Pictured below
are our friends Vicky and Ross Hultgren, and their little boy, James. Vicky is a British post-doc in the Bond lab (Melissa's lab), and her husband Ross is an Australian from Queensland.
When we first met Vicky, she played the violin with the Monash Orchestra (a hobby requiring intense practice at home and with the Orchestra). Here is a photo of her and Ross at the April performance of the Monash Orchestra in St. Patrick's Cathedral in the city of Melbourne. Below is a photo
of our friend, Tony Leonardis, who is opening a restaurant
("Tu Funghi", specializing in mushroom dishes) on the
ground floor of our apartment complex in the city. Tony currently
owns a mushroom retail business, specializing in the collection,
packaging and sale of exotic mushrooms. He lives on the top floor
of his Mushroom Warehouse in South Melbourne, but has recently
bought a beautiful heritage-listed building in South Melbourne to
make his new home. He is known by many as "The Mushroom
Man." Here is a predominant image of Tony -- negotiating on
his mobile phone regarding his business, his restaurant, or the
refurbishing of his new home in South Melbourne...a home fated to
be the playboy mansion of Melbourne!! He'll make you an offer you
can't refuse!