14th - having returned from Vietnam, Paulie & Stephen dogsat & housesat for the St Lucia Athertons. Lottie blocked their exit.
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5... it's decided that she can't beat the suitcase
69th - niece Sophie had just had a third lass, Arabelle, to add to the Lorenz family
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8The duo decide it's worth checking out the new wine bar at St Lucia
910th - It was time to move back to their home give as the guests had returned to Canada
10Kindly leaving a welcome home package
11Lottie joined the duo until Chris and Louise returned from a month sailing around West Africa
12Back into fitness action
1313th - Meanwhile in France our Jandin guru, Wendy, readied the French house for guests
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18It had all greened up in the matter of weeks since Paulie & Stephen headed to Australia.
19Meanwhile in the Adelaide Hills Olivia and Andy see the autumn colours
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22And in Oxford James and Keno had happily settled into their new home.
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2515th - Paulie shot up to see sister Jan. Jan & Jim were about to move from Doonan to their new Noosaville pad. Jan said goodbye to the tree she regularly walked past.
26She and Paulie also waved goodbye to these locals
27They dropped in on the new house. Furniture there has to move out before they move theirs in.
2817 th - chores at Russell Terrace
2915th - Paulie, Lottie and Stephen went to the Paddington ANZAC morning ceremony. As it turns out pal John Webb was speaking on behalf of returned service folk.
3027th - Stephen & Paulie felt like Paparazzi as they waited outside of Olivia's pal Michelle's Gold Coast place to pass on a birthday gift from Olivia
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33And given the proximity, a surprise visit to their pad where their pals Roger and Sandra had joined them
34Olivia was out for a run in training for May's half marathon
35May is a good time to run as it's cooler given the season.
3629th - Paulie walked up Mt Cootha with pal Anne-Louise
37Meanwhile Stephen flew up north to Cairns to see Nick who was now in a flat
38A few nights there in what has been a wet month- but most of the rain stayed away
39Nick took Stephen to meet locals
40And showed him the Botanical Gardens near his pad.
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42Paulie wound up the month on her favoured morning walk along the Brisbane River.