-18th century elm wood doors. They now sit proudly at the back of our Melbourne garden. At the time we were living in Hong Kong and I was working for Las Vegas Sands, who were building the Venetian in Macau. I was also just about to get married as the Hong Kong Government made it very difficult for de facto relationships, even those who had lasted over twenty years with three children! But that is a whole other story... We were looking for a wedding present  and this is what we chose. Except that is not quite what we chose! As we were staying in Macau for the weekend,  we nipped across the border into China to hunt for a suitable Chinese antique wedding present Like you do! We drove into the rugged rural countryside  until we reached the warehouse in ...