June 2026

Pupdate The start of the month saw the raspberries coming out on the bushes in our garden, so Milo (in particular) got busy harvesting what he could reach (and barking at any birds that dared to come nearby). Miniature Dachshund Milo eating raspberries Max seems to be back to normal after his back trouble last month, and Milo has finished his chemo and had a scan that confirmed he’s still in remission :) Berlin Google’s I/O Connect rolled around again, and I went to Berlin for that and the European GDE Summit. It was great to hang out with the usual suspects. Berlin was VERY HOT (mid 30s C), though that was no different from home as a ‘heat dome’ covered much of Europe. Berlin architecture is perhaps better suited to the heat, and it was maybe a little less humid than in England. Boating lake in Tiergarten captured on my way to dinner In addition to hanging out with the Google crowd I did the now customary Berlin ex-pats get together, which was a lovely dinner outdoors at Cafe am…