May 2021

Climatically it start to cool down but professionally and socially a healthy pace continues. The boys are heads down in NSW and Oxford, Olivia continues to work and play in South Australia and the Oldies aren't slowing down yet.

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May blooms at Chateau AthoTurnbull May 2 - a lunch with the St Lucia Athertons A pre-work walk up Mt Cootha May 4 - Paulie joins Stephen on a visit to Sunshine Coast University
Where some of the local undergraduates loiter Another pre-work morning walk up the mountain May 9 - a feast at the Drs Trayors Paulie & Owen enjoying a post dinner break
Olivia out and about in South Australia May 17 - Stephen has work in Melbourne and Paulie agrees to be the support crew An afternoon walk ... .. ends in the evening
Meanwhile in Brisbane Stephen's niece Sophie has her second child And grandpa Chris meets Vivienne May 18 - while Stephen is at work, Paulie explores the town .
Then both train off to Dinner at Darien Rossiter and Donald McAllister's Williamstown pad The next monring exloration continues . May 20 - Paulie walks Stephen to work past some interesting Architectural contrasts
After a visit of the office, Paulie heads off to explore some more Including the NGV where in this exhibit the wallpaper is part of the art Then it's dinner at a favoured French bistro, Bon Ap Petit Bistro. Escargot to start 21st - Meanwhile in South Australia, Olivia is visited by pal Mich and they visit Magie Beer's farm in the Barossa
... and a tasting Olivia debriefs Rosie on her day. Paulie explores again. This time to St Kilda Where their penguins run their own booking system
. Paulie went to see French Australian artist Mika Mora's work. She visited the Tolarno restaurant to see her 1960's bas-relief & murals a few years back This exhibition was in the Jewish Museum and Paulie then chilled in the synagogue. Work over, Stephen jumped on a tram and eventually was found wandering aimlessly by Paulie.
May 22 - Saturday morning for Stephen to join in on some exploring The Australian Surrealist exhibit @ the NGV . Paulie showed the funky wallpaper to Stephen
. A papal installation. . Lunch : Pauline Turnbull
Then it's home again On a very empty flight Video : And once home...somebody didn't want them to unpack and take over her bedroom again. May 24 - A visit to next mother Sophie and father Nick
As well, of course, to Vivienne A few nights to chill and cook at home . May 27 - Olivia and Lauren (visiting from Tasmania) at the Onkaparinga River Reserve in McLaren Vale
And then at Port Willunga Paulie and the month at a writing retreat with Kris Olsson