I am Doukenie's daughter and it might be of interest to some for me to share some of my mother's wisdom, teachings and philosophical sayings that I was exposed to as the daughter of the family.

What I learned became the seed that generated my own philosophy in my maturing years. I am my mother's daughter and what I write is my interpretation of her teaching, as I see it, live it and promote it.

AUGUST’S RELUCTANT DEPARTURE

The heat of August will soon be in the past.
Enjoyable, still, uncomfortable as it was, we
knew it wouldn’t last.
Now we are looking forward to, and anticipating,
September harvest for our next task.
The frolicking, picnicking summer fun may be
behind us, but the excitement and anticipation
of harvest and crush looming before us excites us.
Each member of our winery family scurrying in
all directions each within their position and anxious to
be complaisant for it is united we are in our
Doukenie Winery dedication.

Hope

HOPE

Hope is a universal emotion that transcends all

Countries, cultures and geographical locations.

Most religions espouse it. Hope goes hand in hand

with faith. Einstein once said, “Hope is eternal”.

Without hope there is sadness and depression.

One must have something to aspire to.

Hope is a glimpse of what can or might be in the future.

An inspiration to work toward, a goal.

Hopes and Dreams are synonymous.

I know because my name is Hope.

Hope,

Thank you very very much for the delicious baklava you made for my wife, Anna,
to send to us in Kandahar, Afghanistan! It tastes even better than I remember
when we visited Doukenie last year. I attached a picture of my physical therapy
technician, one of our physician assistants, and I enjoying it. After taking
this photo, I shared it with the rest of our unit, the 4th Brigade Support
Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division. Everyone loved it,
many of them trying baklava for the first time. I made sure that they knew it
was from Hope at the Doukenie Winery in Purcellville, VA, who made it out of
season especially for us. I'm looking forward to visiting you all when I come
home for R&R and having some more of your amazing Hope's Legacy.

Thanks again,
Brian Kreisel
CPT, U.S. Army

Friendship

I made a new friend ! Why is that so special? It took some time

for the friendship to develop. But, I persevered knowing that a

relationship that is worth having, in the long run is certainly worth working for.

It was my son who introduced us and my eyes sparkled and I could

not hold back my smiles.

To begin a new relationship in one's senior years, eighties to be exact, is

rare due to the limitations in the sunset of life. Still, I could see that this

relationship could be worthwhile because of its possibilities. Nurturing

this relationship will help me renew old acquaintances, travel to places

I have only read about and become part of a world that is changing too

rapidly to do so on my own.

May I introduce my new friend?

I trust this friend will be come my best friend and we will be together

until the end.

My new friend, MY COMPUTER.

A FATHER'S DAY TOAST


A toast to all the fathers we have known, those who are

here and those who are gone.


We raise our glasses to you in unison and thank you for the

traits we inherited through you.


You have taught us to know love, loyalty, faithfulness

and honesty, above all, and those are the

very things that we'll pass on.


You've left your mark upon our lives,

and for this alone

I emphasize.


A Happy Father's Day to one and All.


Hope

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