IN THREE WORDS

In this feature, I'll share a weekly guest with you each week, 

and you tell me in only three words, what comes to mind.

In Three Words...

Gaylord Nelson

See ya next week...

 I'll be out of town for the weekend!

ALL HAIL.....

 

Queen Onya Nurve

After a great season, it was pretty easy to see why Onya was crowned the Queen. She checked all the boxes henny. And proved in the final lip synch that she didn't need reveal after reveal, but just old school, attitude and performance to snatch that crown! I was telling Sixpence the reason I always like the Lip Synch Lalaparozza and the finale shows is because it's really the only time the queens can be themselves with no restrictions to show their real style with exception to entrance looks. This finale didn't disappoint. All of Onya looks were jaw dropping.

My other favorites were, after Onya...

Accacia Forgot

 

Maybe she should have gone bigger on the show, and she might have went further. But this...I do believe I even squealed with excitement when her heel hit the corner and came out. I love big and huge gowns and she brought it. Now THIS is finale Eleganza...huge coiffed updo, gorgeous gown and color and a snatched waist. And the Forget-me-Not flowers? Very Clever Accasia!

Suzie Toot

Of course, my girl Susan Tooth would be here!!! Suzie has done it again! She went and did a nod to Little Shop of Horrors again, this time the whole plant, with her arms as the tentacles. Theatre kid slay! Color-gorge, hair-gorge, makeup-gorge. I also loved the snapping flower pods when she emerged as almost saying how she was eating the girls up all season. Never mind she also won the most money right behind Onya! 

Crystal Envy

My gal pal was cool, sleek and it was cunty and sooooo Crystal.Loved the cutouts and the draping of the back velvet, but I did say to her the corset part should be larger and tighter to counteract the odd fit on her torso and her breast contour. Girl the titties look far apart. She wasn't to mad...I did secure her for the gay pride festivities her in Harrisburg come Pride month for the committee.

Lydia B Kollins

When I think of Lydia, who I enjoyed immensely this season, I think of absolutely wacko looks- and this just isn't giving us that and I still loved it.She looked old glamour yet still with her edge. Did the boa look random to the look, and the bottom half plain? I fear yes, but it is also why I loved her and it....so Lydia. She is heading to All Stars next. What will she bring?

Jewels Sparkles

No Drag Race finale would be complete without a massive fuckoff gown and not since Voilet Chachki have I seen one done so well. Mind you, I was not the biggest fan of Jewels this season, but I admit this is Princess Peach meets Ariana Grande, with a pinch of Lana Del Rey and a cup of Priscilla Presley meets cunt. This look is literally insane and moved well and fits right into the overreaching canon of Jewels' work.

And three honorable mentions...

Joella

Probably the best I have ever seen her look and a fun nod to a huge disaster from the season that cost her to go home and sunk her faster that the Titanic went down.

Kori King

It's no secret I couldn't stand Kori King. Still don't know how she got by so long with the same old beaten looks every challenge, and I still don't enjoy him. She'd be perfect for a Mister Ed reboot, but I give the bitch kudos for FINALLY bring a stunning, cunty Power Ranger villain look and it eats. She got it all right with this one including a high wig. 

And Arrietty

Still not sure what I thought about Arrietty this season, I didn't enjoy her the most, but I also didn't mind her. And I was really hopping she might cat fight with Jewels, with my money on Arrietty. Please darlings, if a bar fight breaks out, you know you'd want Arrietty on your side. No doubt her looks were very elevated and she brought it. This was one on the finale I enjoyed. Fussy? Yes...but it moved so well on the runway and definitely gave the gasp moment when she appeared. The scarlet color was gorgeous. but... I'm never a fan of face prosthetics and didn't like that, as it hid her stunning mug, but I'm sure this was a not-so-subtle dig at Michelle's comments about her makeup contours looking like Cats, which was shady honey...and I was there for that. That girls is how you do shade.

EASTERN REDBUD

While the dogwoods are just about to open, the Eastern Redbud bloomed and looks spectacular with its color! And the gratuitous, dainty lawn violets always make me happy.

DEMOCRATS POLITICIANS

I saw this post over at Rade's the one day, and it sums up how I feel more than ever. It's like someone read my mind perfectly. While not Stop the Car Worthy, yet, I will say the democrats need to get their act together. I still think they are in disbelief and disarray they lost the election. And when they run again, I don't want to hear the old "I'm not Trump." I need more than that and promises kept and executed. We will see how they get their act together and who ends up running for position of president, but right now, I'm over it, and disillusioned. The following is excellent and should be our rally card...though the following was initially attributed to Liz Cheney it has since been proof out as not. But Rade is right...it is well put and extraordinary, this should be a blueprint for the party. Enough of the old party and the tried and true. politicians. Thanks, Rade for letting me share this.

Dear Democratic Party,

I need more from you. You keep sending emails and texts begging for money. While we're

 watching facism consolidate power in real time.

This administration is not simply “a different ideology.” It is a coordinated, authoritarian

 machine — with the Supreme Court, the House, the Senate, and the executive pen all

 under its control.

And you?

You’re still asking for decorum and donations. WTF.  That won’t save us.

I don’t want to hear another polite floor speech.

I want strategy. I want fire.

I want action so bold it shifts the damn news cycle — not fits inside one.

Every time I see something from the DNC, it’s asking me for funds.  Surprise. Those of us

 who donate don’t want to keep sending money just to watch you stand frozen as the

 Constitution goes up in flames — shaking your heads and saying, “Well, there’s not much

 we can do. He has the majority.”

I call bullshit.

If you don’t know how to think outside the box…

If you don’t know how to strategize…

If you don’t know how to fight fire with fire…what the hell are we giving you money for?

Some of us have two or three advanced degrees.  Some of us have military training. Some

 of us know what coordinated resistance looks like — and this ain’t it.

Yes, the tours around the country? Nice.

The speeches? Nice.

The clever congressional clapbacks? Nice.

That was great for giving hope.

Now we need action.

You have to stop acting like this is a normal presidency that will just time out in four years.

 We’re not even at Day 100, and look at the chaos.

Look at the disappearances.

Look at the erosion of the judiciary, the press, and our rights.

If you do not stop this, we will not make it 1,460 days.

So here’s what I need from you — right now:

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1. Form an independent, civilian-powered investigative coalition.

I’m talking experts. Veterans. Whistleblowers. Journalists. Watchdog orgs.

Deputize the resistance. Build a real-time archive of corruption, overreach, and executive abuse.

Make it public. Make it unshakable.

Let the people drag the rot into the light.

If you can’t hold formal hearings, hold public ones.

If Congress won’t act, let the country act.

This isn’t about optics — it’s about receipts. Because at some point, these people will be

 held accountable. And when that day comes, we’ll need every name, every signature,

 every illegal order, every act of silence—documented. You’re not just preserving truth —

 you’re preparing evidence for prosecution. The more they vanish people and weaponize

 data, the more we need truth in the sunlight.

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2. Join the International Criminal Court.

Yes, I said it. Call their bluff.  You cannot control what the other side does. But you can

 control your own integrity.  So prove it. Prove that your party is still grounded in law, human

 rights, and ethical leadership.

Join.

If you’ve got nothing to hide — join.  Show the world who’s hiding bodies, bribes, and buried

 bank accounts.  Force the GOP to explain why they’d rather protect a war criminal than

 sign a treaty.  And while you’re at it, publicly invite ICC observers into U.S. borders.  Make

 this administration explain — on camera — why they’re terrified of international oversight.

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3. Fund state-level resistance infrastructure.

Don’t just send postcards. Send resources.  Channel DNC funds into rapid-response teams,

 legal defense coalitions, sanctuary networks, and digital security training.

If the federal government is hijacked, build power underneath it.

If the laws become tools of oppression, help people resist them legally, locally, and boldly.

This is not campaign season — this is an authoritarian purge.

Stop campaigning.   Act like this is the end of democracy, because it is. We WILL

 REMEMBER the warriors come primaries. Fighting this regime should be your marketing

 strategy.

And let’s be clear: The reason the other side always seems three steps ahead is because

 they ARE.

They prepared for this.

They infiltrated school boards, courts, local legislatures, and police unions.

They built a machine while you wrote press releases.

We’re reacting — they’ve been executing a plan for years. It’s time to shift from panic to

 blueprint. You should already be working with strategists and military minds on PROJECT

 2029 — a coordinated, long-term plan to rebuild this country when the smoke clears.

You should be publicly laying out:The laws and amendments you’ll pass to ensure this

 never happens again. The systems you’ll tear down and the safeguards you’ll enshrine. The

 plan to hold perpetrators of human atrocities accountable The urgent commitment to

 immediately bring home those sold into slavery in El Salvador

You say you’re the party of the people?  

Then show the people the plan.

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4. Use your platform to educate the public on rights and resistance tactics.

If they’re going to strip us of rights and lie about it — arm the people with truth.

Text campaigns. Mass trainings. Downloadable “Know Your Rights” kits. Multilingual

 legal guides. Encrypted phone trees.Give people tools, not soundbites.

We don’t need more slogans.  We need survival manuals.

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5. Leverage international media and watchdogs.

Stop hoping U.S. cable news will wake up. They’re too busy playing both sides of fascism.

Feed the real stories to BBC, Al Jazeera, The Guardian, Reuters, Der Spiegel — hell,

 leak them to anonymous dropboxes if you have to.

Make what’s happening in America a global scandal.

And stop relying on platforms that are actively suppressing truth.

Start leveraging Substack. Use Bluesky.

That’s where the resistance is migrating. That’s where censorship hasn’t caught up. If the

 mainstream won’t carry the truth — outflank them.

Get creative. Go underground. Go global.

If our democracy is being dismantled in broad daylight, make sure the whole world sees it

 — and make sure we’re still able to say it. 

 

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6. Create a digital safe haven for whistleblowers and defectors.

Not everyone inside this regime is loyal.  Some are scared. Some want out.  

Build the channels.  Encrypted. Anonymous. Protected.

Make it easy for the cracks in the system to become gaping holes.

And while you’re at it?

Stop ostracizing MAGA defectors. Everyone makes mistakes — even glaring, critical

 ones. We are not the bullies. We are not the ones filled with hate.

And it is not your job to shame people who finally saw the fire and chose to step out of it.

 They will have to deal with that internal struggle — the guilt of putting a very dangerous

 and callous regime in power. But they’re already outnumbered. Don’t push them back into

 the crowd.

We don’t need purity. We need numbers.

We need people willing to burn their red hats and testify against the machine they helped

 build.

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7. Study the collapse—and the comeback.

You should be learning from South Korea and how they managed their brief rule under

 dictatorship.

They didn’t waste time chasing the one man with absolute immunity.

They went after the structure.

The aides. The enforcers. The loyalists. The architects.

They knocked out the foundation one pillar at a time — until the “strongman” had no

 one left to stand on.  And his power crumbled beneath him.

You should be independently investigating every author of Project 2025, every aide who

 defies court orders, every communications director repeating lies, every policy writer

 enabling cruelty, every water boy who keeps this engine running.

You can’t stop a regime by asking the king to sit down. You dismantle the throne he’s

 standing on — one coward at a time.

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Stop being scared to fight dirty when the other side is fighting to erase the damn

 Constitution. They are threatening to disappear AMERICANS.

A M E R I C A N S.

And your biggest move can’t be another strongly worded email. We don’t want your

 urgently fundraising subject lines.

We want backbone....We want action.

We want to know you’ll stand up before we’re all ordered to sit down — permanently.

We are watching.

And I don’t just mean your base. There are millions of us who see exactly what’s happening.

 When we ALL speak, it ROARS with pressure that will cause change.

We need to be deafening.

You still have a chance to do something historic.

To be remembered for courage, not caution.

To go down as the party that didn’t just watch the fall — but fought the hell back with

 everything they had.

But the clock is ticking.

SHE CAME TO WERK

 When will these queens learn to not trifle with the queen who are the campy and odd queens out. One will recall last season that Megami, a good drag gal pal, too, was also chastised for her style and performance much like Suzie Toot...yet swept the lip synch battle against three very tough queens till Morphine took her out...but to beat Plasma, Q, and  Mhi'ya was something to behold.  The lyrics are so Megami.....with some nice shade. Werk to girl.....

EASTER AWAKENING

 

Never yet was a spring-time,

Late through lingered the snow,

That the sap stirred not at the whisper

Of the south wind, sweet and low;

Never yet was a spring-time,

Come, when the buds forgot to blow.

Even the wings of the summer

Are folded under the mould:

Life, that has known no dying,

Is Love's, to have and to hold.

Till sudden, the bourgeoning Easter!

The song of the green, the pink and the gold. 

-Margaret Elizabth Munson Sangster

A celebration for spring, renewal and nature for us at the Casa du Borghese. Our morning started with hot crossed buns, and we even enjoyed it outside with coffee for our pew. On tap, a lamb roast, with a lemon, rosemary and feta sauce, ginger and honey glazed parsnips and red potatoes, beets and asparaguy! Pear martinis on tap for happy hour.  All with the Lad and mother's nieces and one cousin. The Dame came through with a lovely bounty of flowers to grace the table. All told a lovely day so far.

A Happy Easter and a Joyous Spring to all.

🐇🐣🐇

FROM THE CANDY SHOP

 

This week in the Candy Shop are some very fine Easter Bunnies, to, huh, spread joy and sweetness to the holiday!!! Had they looked like this, I may not have been so petrified to sit on the Easter Bunnies lap!!! These are the work of New York/New Jersey photographer Thomas Synnamon who combines his art of photography and his dabbles in AI, for a unique work. Who want to help get them out of that suit???

EASTER WEEKEND

 

Nothing like a cup full of cock on Good Friday heh?!?

These little feathery cocks were my grandmothers from sometime in the 50's and in remarkable shape. As many know, I love to add some holiday touches to some of the holidays and have traditions and good memories around most of them. I like to decorate minimally and give a nod to some holidays. It keeps the house fun, and ever changing, and gives reference to each season. So this year I dug these little cockrels out and added them to the little sugar bowl that was my aunts. Shall we take some sight in around the Casa?

One of many of the dogwood getting ready for a full showing.

More of my grandmothers decorations...a hen and rabbit candle.

Handpainted eggs my mother did.

My dyed eggs I did this year.

Two Lefton rabbits that were a vintage find. I placed them in a bell jar with a spring scene.

On the desk is my grandmothers green Moser glass rabbit candy dish along with pictures of my maternal grandparents. I was always much closer to them than my paternal set, as my grandfather on my dads side was passed before my birth, and my paternal grandmother passing before I was 2. But my maternal grandparent we're like second parents and are most likely where I get my love of holidays and commemorating each. Especially my grandfather. He LOVED Easter. It was definitely his favorite. My grandmother was church going, but my grandfather never stepped foot in a church except to give his daughters away for marriage. But come Easter he'd dress to the nines, hat included, and he and my grandmother would do the promenade of Easter in their finery in downtown Harrisburg. This is him from a Worlds Fair, sitting on the moon. Man in the moon? It's my favorite picture of him.

I will be blogging around this weekend but may be tired up as the Lad is visiting so I may be hit or miss. Looking forward to a nice, visit. Have I got some hot crossed buns, and a nice full Easter basket waiting for him!!!!!

FOUR QUEENS.....

....stand before us!!!! 

The 17th season was not a bad one. While RuPaul's Drag Race can be stale at times, this season and last has been better. And fortunately, the Lip Sync Lalaparuza rated among one of the most fun of any of the season's challenges, and sure beats the boring old sit and talk reunion they use to do. I think the Lalaparuza is fun because it's so uncomplicated and, unlike things like say, the monologues about personal growth or product placement bullshit or launches, the performance part is essential to the art of drag. Which is why I take issue partly with the show. Because most of the challenges, most queens aren't doing   in daily life. The reunion lip synch also serves as a form of reunion as the queens all reunite to unpack the response to their work and behavior, the faces were just a little bit more polished, well, most of them. But I always enjoy the Lalaparuza because its fun watching the queens support each other without any sniping or shade, well, most of them. Just queens watching queens doing what queens do best. As I thought from my original post, the top four did end up being Onya, Jewels, Lexi and Sam.

Jewels Sparkles is definitely a very glamours and well-polished queen.  And she had me in her corner up till the reunion. She made a snide comment about not wanting to see Suzie Toot tap dancing in a lip synch. Well, the joke was on Miss Thing, as Suzie not only turned out all three lip-synchs, but won the whole reunion episode and walked away with some major coin. The comment made me salty. Sure Jewels can turn a look, but I have yet to hear her sing with a live voice in performing or be able to do any other form of dance like Suzie, who is versed in tap, ballroom, and interruptive dance, and live singing...so by my calculations Suzie is far more talented than Jewels. So far more creative and cerebral with looks. While her final lip-synch were out of her wheelhouse she turned them, something I don't think Jewels could have done. I don't see Jewels taking the crown. 

Lexi Love might be a tad of a loose screw, cave under pressure and get inside of her own head but damn it...she was entertaining. Queen might not have won as many of the challenges like other queens, but Lexi is the only one to not end up in the bottom to lip-synch, and she TURNED out the looks on the runway...always, in part to Utica, who designed most of Lexi's looks. While, if I get a ticket to go see a Lexi show, I'm still a tad confused what a Lexi Show would entail, unless she is just a guest queen doing a lip synch. I'm not sure she could carry a whole show, but for some reason there is something about her that rings...She's got it. I feel she would be a great performer though, and a trans winner would be another win for the "T" She is one of two choices for the crown.

I hate to be a cunty bitch, but his voice annoyed me beyond belief. But cards on the table, I'd top him real good, if it was 2am closing time at the club, and I was alone... and only if I could have a ball gag to stick in his mouth. Sam is always on point...stunning, polished, sharp ass wigs, and can switch the looks up. But from experience, I've seen everything she brings to the table here from every pageant queen I've seen over the years on and off the show. There is really not anything new here. And let's face it...if Suzie Toot had switched her style up in her lip-synch against Sam, Sam would not be in the top four. She made it in by the skin of her teeth. I doubt I see her taking the crown.

 Which brings me to Onya Nerve. Girl....OWNED the season. Brought the looks...urban, elegant, glam, fishy, club kid and more than once, tied in her heritage and background to ensembles. Wait till you see her finale ensemble!!! She did it all, Dance, sang, turned out very funny comedy. We never knew what we were going to get. She knows her history, and her hometown and community roots seem very important to her. I have no qualms what an Onya Nerve show would be. She could definitely carry a one queen show all to herself. Of all the queens here, she in my opinion has all the checks- Creativeness, Uniqueness, Nerve and Talent. 10, 10, 10...10's across the board. She is my frontrunner for the Crown.

What chew think kids???

THE MAGIC HAPPENS

 

Drag, and drag queens have always been part of my life in some form for as long as I can remember, whether doing drag, friends and sisters who are queens, and still supporting local queens, and attending events, or at times assisting queens. I loved doing drag in all the 27 years I did it. It opened up my personality and believe it or not, helped me get to know my male self-more, and learn to be more comfortable with my body, as in, getting over shyness when it came to my body. Not once did I ever get tired of the transformation of getting into drag. When friends would be "hanging out" with me even they would be amazed as the Mistress would emerge, and my male side would disappear step by step. Nope. It never gets old. Lots of time spent getting ready? SURE. But it never got tired. And it was even better when your concept and look came to creation. As step by step would get compete, I could also feel "the Mistress" personality emerge more and more. I recently came across some old shows that were in my saved video tab on YouTube, of a series, drag queen and salon owner, Quency Valencia documented. Quency who is from DC, had gotten together 10 ordinary guys from all over, and filmed the transformation from start to finish, from getting to learn drag, the walk, the heels, the talk, to the make-up, wigs and frocks, to the attitude honey. Not only were the guys all adorable, but it's fun to see them embrace drag and have the balls to get into it. You can go here to view more episodes of Quency's channel for more of the series. I enjoyed rewatching all these again. 

Enjoy kids!