Tuesday morning nine o’ five, and I am sitting in the sun on the veranda of a beautiful cottage somewhere in the North East of Poland. Two cats are begging for attention (and probably food) and despite a solid sleep I still feel somewhat jet lagged. The weekend was a blast, intense though with never-stopping and early bird Effi but also with everything-managing Mathilde on my side. Delicious breakfasts, endless walks and a climb on top of the Pałac Kultury to first take a look at the new museum of modern art from above, followed by a visit from the inside (with colleague Mike who joined the party). Warsaw changed a fair bit, I haven’t been in town for over seven years and it’s transformation to an ever more modern city kept going. Still vibrant, still great to explore. Family is now back home and the next days will be in TopScore mode for our first ever developer retreat. Wojtek got his fancy Volvo back on time, both brought us safe and quick to our destination. It’s now time to start the week.

I just filed my annual tax declaration, hooray. It’s been less complicated as last year, also thanks to always helpful Claude. This weekend is beach ultimate time at La Baule on the Atlantic: since I made it through the first selection process, a second and final is now due. Bad timing since I’m pretty down, I caught once again a virus from Effi. Anyway, it’ll be sunny, sandy and hopefully fun. Next week is family weekend at the cottage, the week after is going to be intense with all the kids at home but no Mathilde… and if I’ll survive this one I’ll be flying to Poland with Effi, to meet Mathilde for the week-end, hand-over the baby and spend a developer retreat week in the Lake Region with Mike and Wojtek. Back to my coughing, my aching neck and head, and my for-no-reasons tired legs.

Two beautifully long weekends and almost 3 Eimer gefüllte Sumpfkalkfarbe later, the Dortoir is dressing up for its final destination.

25°C and sun all day! Summer here you are!

In the plane and on the runway to return to Europe. What a chill, tasty and fun week. The eight people big or small TopScore crew created an excellent retreat, and survived a 5.2 earthquake with an épicentre only some 20 miles away. Time to join family and spend a week of holidays at the cottage and the country. A developer-only retreat in Poland with Mike and Wojtek is approaching fast and going to bring back TopScore vibes soon.