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The Eagle has landed!

After six months studying in the United States of America  daughter No 2  has returned to the nest this morning. She has had an amazing time living in New York and travelling through California where she really learned to fly. This Little Mother Wren  has a nervous flapping of wings  and a scratching of her head when she sees the video of her young Wrenlet  jumping out of a plane! Wrenlet 2 arrives home to find her  Mother Hen has spent the entire week  running around like a headless chook, dusting and cleaning her room and generally preparing for her return. Well I might as well enjoy one week  with one immaculate & tidy kids bedroom! Plus I'm getting to the pointy end of my June minimalist challenge where by each day I throw out the same number of items as the date  I'm hoping she has been away so long, she won't remember half the items I've jettisoned from her room this we...

Jump into June!

June is our first day of Winter  Down Under   and I've accepted several challenges to keep me busy  and to avoid the winter blues... 1. I'm going to post everyday in June.   Little and often is my months mantra. Can the chatty, often verbose and rambling Wren cope with this? It is Melbourne month for me,  as I'm not leaving Australia at all in June. It will be a journey of discovery into my everyday life. Join me for some fresh air in our local National Parks Just to make it really exciting for you I've accepted a challenge to clear out my drawers!! There! I knew that would have you on board, here for the ride, up for the adventure etc. Yes, not only are we not going anywhere, we are staying in, dear Blogger friends  doing chores... Happy? This is really just to distract myself from the fact that in July  I am going to Bangkok. Which as anyone who listens to the news at the moment  will tell ...