It seems to be a time of search right now, that may be due to autumn, of which we know that “if you are alone now, it will be there for a long time”. The ambassadors from the SPD, FDP and Greens in Berlin are probably not keeping up with Rilke in their search for the right coalition, but they would rather still find each other than “walking restlessly in the avenues” when the leaves are drifting “. Meanwhile, the CDU is looking for orientation and a new party leader and in Altusried, as has already been described at this point, they are looking for an expert on bird droppings.
Difficult cases all, but not quite as puzzling as the search that Kulmbach is currently busy with. There the friends of the Plassenburg are looking for a lady. The association that deals with Kulmbach’s local history bought a portrait at an auction in Munich. Franz Xaver Braunmiller is said to have painted it around 1930. The Plassenburg can be seen in the background, a clear reference to home, and a distinguished lady in the foreground. Well-heeled, apparently, with fur on his forearm and a double-strand pearl necklace. She just looks a bit disgruntled.
Maybe she’s a brewery manager, which is not entirely absurd in the beer town of Kulmbach, and just as she was about to go to the painter, her husband fell drunk at her feet again. Or she is a butcher’s wife who had just delivered a whole load of Kulmbach sausages when she noticed that nutmeg was missing. It’s not that easy to smile. In any case, there are many theories and this is exactly what the association is aiming for. Plassenburg friends search for information with a search request on a wanted poster and on the Internet.
All sorts of names have already been mentioned, but there is still no really hot lead, says Friends boss Peter Weith. Although, one thing sounds very promising: someone suspects the lady could do with the Guttenbergs because of the roses. This is what the woman holds in her hand and the Guttenbergs have them on their coat of arms. A noble great-aunt, third cousin? A half-sister who emigrated to Munich, plagued by homesickness? Doesn’t she look somehow longingly Franconian? You will probably be allowed to guess a bit.