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).

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.

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 Neuen See.

The Bohemians

I booked to see Queen tribute act The Bohemians without paying proper attention to my schedule, resulting in something of a rush back from Berlin fighting against (delayed) planes, trains, and automobiles a much longer scooter trip than I’m used to (with far too many summer evening insects trying to get into my face).

It was worth it though. I got to the venue just in time for dinner before the kitchen closed, and the band was amazing. It was a lot of fun to rock along to familiar songs with a table of friends and a room full of fellow aficionados.

(More) Scooter bother

Getting my Vespa home was fine until it wasn’t. I’d been zipping along quite happily until the edge of town when it suddenly cut out. It started up again, and I hoped to limp home, but after a few more stalls I decided to pause and let things cool down. That was maybe a mistake, as my next attempt to start resulted in the sad sound of no compression :(

I think I’m now in the market for a new (or at least different) scooter, as I’m kind of sick of pushing this one home and having to mend it.

Solar Diary

The worst June yet, with a little less production than May :( It was rainy and overcast for much of the start of the month, and then too hot towards the end of the month.