Saturday, November 8, 2025
Breakfast: leftover chicken and rice with ginger scallion sauce, hot water. Wall care: wiped stains with dish soap solution. Floor care: repaired small holes in wood flooring with an epoxy kit. Lunch: 1.5 chicken sandwiches, water. Nap. Dinner at home with Patrick: tuna salad sandwiches and potato chips. In the evening we attended Time Machine Halloween hosted by Cristiano F and Jeff C which included small bites and drinks Prohibition Punch, Studio 54 Spritz, Y2K-tini. We chatted with Caroline who introduced us to two books: Karoo by Steve Tesich and My Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallent. We also chatted with Do, Reto, and Baptiste. Olivier encouraged us to watch the film One Battle After Another, based on Vineland by Thomas Pynchon. Others we met: Claudio, Gilberto, Andre (who attended without Nico). Gilberto and Cristiano encouraged us to watch Schitt's Creek. Sabine, Jeff C (who attended without David M). Walked home. To bed.