Thursday, October 9, 2025
Breakfast at home: two-egg omelette with diced deli roasted chicken breast, onion chives, sour cream, spinach; side of half english muffin with salted butter; hot water. Loaded and ran the dishwasher. Successfully applied Minwax red mahogany wood stain to the mule chest (#8812) made by The Michaels Furniture Company and which we purchased in 2000 from Restoration Hardware following wood putty patches in a few places. I applied the stain to blemishes with a small artist's paintbrush and wiped the stain away after a few minutes, which leaves the blemish darker than it was before and which successfully hides tiny and small blemishes. Lunch at home: Sloppy Jose using taco fixin leftovers: english muffin, white cheddar, baby butterhead lettuce, seasoned ground beef, black beans; cold water. Unloaded the dishwasher and washed a few items that did not exit cleanly. Continued development website build for Recharge Medical: added pages for varicose veins, sublative, and laser hair removal. In the evening Patrick and I participated in the inaugural Castro Wine Walk. We paid $70 for two tickets to receive tastings at ten establishments in our neighborhood. The event began at The Academy with souvenir wine glasses and a 2019 Robert Goulart extra brut cava. Our next stop was Canela: 24 Mozas toro where we ordered a bite of food: two Spanish cow cheeses with honeycomb, candied almonds, olives, and bread. Next was La Mediterranee: 2022 Karas Armenian. Paul did not purchase a ticket in time, but he met us here and paid separately from the event. Then we three walked to Blush!: 2022 Cesar Toxqui Cellars pinot noir. We ordered and shared lemon sardines with bread. Next: Swirl: 2023 Red Quartz pinot noir. From Swirl's attached kitchen Heroic Italian we ordered bruschetta and Paul ordered calabrian shrimp. I visited the large garden for the first time and was surprised that it was not more used. Next, Castro Valley Wine Company: 2023 Cobb chardonnay and 2021 West Pole pinot noir. We hit 6 out of 10 but were done for the night. Walked home.