Little Wandering Wren …. chats!

Sorry my blogging  has been a little sparse, it's because we've had two world sporting events  collide  in this household! AUSTRALIAN OPEN VS ASIAN CUP Andy Murray at Margaret Court, Asian Cup at Rectangular Stadium By day we've been enjoying the Grand Slam tennis at Melbourne Park,  cheering on our very own WTA Pro Tennis Player, and by night, we've been volunteering at the Asian Cup,  Australia's biggest ever football tournament  ' Go Soccerroos - Champions of Asia '! Hisense Arena tennis from Asian Cup's Rectangular Stadium.  Your Little Wren has a very important role in securing Aussie Open on court tennis success. I'm in charge of toast and Tim Tams! Gluten free and organic toast of course we're talking elite athletes here...  and Tim Tams (Aussie chocolate biscuits)  for the team celebration (ie the rest of us!). You know right, that behind every successful athlete  is a...

(For GYB 2015 click here ) It's our Australia Day weekend where we celebrate our National Day. We managed to winkle our American guests away from Melbourne Park tennis for a quick trip  to the Mornington Peninsula and some well deserved rest and relaxation. A gentle sea breeze was perfect for our  impromptu flag raising ceremony . Which unlike at Parliament House,  involved Mr Wren  with a pair of pliers,  as the salt air had wedged the clips shut! The next thing we do is kick off our shoes  and head to the water for some ocean therapy... We did have a laugh at the 'lost in translation ' moment  hearing shoes  called "thongs." Flip flops to me... 'What the...?'  cry the Americans The surfers in our group had driven ahead but had been disappointed not to catch any good waves only a good dunkin'! Still the wild waters make for some good photos Here is our favourite, Rye ocean...

Hello and welcome to my sunny part of the world! My name is Wren from  Melbourne,  Australia. Little Wandering Wren is a photo blog about life Down Under and beyond. I have a sports mad family with a crazy poodle, a smattering of teenage dramas  and an ever ready packed suitcase, in case it all gets too much  as I love to travel! Melbourne Flinders Street, Arts Centre, State Library, South Bank, Melbourne Star You've landed here at a good time as  it's Australia Day weekend and we're celebrating our National Day. So with a loud  'Aussie, Aussie, Aussie  Oi, Oi, Oi' let me show you around my blog  and introduce you to a few people. Little Wandering Wren on the Mornington Peninsula, Vic, Australia Here I am and this is me!  A crazy soccer and tennis Mum.   A yoga loving, zen seeking ,  traveller  who likes beetroot but hates cooking, who loves her garden , the chan...

January was always going to be a cracker of a sporting month! We've got a tennis grand slam  and Asia's most significant football tournament happening in this household at the moment. We are volunteering at the Asian Cup,  whilst housing for the Australian Open. Talk about busy and exciting! So you will find me on match days   nattily dressed  in a pair of bright orange  "does my bum look big in this?"  shorts down at Melbourne's Rectangular Stadium . I am,  in case you wondered,  supposedly dressed to look like a ray of Australian sunshine. How lovely I hear you say! I'm not sure whether we are the only family  who are volunteering together, but needless to say,  my son and daughter both look terrific in their uniforms, and me, well... Not since daughter Number 2 was eighteen months old have we been decked out in the same attire. I have a feeling that i...