April Activity

On April 2nd Paulie and colleague Jai headed on a mission to escort their client to a Margaret wine tasting for 10 days. Back in Brisbane Olivia kicked off a term working at the neuro clinic at UQ, Nick and Elena clocked up their work hours, James and Keno left their Oxford home base to visit mother Elizabeth in Germany, and Stephen continued his work at Bond University at the Gold Coast. A month of holidays included an Easter break with Jan & Jim.

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8th April - When the mother is away (in WA), the kids will play : Olivia Turnbull (with dinner at Owen's and a bottle of saki in this case) : Olivia Turnbull And these kids head up to Springbrook Stephen starts a day at the St Lucia Atherton Burleigh estate.
A wee jog interrupted by the start of a Bond Uni working day . Good Friday has a good start at Jan & Jim's in Doonan : Jan Dunlop, Pauline Turnbull, Olivia Turnbull A restful start
Shari & the gals arrive . : Shari Dunlop Blanch, Pauline Turnbull And later Toni, Kirsten and Ella. .
Playtime : Stephen Atherton Chat time Cooking time Dinner time : Jim Dunlop
The next moring, an early exploration whilst Jim and his "babies" Shari and Toni are off for a cycle Then it's egg hunt time : Kirsten Dunlop, Pauline Turnbull, Ella . : Ella .
. Not bad to be the only egg hunter Eye strain from looking for eggs. Physiotherapist turned opthalmologist? : Olivia Turnbull, Pauline Turnbull Jim is off in May for a few months to sail from New Zealand to Hawaii so tries on some of Toni's gear (from the Sydney to Hobart race some months prior)
Hopefiully this and the GPS beacon won't be needed! How dry will it keep him if overboard? Only one way to tell... En route home, it's time to farewell pal Inga Simpson who sells up & heads south a few days later. Olivia stays on in Doonan and wakes to a glorious day
22 April - Nick & Elena to the Qld Symphany (Philip Glass & Rachmaninov) whilst Paulie & Stephen head to a play. : Elena, Pauline Turnbull, Nick Atherton 23 April - James and Keno in Hamburg staying in the old shipping district on a catch up with Elizabeth 25 April - ANZAC day. Aussie, Kiwi and French flags fly Kirts and Ella drop in. Toni was across the ditch at the World Masters Games. : Ella Dunlop, Pauline Turnbull, Kirsten Dunlop
Nick & Elena, Shari, and Rebecca and Akim join in : Nick Atherton, Akim Berredjem, Elena, Pauline Turnbull The BBQ fires up with Turkish cuisine (they did flog us Antipodeans at Gallipoli after all) 26 April - Toni gets gold in the World Masters : Toni Dunlop Which is celebrated on his return the next day!