Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Harvest moon

9-22-2010 Wed. warm, thunder storm.


BREAKFAST
--- coffee

LUNCH --- rice with stir-fried cabbage (leftovers)
AFTERNOON-TEATIME
---
apple
DINNER
--- parboiled fresh soy bean in pot | pasta with hot red pepper sauce | sauteed king mushroom in rice wine | fennel and bartlett pear salad
MOONLIGHT-TIME --- Chinese moon cake | green tea | Turkish delight




  • Fresh soy beans and taro roots, wine and moon cakes are among the special food for Chinese harvest moon festival

  • official beginning of autumn at 11:08pm. the storm moved away, sky was clear deep blue and the harvest moon with bright Jupiter nearby shined upon us, view from the tea house.
  • 《把酒问月》 李白 (701-762 A.D.)
    青天有月来几时 我今停杯一问之
    人攀明月不可得 月行却与人相随
    皎如飞镜临丹阙 绿烟灭尽清辉发
    但见宵从海上来 宁知晓向云间没
    白兔捣药秋复春 嫦娥孤栖与谁邻
    今人不见古时月 今月曾经照古人
    古人今人若流水 共看明月皆如此
    唯愿当歌对酒时 月光长照金樽里