Little Wandering Wren …. chats!

I'm done chasing summers! Time to regroup, reconnect with family, friends and life back in Australia. Of course he remembered me. His little heart beating so strong and his tail wagging so fast, he was practically in orbit! Here he is, the Crazy Poodle, slightly more unkempt than when I left but still as adoring as ever! Mind you, I've noticed some new habits that have crept in whilst I was off on my wanderings... He seems to have forgotten all manners,  to upgrade himself at every opportunity in my absence. Seeking out any elusive sunshine  on the once forbidden spots  like the lounge sofas .   Or abandoning his doggy day bed in the garden,  for the strictly ' off limits for dogs ' garden chairs. Just a few ways he let's me know  he's not impressed by my gallivanting. But I'm obviously going  to have to lay down the law  BIG time to get him back on track! It's been ra...

It's going to be wet and miserable all week here in Melbourne! We're all going to have wet paws and a grubby tummy... Of course Daughter No 2  just back from six months in New York says she will never, ever, ever complain  about an Aussie winter again But I will!! At least we have got our central heating fixed and are toasty warm, inside. But even that is not without issue. Our new ducted heating unit fires into action  with such ferocity,  blasting out hot air and debris through the floor ducts.  It wakes the whole household at 5.30am everyday. By 5.45am we're throwing off the doona cover with gay abandon feeling like we'd be cooler in a sauna... I like my new heating! We're not used to such heat inside, then we go outside and wham, bam, it's freezin' Well Melbourne cold, not actually cold, cold. Not cold enough for ice you know. This is Melbourne, one of the World's most liveable cities! Today was st...