cycling and all that.

Hi there! With Judy's new blue bike the topic of interest, I thought I should remind you of the once in a lifetime opportunity to see representatives of 50 nations (are there so many?) fighting it out - or shld I say cycling it out? - around the streets, roads and cycle tracks of Geelong. The great event - the 2010 UCI Road World Cycle Championship - takes place between Sep 29 and Oct 3. Great excitement in Geelong - come to Geelong! (I'm not getting paid for this either!).

But life continues on a quieter plane here at Abervale. The reefurbishment continues apace and we now have limited access to our community centre. Most of the obtrusive trucks and other work-related machines have gone and our roadways are once more less hazardous.

"... with blossoms for the wattle"

We can't offer any of the shining white and blue of the Greek Islands, but we can boast about the golden wattles that have come to life around the Village. This is just one of the many that bring to mind how, in school days on wattle day, we sang about the bush being alive with golden wattle.

It's interesting to read too of your cullinary delights. The only contribution I can make is to tell of the character in some novel I was reading who made himself a sandwich - sardines and peanut butter! Care to try it and tell me all about it?