Oh yes, a rare and lovely jaunt out of the city on the weekend. Me an' three chums hopped on a train with our treadlies to Geelong, then rode to Queenscliff along the rather good rail trail there. It's great to get out of town on my own steam rather than latch onto someone else's road train. I must do this more often, if for no reason than to sample baked goods from faraway places. And I'm loving the distance cycling. Why have I never done it before?

Ma came to town on Friday, bringing her two dogs. I very much enjoyed having three hounds strewn about my house like the chickens of Gary Larson's "Boneless Chicken Farm" cartoon. We also went on a garden shopping spree and I got a mandarin tree and a replacement wisteria for the one I accidentally murdered. One day my ugly front fence will be cloaked in purple fabulousness. One day.