Little Wandering Wren …. chats!

Wimbledon is Wimbledon:  This uniquely SW19 experience has  prestige, royalty, pin-striped mown lawns,  all white tennis attire, strawberries and cream and the world's best tennis players. Wimbledon, established in 1877,  is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and they know what they’re about. They are not a Grand Slam for the masses, you will not find the party-like 'happy slam' atmosphere that you get at Melbourne Park. Tickets are hard to come by, and spectator numbers are limited. It is all about the tennis, the tradition  and tough luck if you want free Wifi. (Quite right too, you're supposed to be here for the tennis!) Five things I loved about Wimbledon: 1. The beauty of the Championships The last time I was at Wimbledon hosting a corporate table, I remember the food we ate but have no idea who was playing! Fast forward twenty-five years I was here for the tennis and not the food! I was expecting to be impressed by...

2015  a very delightful year! Family highlights: Schools out for ever ! All Kids at University.  Travel:  Bangkok, Singapore, Hong Kong, UK, Belgium, France, Vanuatu Career highlights: returning to paid employment with Asylum Seekers.  Isn't it interesting to see your most popular posts,  compared with what you believe are your best posts ?! Here are the most viewed each month  with March's My Sunday Photo "Escape" coming in the winner! JANUARY Happy Australia Day 2015   FEBRUARY Welcome to our Melbourne Madhouse  Australia I love having the Japanese girls to stay! MARCH My Sunday Photo: Escape  Australia APRIL Good Friday Royal Children's Hospital Appeal Melbourne  - Australia MAY I remember Wren  - UK JUNE Paris memories  - France JULY Alice in Oxford  - UK AUGUST Spring in Melbourne SEPTEMBER When two world's collide ...

Would you like to meet a cute Koala?  Each year we house tennis players competing at the Australian Open.  They don't often take time out from their busy on court schedules  to see the sights,  but this year we managed a day at  Healesville Sanctuary,  a zoo specialising in Australian animals.  Here are some of their photos...   May I introduce you to this cute koala called Benny,  he is the star of the Magic Moments at the Healesville Sanctuary.   Magic Moments are an up-close and personal experience with a animal (choice of kangaroos, koalas, dingoes and echnidnas)   inside their enclosure. The Keeper is there to tell you all about the animal and answer any questions. Whilst Kangaroos might be the iconic Australian animal, it is the koala which  has the most appeal for our American guests. Benny, is a male koala, about five years old.  You can see his brown scent gland in the cent...