Day in, day out

Round 34: September 2040 (Spring)

last update/next update

Augustin and Hanna Novak are 85, Naomi is 65 and Owen is 63. 

(James is 65, Eliot is 54, Amar is 39, Adrienne is 33, Malcolm is 30, Hope is 29 and Beau is 2)

Narrated by Naomi Novak

We woke up one morning last week to discover Mum had passed away in her sleep. 

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You can count on me

Round 33: June 2037 (Winter)

last update/next update

Augustin and Hanna Novak are 82, Naomi is 62 and Owen is 60.

(Eliot is 51, Maia is 35, Ethan and Matilda are 31, Adrienne is 30, Malcolm is 27, Hope is 26, Tim is 17, Matthew and Simon are 12, Willow is 2 and River is 4 weeks old)

Narrated by Hanna Novak

I’ve been retired for years now and I appreciate it more and more all the time.

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Protection

Round 33: March 2037 (Autumn)

Malcolm's last update/Hope's last update/next update

Malcolm Novak is 27 and Hope Collins is 26.
(Augustin and Hanna are both 82, Naomi is 62, Owen is 60, Adrienne is 30 and Julia Gray is 26)

Narrated by Malcolm Novak

After 10 years together (or 8 years, really, with a two year break in the middle), Hope and I are now living together.

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Atomic

Round 32: January 2035 (Summer)

last update/next update

Augustin and Hanna Novak are both 80, Naomi is 60 and Owen is 58.
(Kirstin is 51, Adrienne is 28 and Malcolm is 25)

Narrated by Owen Novak

Naomi has been running Vestiti for 13 years now and I can probably count the number of times I've been in there on one hand.

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Sweet metallic

Round 31: October 2033 (Spring)

last update/next update

Augustin and Hanna Novak are both 78, Naomi is 58 and Owen is 56.
(Kimberly is 62, Matilda is 27, Adrienne is 26, Malcolm is 23 and Hope is 22)

Narrated by Naomi Novak

I'll be turning 60 in a little over a year and I'm surprised by how disturbed I am by it. Every time I pass a mirror, I have to pause and see if any new wrinkles have appeared in the last ten minutes.

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Crosshairs

Round 30: July 2031 (Winter)

last update/next update

Augustin and Hanna Novak are both 76, Naomi is 56 and Owen is 54.
(Amar is 30, Adrienne is 24 and Malcolm is 21)

Narrated by Owen Novak

It's been over six months since Naomi and I spotted Adrienne with Amar. We've been waiting to meet this guy ever since.

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Buy me a pony

Round 29: December 2030 (Summer)

last update/next update

Eliot Lane is 44, Cordy is 37, Timothy is 10, Simon and Matthew are both 5 and Charlotte is 1.
(Augustin and Hanna are both 75, Linnea is 70, Luc is 37, Ruby is 3 and Marcus is 1)

Narrated by Eliot Lane

Online shopping is the way to go. Why fight crowds and all that insanity when you can do it all from the comfort of your home? In your pyjamas, even!

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Under the hedge

Round 29: November 2030 (Spring)

last update/next update

Augustin and Hanna Novak are both 75, Naomi is 55 and Owen is 53.
(Eliot is 44, Amar is 29, Adrienne is 23, Malcolm is 20, Hope is 19, Charlotte is 1)

Narrated by Naomi Novak

Mum finally retired recently and we were all glad she was finally going to take it easy.

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Slaveship

Round 28: Winter 2028

last update/next update

Augustin and Hanna Novak are both 73, Naomi is 53 and Owen is 51.
(Adrienne is 21 and Malcolm is 18)

Narrated by Naomi Novak

It's so quiet without Adrienne and Malcolm around. No stomping through the house every afternoon after school, no constant stream of teenage visitors coming in and out the door, no whining about homework, or dinner, or anything else.

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Blowout

Round 28: Autumn 2027

last update/next update

Julian Sitko is 77, David is 45, Kirstin is 43, Camilla and Lila are both 14 and Adelaide is 9.
(Caterina Nihill is 72)

Narrated by Kirstin Sitko

Before Dad proposed to Caterina, he wanted to get my okay. I have to admit that I was a little surprised, both that he was that serious about her and that he seemed to know I was never fond of Caterina.

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Give it a day

Round 27: Summer 2026

last update/Malcolm's next update/next update

Augustin and Hanna Novak are both 71, Naomi is 51, Owen is 49 and Malcolm is 16.

(Zelda is 51, Adrienne is 19 and Sylvia is 4 weeks old)

Narrated by Naomi Novak

We had to move quite suddenly at the beginning of this summer, due to an electrical fire in our home. Thankfully, it happened while we were all out so no one was hurt.

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Disarm

Round 26: Spring 2024

last update/Adrienne's next update/next update

Augustin and Hanna Novak are both 69, Naomi is 49, Owen is 47, Adrienne is 17 and Malcolm is 14.
(Matilda is 18, Susannah is 14)

Narrated by Adrienne Novak

As well as babysitting, I've been working with Mum at her boutique. She was running it by herself for a while but she says she can't run the store and man the cash register at the same time.

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Fire in your belly

Round 26: Autumn 2024

last update/next update

Eliot Lane is 38, Cordy is 31 and Timothy is 4.
(Luc is 31, Debbie and Linnea are both 64 and Augustin and Hanna are both 69)

Narrated by Cordy Lane

Timothy is turning out so much like Eliot. It's amazing that you can see it at four years old but you really can.

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Cliche Guevara

Round 26: Autumn 2023

last update/next update

Adam Gottlieb is 68, Athena is 62, Amelia is 34, Wade is 33, Sophie is 10, Noah is 5 and Emma is 3.
(Hanna is 68, Rose and Joanna are both 28)

Narrated by Wade Gottlieb

Mum just received word that final vote counting for the elections is done and she can now officially start her second term as governor! Everyone's very proud around here right now.

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Center of attention

Round 25: Spring 2022

last update/next update

Eliot Lane is 36, Cordy is 29 and Timothy is 2.
(Augustin and Hanna are both 67, Linnea and Debbie are both 62, Luc is 29 and Asha is 25)

Narrated by Eliot Lane

Once a week, Cordy and I take Timothy to go and see Linnea. Cordy's brother Luc goes over with Asha at the same time, so Timothy gets to see all the family.

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I'm a ghost

Round 25: Winter 2022

last update/next update

Augustin and Hanna Novak are both 67, Naomi is 47, Owen is 45, Adrienne is 15 and Malcolm is 12.

(Susannah is 12, Matilda is 16, Troy is 19 and Josie is 20)

Narrated by Adrienne Novak

Mum has reached a point in her career where she's got enough of a following to be able to open up a boutique. She's got kind of a knack for real estate (she bought her salon pretty cheap) so it wasn't long before she found a place to set up shop.

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Take me out

Round 24: Summer 2020

last update/next update

Augustin and Hanna Novak are both 65, Naomi is 45, Owen is 43, Adrienne is 13 and Malcolm is 10.
(Eliot is 34, Cordy is 27, Matilda is 14 and Susannah is 10)

Narrated by Augustin Novak

I've finally reached retirement age and I've now got an awful lot of free time on my hands. I could sit around in my pyjamas all day but I'd like to stay active.

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Missed the boat

Round 23: Autumn 2018

last update/next update

Augustin and Hanna Novak are both 63, Naomi is 43, Owen is 41, Adrienne is 11 and Malcolm is 8.

(Eliot is 32, Cordy is 25 and Kimberly is 47)

Narrated by Naomi Novak

I've been working in fashion design for several months now but before I started, I was stuck as a housewife for a while. I don't know how some women do it! I was bored out of my mind.

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Love letter

Round 22: Autumn 2016

last update/next update

Joanna Gottlieb is 21.

Dear Rose,

I know we've both been spending plenty of money on phone calls over the past few months but I promised photos and I won't have access to a computer until I get back. So snail mail it is!

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NY Excuse

Round 22: Summer 2016

Last update/next update

Augustin and Hanna Novak are both 61, Naomi is 41, Owen is 39, Adrienne is 9 and Malcolm is 6.
(Eliot is 30)

Owen and Naomi have been married for 6 years, both their kids are at school and they both feel pretty certain their family is complete. At this point, they both feel like another baby would be more than they could handle.

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