Above and below, the evening view from our apartment

Below, Street art in Fitzroy

We returned to Melbourne on Tuesday, and on Wednesday went to see Fitzroy, a groovy Melbourne neighborhood with cool little one-off shops and lots of great places to drink coffee.

Thursday morning I headed to Mulgrave and the Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement, where I was warmly received by staff, and welcomed with flowers and snacks.

Over the following week I met with clinicians, educators and volunteers, heard about the Centre’s programs and services, and enjoyed formal and informal conversations about the challenges and satisfactions of the work we do. I also did a webinar with Ćhris Hall, my good friend and the CEO of the Centre, that was well attended and well received.

Below, a few of my office mates at work 🙂

As much fun as it was to be at the ACGB, an even better time was our weekend visit to  Sovereign Hill with Ćhris and Robyn.

Sovereign Hill is a recreation of an old gold mining town, complete with tradesmen, shops, and an underground mine.

Musket demonstration

Panning for gold

An upscale hearse

Candles and soap made and sold here

Miners would go as far as 1000 feet below ground.

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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas 🤔

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