Mothers Day and labeling the second .... third ....fourth $@%#%^

Have I mentioned that labeling is my favourite past time? This love is radically deteriorating into hate. The front and back label seem to fight each other or in any case they are keen to overtake one another. The result is a number of labels stuck together and the whole process comes to a standstill.

Something slightly more pleasant happened this week in the form of a phone call from Jae who bought one of Juliet's (my faithful dog that died in December) puppies and named it ...wait for it... ROLF. Now here is a picture of him. I can see the resemblance to my remaining dog Balu, his brother.

Meanwhile, we are busy emptying the wine store by selling off the "old" wines to make space for this year's production. The first lot for Holland is already on the truck and I will bring it to the harbour on Monday. The second lot for Germany will leave on Tuesday. My wine store has never been as empty and organized as its been today.

On Mothers Day the restaurant was brimming with guests and fine smells wafted up from the kitchen. Some 4 generations of mothers from grandmother to grandchild have been spoilt by the children and happy faces were all around. The weather was playing along and sent the most stunning beautiful day any one could have wished for.

Celebration

Ines, my little daughter, received her degree at the weekend from Rhodes University. The film snippet shows the grand setup for the young people to be honored for their work and dedication. I also heard a most sincere and concerned speech from the Vice-Chancellor that I take the freedom to attach as well. It is well worth reading and I hope I am not infringing on any publishing rights by doing so. That is exactly the spirit our new academics should live by. No, what am I saying, we all should live by it. We define success only by monetary and status alone. Needless to say I am very proud of Ines and also that the event was followed by a party with crazy hats and produce made from grapes ;-).
In the winery the stock taking of SAWIS (the governing body of the wine industry) just a day before the elections. We are also getting ready for the bottling of the new organic Chardonnay and last minute setups are fitted in between the normal daily chores. GraduationCeremoniesAddressFinal-April2009.doc