Normally, one doesn’t visit obvious tourist sites in one ’s one city unless you are hosting visitors from interstate or overseas. I had a wonderful day during this week with my granddaughter, Violet (aged 11), when we visited a few of the standout locations in Melbourne that had a Christmas decorations or a seasonal theme.…

  Dear family and friends, Another year has ended and we are looking forward to next year, anticipating that it will be a better year, just as we did at the end of 2020 (ha ha ha!). We have survived another year of Covid-19 after a total of 267 days in lockdown here in Melbourne.…