Saturday, November7, 2026
Claude was a great help today getting my balcony cleared of all my plants and removing soil from the planters. I always worry that freezing might expand the planters causing them to crack. Claude still wants to overwinter the two-year old angel leaf begonias in his basement even though I took cuttings hoping to start a new plant.
My printer was occasionally going offline and it was a pain getting it working again, so Claude wired it to my USB "coffee holder". We did some printing tests and it works.
We went to the Educator Credit Union's ATM to get some cash, and then to the East Library to upgrade the County Cat app on my phone to recognize my account; a troubleshooter got it working in minutes.
Thank you, Claude for all your help.
I was ready for a short nap before the Karneval/Fasching event at the Sheraton in Brookfield with Peter. We sat with Diane Zarze from Vagabonds and Irene Goedde from the Austrian Club.
The carnival season, also known as the "Fifth Season", begins each year on 11 November at 11:11 a.m. and finishes on Ash Wednesday of the following year with the main festivities happening around Rosenmontag (Rose Monday). (So this was the weekend closest to that date).
We have been attending this function for a number of years. It involves a drum and bugle corps ushering in last year's Prinz and Prinzessin, who give up their roles, and then ushering in a couple who will be crowned this year's Prinz and Prinzessin.
Prinz Tobin and Prinzessen Melissa getting crowned.
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The drum and bugle corps, Spielmannszug Milwaukee, performed some pieces; pizzas were served and two musicians played danceable music that was a real crowd pleaser.
It is very colorful, especially seeing past presidents wearing heavily brocaded jackets and ornate hats with a very long pheasant feathers.
There will be more events like this in coming months hosted by other German societies.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Carnaval-pre-Lenten-festival
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