Diary Timelines

1996 - Pete to Chicago

1997 - Dad died 26rd Sept

1998 - Tokyo Sept

1999
- Pete's last day at Vic June 30th
- Olwen and Tony's engagement party, Dec 4th
- Joan, Peter, Kathleen and Lauren 29th Dec to the Sounds to celebrate Y2K-turn of the century

2000
- Pete finished Auckland work 29th May
- Bron and Rich engaged July 29th

2001
- Olwen and Tony married 20-01-2001
- Pete to Perth, Jan 22nd, me 24th
- Pete to Tokyo, August 17th
- Community Farewell for me, 4th Dec

2002
- Pete to Tokyo, 29 Jan - 3rd Feb
- TKI meet with Lawrie Feb 11th
- Wadestown Choir Wed 13th Feb
- Bron and Rich married, Sat 23rd Feb
- Tokyo, Feb 12th - Sun March 24th
- Gabrielle arrived for holiday, March 25th
- At Joan and Peter's, Sun June 23rd
- Pat and Ros's farewell, Dec 10th
- thoughts/feelings at back of diary....

2003
- Esther and Hugh 60th wedding anniversary
- London, 7th August
- Berlin 15th August
- Nottingham 23rd August
- Home 27th August
- Olwen and Tony move to Woking 27th October

2004
- Liz and Tony's 25th Wedding anniversary, Jan 13th
- Tokyo Feb, 15th to March 28th
- Alice's birthday October 23rd

2005
- Tokyo Feb 5th - March 16th, worked for TKI
- Pete to Cairns, me T'ville and Cairns, April 12th to 16th
- Benjamin Peter Narbey born, 6lb 10oz, May 1st
Benjamin is Born: https://photos.app.goo.gl/RMJ5mtdNaQFoUMWB9
- To London with Bron May 4th to be with Olwen and Tony and Ben! Till 26th
- Pete offered Adjunct Professor at Victoria University
- Awaroa Lodge holiday with Suzanne and Edward, August 27th to 29th
- Awarua Trip: https://photos.app.goo.gl/Ge7BsBLNMBE5d8hW8
- Knibbs Lecture, Canberra - Pete Nov 22nd

2006
- John Logan died January, 22nd Jan
- Norma diagnosed with brain tumour
- O,T & Ben arrive Jan 23rd to Feb 15th
- Ben to Wellington Hospital Jan 31st - sore throat/high temp
- O&T in New Plymouth for wedding while we looked after Ben
- Went to Sounds to be with family - Ben very tired :( Feb 6th
Trip to Sounds: https://photos.app.goo.gl/JrADQPX7zL1N4vPM9
- Tokyo Feb 21 to April 1st worked for TKI
- Bought Red Honda Civic Hybrid April 5th
- Northland School Centenary!!
- London to see O,T&Ben - kept diary/went to Scotland/Islay - home October 28th
- Trip to Scotland: https://photos.app.goo.gl/aF8fHfBLjGEPWz4r8

2007
- Tony Synge not well - forgetting things
- Tokyo Feb 11th - March 24th
- London August 16th - Sept 7th - including Lisbon
- Olwen, Tony &Ben October 13th

2008
- Samuel George Narbey born Feb 10th 7lb 8oz
- Sam is Born: https://photos.app.goo.gl/MB6rg9mXuJqeURL27
- "Bollocks" phone call from Olwen, "I need you Mum!
- Tokyo Feb 18th then fly to London to help Olwen and Tony Feb 20th
- Norma died - funeral Feb 22nd - Bron attended
- Pete arrived London from Tokyo March 6th - 11th
- Left London for Tokyo March 21st - both home March 29th
- Hugh died 6am May 1st - Ben's birthday "All part of the rope of life that binds the family together" Esther said.
- Melbourne - Pete talk at Melbourne Uni - July 1st Time with Di and Richard
- London Oct 23rd -Crete, Gibraltar -grandfather's WW2 footsteps - Home Nov 12th
- Fathers Footsteps: https://goo.gl/photos/bTdjTmxcYcgi9qho6

- quotes from Ben

2009
- Stewart Is, Suzanne&Edward Jan 8th -Queenstown, West Coast -Sounds Jan 17th
- Lily Grace Thomson Hovey born 8lbs/3.64kg, March 3rd, Children's Day in Japan
- Lily: https://photos.app.goo.gl/WS2mJ7UiJcgBogxW9
- Tokyo March 22nd - March 31st
- Ken and Janet's wedding May 28th to Sydney - Pete best man - home May 31st
- Ken and Janet: https://photos.app.goo.gl/uzQ173DaRriWaNAW9

- quotes from Ben

2010
- Barbara and Alan Jan 16th
- Tokyo Feb 28th - March 27th
- Seifu Heika: https://photos.app.goo.gl/taEMnCu9iZ214sXg7
- Olwen lost baby March 22nd
- Bron lost baby June 11th
- Spain July 2nd - Pete Conference, Madrid/Spain won World Cup! Madrid:
- Barcelona: https://photos.app.goo.gl/k9zazPBHe4qdTEgY2
- To London July 12th -Home Aug 4th
- Longleat & Saltash holiday: https://photos.app.goo.gl/LCzHeRNU1K6vcv6q7
- Cornwall: https://photos.app.goo.gl/va4ffTbHhcPrAcEq7
- Narbeybees: https://photos.app.goo.gl/5m6QJnVEXNERdE8H9
- Brisbane for Christmas with Bron, Rich and kids - home Dec 27th

2011
- Valerie and Tohru visit to the Sounds - January
- Feb - Ritei and Haruko visit
- March - pamela and John visit inc Coromandel/tsunami!
- Olwen, Ben and Sam arrive for Esther's 90th birthday
- Esther not well -"Not afraid of dying "Why does it have to be like this?" Difficulty breathing "Oh help me". Rae and Lizzy with her
- Esther died May 3rd. I was in Brisbane Ben said, "That's very sad". and Sam said, "I wanted to tell her something".
- Brisbane May 12th - Olwen pregnant with Joe - Home May 19th
- Pete both hips operation/replaced Prof Horne
- Joe Matthew Narbey born 7lb 3oz May 31st
- Otis Hovey born 9lb 8oz, June 27th - Bron was amazing!
- Tokyo November 21st - Tohoku area/tsunami aftermath - home December 16th

2012
- Sounds garage broken into Dec 26th
- Sounds house burnt May 13th/Mothers Day
London May 18th - Rennes/Brest/Roscoff/Pierre, Stephanie, Louise - St Malo, Guernsey - England - Winchester, Pamela and John, Haddon Hall - home June 9th
- Raewyn had aneurysm/ruptured day after moving into Waiheke house - very, very sick :( June 8th
- Brisbane July 2nd - Maryvale holiday - home August 13th
- Auckland visit to Rae's on Waiheke August 18th - 27th

2013
- Suzanne&Edward in Auckland, Jan 5th Mrs Marshall not well - Rae's on Waiheke
- Olwen,Tony&boys visit, Jan 10th - 21st - cleared garage/house prep for lift!
- Won Mini car/Devon Paterson carpet competition June 7th - sold it/2x glazing!
- Earthquake, 6.8 Seddon/Wellington - 6.0 felt in garage August 16th
- Wendy shattered tibia - serious break August 15th
- Pamela&John visit November 20th - 1st since reno completed
- Brisbane Nov 28th - Dec 5th - Nudgee Beach/bikinb

2014
- Tokyo Feb27th-Mar7th -Nagoya/Toba Int hotel/Mikimoto Pearls/Husband&wife rocks
- Brisbane April 9th -Maleny/Mapleton visit - home Sun20th
- Singles May 12th
- London via Hong Kong then to Marsaille/Avignon - conference Pierre etc. Sept 15th-24th Pamela&John came - spent time together
- Anna and Matt's wedding, Nov 29th - Olwen,Ben&Sam came- family fun

2015
- Brisbane Xmas - Jan 10th also to Joan&Peter's
- Triumph stolen from garage in Sounds
- Viv's Dave died
- Brisbane July 1st - 15th

2016
- Christchurch, TransAlpine, Greymouth, Reefton, Sounds - Suzanne&Edward Januar-
- Brisbane Mar18th -5th April, Triathlon/Kingscliffe, Mt Kootha,Jo, Murray&Ash
- Pete to neurology/Dr Langford - ordered another Rituximab infusion -May 12th
- Auckland, Waiheke to Raewyn's - baby dotterels
- Tokyo August 22nd - Kanazawa,Bridal Train to Wakura Onsen - very special. Wajima, lacquerware, Haruko&I to Kenrokuen Gardens, all to D.S.Suzuki-Buddhist philosopher, Shirakawa-go/Tokyo ECO Inst,Matsumoto Castle,Yokohama-Binoculars& TZ85!- Home Sept 16

2017
- Family Xmas in Sounds, Motuara Is, Waikanae to Bron&Rich's bach, Narbey's stayed in hut, Olwen,Tony,boys &us to Akaroa/ancestors trip, Hector dolphins! Bron,Rich,Lily&Otis met us in Chch
- Joan&Pete, Bron&Rich Waikanae, to Sounds, Picton, Lochmara - left for Chch
- Bron&Rich move to 32 Clarence St
- Brisbane April 10 (tummy bug!)- Mt Tambourine for Easter - home April 26th
- Pete - A-Typical pneumonia April 28th
- Ben arrived June 24th, Southward Car Museum, time with Bron& kids
- Pete Very sore ankle cramp/nerve pain, July 30th
- Barbara&Alan visit,Nik,Will&Wallace
- Pete eye cataract, Mr Small
- Rosemary&Us looked after kids while Bron and Rich to Fiji
- Stewart cousins reunion t Shona and Bruce's November 13th

2018
- Margaret Logan died Jan
- Raewyn to Sounds Jan
- Erris had BPPV - Benign Positional Vertigo Feb
- Erris face planted Cecil Rd, Jocelyn&Pete helped - A&E stitches
- Canberra/Brisbane June 29 -met TOBSJ explored Canberra/old haunts - Joan&Peter
Lachlan&Bianca in Brisbane -RoofTop Bar - home July 16
- Jo&Murray in Sounds Nov
- Pete to Stubbs- biopsy results good, Dec 20
- Olwen,Ben,Sam,Joe arrive Dec for Xmas, fun with Lily&Otis -family meet up at Zealandia/Gardens?