Monday, May 4, 2009

The Von Trapp Sanitised Versions of Life

Julian Von Trapp had been wooed and won by Georg, but it was the children that had won her heart. She didn't love him. She liked him very much but if he hadn't suggested that she could be a second mother to his 7 children, she doubted that she would have accepted. They went on to have 3 more children, so all together there were 10 Von Trapp children, not the mythical 7.
When Georg and Julian left Austria, it wasn't to trek over the mountain which would have led them directly to Hitler's mountain retreat, instead it was by ship to America. They were very good singers, mind you, and there wasn't a great deal that they could do when Heinrich Himmler took over their house.
Julian was taking tea with Mary, who was demanding to know why Julian wasn't flying the flag of the Third Reich from the front of her ex house. Mary was also aware of Julian's Jewish heritage and was holding it over her.
"I'll tell," she said, "if you don't do what I say."
Julian pondered doing what she said, but took umbrage at being forced to bend to someone's will. "Look," she said, "I've no problem with cooking you osso bucco but not because you're making me."
Mary backed down, which was most unusual for Mary.
Meanwhile, Stewart's kilt had caught in his lapidary machine and he was yelling for Julian to come and help. He had written on his chalk board that the flood had devastated them at least until mid May, and he was off to Tasmania to revisiti his ex's parents. His ex had no idea and would spit chips if she knew, especially when she knew that her precious boy, grandchild and 'other woman' were going to.
"You'll love Tasmania," everyone said, "you'll want to go back."
"It's going to be very, very cold. Take your longjohns," said Gretel, who knew.