I’ve always loved Spring, ever since my childhood growing up in England, because Spring means lambing season, it’s when calves are born, flowers start to blossom, leaves grow and the sunshine returns, a time when chicks hatch, when shoots and buds appear on branches and the days start to lengthen with the promise of long summer days ahead which seemed endless to me as a child. Being a lover of the changing seasons it’s not surprising I love Springtime in the Yarra Valley. Sp

And the pooch comes too.... A common problem for us dog lovers is the ‘going away’ dilemma – do we put our furry friends in kennels, try and get a dog sitter or ask the neighbours? If your dog hasn’t been to kennels before this can be just as stressful for you the dog owner as it can be for the pooch, which is counter-productive given that the poor dogs pick up on our stress! Years ago we’d all lament ‘If only we could take the dog with us?’ But fortunately now, more and mo