Don't give up your day job Dr Dopey

Last week of winter, finally! So its time to harvest the remaining winter vegies and start looking ahead to spring and warmer weather

Bumper crop of carrots (just slightly under done) and a lone head of minature broccoli (supermarket garlic added to help with scale). Still takes good though, right Warwick? Hopefully we'll have better luck with the potato and strawberry plants Samantha's husband Andrew gave me.

Farmville makes it look so easy!

Catch up with Mummy, John, Sam and Eddy

Sam and Eddy the spoodles

Mum with Sam....or is it Eddy? So hard to tell

Bonnie attempting to explain the benefits of graduated compression garments (2XU) to Sam and Eddy.

Mum's off to India later this week to go touring on the back of a motorbike from Delhi, through the Himalayas and along the world's highest motorable road (5600 metres above sea level) before finishing off back in Delhi. The Dopey sisters wish her and John a safe and enjoyable trip!

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Training.....Fun.....Training?

Its very difficult to ignore the fact that "40" is just around the corner when you start getting invites to 40th birthday bashes. This weekend was the second in as many weeks with an ex work collegue Jeanie celebrating the big four-O. Hers was to be held in Sorrento, a seaside town located on the Mornington Peninsula about 100 km from Melbourne. Sorrento just happens to be on the Around the Bay in a Day bike ride which I've signed up for later this year. So what a great idea, why not ride the 100 km down to Sorrento to train for the ride and then party?

The ride from Melbourne to Sorrento in purple above and the profile below showing those great hills between Frankston and Dromana

Quick stop off along the way at Mum's place in Chelsea (36 km mark). This agave plant had a massive sead head growing out from it

I had intended to take photo's along the way but I was stuffed after tackling the 20 kms of hills between Frankston and Dramana. It took every last bit of physical and mental effort to make it to Sorrento. I have no idea how I'm going to complete the whole ride in October which is twice the distance. But enough whinging, it was time to party....

The birthday girl after a few (above) too many (below) drinks

We also managed to get in a bit of sightseeing at the beach

All that was left was the ride back home......