Picking Grapes

Today while I was at work, Joe went to my boss' house to help her and her husband with their grape harvest. My boss' husband has a vineyard and they have a winery which is opening October 1st to the public for tasting and purchasing wine. The name of their business is Redbud Ridge Vineyard and Winery. The Redbud is the state tree of Oklahoma. Anyway, Joe had a good time picking and seeing the process of destemming/crushing the grapes, etc. I did this last year and had a wonderful time. You go early in the morning (about 8 or 9) when the day is cool and you pick for a couple of hours, then go to the house where Jann (my boss) and some of her friends have cooked a wonderful brunch. After you eat, each "picker" gets a couple of bottles of free wine from the winery to take home. It's a great way to meet new people (all her friends and even some of her clients volunteer to do this and some even drive up from Texas) and do something you might not otherwise do in an ordinary day. Unfortunately, we don't get to stomp on them like Lucy and Ethyl did in the old I Love Lucy show!