Kentucky cocktail

Round 36: January 2044 (Summer)

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Ashton 1 household profile

Rob Ashton is 43, Patience is 42, Felicity is 11, Patrick is 8 and Gemma is 3. 

(Lake is 87, Kendal is 68, Iris is 10, Theo is 9 and Andrew is 8)

Narrated by Rob Ashton

Felicity turns 11 this year and is just starting her last year of primary school.

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Static age

Round 36: August 2043 (Winter)

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Lake Draper is 86 and Kendal is 67. 
(Rose and Joanna are 48, Rob is 42, Patience is 41, Chris is 28,  Veronica is 26, Sylvia is 17, Levi and Will are 11)

Narrated by Lake Draper

Kendal is retired now and I couldn’t be happier about it. 

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Weak and mean

Round 36: April 2043 (Autumn)

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Clarke 1 household profile

Josie Clarke is 41, Troy is 40, Jude is 11 and Andrew is 7. 

(Lake is 86, Kendal is 67, Ryan is 11, Patrick is 7 and Zoe is 1)

Narrated by Troy Clarke

It’ll be winter before we know it so for the last few weekends, we’ve been making the most of the currently mild weather.

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Pressed in a book

Round 35: June 2041 (Winter)

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Aaron and Calvin Clarke are 38, Amy is 6, Natalie is 4 and Curtis is 2. 

(Lake is 84, Kendal is 65, Josie is 39, Troy is 38, Jude is 9 and Andrew is 5.)

Narrated by Calvin Clarke

I thought I’d miss playing when I retired but I've been coaching for a couple of years now and I just don’t.

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Tribulations

Round 35: May 2041 (Autumn)

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Draper 1 household profile

Lake Draper is 84 and Kendal is 65.
(Tatiana is 58, Rob and Finn are 40, Julia is 30, Chris is 26, Curtis is 2 and Gemma is 3 weeks old)

Narrated by Kendal Draper

Since Gemma was born a few weeks ago, Lake and I (along with the rest of the family) have been lapping up all the time with her that we can. 

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Every day should be a holiday, 2039

Round 34: December 2039 (Summer)

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Lake Draper is 82 and Kendal is 63. 

(Rose and Joanna are 44, Rob is 38, Josie and Patience are 37, Troy, Aaron and Calvin are 36, Chris is 24, Sylvia is 13, Jude, Will and Levi are 7, Felicity is 6, Amy is 4, Patrick and Andrew are 3, Natalie is 2 and Curtis is 4 months old)

Narrated by Kendal Draper

Now that school is out for Christmas, I've been enjoying some much needed relaxation time.

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Young devilry

Round 34: November 2039 (Spring)

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Josie Clarke is 37, Troy is 36, Jude is 7 and Andrew is 3. 

(Lake is 82, Kendal is 63, Calvin and Aaron are 36, Amy is 4 and Natalie is 2)

Narrated by Troy Clarke

For his 7th birthday in July, Jude asked for a toy oven. It seemed reasonable enough, so we agreed to buy him one.

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In the same room

Round 33: January 2038 (Summer)

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Rose and Joanna Draper are 43, Sylvia is 12 and Levi and Will are 6.
(Adam is 83, Lake is 81, Athena is 78, Wade is 48, Simon is 13 and Alice is 12)

Narrated by Joanna Draper

I mostly enjoyed my years of teaching but now that I’m working in natural science, I feel much more at home. Teaching is much more social and being sociable has never been a strength of mine.

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Glorious day

Round 33: September 2037 (Spring)

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Lake Draper is 80 and Kendal is 61.
(Rose and Joanna are both 42, Patience is 35, Chris is 22, Sylvia is 11 and Patrick is 10 months old)

Narrated by Lake Draper

Chris is almost halfway through his Master’s degree in architecture and he’s finding it quite tough.

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This day

Round 33: September 2037 (Spring)

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Josie Clarke is 35, Troy is 34, Jude is 5 and Andrew is 1.
(Lake is 80, Kendal is 61, Aaron, Calvin and Nick are 34, Ryan is 5 and Amy is 2)

Narrated by Troy Clarke

At the beginning of the month, I managed to score myself a promotion. I used to do beta testing and now I’m doing online tech support.

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Shining light

Round 33: January 2037 (Summer)

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Calvin and Aaron Clarke are both 34 and Amy is 2.
(Lake is 80, Kendal is 61, Josie is 35, Troy is 34, Rebecca is 28, Jude is 5, Willow is 2 and Andrew is 11 months old)

Narrated by Calvin Clarke

I didn’t think it was possible but now that we have Amy, Mum drops over even more than she did before. She used to mostly stick to the weekends but she and Lake often come by in the evenings during the week now too.

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Come out clean

Round 32: August 2035 (Winter)

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Lake Draper is 78 and Kendal is 59.
(Josie is 33, Troy, Calvin and Aaron are all 32, Rebecca is 26, Elspeth is 21, Chris is 20, Jude is 3 and Felicity is 2)

Narrated by Kendal Draper

I'm not so busy this year, seeing I'm no longer a part of the hood council. I thought I would be sadder than I was but I was kind of happy to hand it all over to Tatiana. It's nice to have just the one job.

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Dreams

Round 31: September 2034 (Spring)

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Rob Ashton is 33, Patience is 32 and Felicity is 1.
(Lake is 77, Kendal is 58, Claudia is 33, Josie is 32 and Jude is 2)

Narrated by Patience Ashton

The weather has been beautiful lately, so Rob, Felicity and I have been taking advantage of our little backyard.

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Paint's peeling

Round 31: April 2033 (Autumn)

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Lake Draper is 76 and Kendal is 57.
(Rose is 38, Patience and Josie are both 31, Troy is 30, Sylvia is 7, Jude is 9 months old and Levi and Will are both 4 months old)

Narrated by Lake Draper

Since I retired a couple of years ago, my time truly is my own now and I love it. Especially now that Kendal and I are empty-nesters.

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Under cover of darkness

Round 30: July 2032 (Winter)

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James Novak is 57 and Madelyn is 51.
(Lake is 75, Kendal is 56, Max is 45, Aaron and Calvin are both 29, Ethan is 26, Audrey is 20 and Connor is 19)

Narrated by Madelyn Novak

James and I caught up with Kendal and Lake over dinner the other night. James can be a bit tight with money sometimes, so it's been a while since we've been out to eat.

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When it began

Round 30: March 2032 (Autumn)

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Rose and Joanna Draper are both 37 and Sylvia is 6.
(Lake is 75, Kendal is 56, Amelia is 43, Wade is 42, Rob is 31, Patience and Josie are both 30, Troy is 29 and Michael is 4 months old)

Narrated by Joanna Draper

Rose and I started our first artificial insemination cycle in May two years ago and at the time, we were cautiously optimistic.

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The Clarke-Novak wedding

Round 30: February 2032
Calvin Clarke and Aaron Novak are both 29.

Narrated by Aaron Novak

Calvin and I set our wedding date in February, knowing it would probably be extremely hot on the day, so we decided on an indoor, air-conditioned venue.

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Locked out

Round 30: February 2031 (Summer)

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Lake Draper is 74, Kendal is 55 and Chris is 16.
(Elspeth is 17)

Narrated by Chris Draper

Either I'm a little dim, or Elspeth is totally inscrutable.

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The Ashton-Draper wedding

Round 30: January 2031 (Summer)

Rob Ashton is 30, Patience Draper is 29.

Patience and I broke with tradition a little and spent the night before our wedding together.

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Feel the pain

Round 29: May 2030 (Autumn)

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Araminta Romilly is 67, Henry is 65 and Elspeth is 16.
(Camilla and Lila are both 17, Josh is 16 and Chris is 15)

Narrated by Elspeth Romilly

Both my parents are officially retired now, so they're around even more than they were before.

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