Glen in Frankenstein

We hiked up to the Frankenstein fortification through green woods full of birds and a variety of wildflowers. There are 67 Nabingers (original spelling of Glen's surname) in the phone book here and he spoke with two. One was an 80 year old woman who can read without glasses and is very quick, literally and figuratively ,and very nice.

P.S. We nicknamed the GPS "Gypsy" and told her to speak English. However, her pronunciation of French and German place names is practically unintelligible.

GPS-ing in France

The GPS checked the satellite and knows it is in France now. Oh la la, it may start speaking French to Glen. "Fallait pas tourner ici, andouille." ( You should not have turned here, dummy.)Heureusement il a sa traductrice (he has his translator with him). We are on the road for Wolfersweiler this morning.

To Wolfersweiler and Frankenstein

Frankenstein Chateau

Some Novingers emigrated from the Wolfersweiler/Frankenstein area in Saarland, Germany, to the United States in the early 1700s. Glen has been wanting to visit this area, which has gone back and forth between what are now France and Germany. This should be interesting. We shall see what awaits us.

Tasty Food

We love the tasty, healthy food at Casa de Luz, which we have frequented since the early '90s. Walk through the bower to the co-op restaurant. A very Austin experience.

Sweet Spring

On a lovely Spring morning, we picked strawberries at Sweet Berry Farm in Marble Falls. We ate strawberries, strawberries and ice cream, strawberries on pancakes...and more strawberries. They were fresh and delicious, but not as sweet this year. We had good moisture but the weather may have been too cool. The picking and the eating were a treat, in any case.

Animal Review

I am an NPR fan. I laugh out loud at "Wait, wait, don't tell me..." This can be embarrassing when I am in my car in a parking lot by myself and can't get out in the middle of an episode because I am visibly doubled over with laughter. I didn't hear the review on Animal Review, but I laughed out loud at the blog. If you are feeling blue, read Animal Review.

Happy Valentine's Day