A busy few weeks, indeed months, before Christmas as the team prepare for moves, exams, and change. Old family pals unseen for years drop in like Ralph (ex boyfriend of Stephen's mum), wildlife gets tamer (in some cases like this big snake, wild but tolerant of onlookers), and packing continues as the Brisbane clan prepare to hand their home's keys to visiting Leeds Uni folks on Jan 3rd. Meanwhile James is busy in Oxford and Nick is settling in to life in Barcelona.
Pace yourself! In October the pack up begins - a lot storeto whilst in France 2015
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Paulie supports her unemployed man
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Possum & Baby Poss continue to visit
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Actually, maybe not a good idea if he gets too familiar!
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November - Ralph drops in. Stephen hasn't seen him for many years
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Chores accelerate. Clearing gutters for storm season
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More storage needed...
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.. so a "shed within a garage" solution.
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Lochie joins the shed effort
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Nov 14 - James partied with the Lush Founding Father in Brussels
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Baby Elenor goes home.
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The car goes on the market
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Rosie gets suspicious that something is going on...
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... and it is. Packing
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A storm takes down a tree next that takes out pal Kaida's power, so breakfast deliveries for a few days
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Garden gets a clean up ...
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Under watchful eyes
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Geoff's team gets into action
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Down the back of the house, clearing Kaida's downed tree
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Back in Oxford James spends time with pals
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Baby Poss starts being more independant
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.. and extends the hand of friendship (hunger)
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December 9 - ...and talking about hunger - a 2-3 metre Python smells another possum in the garage
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Darn! The possum headed for the trees. Perhaps the guy with the camera is tasty
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But he curls up and sulks instead (lucky Stephen wired the gaps to keep possums out)
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And in Barcelona... the beach is so close one can ignore that it's winter
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... until the weather cools down
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Paella dishes are no small matter
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Work carries on.
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December 11 - James and his gals. A work do in Oxford
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December 12 back in Brisbane - the big move
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60 + boxes and bags from Indooroopilly to Salisbury storage
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Followed by next day a tidy up and some timber refeurb.
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Note, Stephen hasn't done any REAL work for years, so his boots are gaffer taped together.
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Dec 14 - dinner with Kirsten and Toni Dunlop
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and, of course, baby Elenor
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Cooling down
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Woken by the sound of a falling watering can , we meet our reptile pal again
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Out looking for a bed for the day
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But after a busy night, he's thirsty
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and what better place to find water than a gutter
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A snake bridge...
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... to water.
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The moving continues
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Early Christmas greetings from Nick now at Elena's town (must be an Italian thing)
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