pool pics, learning german

Luisa's nephew Eric.
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Much frivolity, fun and water at Reid's and Luisa's watergun party yesterday. Andy Beaton and Peter Cook assaulted us as soon as we stepped out of the car, both already armed and eager to soak newcomers. Though much improved, my arms still aren't up to the task of the pumping up a watergun multiple times, so Jeff set me up with something else (more watergun photos and details tomorrow).

This year, I also smartened up and brought along a waterproof plastic case for my camera. We tested it underwater for the first time yesterday, and it worked perfectly! See photos above and below for a sample.

Scott and Anita left yesterday. Jeff and I will be going to Vienna for their wedding (date still not decided), so I've decided to start learning some German. I bought the Random House Living Language 3-CD course at Chapter's yesterday as well as The Complete Idiot's Guide To Learning German. I still need to pick up a good English-German / German-English dictionary, and welcome suggestions - preferably it should be compact enough so that I can take it with me when travelling.

To you Germans out there, or those fluent in German: any recommendations about good online resources for learning the language?

Hope you're all enjoying your weekend!



Peter Cook.
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Harald Koch.




Luisa.




Luisa's son, Michael.




Me. :-) Photo by Jeff.

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