http://www.glhousesitters.com/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.glhousesitters.com en-us Fri, 12 Jun 2026 01:22:48 +1200 Rocketspark http://www.glhousesitters.com/blog/post/164882/abingdon-oxford-uk/ ... Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.glhousesitters.com/blog/#post164882 http://www.glhousesitters.com/blog/post/164636/singapore/ ... Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.glhousesitters.com/blog/#post164636 http://www.glhousesitters.com/blog/post/163088/te-puke-tauranga-new-zealand/ We loved looking after these two for Jonjo and Lou in their home in the Kiwi Fruit Capital of the world.  Before we arrived for the sit Jonjo and Lou had rescued the kitten, Queenie, she had been dumped on the highway in Tauranga.  So they bought her home and Teddy had a companion. It was fun seeing these two become friends. Teddy was so patient with her, even sharing his meal.... Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.glhousesitters.com/blog/#post163088 http://www.glhousesitters.com/blog/post/158806/welcome-bay-tauranga-new-zealand/ A lovely start to the New Year looking after Moira and Simons, Billy. He enjoyed trips to the farm and nice walks with Teddy our son's dog. Especially when Finn our grandson joined us and was hanging out treats... Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.glhousesitters.com/blog/#post158806 http://www.glhousesitters.com/blog/post/158401/papamoa-tauranga-new-zealand/ Yolandie asked us to look after her gorgeous staffy x named Luna..We had lots of playtime in the garden Luna just loved playing fetch with her ball and beat us every time at  Tug-o-war, her  favourite game,  we found out exactly how strong she is.Evening time was her chill time and she just loved being with us and enjoying human company.... Fri, 26 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.glhousesitters.com/blog/#post158401 http://www.glhousesitters.com/blog/post/158400/barossa-valley-adelaide-australia/ We took care of  Pippa and her  18 chicken friends in Paulette and Paul’s lovely home nestled in the Barossa Valley.A beautiful large modern home with extensive gardens which we enjoyed mowing and maintaining.In our spare time we kept busy by completely reorganising Paul and Paulette’s very large shed which had become cluttered due to their continued property upgrading and building works, we created a huge amount of space and built storage racking and reorganised all of Paul’s bu... Wed, 29 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.glhousesitters.com/blog/#post158400 http://www.glhousesitters.com/blog/post/158399/koh-samui-thailand/ We were delighted to be invited back to our lovely friend, Maria’s Villa in Bang Thong Krut. We loved looking after her peaceful sanctuary, surrounded by forest and just a few homes we woke up to hear birdsong each morning.  ... Sun, 21 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.glhousesitters.com/blog/#post158399 http://www.glhousesitters.com/blog/post/158398/koh-samui-thailand/ Another sit in Koh Samui looking after 4 house cats for Katie. We enjoyed our time in her lovely home with pool and garden while we cared and got to know Katie’s fur babies, Stan, Ollie, Seth and Ned.They spent a lot of time with us out on the enclosed terrace exploring while we enjoyed the peace and tranquility of Koh Samui.... Fri, 19 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.glhousesitters.com/blog/#post158398 http://www.glhousesitters.com/blog/post/148127/fort-myers-florida-usa/ We were asked to return to Fort Myers to do some general maintenance while the home owners were away again. We were delighted to be asked back and as there are no pets to tend too, we love to do jobs around the home and garden. ... Sat, 28 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.glhousesitters.com/blog/#post148127 http://www.glhousesitters.com/blog/post/148126/sarasota-florida-usa/ We first looked after Maggie in November 2023,  we could not say no to taking care of her again. She melts your heart. She is still as adorable and loving as before and an absolute joy to look after. The family home is still in Sarasota situated on a lake which was abundant with wildlife, great area to walk around and not far to the beaches and parks that are dog friendly.... Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.glhousesitters.com/blog/#post148126