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September 2022
Pupdate The boys have been enjoying the sun when it’s been out, as we have the last warm and dry days before autumn descends into winter. Milo has been particularly enjoying the windfalls from the apple tree: Solar diary This might be a regular feature here, at least for a little while (until the novelty […]
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Tags: apple, Bath, iphone, pupdate, solar, university
August 2022
Pupdate After the heatwave in July bringing record temperatures, there was little let up for most of August with lots of hot dry weather. We frequently had to pick walking routes that kept the boys in the shade, and when the weather did finally break we were treated to a ‘false autumn’. Hot, damn hot […]
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July 2022
Pupdate Milo’s been with us for a whole year now, which meant he got to join Max this time on our family holiday in the Lake District: Holiday We returned to Keeper’s Cottage on the Graythwaite Estate, as it was brilliant last year, and it was just as good this time around. Heatwave Our trip […]
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Tags: boots, heatwave, Lake District, portal, pupdate, Steam Deck
April 2022
Pupdate April started off cold and wet, but the back half has been a great improvement, with some T-shirt weather days, and a chance for the boys to meet their sausagey friends. Motorcyle The fair weather has also meant some opportunities to get out on my bike. Tyres At its MOT a few weeks back […]
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Tags: Bolney Wine, bungee, conference, motocycle, QCon, Techron, tyres, vineyard
March 2022
Pupdate Although it’s looking ready to snow outside as I type, we’ve had some glorious summery weather in March, which means plenty of time outside running around for the boys. But the picture that grabbed most attention was this one: People thought we’d got another sausage dog, but it was just the boys hanging out […]
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Tags: eSIM, IoT, MAME, MWC, RC2014, TMS9995, travel
February 2022
Pupdate As we neared the end of the month it was finally warm enough for the boys to walk without their coats, and whilst they might look cute and snuggly in the coats they seem more energetic and free without them. Pi Stuff – MWC Demo All of that time spent playing with Raspberry Pis […]
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Tags: e2ee, IoT, MAME, MWC, pupdate, Raspberry Pi, RC2014
January 2022
Pupdate Back to school for the rest of the family means back to the normal routine in the office with me for the boys. Covid recovery The PCR test that I went for on New Year’s Eve came back void, so I had to go for another, but sure enough I had the ‘rona. Under […]
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Tags: Covid, fitness, port, pupdate, streaks
December 2021
Pupdate Max’s second Christmas and Milo’s first, the outfits came courtesy of their mums’ doggy mum, and caused much excitement when they arrived as they brought the distinctive smell of her house. A very Covidy Christmas As I was drafting this post I left myself a note to comment on getting a booster jab, but […]
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Tags: Covid, fitness, iOS15, iPad, pupdate, Reflection, SSH, stack overflow, streaks
November 2021
Pupdate It’s been pretty mild for the season, but as we passed the middle of the month it was time for the boys to start wearing their coats out on walks. I’ve bought a couple of extra latch clips to poke through the hole in their coats from their harnesses, otherwise it’s a right faff […]
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