1 May 2- Stephen's exciting drainage job continues
2 May 5 - another visit to Bunnings to prep for the great wall of Fig Tree Pocket
3 Mix 15 bags of cement, add last bit of rubble, lined with Geocloth and nearly finished
4 May 2 - even more exciting things are happening across "the ditch"!
5 Paulie and sister Jan are in Auckland for brother Pete's award. Brother Jim shows them his wee boat
6 An overnight stay at Jim's to catch up with his clan
7 at his lovely pad
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10 May 3 - the Big day arrives. Jan and Paulie head to Justin & Liz Turnbull's
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13 Time to celebrate
14 Heather adds to the celebration
15 Pete's kids Phil, Heather, Justin and Bob gather, and he's kilted up and ready to roll.
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19 All done and the Gov, Patsy Reddy, has awarded the title on behalf of the Queen of New Zealand.
20 And the next day, time to rest
21 4th -Paulie shoots out to Waiheke Island...
22 ... to catch up with niece Judy and husband Steve
23 And then back to Auckland
24 5th -now staying at Margot's, the gals all catch up at Helen's for dinner and say hi to Olivia who is out on a run
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26 Pete's about to head off to do some work with Sikorsky aviation in Canada (he's a test pilot for them)
27 6th - a walk at the beach near Margot's
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29 Paulie & Margot head to the Body Works exhibit
30 Olivia and Stephen catch up with Paulie after her busy day.
31 7th - Margie drops in to Margot's and says hi
32 8th - catching up with Sally
33 How much is that kitty in the window?
34 Meanwhile back at Indooroopilly, Airbnb guests Vas and Kate share a meal and say hi to Paulie
35 May 11 - Paulie is back on teh 9th. Vas cooks a Greek meal for the crew.
36 Stephen thought he looked Greek with his (Turkish) hat.
37 May 12 - not to be outdone in the kitchen, Magnuss cooks a Swedish meal! He even bakes dessert as the shopping list indicates...
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39 May 13 - Mother's Day and Olivia is back from Dalby to make a yummy breakfast
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41 Then off to a motherly lunch at Shari's
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43 May 16th - Stephen is recruited by Brother Chris to do some work on his rental.
44 Batons nearly on.
45 Then after a couple of days work.. the roofing
46 May 18th - after dinner drinks with live music. Don't ask about the jam session after.
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48 19th - Olivia is in town to join Paulie at Qld Symphony's performance of Harry Potter.
49 May 23 - despite it cooling down for our Southern Hemisphere winter, some locals are still active
50 Not that cold effects Kookie.
51 May 26 - Brother Pete and Nicky stay over for night after a helicopter conference on the Sunshine Coast
52 May 27 - in Oxford James and Keno play tour guide for Roxy and Mark - friends of Paulie and Stephen's.
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56 In Barcelona Nick & Elena are flat out - Elena with her study and job and Nick is teaching adult and kid classes plus senior business executives.
57 The last minutes of the month. Airbnb guest Robin meets Nice Poss.
58 Robin and Sophie flew in from London (via Bali) for Robin's brother's wedding.
59 June 1 (still May in UK). Sophie and Robin head off to Gatwick after a busy stay.
