Little Wandering Wren …. chats!

My son was going into hospital to have surgery this week and so I bought him and his sister doughnuts as a pre-hospital 'do-nut worry, be happy' treat. I mean they usually say the hole is the best bit  because it has zero calories...  Oh well! There is a doughnut craze sweeping Melbourne, voted worlds most liveable city  for the sixth time consecutive year this week. I reckon it's our doughnuts that have clinched it! I'm not usually nuts for doughnuts, but these were rather special don't you think? Gone are the day of the old school jam filled doughnut, these days a doughnut can be anything but plain Gourmet is certainly in! It was pretty hard to choose, the selection at White Mojo is awesome,   but eventually, I chose a chocolate one for my son and a pink one for my daughter. Or so I thought. Little Miss Wren gets home first and eats the brown one she later tells me it was sexist to buy her a pink one! There were ...

This is the best time of year in Melbourne.  We're in that post Christmas euphoria, with the whole summer ahead of us. Melbourne is quiet (well in the suburbs!), some firms have extended closures, and with the school holidays stretching ahead until the end of January, many families take the opportunity to remain at the beach and commute to and from Melbourne.  Here's why January is a great time of year to visit! Melbourne Airport sign 1. Weather: apparently as a country we boast one of the warmest year round climates in the world. Now maybe not so much in Melbourne, but we do have what the locals lovingly call a ' four seasons in a day' climate. Which means that you are never really that far away from a change. So, if you don't like the weather at the time, no worries mate . Soooooo perfect for those stinking hot Christmases when everything melts! January weather is the best. February can be even hotter! Summer at the Mornington Peninsula 2...

I have loved living in many places,  but for the moment we call Melbourne home!   Somewhere along the journey of life  I morphed from a country lass  growing up in the UK, into an Aussie city girl. I imagined that moving to Australia  would involve spacious living with huge gardens. Wrong!  Well maybe for some people, but not for us... A typical house in our neighbourhood Instead I live squashed in,  in prime real estate  in the leafy suburbs. Our area is one of weatherboard houses and cottage gardens. I'm not complaining. Melbourne's reputation as one of the  world's most liveable city  is well deserved. I love the convenience of city living. Most things I need are within a ten minute drive school - kids sports - yoga - writing class My son's school sports fields Somethings are on my doorstep shops - post office - parks.  A decent coffee  is always just around the corner. Melb...