Friday, December 23, 2022
Vacation day 14 of 30. Slept in a bit. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, roasted and unsalted slivered almonds, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted unsweetened coconut flakes, diced half banana; water. Rode Muni to Noe Valley, walked 24th Street browsing shops here and there. Rode a J-Church train to 18th Street then walked to lunch at Ramenwell: signature pork ramen level 0, water. The ramen is delicious with a very generous slab of pork and pork bits throughout. The noodles are perfectly cooked, perfectly chewy. Afterwards I walked more in the Mission then rode Muni to Union Square, visiting holiday scenes: the ice skating rink, the Union Square tree, the sugar castle in the Westin St. Francis, the Garden Court at the Palace Hotel. Rode Muni home. Rested. Dinner at home with Patrick: farro spaghetti with kale, roma tomatoes and mushrooms; white wine; water. Dessert: candy cane rice krispies treats for me, southern rum ball for Patrick. Afterwards we watched Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas (2017) on Kanopy. It was very entertaining and enlightening, and the sound and editing were spot on. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes.