renewed bulbs
Last year I bought a grape hyacinth from Trader Joe’s and when it died off, I wrapped up the bulbs in a paper towel and foil and stored it in the fridge in a Ziploc bag. A couple days ago, I took it out of the bag and found some shoots coming out of them. They were pale yellow but healthy-looking.
I put them in a small pot with some soil on Valentine’s Day and two days later, the leaves turned green and I’ve got a bud!! Can you see it peeking out?! This is so exciting! I can already feel my thumb becoming a little less purple.
Jes and I don’t really celebrate Valentine’s Day anymore but I still think it’s kinda fun when you’re around kids. Another therapist and I brought in some of those cheesy valentines from the grocery store and we made mailboxes for each of the kids out of empty glove boxes and wrapped them in butcher paper. Each kid had their mailbox taped to their hospital room door and they all took turns making and delivering them to each other. They were all pretty excited about it all.
For dinner, Jes made a steak, green beans, and mashed potatoes. It was tasty.
Dog had a rough week. I don’t know what he got his nose in but Jes came home on Tuesday to find crap (YES, ACTUAL CRAP) all over the house. He was pretty bummed out the rest of the week and was looking better today so we took him to Fort Funston.
He ran, sniffed, and peed on everything. He was a happy happy dog and it was great to see the ocean.
Ah…the ocean…
We had a gorgeous day in the city today. This is a photo I took in the middle of this morning’s run along Pier 14. For lunch, Jes and I took a walk to the Farmers Market and got a good dose of Vitamin D. I was actually in shorts, a t-shirt, and flip-flops! Jes waited in line for the porchetta sandwich at 
We slurped up the ramen while we were in line and finished it just in time for the sandwich. I ordered the ramen with a slow-cooked egg and it was extra tasty with the oozy yolk that I L-O-V-E.
After such a savory lunch, we picked up a 
Lately, I’ve been feeling my age: I wake up with a sore neck and back every morning; my cuts heal slower; and I realized that my 18-year-old patient is half my age. Oh crap. So, I borrowed my co-worker’s ukelele and I’m teaching myself how to play. It’s a lot of fun and I can play a handful of chords now. I’ve been learning on the internet and got a few copies of different songs from another co-worker who had a book of songs. I still have some practicing to do before I can play for anyone. For now, Jes will have to just bear with me. I just wish I could sing.
Another thing that I’ve been wanting to do is improve my Conversational Spanish. I’ve had the same patient for the last 10 weeks and his mom speaks primarily Spanish. I feel like a retard speaking to her and thought I should brush up a little. So, last night I went to my first class at the City College. It’s Level One and it’s super basic but I still learned a thing or two about cultural stuff for when to use the tu and usted forms. It’s only one night a week for seven weeks. We’ll see if it’ll be worth taking Level Two.
On Saturday after lunch, we drove up to Napa and brought the dog along for the ride. We got an early check-in at the Westin, dropped off the dog, and headed out to Far Niente where they were holding their Cabernet Release Party.
We got there at about 3 pm and spent the afternoon tasting lots of wine and snacking on a variety of appetizers that were passed around. It’s a fun event since it’s in their maze-like cave system where there’s either another tasting station or a server with a platter of goodies around each corner. My favorite was their 2006. Of course at the end, we got a glass of Dolce dessert wine and an assortment of petit fours. Mm…
Afterward, we went outside to enjoy the late afternoon sunlight with a cappuccino provided by the servers at the exit. They have a nice grassy area down the hill and it was so nice to be outside in warm weather for a change.
For dinner, we went to Ad Hoc. Our reservation was at 9:30, which was perfect considering we had stuffed ourselves so late in the afternoon. We had a great time and everything was delicious! Here’s the menu for the evening:
The prime rib had a nice salty crust and the buttermilk onion rings were so yummy. Dog even got to have some when we brought back a box of meat scaps for him.
My favorite was the apple tart…it was perfect.
On Sunday morning, we went down the street to The Model Bakery, which was featured in “The Best Thing I Ever Ate: Local Favorites”. The episode featured their famous English Muffins and it’s true…they’re tasty. The muffin is fluffy and chewy – different from your usual Thomas’ English Muffin. Mine was used to make a breakfast sandwich of canadian bacon, egg, and cheese. Yum.
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