Little Wandering Wren …. chats!

1. Welcome to our Aussie Summer! Yep we're officially in Summer and it feels good. The house is quiet. With University over, the kids are away, and this empty nester is free as a bird! 2. Daughter Number Two has been in Cuba this week celebrating the end of Uni life.  This is her latest text:   "Cuba is amazing,  but has become a strange place as they are mourning the death of Fidel Castro. No music, no dancing, no alcohol' How many of you are like me, worry wart parents, when your kids are travelling? Well, doesn't this just sound perfect to you? It did to me! Gold Coast Summer, Queensland, Australia 3.  I would love to travel to Cuba, if we can get there quickly!  She writes:  "You must come to Cuba, it is fascinating and I keep thinking you would all enjoy it. It is safe and everyone is friendly and until Fidel's death there was a fun Caribbean vibe. Lots of history, pretty and an interesting way of life." Of course we w...

You have to be bold, you have to be brave, and you have to know what you're doing, creating a wildflower wildlife garden. It's not just a question of letting the grass grow long and leaving some deadwood for the bugs. Get it right and flowery and romantic can be yours. However, get it wrong, and your neighbours will start asking you how you're feeling, as they've noticed you haven't been able to cut the lawn?!   The recent trends to introduce wildflower gardens is one of the biggest changes that I've seen in British gardens over the past decade and not something easily achieved in Australia. With our hot summers and bushfire risk, we are encouraged to be fire-ready: ' reduce the fuel levels around your house,  by clearing long grass, raking leaves and twigs and pruning shrubs' Which is probably why I love the wildflower gardens of Britain so much. The delicate flowers of my youth found on verges and hedgerows are welcomed into gar...

Summer loving had me a blast, oh yeah Summer loving happened so fast, Read more:   Grease - Summer Nights Lyrics | MetroLyrics   River banks in Oxford There's no doubt about it, I'm a very lucky Wren. For the last two years, I've had two summers. Mr Blathwaytes garden at Durham, near Bath in Gloucestershire Chasing summer is something we really rather like. It's in the retirement plan:  Australian summer followed by European summer! How good does that sound? Hyde Park Gardens, London This year's trip was totally unexpected,  I have a ticket booked to return to visit family and friends in the autumn. When Mr Wren's impromptu business trip coincided exactly  with a dream itinerary of Hong Kong, Paris and London   arriving in England for the summer.  Of course, I said 'can I come too?' Regents Park, London Hearing the weather is cold and miserable back home in Melbourne just adds to th...