Special it was....

Coming home from work, my LaoPo received of course some Roses.. one for each year we've been married. Along with a special card, which included my new Poem for just this.. our day.

Next, was taking my Sweetheart out for Dinner. Didn't want her to cook (which she naturally wanted to do of course), but I had none of that. Then, afterwards we break open a bottle Champagne for a Toast.. to the next coming year and beyond.

What closed out the special day, well.. that is our Secret and we leave that to your imagination... .

Tomorrow is a special day..

.... yes, our fourth Anniversary of our Wedding Ceremony in Shanghai is coming up.
The Romantic "Fool" that I am, I had of course to come up with something special for my LaoPo tomorrow.

Pen and Mind working together, I've come up with a short Poem again.

Time moves on....!

Four (4) years have passed
on a journey made together
knowing from the start
and without a doubt
this love will definitely last
only to be found much better.

On our way for a lot more
showing patience and good will
into time plus the future
always loving my sweetheart
from the top of her soft skin
to the deepest part of her core.

Wine anyone.. oh wait a minute?

Come to think of it.. there wont be enough for everyone.

As many may know, I have Grape Plants (Red&Green) champagne type over an Arch in my Backyard. Actually, now I have added two more on an Arch the opposite side of the Yard.
Anyway, I must have had the best year of Grape harvest ever.. which goes back some six (6) years or so. My guess would be about 50-60 lbs. of a Red and Green mix. So, Qing decided before I arrived Home from work.. that; "Let's make some Wine"!

You can imagine what my first reaction might have been? What.. what was that? Huh...

Surprised as I was, I quickly told her.. why not? So, we gave it a go.. using a little over 20 lbs. of Grapes. Now, this was not to be easy of course.. as I have mentioned before.. Champagne Grapes and they are "Small". After Dinner and clean up, it was Me and Tianchi on the Patio.. picking these little things (without stems) off the Vine. I had known already that this wasn't to be easy, because just eating them is somewhat of a battle.

It is now week three of the Fermenting progress and one can smell the Alcohol in the mixture, which is pretty strong.. putting your nose near the brew. In about one more week, I will drain it and put the Wine/Juice into air-tight containers for some more sitting and to see.. just how much Wine there is actually going to be at the end.

First time, so hope it all be worth it and it wont kill me when drinking it later.

By the way, looking at our "little" Red Apple Tree with 19 "Big" Apples on it.. makes you think? Am I later also going to be making Apple Cider?