Anne and the children came to visit me during the school holidays: we spent six days together in Melbourne and another three back in Brisbane. Photos here.
I am often asked how I cope with working in Melbourne while the rest of my family are in Brisbane. While on-call for the hospital over Valentine's Day weekend, I pondered this question again myself. There is no short answer, so read on only if you are interested in the long (but only so slightly longer than absolutely necessary) answer.