Random things on a Sunday

1. I may need to rethink my Tracht hypothesis. Tomorrow is the last day of this fair and so the bus was full when we got on this morning. We sat facing two families who were on their way to the Kirchweih. Both couples had one son, and all were dressed up. The younger son was in 1st grade or so because he was sounding out all the street names. The other one was 14-15 years old, and definitely in full Lederhosen. Of course, he also looked a bit sullen. Possibly he wasn't enthusiastic about the outfit his mother had stuffed him into and was desperately hoping all his friends would be home asleep on a Sunday morning, and no one would notice him.

2. Lilacs are wonderful flowers! Someday if I ever own property I am going to plant them. We have a bouquet in the kitchen right now and you can smell them as soon as you walk in. And I'm not even allergic to them!

3. I know it's a total ripoff, but I really love the do-it-yourself strawberry fruit smoothie packages my local store sells. They are 75% chopped strawberries and 25% chopped bananas, frozen. You whip them in a blender and add apple juice. Yum!