We had some heavy rain during the last few days. Yesterday, our Stadtliga football match had to be interrupted and turned into a battle with water afterwards – just like Germany vs. Poland in the 1974 World Cup. After the game, we wanted to meet some friends for an outdoor barbecue, what became impossible too because the garden lot was a field of mud.

Although it was my friend Bernd’s party, my friend Ralph offered to move the whole event to his house. You can see both of them togeter with Nadine on a shot taken at another garden party a few years ago. We ended up having a nice evening with a few football matches on the telly, a barbeque on the terrace and good talks with some old friends. We returned home quiet late and although Nadine still feels exhausted the strain was definitely worthwhile.