Bottles Everywhere

This is our finished product for the white wine this year. We still have four carboys (2o gallons) and 5 gallons frozen of the red wine. This second picture is how he dries the bottles after he washes them out. It reminds me of an artificial Christmas tree, since this is just the bottom layer of four or five possible. I find it all very entertaining, even when make a mess while siphoning the wine into the bottles. What did you do for fun this week?

Grape Harvest

The grape harvest is done. This year we invested in equipment to speed up the juicing part of the process. The green machine crushes the grapes and separates out the stems . The red one is a
press to squeeze out the juice.

I plan to sew for part of today. I have my blocks done and I'm ready to put it together. Working at the quilt shop, there is always someone to ask when I need help. It is the best job ever.

Fall Colors

I find the colors of fall beautiful. The air is crisp, and occasionally we hear a shot as hunters walk the tree rows looking for pheasant. Today is a stay at home day. Hooray! It has been forever since I had time to quilt. I cannot even remember the number of unfinished projects. One by one, I will finish them.

Clouds

I love this picture. The sky is big and blue, the clouds glow and the road goes home. It doesn't get much better than this.

Pheasant hunting season opened last weekend. There were four deer crossing the driveway as I left for work yesterday. We have two bunnies that live under the bushes by the back door and graze on the grass when Tucker is not looking. We still have raspberries, both red and yellow. The watermelon is ripe and they are sooo good.

Its time to go to work. Back soon.

Look Up

We saw several churches on the trip. The architecture amazed me. How did they do it? How many workers? How big were the congregations? Do they still have active members and pot luck suppers in the basement?

In Dresden we saw the church that was the site of Martin Luther's protest and the beginning of the Reformation. I feel sorry for churches today that are hollow shells, missing the faith that was their heritage.

Mega Carrots

I could not resist taking a picture of this week's harvest. The half gallon of milk is to give you an idea of just how big the carrots are. Huge!

Lance has processed this year's grapes and is adjusting the acidity of the juice as part of the wine-making process. I am divided between patients and quilt shop today. There was a surgeon visiting this weekend to look at joining the practice. Hope it works out.

Lots of paint commercials on TV. Makes me want to recolor my world.