Muddy boots!  Yesterday I did a bit of work outside in the garden.

Even though there weren’t any plants to actually take care of!  My yard is still full of hay, mulch, sticks and rocks.  It will look pretty someday in the near future! 

I had cereal for breakfast, but didn’t take a picture.

I had a repeat of Monday’s lunch:  turkey sandwich with guac and chips.

Early evening, I hopped on the T and headed to Downtown Crossing.

Last night HealthWorks hosted an event at the Boston Wine Exchange.

BWX had a sign out front to welcome everyone to the party.  “Welcome HealthWorks!”

We sampled springtime wines, including a special tasting featuring 3 wines from Liberty School Winery: a Chardonnay, a Cabernet Sauvingnon, and a special Austin Hope Syrah.

I loved all 3 wines, but the non-oaky Chardonnay was probably my favorite.  Mainly because I always skip Chards, assuming they’ll be too sweet.  I thought this one was perfect; a nice citrus taste with just a slight hint of oak.

I learned some new things about wine.

And got to try more samples from the Wine Machine.

I used one of these at a wine bar in Winter Park, Florida and loved it.  It made it easy to try a small, inexpensive sip of a new wine to make sure I liked it.  If it was successful, I’d push a button for a larger sized pour and enjoy my glass.  Massachusetts can’t sell wine in various sized pours as they do in Florida, stupid Blue Laws.  But we were allowed to hit the button multiple times and sample as many sips of these 8 wines as we wanted.

I tried a Rose, Malbec, and Cab Sauv.

Tina, I hope you don’t mind that I borrowed a few of your photos.

Wine lover in action!  I loved making my selection and letting the machine do the pouring.

Mixing and mingling.  I’m so glad Meghan and Tina were at the event.  It was great to talk with them.  After several glasses of wine, there was no loss for words.  I think Meghan even convinced Tina and me to enter next year’s Boston Marathon.

But seriously, I’m going to look into foundations and fundraising and think about Boston 2011…

Group shot!  HealthWorks members know how to have a good time.

Thank you Boston Wine Exchange for such a great event!

And thank you to the HealthWorks for organizing such a fun gathering!  I had a great time and went home with a bottle of Liberty School wine and a bottle of Pretty Things beer.