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November 2025
Pupdate It’s been pretty cold and wet, so the boys are needing to wear their coats outside. Milo had a scan at the start of the month. Initially things were looking good, and the plan was to stretch out the next visit to three months time :) But then the technician noticed some lymph node […]
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Tags: boots, Briana Corrigan, clays, comedy, dachshund, Jason Byrne, Miniature Dachshund, music, pupdate, RC2014, retro, Rosalía, solar, vr
September 2025
Pupdate Autumn is upon us, and it was a wet start to the month, but that hasn’t stopped the boys from being enthusiastic about their walks. Clear scan Milo had another scan at the start of the month, and once again it was clear :) That means we’re now on the longest stretch of remission […]
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Tags: Bletchley Park, comedy, dachshund, Marcus Brigstocke, music, octopus, pupdate, RC2014, scan, solar, South Lodge, T'Pau, TNMOC, Torres, vr, wine
August 2025
Pupdate It’s been warm and dry[1], so the boys have enjoyed some nice long walks. Fringe Edinburgh Fringe was a regular feature of the twenty-teens for us, but then Covid happened. This year was our first time back, and it was great. We saw: They were all fantastic, and I’m not going to pick favourites. […]
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Tags: comedy, dachshund, Edinburgh, Fringe, mini, Miniature Dachshund, pupdate, sensor, solar, TPMS
July 2025
Pupdate The boys had some fantastic long walks on our trip to the Lakes (more on that in a moment). I did a separate post about Milo’s extended remission, but it’s great that he’s been able to enjoy the summer without vet visits for chemo. Lake District We returned to Graythwaite’s Dove Cottage and this […]
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Tags: Blencathra, CoMaps, dachshund, Doppelganger, ffof, Lake District, LARQ, Manadon, pupdate, reunion, RNEC, scramble, Sharp Edge, solar, Urs Hölzle, West Windermere Way
June 2025
Pupdate There’s been a bumper crop of raspberries this year, which has kept the boys entertained.. Berlin Google’s I/O Connect event was in Berlin once again, which provided a good chance to catch up with various communities and some of the product folk. I also took the chance to grab dinner with some local ex-pat […]
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Tags: Beacon Down, Berlin, BLE caberQU, caberQU, dachshund, E-Marker, eSIM, FlexiFone, pupdate, retro, solar, tester, transputer, Treedix, USB-C, vineyard, wine
May 2025
Pupdate The fair weather has (mostly) continued, which allowed for some nice long walks. Milo turned four at the start of the month :) Brussels The end of the month brought the half term holiday, and Mrs S wanted to spend the first weekend away somewhere. Brussels quickly made the top of the list after […]
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Tags: Andor, blurb, Brussles, Careless People, chocolate, Jamie Dobson, La Table de Mus, Miniature Dachshund, Niamos, Nick Clegg, pupdate, Sarah Wynn-Williams, solar, Star Wars, Visionaries Rebels and Machines
April 2025
Pupdate April has been rather nice, which has given the opportunity for plenty of long walks :) Florida We started the month in Florida, more on that in its own post – Florida 2025. Bike bother Vespa I mentioned my broken Vespa last month, and returned from Florida to a diagnosis of low compression, and […]
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Tags: Acurite, Anker, bike, DeoxIT, engine, Florida, freezer, heat pump, hot tub, lay-z-spa, Miniature Dachshund, motorbike, motorcycle, puncture, pupdate, repair, solar, temperature, thermometer, top end, USB C, Vespa, Zolo
March 2025
Pupdate March was reasonably dry (and even sunny sometimes), so the boys were able to get out for some nice long walks :) Milo also finished his third chemo protocol. I’m overdue a diary post about that, but the short version is that he’s doing well :) Skiing The month started with me skiing in […]
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Tags: dachshund, iphone, Monki Gras, OpenWRT, PC, pupdate, Ross Anderson, Rossfest, sbom, sbomify, sick, silent, skiing, solar, Vespa
February 2025
Pupdate February was mostly cold and wet, so no particularly long walks for the boys :( FOSDEM The month started with my first trip to FOSDEM, and it was quite an experience seeing something like 8000 geeks descending on Université libre de Bruxelles. Day 1 was all about getting a feel for the event. So […]
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Tags: FOSDEM, Miniature Dachshund, OpenWRT, pupdate, sbom, solar
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