tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81889836997315242932024-03-19T08:36:45.313-04:00A DAY WITH THE MISTRESS BORGHESELIVE! LIVE! Life is a banquet, and some sorry sons of bitches are starving!Mistress Maddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.comBlogger5314125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-62995793947200468802024-03-18T11:52:00.000-04:002024-03-18T11:52:29.911-04:00MOOD BOARD<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1W5RbOQ7fjX37ek7M2W3gqm_gqiTAy-KQ5OBV0H_7wtjtGqnZbDajMlQ-zH8LnBwNZSNGjCI3hSSXAPCtX2wrF9cH_Hxbt8McSO2GgPHcI6yWcrXBw5Gky7Es5HtYnCealljJ25oWizewPn0Kd1AAq_0YFbL4h1XsW9Cv9nvZ_-zcvvvXPKM4ju4bI4zy/s571/587cedf64afa993229d65c051b364139.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="571" data-original-width="500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1W5RbOQ7fjX37ek7M2W3gqm_gqiTAy-KQ5OBV0H_7wtjtGqnZbDajMlQ-zH8LnBwNZSNGjCI3hSSXAPCtX2wrF9cH_Hxbt8McSO2GgPHcI6yWcrXBw5Gky7Es5HtYnCealljJ25oWizewPn0Kd1AAq_0YFbL4h1XsW9Cv9nvZ_-zcvvvXPKM4ju4bI4zy/w560-h640/587cedf64afa993229d65c051b364139.jpg" width="560" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">A lovely weekend... a few St Patrick's afternoon pints with friends, nice weather and I even got outdoors into the garden to get a start on the garden clean up, raking and pulling back tan bark mounds piled up around some plants. I was also amazed and overjoyed to see that my delphiniums survived the first time ever, and no need to buy any new ones! </span> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQcscUNt0YiwkwfvRyW7o7FsR8Y8I5aUSXBFEqNGgMJmK4qbIcMuJoSw2nyMTiOLMCrbms7K7n5W_unHfQqt5tbgR9S7-k1dp-RIKl9mWM-t-J3fWMfYUGBp5MzxI3B8Q78-VUW_GPENzW52JjwWLdl6Hwv_nxFlTXCsLQvxvgNalOqKMbl33CupGlJt0/s844/05863190204ebaed5a480972ac2ff892.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQcscUNt0YiwkwfvRyW7o7FsR8Y8I5aUSXBFEqNGgMJmK4qbIcMuJoSw2nyMTiOLMCrbms7K7n5W_unHfQqt5tbgR9S7-k1dp-RIKl9mWM-t-J3fWMfYUGBp5MzxI3B8Q78-VUW_GPENzW52JjwWLdl6Hwv_nxFlTXCsLQvxvgNalOqKMbl33CupGlJt0/w268-h400/05863190204ebaed5a480972ac2ff892.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I got my Helena Bonham Carter fix. All is right with the world again.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlGH0Wgx3ckM_ASMrNj21MZd4im2yx7O0yABqVk4JCTfWOGQPO5X8AvKCIpgDtQ39ccrLT-eFFDsyonILhlNSGIba9zU9aNL0t6wnBAMGyO07_6b92hX9Oua60lIInsN_6GW2myyY9hI8Uw24LuTpPWjZsdNOgN_J85sfwFVSm6uySawki9ZEU9CAnnX-_/s330/p23929405_b_v8_aa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="330" data-original-width="220" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlGH0Wgx3ckM_ASMrNj21MZd4im2yx7O0yABqVk4JCTfWOGQPO5X8AvKCIpgDtQ39ccrLT-eFFDsyonILhlNSGIba9zU9aNL0t6wnBAMGyO07_6b92hX9Oua60lIInsN_6GW2myyY9hI8Uw24LuTpPWjZsdNOgN_J85sfwFVSm6uySawki9ZEU9CAnnX-_/w426-h640/p23929405_b_v8_aa.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>Mistress Maddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-9778877205107653452024-03-17T09:30:00.001-04:002024-03-17T09:30:00.137-04:00ST PATRICKS DAY JIGS<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT2FqUNZSbqzI4rMq9jELj8-erOjoTsTI5dNCTR-Emsf3w0S3MIvOkKmKgxg6ISGUGIZQyvpjEGB4Q-DjwdWnJcFDprJVW9w5QKE_k5mvbJIU9-751j3dIHkSkmk5owedThrIUWAqYPoGpF6JtKgczf2JKXFVUKULW66h_WhrxFizNWLfrtJLbw7yN6_pM/s1523/St-Pats-Man-Poem-GraphicsFairy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1523" data-original-width="971" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT2FqUNZSbqzI4rMq9jELj8-erOjoTsTI5dNCTR-Emsf3w0S3MIvOkKmKgxg6ISGUGIZQyvpjEGB4Q-DjwdWnJcFDprJVW9w5QKE_k5mvbJIU9-751j3dIHkSkmk5owedThrIUWAqYPoGpF6JtKgczf2JKXFVUKULW66h_WhrxFizNWLfrtJLbw7yN6_pM/w408-h640/St-Pats-Man-Poem-GraphicsFairy.jpg" width="408" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">Or as Anne Marie might say a St Patrick Day Dance Party! I think St Patrick's is a fun day. While I'm not fully Irish, my paternal grandmother was from Ireland. The rest of me rounded out with Dutch, Czech, and Swiss. I generally enjoy a corned Beef dinner with potatoes and greens and settle in to watch Finian's Rainbow. A fun fact,cards on the table...I also enjoy Irish music and folk music, in addition to dance , house and classical and jazz. I find it very festive or very calming. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Fr2JPIaDixo?si=UeFdMLBvXgbJ-23k" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe>
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<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PiIQlwGVxxA?si=_qnSTkJ1yKiRf_kW" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">And this calms me too.......</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOVwKuqeWoMj2mDmhWtzBpOp_ntLNkzoMMz6otNxZLbNanIDMTQhgB_kkLI08sqEsLfr430oyOF7C7kF_eZok9w6Qj357CscKyT-vMzbX2If7dTCxMn9H9gETm-vJaJacuLwcnTUEEforhiXrLZAnpsnQRBOTMZQ2yC1IiKbelTs_F8CZTNKuGI4f30sgy/s640/DSCF1007.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOVwKuqeWoMj2mDmhWtzBpOp_ntLNkzoMMz6otNxZLbNanIDMTQhgB_kkLI08sqEsLfr430oyOF7C7kF_eZok9w6Qj357CscKyT-vMzbX2If7dTCxMn9H9gETm-vJaJacuLwcnTUEEforhiXrLZAnpsnQRBOTMZQ2yC1IiKbelTs_F8CZTNKuGI4f30sgy/w480-h640/DSCF1007.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: large;"><i>A Happy Saint Patrick's to you!☘☘☘</i></span></div>Mistress Maddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-70531014957653176652024-03-16T15:07:00.000-04:002024-03-16T15:07:37.770-04:00FROM THE CANDY SHOP<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRFdlBbdKS90DXXQb0u_-TgD4fBQ-6ac8OZIM0ka6WTvXZHF6RT3IpIqPDb8dipkQD9xLtk3ccSakznNkpsV8vksK_DDf-pn_NIUGQj16Nf25_w0_atCJp4ysm97EijJRzc4PfNFg1lrQV50_MGbOCUxlIcIgkp0BZ2l1ataW1GnAtvLHQaBqB-5XuoUCV/s775/74bf3264c9f5490485b05dcee1a8d574-seanpaullockhart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="524" data-original-width="775" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRFdlBbdKS90DXXQb0u_-TgD4fBQ-6ac8OZIM0ka6WTvXZHF6RT3IpIqPDb8dipkQD9xLtk3ccSakznNkpsV8vksK_DDf-pn_NIUGQj16Nf25_w0_atCJp4ysm97EijJRzc4PfNFg1lrQV50_MGbOCUxlIcIgkp0BZ2l1ataW1GnAtvLHQaBqB-5XuoUCV/w640-h432/74bf3264c9f5490485b05dcee1a8d574-seanpaullockhart.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">Back in the day when I was a wee gayling, and even now, I would very seldom watch much porn. I was aware of Sean Paul Lockhart, aka Brent Corrigan, but at that time he didn't do much of anything for me. But recently I came across his name, and saw an article, and I was like, my... did he age like a fine wine. He's going to be one of those guys that gets even hotter with age. I think even his porn is hotter now. I mean, he is now almost 40. Sex, drugs and murder, it's all here in his background and was even made into a docu movie of sorts, King Cobra, that starred James Franco and Christian Slater. Having a movie made about your life by 30 isn't bad. Brent announced his retirement from porn and wanted to concentrate more on LGBTQ cinema and did several projects, in addition to a turn in the academy winning Milk. But after limited success he returned to porn in 2017 with Falcon Studio where he is continuing a scorching porn career and a hot twitter at times. I say good on him. And to still look so damn sexy and have a wonderful personality. I just adore his sense of style, fun and being uninhibited. Love the borderline ginger too. My favorite <a href="https://www.pornhub.com/view_video.php?viewkey=ph5b3cc2ea57912">scene</a> of his...and his <a href="https://twitter.com/brentcorrigan?lang=en">twitter</a>.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjHPDn1_drNKjUPHOWVaQ3sr0-OxBG-pRUU9Sse_hy5Hdessi2hsnqKVmZFmL_4dm6GQNA67-5zip2YQuFhaEj8bJxexQ6XJ5b6pv-6p4M_2LtDE8LlMH7IQ5_P8diCroAmMZEwuQEfTt8myzq9yvTQpL249p103wF6XYpQmrKEjfZYwQD2x-_8okeC-lj/s1136/10517662_919138901447154_5116477783395854602_o.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1136" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjHPDn1_drNKjUPHOWVaQ3sr0-OxBG-pRUU9Sse_hy5Hdessi2hsnqKVmZFmL_4dm6GQNA67-5zip2YQuFhaEj8bJxexQ6XJ5b6pv-6p4M_2LtDE8LlMH7IQ5_P8diCroAmMZEwuQEfTt8myzq9yvTQpL249p103wF6XYpQmrKEjfZYwQD2x-_8okeC-lj/w360-h640/10517662_919138901447154_5116477783395854602_o.png" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;">In the feature, I'll share with you all a guest, and you tell me in only three words what come to mind.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">In Three Words...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">George Bernard Shaw</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxeJLITI5R3qwYr7j141tofGXKrBEInvBVymgl3kLHd1tBpRTrBNntdvVXfK7G8yvWgwnCGgmWpSBcygDoTp2duE9A3UUQLNeuloF4KMQBwVELKccANWnhAyYdxekzQfYG1OW3CFasm7iMEI6u1BC8apDqiwN5hnmk_n6Mx5j6w7KhsMZvw1cxoj0UoimZ/s722/G+B+Shaw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="722" data-original-width="645" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxeJLITI5R3qwYr7j141tofGXKrBEInvBVymgl3kLHd1tBpRTrBNntdvVXfK7G8yvWgwnCGgmWpSBcygDoTp2duE9A3UUQLNeuloF4KMQBwVELKccANWnhAyYdxekzQfYG1OW3CFasm7iMEI6u1BC8apDqiwN5hnmk_n6Mx5j6w7KhsMZvw1cxoj0UoimZ/w358-h400/G+B+Shaw.jpg" width="358" /></a></div><p></p>Mistress Maddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-24110014719744868042024-03-15T11:44:00.005-04:002024-03-15T11:50:06.470-04:00THIS WEEEKEND<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: large;"><i>After the grueling week...we're keeping it casual girls.</i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX7KL3u40r7pHrZSz4iCsbSyPdnnfwyZw8R7qrIc7TNUnGn4CztCvWp2Y3U3CXTkTNZlGA3pOEpTpwlaKLNOymZ9DoT1OwAIX_LoePunGTLzLgpvuujSBH0pixsJwEIt3V2VjxekLGgxxhyphenhyphendMaolGMTCgVhSMZuc59Qth90qWoxdFef1g6rlXH1SP5bsjY/s268/tumblr_f83244f515cb8891d125636b2a8a7b34_1264e13f_400.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="230" data-original-width="268" height="549" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX7KL3u40r7pHrZSz4iCsbSyPdnnfwyZw8R7qrIc7TNUnGn4CztCvWp2Y3U3CXTkTNZlGA3pOEpTpwlaKLNOymZ9DoT1OwAIX_LoePunGTLzLgpvuujSBH0pixsJwEIt3V2VjxekLGgxxhyphenhyphendMaolGMTCgVhSMZuc59Qth90qWoxdFef1g6rlXH1SP5bsjY/w640-h549/tumblr_f83244f515cb8891d125636b2a8a7b34_1264e13f_400.gif" width="640" /></a></div><p></p>Mistress Maddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-15011748902649997832024-03-14T22:54:00.004-04:002024-03-15T07:26:27.929-04:00THE LAD<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIbVXGtkDVqw7IDceGKKJ9jkXVwXxKEaRRD2FQL4ChvHf5-J_qAi8BQe_ZlbOAiZA_8eUe_bMwXIS-cxguiQT5S-FG9NLGk73ojJpi2ItdU3VTigJ0leQEi3t29Z6JWcMDKdYp6lbBRgTRxc9BmmOcCesNEZTVgrhecJBKjdCCezS3gjWc-89PhHJz__f3/s400/29401035_179072706045359_1812091640425218048_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="378" data-original-width="400" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIbVXGtkDVqw7IDceGKKJ9jkXVwXxKEaRRD2FQL4ChvHf5-J_qAi8BQe_ZlbOAiZA_8eUe_bMwXIS-cxguiQT5S-FG9NLGk73ojJpi2ItdU3VTigJ0leQEi3t29Z6JWcMDKdYp6lbBRgTRxc9BmmOcCesNEZTVgrhecJBKjdCCezS3gjWc-89PhHJz__f3/w400-h378/29401035_179072706045359_1812091640425218048_n.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: large;">You know, I was just thinking. The Lad and I have met, and have this partnered? dating? having sex with each other? I'm not sure how we label it, but it works. It's been years, longer than I have been tied to or invested that much time into a man. I met him at the Raven, just as I came out of my long-term relationship with the ex. At my ever-faithful Raven, When his friend left him there, I told him he could come to my pied de terre, and his friend could pick him up there. Long story short, the friend was totally intoxicated and was at the Raven in a room unbeknownst to us, so I said stay here till we head back that night for the club. Needless to say, we knocked ankles and everything else the whole afternoon and early evening. That was almost 14 years ago. And boy, things have not changed.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">For example, The Lad said to me the other night, Mistress, why don't you ever tell me when you're having an orgasm? And I said, Adrien, you specially told me to never call you at the office.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">Saturday night he said to me, Mistress, am I the only one you have had sex with recently? I said Oh God Adrien... yes....I told you all the others were 9's and 10's.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: large;"> I told him the other night if you buy me one more stupid present, I'm going to burn it!!! You know what he got me next? A candle.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">But the Lad can be such a smart ass. The other day he asked me what's the difference between herpes and the British Royal Family? I said, What Adrien? He said it's easier to get rid of herpes.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">Then he asked me what do you call a blonde who dies her hair brunette? I said what Adrien? He said Artificial Intelligence</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">And boy can he be such a pig. Sunday night after sex he asked me if I knew how a guy has a high sperm count. I said no how dear. He said, Well the person has to chew before they swallow.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">But never fear I'm just as bad. I said, Adrien you're so unattractive I'm going to have to stop drinking my gin. He said, Really Mistress? I says , Yes, I don't want to see two of you!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">But then.... maybe I do!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIcRrDnbli8WYi2-P9R8-WA3V0dA_1xmouv3JQnvR6M1K78CReaBGwfqjUqgZ9ze9z431C4qtYx-b0g89kKBy_zyEHJIm0iz74hWRzYXP38pPhgTROwMTOjlfuojHLFgqdXYxnSHmJcxaAXSKOPW-yyrBc9RgFCt7H2kYbF4sgseQk2fxk1Jwu42NA4u-x/s400/52268852_320217538631162_3976885777122590427_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="400" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIcRrDnbli8WYi2-P9R8-WA3V0dA_1xmouv3JQnvR6M1K78CReaBGwfqjUqgZ9ze9z431C4qtYx-b0g89kKBy_zyEHJIm0iz74hWRzYXP38pPhgTROwMTOjlfuojHLFgqdXYxnSHmJcxaAXSKOPW-yyrBc9RgFCt7H2kYbF4sgseQk2fxk1Jwu42NA4u-x/w400-h375/52268852_320217538631162_3976885777122590427_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">I guess I'll resign the contract for another 5 years.</span></div>Mistress Maddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-45366810543369316262024-03-13T22:49:00.002-04:002024-03-13T22:50:38.307-04:00FEEL THE SUN<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzsd1ulr-ecgLCfBEc-NhIAqBUGK8IaO5DKVliBSN_CU5mtDozYP6A7zj0f38CUFORjrqGqRx6LCWyQwroEI04qUT_aFnrn523TzXKdVPjkBmCx6ciVxz0TWkEfIOoAwZAinXKCMC4pWFs_dpN_H3fuA5bXPYFPL4uq_pwmWBMQhBilhVHY_1e_BCK0Rg2/s1080/vistia%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzsd1ulr-ecgLCfBEc-NhIAqBUGK8IaO5DKVliBSN_CU5mtDozYP6A7zj0f38CUFORjrqGqRx6LCWyQwroEI04qUT_aFnrn523TzXKdVPjkBmCx6ciVxz0TWkEfIOoAwZAinXKCMC4pWFs_dpN_H3fuA5bXPYFPL4uq_pwmWBMQhBilhVHY_1e_BCK0Rg2/w640-h480/vistia%204.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway;">Finally.... the warmest day yet! After work today, it was the perfect time to get back out and take a walk. Have always enjoyed these views overlooking Harrisburg. Took a nice jaunt around the neighborhood.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3DPkl92jTL55flD_jpFPbuWS41if_YnxN79q6CO-XWeUpTi-egK5ThzuEPNb5qbPkDVQnBHjh3_r4B0KBUokFvMWEqb6hQFVMTR4O2UE6EZI56D8Qy8YKEl8eQjIGFqUnux9DAyyROu5t-AGieUQv1TaML9nImcgtAMR-96irE6X46wZ7OhCBLYvSbiHh/s962/vista%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="653" data-original-width="962" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3DPkl92jTL55flD_jpFPbuWS41if_YnxN79q6CO-XWeUpTi-egK5ThzuEPNb5qbPkDVQnBHjh3_r4B0KBUokFvMWEqb6hQFVMTR4O2UE6EZI56D8Qy8YKEl8eQjIGFqUnux9DAyyROu5t-AGieUQv1TaML9nImcgtAMR-96irE6X46wZ7OhCBLYvSbiHh/w640-h434/vista%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXoNsHVgEWfG1ylo-kSTrSR9LV7D-mmeRFmNaH_RcABMDILGEJhfK6pQWOfbdmZFdITqPudY0wMpvPdkjJhhyDGxnKfrdSXg1qBx8mFD7p5ryoXntiOn1OifGtYmtsErABnKNqTaDrUOJFlqoRqITI7gGwAmfMWTAwGdvs1nKGR6yz5lUHXWM1LNQXP5S-/s1080/neighbor%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXoNsHVgEWfG1ylo-kSTrSR9LV7D-mmeRFmNaH_RcABMDILGEJhfK6pQWOfbdmZFdITqPudY0wMpvPdkjJhhyDGxnKfrdSXg1qBx8mFD7p5ryoXntiOn1OifGtYmtsErABnKNqTaDrUOJFlqoRqITI7gGwAmfMWTAwGdvs1nKGR6yz5lUHXWM1LNQXP5S-/w640-h480/neighbor%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXGcyFD90MW5Q7765e_ekJxYEY31A0FyCOAHx0OggNLV_g9Bj6oO39kLVxIG2zfExKFH9AbTIil6E0sIOIizW74ZnHqBsgG1jjYDGuTlTvIqs6aGhZLmWY4yzzKbdP8smtIT8KpBqBq6x-_E_q_QTENONiwVCY0PpN75M9GD3Tzs9_BmTMAEX0lIEGfIlR/s1080/cottage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXGcyFD90MW5Q7765e_ekJxYEY31A0FyCOAHx0OggNLV_g9Bj6oO39kLVxIG2zfExKFH9AbTIil6E0sIOIizW74ZnHqBsgG1jjYDGuTlTvIqs6aGhZLmWY4yzzKbdP8smtIT8KpBqBq6x-_E_q_QTENONiwVCY0PpN75M9GD3Tzs9_BmTMAEX0lIEGfIlR/w480-h640/cottage.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Raleway;">Look at this little adorable gate house...and yes, someone lives there</span>.</span> <span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">The rest of the house goes down the hill behind the house.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2xVE5fcD6ocUawOzN8PGhSdKPRqt8cfveWlFDuCZA4oj_kklp-mpPcZ1Co678oYlwGl_by9KpSAYHGqmpeszLEYBeJllbwcFDm-Tq2YjdGuRCwH7xzBzZp6BXByYWXOtorsYzt5g_MFDMhG-nSdgzYFrmCBaJMXtS7cPcEjo2-wqWscUFCUeK4M4V4ugp/s1080/niegly2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2xVE5fcD6ocUawOzN8PGhSdKPRqt8cfveWlFDuCZA4oj_kklp-mpPcZ1Co678oYlwGl_by9KpSAYHGqmpeszLEYBeJllbwcFDm-Tq2YjdGuRCwH7xzBzZp6BXByYWXOtorsYzt5g_MFDMhG-nSdgzYFrmCBaJMXtS7cPcEjo2-wqWscUFCUeK4M4V4ugp/w480-h640/niegly2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">I have always loved the design of this house. And it's built right on edge of a huge cliffside, high above the Susquehanna River. The owners would see the view of the opening pictures from their house daily.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMZZIAVXATlYRYPCRJldFPuB377ljEesdqCXm8p_mzr4aU8HI99OQGTKMq3WZoFGliGe_T0BaL3c5M5EZ7G78t1de0jJxSqV1HBtvaTjk1nZsJ7D-yRsLPWtuqz2GdmIq-BTLEHiEMmziXkiezpNY_UQn13OutKtFFCx1K50QKgkYpZEMW_BwTU4UugHRG/s1080/neigley.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMZZIAVXATlYRYPCRJldFPuB377ljEesdqCXm8p_mzr4aU8HI99OQGTKMq3WZoFGliGe_T0BaL3c5M5EZ7G78t1de0jJxSqV1HBtvaTjk1nZsJ7D-yRsLPWtuqz2GdmIq-BTLEHiEMmziXkiezpNY_UQn13OutKtFFCx1K50QKgkYpZEMW_BwTU4UugHRG/w640-h480/neigley.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi85z-QveQnT7cYb38SCHFVqizWFTAZuIFTvZc1gTxdAOobvHHdccIP4s55q7TbWLQunfdazNeLMLhFqnSxc-MY7AlW8qMkG42t0xvTqgcHGGgwgdPOz3pWAHGOFTUhtt9Sf7m_w6-I0-ry-dAdfaSLHoo0rkG05dreSSkcc_cjYR7pnO7l9owyBM7JupIA/s854/neighborhood.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="854" data-original-width="746" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi85z-QveQnT7cYb38SCHFVqizWFTAZuIFTvZc1gTxdAOobvHHdccIP4s55q7TbWLQunfdazNeLMLhFqnSxc-MY7AlW8qMkG42t0xvTqgcHGGgwgdPOz3pWAHGOFTUhtt9Sf7m_w6-I0-ry-dAdfaSLHoo0rkG05dreSSkcc_cjYR7pnO7l9owyBM7JupIA/w560-h640/neighborhood.jpg" width="560" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">Buster on his spring walk...I'm sure happy about the warmer weather too.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5HBFo5yz2sauuDM1VYBGhRoT4D6e2Jlxo-ZhV_BAxHhngMZueiq3C6nnuzmwsag7E2iKIEdddruvguoGZJ_WcsjMgyxbAVI_Ev5KEj2V8ALKvI_zeksI7RipgYYh4Mmfl6NBMNY7qx-ZqFpSd05amn0J7C5R4BasvuHLl5c9S_6nlVlt9gMxa6m_Tpi_5/s1990/20180927_173704.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1990" data-original-width="1600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5HBFo5yz2sauuDM1VYBGhRoT4D6e2Jlxo-ZhV_BAxHhngMZueiq3C6nnuzmwsag7E2iKIEdddruvguoGZJ_WcsjMgyxbAVI_Ev5KEj2V8ALKvI_zeksI7RipgYYh4Mmfl6NBMNY7qx-ZqFpSd05amn0J7C5R4BasvuHLl5c9S_6nlVlt9gMxa6m_Tpi_5/w514-h640/20180927_173704.jpg" width="514" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">And remember last week I mentioned all those lawn crocuses?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB4wSRBzwmUg_KJv29qdm7FhdztufCEMi4oWYpslojZ9GF52mz0h-2LckzYQ8lpnW17gZpxA1w5dUvWZZv5QYlsAFws4j7r4__BgKbiiP3UqMrLmjvbwLzEfw3GipEeTjSOB44LgE_gLAnGqvo0MH6JHBnnV0-UgCL3kRdP02nmCTShzTyLHnoAXicFTp6/s609/4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="609" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB4wSRBzwmUg_KJv29qdm7FhdztufCEMi4oWYpslojZ9GF52mz0h-2LckzYQ8lpnW17gZpxA1w5dUvWZZv5QYlsAFws4j7r4__BgKbiiP3UqMrLmjvbwLzEfw3GipEeTjSOB44LgE_gLAnGqvo0MH6JHBnnV0-UgCL3kRdP02nmCTShzTyLHnoAXicFTp6/w640-h552/4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4UtZVo-TN7lSQofGcRqAfY110NDemahcdql2y5PMD-1-k53g3yQEw1zcJc9htQR_SRW9mvsV5VH6bT5R-1quvuhMArV9vsVqxiFcGwo01ciqfl9If_Uu9j1m-jc61f-0p1iuO1-CoV-1KkDfKJSC8v222Wp_1HsheU3-2vNFr1SdUiMImR8d6cNn512kY/s642/crocus%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="528" data-original-width="642" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4UtZVo-TN7lSQofGcRqAfY110NDemahcdql2y5PMD-1-k53g3yQEw1zcJc9htQR_SRW9mvsV5VH6bT5R-1quvuhMArV9vsVqxiFcGwo01ciqfl9If_Uu9j1m-jc61f-0p1iuO1-CoV-1KkDfKJSC8v222Wp_1HsheU3-2vNFr1SdUiMImR8d6cNn512kY/w640-h526/crocus%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5_yrcyASjnzcDv2SqZNk1zsEjTKIAqmj8ElCJM4YxcyqVba1jwwFz4PW-bkEi-D_fNxvq7qqeqnhLvOmJ-bJA5DUCiHk6ttDKr6PBTRlaZ0A4k5AMKyp-8PxvXThUEDAbGJjzbnnh46Atn5Y2APFzjEsU8nH9HakGXwrHLxM9VaZH4Nly9sx0XeG0-wdU/s797/crocus.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="797" data-original-width="693" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5_yrcyASjnzcDv2SqZNk1zsEjTKIAqmj8ElCJM4YxcyqVba1jwwFz4PW-bkEi-D_fNxvq7qqeqnhLvOmJ-bJA5DUCiHk6ttDKr6PBTRlaZ0A4k5AMKyp-8PxvXThUEDAbGJjzbnnh46Atn5Y2APFzjEsU8nH9HakGXwrHLxM9VaZH4Nly9sx0XeG0-wdU/w556-h640/crocus.jpg" width="556" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">The garden is finally waking up!!!! And I have no idea where the crocus came from in the lawn...I never planted any there unless squirrels dug them up and reburied them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6dAUAzPbolYt0BM-zh8ieZ1hzCb1dmRZNo1kRwZgJQM4gDNni8TLjzD7WClZypyi2vxC6JkhQQOipnixdQe2tfT5ZVbj_SbKZXH0qQbjVqNVtIaj651j92v0FZaw_Pe3Ht0p4j8dfSPl8YwGHyf9IiH4EqhA1D22AkV6HVNggt6NlJ3RnpWFBPaKuh3K-/s885/crocus%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="885" data-original-width="673" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6dAUAzPbolYt0BM-zh8ieZ1hzCb1dmRZNo1kRwZgJQM4gDNni8TLjzD7WClZypyi2vxC6JkhQQOipnixdQe2tfT5ZVbj_SbKZXH0qQbjVqNVtIaj651j92v0FZaw_Pe3Ht0p4j8dfSPl8YwGHyf9IiH4EqhA1D22AkV6HVNggt6NlJ3RnpWFBPaKuh3K-/w486-h640/crocus%203.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">After work yesterday, I took my first run along the river, something I haven't done since I lived in downtown Harrisburg. Caught this right before sunset.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLoYzNOoOo93gtv0xxZJGL0ZPPBz5qM0JbPjg9Hm759bcVdfceME64S2cxTg9B2K91kX3WJhaPvFq4Jd_RF7Rm5K2PN6jAdSj727Iigvac_HUX9PrI7tVLbO5V5EcMuRpKyL-8xCDyi8z67f8n_UMdEVCfa_lkk9DJreifctj5xfV5Xzqhpp_qS9k4Kgdu/s718/market%20street%20bridge.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="708" data-original-width="718" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLoYzNOoOo93gtv0xxZJGL0ZPPBz5qM0JbPjg9Hm759bcVdfceME64S2cxTg9B2K91kX3WJhaPvFq4Jd_RF7Rm5K2PN6jAdSj727Iigvac_HUX9PrI7tVLbO5V5EcMuRpKyL-8xCDyi8z67f8n_UMdEVCfa_lkk9DJreifctj5xfV5Xzqhpp_qS9k4Kgdu/w640-h632/market%20street%20bridge.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">I think it's safe to say, spring is finally coming.</span></div></div></div><p></p>Mistress Maddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-85225373131287289872024-03-12T20:40:00.005-04:002024-03-12T20:42:15.126-04:00SCALE TIPPER<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM7GUaYsGLcfoGabP4rtt85LoTLkCvMCoWHN-P1Qj5j6IcmV1GG2MTGKeo5QQjimVmSidxtH_wTNrcfdt7w_9kQbg025udR-ovuG2Upj-mimryykcBvXeNtoQwB8oVbyfZVBnKUpxs8xJPIlswSvtd0oiZ-mJuEMKLKt_RNggCrgdrgTUc-6TRyQgoYB7A/s640/DSCF9743.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM7GUaYsGLcfoGabP4rtt85LoTLkCvMCoWHN-P1Qj5j6IcmV1GG2MTGKeo5QQjimVmSidxtH_wTNrcfdt7w_9kQbg025udR-ovuG2Upj-mimryykcBvXeNtoQwB8oVbyfZVBnKUpxs8xJPIlswSvtd0oiZ-mJuEMKLKt_RNggCrgdrgTUc-6TRyQgoYB7A/w480-h640/DSCF9743.JPG" width="480" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">YES!!!!! It's that time of year again!!! My guilty pleasure of Shamrock Shakes!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;"> Longtime readers have known that I go </span><span style="font-family: Kaushan Script; font-size: medium;">completely</span><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-family: Cinzel; font-size: medium;">bonkers</span><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;"> over these minty green shakes. The minute they come out....it's over. I overdose. I have already indulged. If I keep this up, I will be removed and rolled from the premise much like Violet Beauregarde in Willy Wonka, because of my size, or my color...of green instead of purple. I have no idea what it is about them I love so much, but who cares. This was Monday...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuNdbCMb0xVrl72_wzcmuFCaGUTrVU5h5KSGyreCnBniXnbQJiQFgup61JBG5IxLYO6jqH9qSAW8aPM-TYQ41Rz4uoO0_x_MbQLcsiUzW7tLiBHPRJ8gQ29EbufOWfCFY0r4Ve6M34xmdCDk5XBhd4PYK4KSpWx2LUJ-T9s4jj7ydxCLPqbU0lwGGLTYnk/s820/shamrock%20shake.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="820" data-original-width="754" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuNdbCMb0xVrl72_wzcmuFCaGUTrVU5h5KSGyreCnBniXnbQJiQFgup61JBG5IxLYO6jqH9qSAW8aPM-TYQ41Rz4uoO0_x_MbQLcsiUzW7tLiBHPRJ8gQ29EbufOWfCFY0r4Ve6M34xmdCDk5XBhd4PYK4KSpWx2LUJ-T9s4jj7ydxCLPqbU0lwGGLTYnk/w588-h640/shamrock%20shake.jpg" width="588" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">Yes...I have no wheel power or shame and got four yesterday, and squirreled three away in the freezer. But I know by Friday they will be gone, and I will get more. So...you know I have at least four, well... make that three, because I'm enjoying one now...any guess how many I had already since they came out??? If you guess right, I'll take you out for the night and bring everything you see above...and </span><span style="font-family: Cinzel; font-size: medium;"><i>everything you don't</i></span><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">!</span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">Do you enjoy them? And who remembers when McDonalds used to have fun commercials and a whole land of characters?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;"></span><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fsq00p2Fx1s?si=V4GFdvz5yxJWWHXo" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>Mistress Maddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.com45tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-3075354071302227902024-03-11T08:30:00.001-04:002024-03-11T08:30:00.134-04:00MOOD BOARD<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBw-VmbyEFIl9m-YgQKV5G7YoBqR0TrQOXcaXhsUXWcJkjsmde-R0Mpj9bPlGcZyIbIf8UQD2sqjq_43pWHp7KqyLSerjYCICWjBbNr6X_zu63njsSHWHWyP-KwZlerTId_ukGL0XCVKVdkZdyXvdDC5g9nUVftAJysNrsf7xzJNJe6R0zZfG2ALU-_cZz/s736/4f6cef10e8506f53b31ed1bd2b8c7c16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="736" data-original-width="500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBw-VmbyEFIl9m-YgQKV5G7YoBqR0TrQOXcaXhsUXWcJkjsmde-R0Mpj9bPlGcZyIbIf8UQD2sqjq_43pWHp7KqyLSerjYCICWjBbNr6X_zu63njsSHWHWyP-KwZlerTId_ukGL0XCVKVdkZdyXvdDC5g9nUVftAJysNrsf7xzJNJe6R0zZfG2ALU-_cZz/w434-h640/4f6cef10e8506f53b31ed1bd2b8c7c16.jpg" width="434" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">A relaxing weekend for the most part....and yet again it still flew by! A good weekend to stay in... what with steady, soaking rain all day Saturday, followed by strong gales all day yesterday and into today. Clip those wigs down girls!!! Then add into the time change. As no surprise, didn't watch the Oscars, seldom do, instead I had a birthday dinner for the Mother with my uncle and two of her nieces, and the visiting Lad. I lovely dinner, followed by a nice lounge on the sofa reading and listening to some jazz. It was one of those nights. For reading,wine, candles and music. 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font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>With ensembles like this, we will have no excuse to not be on time!!!</i></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><i>Remember to spring your clocks ahead. Finally.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><i>This has been a Casa du Borghese PSA.</i></span></p>Mistress Maddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-83044966172827575882024-03-08T19:57:00.000-05:002024-03-08T19:57:19.236-05:00IN THREE WORDS<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">In the feature, I'll share a guest with you all and you tell me in only three words, what come to mind. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">In Three Words...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">Eleanor Roosevelt</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYCG414WhOhkZu1WwsO5KapbphS4pdTWA6_zmn4nDfcFnC-CNWojtYgsYldvBwYweCHanCrTb2TZX_K1yEYU4FgjyMFbiG3KL7isBk3Ok7DrmXyRHT3SRCTkirN2-3BUzvHpmuIW-8Z769Ie0ze2OosRFoQKdZfitbmCoHLcT6GVui-6AzRpSqSMAwKpD/s698/9083cc5f6a7888101d29a504e0993456.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYCG414WhOhkZu1WwsO5KapbphS4pdTWA6_zmn4nDfcFnC-CNWojtYgsYldvBwYweCHanCrTb2TZX_K1yEYU4FgjyMFbiG3KL7isBk3Ok7DrmXyRHT3SRCTkirN2-3BUzvHpmuIW-8Z769Ie0ze2OosRFoQKdZfitbmCoHLcT6GVui-6AzRpSqSMAwKpD/w492-h640/9083cc5f6a7888101d29a504e0993456.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><p></p>Mistress Maddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-35388165761511054262024-03-08T08:30:00.002-05:002024-03-08T16:06:25.617-05:00Mr. CROCKETT<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizih68IJ1Dj6YiQ4uQu8DckhuDcXnSmyjO4tveBadSsvHlVMvW6uVI7XuJpu3jKKv7I36cHQ-ds5Uyf4Z-J24J2dFXol0er4Gqvk6fnFsr2HZgAK-nq_Uf8dmrZrjbr4LAOfUn98bcMdqZdBGLVQKUDqrIV572vgImSZ1SXqpymLF1WYouyTBipESva1vc/s1524/crockett.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1015" data-original-width="1524" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizih68IJ1Dj6YiQ4uQu8DckhuDcXnSmyjO4tveBadSsvHlVMvW6uVI7XuJpu3jKKv7I36cHQ-ds5Uyf4Z-J24J2dFXol0er4Gqvk6fnFsr2HZgAK-nq_Uf8dmrZrjbr4LAOfUn98bcMdqZdBGLVQKUDqrIV572vgImSZ1SXqpymLF1WYouyTBipESva1vc/w640-h426/crockett.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: large;">Here we go again. Funny how in a pinch your taste and attraction can change. No, I have not given up on South American mens...but I had my breath taken away the other night while watching a concert on PBS. So not my usual type, but I became completely smitten and enamored with one Charley Crockett. I may have even felt a twitch in the neither region. First off, I am far from a country fan, but if I listen to any of it, I like the old classic country sound and Charley had it. But girls, was he ever a mischievous cutie...gorgeous eyes, unusual, but captivating face and man do I adore his style. He certainly as a flair for stylish and well put together clothes. Other than my smitten observations I know next to nothing about Mr Crockett except I do know he's on his 11th released album. Oh but the style and good looks....I'm swooning kid...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcvoM2vx7ZoOgTA6BzOBXFI3hc2LAZnhufhFToBSw-ch0Hy9bvj-kBv-TiV84G45w0sKhPDS9VYcOS_JLj4pQVtBHTwu7DM930CLUuyaq9DJvpDjSVfcDs5uWbMBSgwQeai9om-Lud9SozUxGt0X2p4vIPUCUdHXVB56NNDAT_cTJwxInkEGW_TfyItV8H/s1200/Crockett-1200x1200-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcvoM2vx7ZoOgTA6BzOBXFI3hc2LAZnhufhFToBSw-ch0Hy9bvj-kBv-TiV84G45w0sKhPDS9VYcOS_JLj4pQVtBHTwu7DM930CLUuyaq9DJvpDjSVfcDs5uWbMBSgwQeai9om-Lud9SozUxGt0X2p4vIPUCUdHXVB56NNDAT_cTJwxInkEGW_TfyItV8H/w640-h640/Crockett-1200x1200-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj459q3lZnG2Cxzw9Ics8PBP1ysGbB_B2Py6Oy8HpRsnNqal7HmYZ7thCy1EZG-tv5qtBmjv6jKkubbZgevYkHedKDQJsGRUzpK553laY2GZp4QVWGGA5jVgNI8Gp8Jif1HH-o78BNjEUylbRbOYiJ4_dYw3iJg-VEjI9qyJuF4HJ3VzNOkFO_M8BlIVXTM/s1563/charley-crockett-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">A sample....oh that voice and twang! What is happening to me?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1VNZ02wcRlQ?si=m4g3t7Fj8ELuuGYc" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><p></p>Mistress Maddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-53819382301542239072024-03-07T01:19:00.000-05:002024-03-07T01:19:45.822-05:00HIDDEN MEANINGS<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjavRyt5pSRImn-iIIe4LNxOwJ445kp4NSEAosmhfvQ8AfUCzkDxiJ6_LSDL4V96PcoFa_HauVHWUl1CefWZhYWxv7tA08fSDxsvmXGo0Oirb38jCCYvrN5vNKJ3QygSK4iU_8Wry6nX-ElLERlOfToeCqhKmTAJQsg02xyKvQgrvawb1OT9lCQGX1IT8Gx/s529/9780063263901_bb7206d2-bf32-4b26-a80d-706663c3500b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="529" data-original-width="350" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjavRyt5pSRImn-iIIe4LNxOwJ445kp4NSEAosmhfvQ8AfUCzkDxiJ6_LSDL4V96PcoFa_HauVHWUl1CefWZhYWxv7tA08fSDxsvmXGo0Oirb38jCCYvrN5vNKJ3QygSK4iU_8Wry6nX-ElLERlOfToeCqhKmTAJQsg02xyKvQgrvawb1OT9lCQGX1IT8Gx/w424-h640/9780063263901_bb7206d2-bf32-4b26-a80d-706663c3500b.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">Like some queens I have a love hate relationship with RuPaul. While I do enjoy Drag Race, I have never completely agreed with the whole concept of the show to a point, as it gives a very cookie cutter version of the lifestyle of drag, and sort of distorts the drag scene to some point. Off the show, queens do not jump through these challenges, and by no means have big budgets for over-the-top wardrobes in their little clubs around the country, and often times piece together ensembles. But I do love that it's been a success, and that it helped bring drag to the fore front and give some queens a much-needed push. I also just read Ru's newest book Hidden Messages, and central to RuPaul's success has been his chameleonic adaptability, and for me his early lead for bringing drag to the forefront. The new book covers the drag icon to a powerhouse queen to powerhouse producer of one of the world's largest tv franchises. RuPaul's ever-shifting nature has always been part of his brand as both supermodel and super mogul. Yet that adaptability has made him enigmatic to the public. It also covers some early life with his father and temperamental mother, forging an identify in the punk and drag scenes, and finding love with his hubby Georges, and sobriety. Those parts I enjoyed. But I recommend his earlier autobiography instead of this memoir, before he became the totalitarian ruler. Like many who rise to such wealth and power, that power and wealth it hangs above our head at time in the book. I think we all know his wealth. There is also talk of a bunker being built out of fear of civil unrest and environmental concerns. First off building a bunker comes to me as why run??? And why hold it over the heads of people who will never afford to build a bunker? I can agree there is civil unrest and there might be scary times ahead, but why run and not fight??? And spare me darling on the environmental front. Darling...the last I looked fracking is one of the worst things for the environment, not to mention can also send waves to possibly trigger earthquakes. There to me has been talking out both sides of his mouth.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">And then it was announced Ru launched a book company called Allstora. The promo makes one think that this is a company squarely on the left fighting book bans, and fighting for the queer community, etc. The site has changed a few things already when I last was there. One my first stops I saw you can buy Hitler's Mein Kampf, a children's book by the extremely transphobic Libs of Tik Tok founder, Chaya Raychok, several books by GOP stalwarts Mike Huckabee Sanders and Sarah Saunders, and even one Christian book "You Were not Born This Way: It's Time to Break Free." I'm sorry... these are not my people. They even had books that are so objectionable that the company added notes to these sections, saying they flagged them, and the book is contrary to their core values. All proceeds from this title will go towards protecting diverse literature and marginalized communities from books bans through the Rainbow Book Bus. That's good I guess. But the stock was bought, and these asshole authors got paid for their books. Why did you need the help of the community to do the right things Allstora? Why not just stop selling what many on the left consider to be hate speech? I know it really helps the queer community when you can buy rightwing books on the site and pay a drag queen a monthly salary for the privilege. And this is yet another lesson in Rainbow Capitalism, and not shut down by one of us. Ru could've just said she wants to sell book and here are my favorites. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">I do enjoy RuPaul...but I feel as though she shakes your hand, while slapping you with the other. And just how long is Drag Race going? Yet again...it's a top three show, the rest is all filler. But we also know I tire of shows that run to long.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAVux28j6qwyX5SncJPjFrwBRuDnRxpTNv4DOsPvUoHXNg2wUuiYauEau4N6m-xE7em_yUVj8xAhyphenhyphenogG1la9Hd7oXC0uYFV17k2NWQLyAAJONG72tfHzUr5w-KnzPKuLJrZ5jYs0eaAOP8OjhfTJqGbLJQWO_KfdNSxIOIVpvnfcKNUWLDgA6qmnxtAMK6/s1290/878ba9e9a04fbbfe84b8acf2cdd5bf74.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1290" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAVux28j6qwyX5SncJPjFrwBRuDnRxpTNv4DOsPvUoHXNg2wUuiYauEau4N6m-xE7em_yUVj8xAhyphenhyphenogG1la9Hd7oXC0uYFV17k2NWQLyAAJONG72tfHzUr5w-KnzPKuLJrZ5jYs0eaAOP8OjhfTJqGbLJQWO_KfdNSxIOIVpvnfcKNUWLDgA6qmnxtAMK6/w400-h297/878ba9e9a04fbbfe84b8acf2cdd5bf74.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p>Mistress Maddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-73796958288115949152024-03-06T10:05:00.000-05:002024-03-06T10:05:34.856-05:00TODAY IN SPORTS<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV7o4f6RlejoX4JfxXbkSfvfaGh5ldmI6RjKrFg2Rr5uQwmgmTbtV36qZBYcNI6tPPsPXVryXfNdgMlnJV7BmNGSGIvtnvqF534eWqmGQTyIpCFrYwkMntVFvW7AGQBorf00OrOwzBbNb9IFF-Y5SfRGtbigMemwEYvQoy3vQ9w0IISNC-oSFj-Kc6CtaS/s510/image000000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="510" data-original-width="509" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV7o4f6RlejoX4JfxXbkSfvfaGh5ldmI6RjKrFg2Rr5uQwmgmTbtV36qZBYcNI6tPPsPXVryXfNdgMlnJV7BmNGSGIvtnvqF534eWqmGQTyIpCFrYwkMntVFvW7AGQBorf00OrOwzBbNb9IFF-Y5SfRGtbigMemwEYvQoy3vQ9w0IISNC-oSFj-Kc6CtaS/w638-h640/image000000.jpg" width="638" /></a></div><p></p>Mistress Maddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-8744945311468093982024-03-05T10:19:00.000-05:002024-03-05T10:19:41.075-05:00BREAKING NEWS!<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZBo5yd9OLbUBlo2cLP-p7twYRPwP_ddhFox_mSjt7aHTISqUedtGrXQa_02nuB_6uY_ka_7gZzIujNj9AGn5PZ-2gms8QKyyznJS2oXUyeGNcvu-499GzAkvxnJv-McpDAdFSfCsOAkZH6xgrch_VDi1TFkaNLxpmYrhXvZAFG7FBuVNsUZvQQ8kOJJb-/s909/430323521_332508722591762_7252393690244722973_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="909" data-original-width="820" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZBo5yd9OLbUBlo2cLP-p7twYRPwP_ddhFox_mSjt7aHTISqUedtGrXQa_02nuB_6uY_ka_7gZzIujNj9AGn5PZ-2gms8QKyyznJS2oXUyeGNcvu-499GzAkvxnJv-McpDAdFSfCsOAkZH6xgrch_VDi1TFkaNLxpmYrhXvZAFG7FBuVNsUZvQQ8kOJJb-/w361-h400/430323521_332508722591762_7252393690244722973_n.jpg" width="361" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">Meanwhile, Ms. Moorecock can be such a piece of work. You know what she said to me last night? Mistress, do you know what politicians have in common with sperm? I said, What, Ms. Moorecock. She said Because... only one in a million becomes a human being! </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">Then she asked me, if Christians read the Bible to get closer to God, then what do atheists read to intensify their disbelief? I said what Ms. Moorecock? The Bible.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">But some days she can be such an idiot. She came to me the other day and said Mistress, you know that sperm bank I went to the other day had its own food court? I said really Ms Moorecock? She said - Yes, but unfortunately it was only a Jack in the Box.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">And the Lad is just as bad. He asked me if I knew what guys put over their ears to make them more attractive? I said no what? Their knees!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light; font-size: medium;">sigh..........</span></p>Mistress Maddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-73370086660936284012024-03-04T12:30:00.003-05:002024-03-04T12:30:52.923-05:00MOOD BOARD<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJz8gJDKGMUCMWn9OF57oXV_ywY4mYGifspx3vUVhkPlQTh7lgKqqM7t5iFAAK1c70YIYw6Q6hlVOjC2Qa4vUqQYOG9bOp_S14ZvKytF9HSbtnB-fjgnRaLokZ5dFUlhyphenhyphennwSB3YG93It4Hfvmw8ik1T8758oyBw0ZIgGgG7wwbp78qHYOHX0IMHLm8vZUB/s643/360_F_712301921_AHAXLwHh5v78O3Vc9uL0zQluWsyZgDWd.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="643" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJz8gJDKGMUCMWn9OF57oXV_ywY4mYGifspx3vUVhkPlQTh7lgKqqM7t5iFAAK1c70YIYw6Q6hlVOjC2Qa4vUqQYOG9bOp_S14ZvKytF9HSbtnB-fjgnRaLokZ5dFUlhyphenhyphennwSB3YG93It4Hfvmw8ik1T8758oyBw0ZIgGgG7wwbp78qHYOHX0IMHLm8vZUB/w640-h358/360_F_712301921_AHAXLwHh5v78O3Vc9uL0zQluWsyZgDWd.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">This time of year I call my brown period. It's that awkward time between winter and not yet spring, everything still feels a little dead, soggy.muddy and brown, and the winter doldrums continue. Of course then we get teased with some beautiful days from mother nature like today for instance.even with warm temps and sun...its still winter. Sort of a blah feeling. But I actually adore the color brown especially in my wardrobe and in my home. In my old pied de terre, I used to be famous for my dark chocolate brown bedroom. The walls looked so rich.Some of you may recall that from my earlier posts, before my new color went to dark navy blue.I adore the brown spectrum, brown's,camels, tans, taupes creams. And you'll notice lions. I used to have fantasies of having a pet lion or bear....and lying back in their mane or fur. How decadent would that be???Of course I also enjoy others bears....and nothing wrong with a side of hot chocolate either....Smooth...dark hot chocolate girls.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmavoOrMvrMLNW8rgNBQKPwbu8HY77uN9eYmt1ihJU8aqfp8QJtuNSB82F_SCubCiCxa-lPsafhAKDNR7wUpB0YhU7HE7LIoO-2R-8j8n5DW7ZcI-rOiNK-NZ1nJAVlhJMmM8S258wHERBnhclZh92WStQQjNmQRej-sZ0fSLKycHt-UERbzjRtlL4Cuc9/s788/cd74526ac5a85c869729a90e5a3091d3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="540" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmavoOrMvrMLNW8rgNBQKPwbu8HY77uN9eYmt1ihJU8aqfp8QJtuNSB82F_SCubCiCxa-lPsafhAKDNR7wUpB0YhU7HE7LIoO-2R-8j8n5DW7ZcI-rOiNK-NZ1nJAVlhJMmM8S258wHERBnhclZh92WStQQjNmQRej-sZ0fSLKycHt-UERbzjRtlL4Cuc9/w438-h640/cd74526ac5a85c869729a90e5a3091d3.jpg" width="438" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="881" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoIghyLGL39mnTjO8xzeHfaPexVacB6QXOjQn96OJRrTIgtPlRUK9zAk4gP_fMx81DFivMmtBXY2a60qqDZo1JUOH6O7WpxPyuN_rBijuFeyDmSzXv8kZMEe4Jn5JxrspzqKbEA3EyZ3Yx8vJQI-o3o0Udc56DVSUaFcJp1KVqwoRTby4mAHH-aMs6xfJi/w524-h640/gillford%2011.jpg" width="524" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">It looks as if the winter thaw is happening and spring will be here before we know. The front lawn at the Casa du Borghese is littered with lawn winter crocus. My visiting cousin Sam was in town this week for a few days visiting his grandfather, my uncle Jack.. He being in from Washington State, he loves nature and hiking. While yesterday may not have been the best day for a hike, the day got nice by evening. I took him to Gifford Pinchot State Park where we walked the lake and some of the trails in the woods. A bit mucky, but it felt good to get out in nature, even if a bit damp and chill. After a four hour hike it was back home. Got some nice pictures too. I will be glad now when spring arrives. I am getting over looking at soggy and soft ground, almost mud like...I'm ready for some color. But some nice nature captures still to be had.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvsWU5dwdmoTmWpEM_8hAYpYStiahMWT45IaO8jGbmIAQKH2emWMHOAivrnuqLuRnWi7XVJtdLGBYAGoIlgtjSedmYHcYi5S9WjwGt3YuvVetKhnT37TYPsrjizkO_nfrZ-28VtbEB_LLB0ZsqlhMyaeyRS765hPYWprzmQnXl32jkAsuyxQUbWK3AXH7N/s875/gillford%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="875" data-original-width="707" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvsWU5dwdmoTmWpEM_8hAYpYStiahMWT45IaO8jGbmIAQKH2emWMHOAivrnuqLuRnWi7XVJtdLGBYAGoIlgtjSedmYHcYi5S9WjwGt3YuvVetKhnT37TYPsrjizkO_nfrZ-28VtbEB_LLB0ZsqlhMyaeyRS765hPYWprzmQnXl32jkAsuyxQUbWK3AXH7N/w518-h640/gillford%204.jpg" width="518" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">The state park itself is named after an American forester and politician, Gifford Pinchot. He was born from the wealthy Pinchot family and embarked on a career in forestry after graduating from Yale in 1889. President McKinley appointed Pinchot as the head of the Division of Forestry, and Pinchot became the first chief of the US Forest Service after it was established, and he enjoyed a very close relationship with President Theodore Roosevelt who both shared views regarding the importance of conservation. Pinchot went on to become the 28th Governor of Pennsylvania, and after being in the republican party he joined the Progressive Party for some years. He remained and supported any and all forest and land conservation projects all the way up to his death.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEy3cIGb1ElPSwG3r-I-vexqZVhWz0m_JcX3l2KDRh5REWlFLjGQHABVC5-BlVhBmGeQzRl4M6dwe6-QFePSX2S3GYsvlSTw8x-MiKy2gYJMc7eE9tDzpF_C5XDQrSBHnviCrbFr0jPDGCP99toK4Sk0wpB9mwzJg5wGnjfBYS8Y_pBVM3CccVdCyyc0q_/s878/gillford%206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="878" data-original-width="713" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEy3cIGb1ElPSwG3r-I-vexqZVhWz0m_JcX3l2KDRh5REWlFLjGQHABVC5-BlVhBmGeQzRl4M6dwe6-QFePSX2S3GYsvlSTw8x-MiKy2gYJMc7eE9tDzpF_C5XDQrSBHnviCrbFr0jPDGCP99toK4Sk0wpB9mwzJg5wGnjfBYS8Y_pBVM3CccVdCyyc0q_/w325-h400/gillford%206.jpg" width="325" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I made homemade sausage gray and biscuits with bacon before leaving for the afternoon. DELISH! We also took hot coffee for the hike. So good to get back out in nature. I guess my hibernation is coming to an end.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ltD5_BqLACNlwUJDKRwtNX8451b58BWkPyN8eU7UPdTUca2_RofgjYnm-FBF06cQ_YYl_Oswi5vwwJzfqxmzy2jxSsZOxMAQxMVWbdZFm_bUYEDvZs70sYTyx66M-cQqLy_qL7ier6us77T8tS2-FWmaWKT-_qEqWBp67U-t5IGi6elu4rZm5B89FSM0/s1080/sausage%20gravy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ltD5_BqLACNlwUJDKRwtNX8451b58BWkPyN8eU7UPdTUca2_RofgjYnm-FBF06cQ_YYl_Oswi5vwwJzfqxmzy2jxSsZOxMAQxMVWbdZFm_bUYEDvZs70sYTyx66M-cQqLy_qL7ier6us77T8tS2-FWmaWKT-_qEqWBp67U-t5IGi6elu4rZm5B89FSM0/w400-h300/sausage%20gravy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Mistress Maddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-27402714028182522672024-03-02T08:00:00.001-05:002024-03-02T08:00:35.449-05:00A COLORFUL KALEIDOSCOPIC<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2kbeuCupz5ThnWvuMyG1Is16KITz8SucDiUzq-EVZn3YyFJeW4YCNXZIp1xNonGTzhC9A5XUlKk8Iiu7P54rhCXCQv0H_0YP4oTe-E6FP_443Ge6i3KLdvdZtA-Es39wIDVzuo4J7hWDPj06BrKt1B2r5VxiJhION5XR1LfT2FWENsjmvBoyY7HakFzl/s729/ezgif-5-8fe0ba3f4f.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="486" data-original-width="729" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2kbeuCupz5ThnWvuMyG1Is16KITz8SucDiUzq-EVZn3YyFJeW4YCNXZIp1xNonGTzhC9A5XUlKk8Iiu7P54rhCXCQv0H_0YP4oTe-E6FP_443Ge6i3KLdvdZtA-Es39wIDVzuo4J7hWDPj06BrKt1B2r5VxiJhION5XR1LfT2FWENsjmvBoyY7HakFzl/w640-h426/ezgif-5-8fe0ba3f4f.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">And so, it has come to pass...a very rare bird, and of our Patron Saints at the Casa du Borghese, that of one fabulousness, in the form of Iris Apfel has blown the doors off Fabulon to enter it. Iris Apfel, an interior designer, art collector, fashion icon and designer, New York socialite, smart businesswoman and camp role model has passed on at the ripe age of 102 yesterday. Iris Apfel has been dishing a century's worth of advice to anyone who'd listen on how to define your own style and would take every opportunity she'd get to express her own joyous and creative point of view. And talk about Maximal style? She was the queen of laying anything and everything...a maximist to the extent and embodied her iconic fashion sense and employed her rich history of expertise in textiles that began when she was a young child creating schemes with her grandmother's fabric remnants. As a connoisseur of artistry, and textile maven herself, Iris's imaginable and dynamic taste is fervently infused in every pattern and color imaginable. Three worlds for Iris..Bold...witty and exuberant, not to mention eccentric. I had the pleasure to talk with her once, while working at Bloomingdales while doing a display as she walked past. She was tickled a young person even knew who she was I believe. But it would be unlawful as a gay man to not know who Iris Apfel was, at least in these parts. She was complimenting a display I was working on. I recall telling her of the finished display and how I might get a scold for doing what I wanted. I recall her advice being, "Color outside the lines sweetie, those that make their mark don't get there by coloring in the lines." And she was right. And if anyone lived by my favorite quote- " LIVE LIVE! Life's a banquet and some sorry suckers are starving." it was Iris Apfel. Even till her death she stayed colorful and took to Instagram in often colorful post, celebrating life. And if anything, she marched to her own drummer and didn't care of what people thought of her over the top style. Just because your in your elder years, doesn't mean living and having fun has to end. I couldn't agree more. One this rainy day, I'm sure New York feels ever gloomier.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTXKS5NjSUlixDGPbGACehAHK5x1puS4vjdn7rIxODQOTqEx_mktEmuOJo37lMBiV-K0X0uqQw3Dm9V9sLLaq77cNeNaNMuOUANcsz7QXV5k7LSI6kjxQ5KDvNDbKmez_nu1XVXNsTXcs_fHHGqAObJIS0dDNS9IDK51bupyD9pig6nT-690qOWbvSNEOq/s5472/20210723-iris-apfel-0137-1647952594.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTXKS5NjSUlixDGPbGACehAHK5x1puS4vjdn7rIxODQOTqEx_mktEmuOJo37lMBiV-K0X0uqQw3Dm9V9sLLaq77cNeNaNMuOUANcsz7QXV5k7LSI6kjxQ5KDvNDbKmez_nu1XVXNsTXcs_fHHGqAObJIS0dDNS9IDK51bupyD9pig6nT-690qOWbvSNEOq/w426-h640/20210723-iris-apfel-0137-1647952594.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5aNxraife93_6UzlNkCdnyMi7-gaopBjcmSwhp0uI-jOILxhsZHZdmF3G21nKDZN04QO-MEDKB49sCfyEU0CIMQZhf4g-fGXCA9qp_LIAATfCUVI-A9VRVqeiUqBJOMe1hpm2CrEccQczB_l21xS54XxBN1aqvSW_MrG1BNkLIXFb2MvBgSF8FnjG6iz/s1307/hbz-iris-ageless-style-02-1518470877.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: large;">Old School, QueenGlam of Excess Realness...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieVllfZ8mgqj7RvIUNE4_uRMpR2jYjDmXz32MqSWBCZh5y3tVLTNvgMG1-hRCtU9WylAW5HSY6u8D_DTXUyolEBOwkgAVKDgRU-TkIpznFvX8TFK4k5SelNGfABpeZBZfvQrwzED7UxzvPRQEWpEYVj9psAyCEvjkJOaAoUXSFHMlmprUBeUMY1R3CwoB7/s1350/sapphari%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieVllfZ8mgqj7RvIUNE4_uRMpR2jYjDmXz32MqSWBCZh5y3tVLTNvgMG1-hRCtU9WylAW5HSY6u8D_DTXUyolEBOwkgAVKDgRU-TkIpznFvX8TFK4k5SelNGfABpeZBZfvQrwzED7UxzvPRQEWpEYVj9psAyCEvjkJOaAoUXSFHMlmprUBeUMY1R3CwoB7/w512-h640/sapphari%202.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ4P6dkFsF1BNdDc0QFZN1Ly4mSPIfM8m3UQBUf8scI8oQn8zCAvduiqn7nTC-nqoOg0JsKpqDvToVON5tYETIZgl5A2G2mENvlMzgfTPsCq9gxj6UfkCX3XhWHeAoC_7YkYl_uD6pO-NhQaGgr5b2Z-WgLsgyqJqvegBIxoXrmI6pc5fJ52wxRhg2X28w/s1350/sapparhia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSvGgQRll4tJ23FCyExb7m0vv6MsgVqQXVoGpj0lVMaYRgMwa7xPprxrvAKcDiU7lpG4j_9X1V_BME3velMWTpsNa4iPZddvHq9zkZTaFJqtaM4PCmDM2y9VwnsvZpY83plr3CKONLbTkgzQ5vvqE8ofCilQJkaaz0MicKRc8ywNddZRmhYzCEfBdbnb2A/s881/sapphira%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="881" data-original-width="714" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSvGgQRll4tJ23FCyExb7m0vv6MsgVqQXVoGpj0lVMaYRgMwa7xPprxrvAKcDiU7lpG4j_9X1V_BME3velMWTpsNa4iPZddvHq9zkZTaFJqtaM4PCmDM2y9VwnsvZpY83plr3CKONLbTkgzQ5vvqE8ofCilQJkaaz0MicKRc8ywNddZRmhYzCEfBdbnb2A/w518-h640/sapphira%205.jpg" width="518" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">Sapphira Crisital</div></span><p></p>Mistress Maddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-23290606738956030562024-02-29T20:04:00.000-05:002024-02-29T20:04:00.627-05:00EVENING INTERLUDE<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">....why not? </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">This would be the song I'd dance with Duchess Deedles to, I think.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8sAbzZjXLy8?si=ptvbCf2aRLMZ92az" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>Mistress Maddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-2174384833281349542024-02-29T08:40:00.002-05:002024-02-29T12:57:27.928-05:00MOONLIGHTING<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiWipkbntr4pItoGg84Vrnin3832BOkBvDTeJ-_nxGaSxxngQJOOMlxvh9jzCrsdqfqFlk5Nswh0aB1DL87zu4Y8NKYs7OIfVoa-pQ_NUsJ2NSZ3_o9L-oyrzJ7vMX4FqFp1T5YGsiR6qRQpj9kwnbfsmrgUytx6BpkYzWbMGtxZBiZ9HDVFtEbkAhzcDj/s480/giphy.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="480" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiWipkbntr4pItoGg84Vrnin3832BOkBvDTeJ-_nxGaSxxngQJOOMlxvh9jzCrsdqfqFlk5Nswh0aB1DL87zu4Y8NKYs7OIfVoa-pQ_NUsJ2NSZ3_o9L-oyrzJ7vMX4FqFp1T5YGsiR6qRQpj9kwnbfsmrgUytx6BpkYzWbMGtxZBiZ9HDVFtEbkAhzcDj/w400-h324/giphy.gif" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">I don't watch much television, but I will admit to a guilty </span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">pleasure. Since I enjoy cooking and baking, I do, if home on Saturday mornings watching a few of my favorite cooking shows. Joanna Gaines, Kardea Brown, PBS's Lidia Bastianich, the hunky Franco Noriega, and of course back in the day, and still, Martha Stewart. All probably to the dismay of my late aunt, who was a food snob and a talentedly phenomenal cook in her own right, she having all the cookbooks and learned to cook by the legendary Julia Child's show back in the </span></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">day. But another I watch is Made Easy with Mary. The cook-Mary Berg. And I smell shenanigans. Much like Miley Cyrus and her alter ego Hannah Montana...I think this is actually Taylor Swift incognito as Mary Berg!!!!!!! You can't fool me. This is Taylor's way in infiltrating another entertainment medium. And if so she is pulling it off. But I'm not fooled. I mean they have NEVER been sighted in the same room at the same time. I may be pretty but wasn't born yesterday. I present the photos.</span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9mz6lW1-uvc6w7vBgZ-n_TUBglhem8lB1GQzJqFT4qS3v3xxLIwnmvvbppLXFna46__TwxhGJcGqYDkGnklLUJ64DB1VQg2a0sNOwVEVAvdZfAdR2-YLF6X5DrPAGm9Q6qgNIXwFGNOGUnDpA7wgwOXI0bzb0cAyYItnf1InqD9-KumjJAxncD7-5G70s/s1000/taylor-swift.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="1000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9mz6lW1-uvc6w7vBgZ-n_TUBglhem8lB1GQzJqFT4qS3v3xxLIwnmvvbppLXFna46__TwxhGJcGqYDkGnklLUJ64DB1VQg2a0sNOwVEVAvdZfAdR2-YLF6X5DrPAGm9Q6qgNIXwFGNOGUnDpA7wgwOXI0bzb0cAyYItnf1InqD9-KumjJAxncD7-5G70s/w400-h225/taylor-swift.webp" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">Taylor Swift</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyne1SEeKs4kbGFph5T-dvElvQtHRURnnPlkKOYDE2x8A7u80rDI3JmHgNRTkMStHeBdcKgEgDIv_1yF7Hh6UffIvcPEDdmZkq6KP8Qj1N85kJEQyom-G2gemjAl61gtSopamsCezmLXlJu9TkR7_XQsB4K6EGp5B0mq7DKHzKrs5fSfi7FuZHOLGaXg6t/s2048/mary%20berg.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyne1SEeKs4kbGFph5T-dvElvQtHRURnnPlkKOYDE2x8A7u80rDI3JmHgNRTkMStHeBdcKgEgDIv_1yF7Hh6UffIvcPEDdmZkq6KP8Qj1N85kJEQyom-G2gemjAl61gtSopamsCezmLXlJu9TkR7_XQsB4K6EGp5B0mq7DKHzKrs5fSfi7FuZHOLGaXg6t/w400-h266/mary%20berg.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">Mary Berg</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">Nope...can't fool me.</span></div><p></p>Mistress Maddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-39888476433376422852024-02-27T21:54:00.001-05:002024-02-28T08:30:32.461-05:00ONE NIGHT-STAND<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRoentVTs5ao95zRULVBk9pdxXY2UNdXaxyUPsIq14ZuaFwjGZV0Hz8WYCXZW_cOWuvEyjRaW6DoNZEpvSXQKIVYX4sfNinxqtQSUueDxwwlFUqC2T4-NNlBJp59x-F-tCaKtEe998gUT0Br8gakGPli_p9JNWj2M6wuyH6ezBrsLZGx62db90dv5Jmb-R/s1080/one%20night%20stand.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRoentVTs5ao95zRULVBk9pdxXY2UNdXaxyUPsIq14ZuaFwjGZV0Hz8WYCXZW_cOWuvEyjRaW6DoNZEpvSXQKIVYX4sfNinxqtQSUueDxwwlFUqC2T4-NNlBJp59x-F-tCaKtEe998gUT0Br8gakGPli_p9JNWj2M6wuyH6ezBrsLZGx62db90dv5Jmb-R/w480-h640/one%20night%20stand.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">Someone at work is always fascinated by what people have in their lunch bag or the messenger or the handbags. She said it's interesting to see what one might find in them, and it is interesting to see if the items tell one about the person. The other day she asked some of us what she'd find if she saw our night stand. So... I thought, hmmmm, what an interesting post that could be? What the hell. And you thought this was going to be another sordid one-night stand story, didn't you??? Well as the late Mae West said- "Those easily shocked should be shocked more often." So, if you came into my boudoir right now, here's what you'd find on my nightstand. Shall we have a close look?</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8-KK3ZTpUrq9DgmhBceW-zqmXB42Oulzjv6HjhhIp4IVpvcRZWivxXBhWzmwqC7Cius8IuBFoXQsjtt2PpjO7zl2k0M96nPNmOfx7I9q157jVh1UmFg8A5mKjIVlbIvP2x7JSpr2dqkYI4GWpu-fmpGpkHcJFgcn4xJMNR4vPwYMWCduihO-_4SZz-G8o/s1080/close%20up.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8-KK3ZTpUrq9DgmhBceW-zqmXB42Oulzjv6HjhhIp4IVpvcRZWivxXBhWzmwqC7Cius8IuBFoXQsjtt2PpjO7zl2k0M96nPNmOfx7I9q157jVh1UmFg8A5mKjIVlbIvP2x7JSpr2dqkYI4GWpu-fmpGpkHcJFgcn4xJMNR4vPwYMWCduihO-_4SZz-G8o/w480-h640/close%20up.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt7lXPLN0Xi12nEiEnWDJNaVY_LwFWyRWjBOCux1QD96uOg-Q_JyG3w7PCIyTpILHaZ4t3R8qTom-TipjjAcXjbPeuzBmhOWBEPW__t6WaAIJsVmjft8ssVa2L_MJoXxZEWZcnfSYWVbK0cP_eec4ahGmU6vm_c02JTxSXlAmB_Zl6RvTxWmI5ZwWzE7F2/s1080/collection.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt7lXPLN0Xi12nEiEnWDJNaVY_LwFWyRWjBOCux1QD96uOg-Q_JyG3w7PCIyTpILHaZ4t3R8qTom-TipjjAcXjbPeuzBmhOWBEPW__t6WaAIJsVmjft8ssVa2L_MJoXxZEWZcnfSYWVbK0cP_eec4ahGmU6vm_c02JTxSXlAmB_Zl6RvTxWmI5ZwWzE7F2/w480-h640/collection.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">On the top is a vintage urn, found with an assortment of bird feathers of all sorts. A vase with some of the poppies my good friend the Dame gave me, a marble candleholder that is so elegant when lit. That was a gift from my cousin Maggie, and my current queue of books. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpYrE_CsJEgC8i7V5G8biUC2Xk6xyFjipdn61G8dFtO2iUVWBUnrqhhq_yBVL7w235bl5e3wJSuWDaL-06r7gVjdnKovU_CBzVy23FS2mqVh4y-KS2CnN8rePB0iYU2RPcTPGy8DsY-teuWN3ZLl5tB-GvBYANGPYcSWJap2iHrA-P07a0g21aOSDP3sYy/s1080/book%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpYrE_CsJEgC8i7V5G8biUC2Xk6xyFjipdn61G8dFtO2iUVWBUnrqhhq_yBVL7w235bl5e3wJSuWDaL-06r7gVjdnKovU_CBzVy23FS2mqVh4y-KS2CnN8rePB0iYU2RPcTPGy8DsY-teuWN3ZLl5tB-GvBYANGPYcSWJap2iHrA-P07a0g21aOSDP3sYy/w480-h640/book%203.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">Just finished. And I will say A MUST READ! She called this even before the insurrection.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwd60w0PxAvKaw3NuMoqswnPIYfOUIkfs3QWdF0ZVShU5LJQ06K8ILh9RQ9_KVH0zTX5oVeOt-NbYVs7hPdkavSH-O9LJsvyjRtytaAP5tv5x1aFdPIyjABv-g8YonzP_e00UU5JK4i1fiJfzwXRsPh_dT7ZlezcS-lv1GajBnFVKeoLziVXwaF3CTDQ_F/s1080/book%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwd60w0PxAvKaw3NuMoqswnPIYfOUIkfs3QWdF0ZVShU5LJQ06K8ILh9RQ9_KVH0zTX5oVeOt-NbYVs7hPdkavSH-O9LJsvyjRtytaAP5tv5x1aFdPIyjABv-g8YonzP_e00UU5JK4i1fiJfzwXRsPh_dT7ZlezcS-lv1GajBnFVKeoLziVXwaF3CTDQ_F/w480-h640/book%202.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">My current read.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD-cTNomjyTyqJpZGLQaEgGT1IAh5gsgZHS9u0ePJiU0xPYoxKM4310TkF2oKz8Z0u6MMQ6sZTtNAAJgdLqMKGZuDzpVBXmccKkXF1QjKpBnOqLN641Umi32lgTVkoS-Fy1s4u-AUG4o9MQ6rSvAwrmuwIRZW1BTqoIhV3e0xEKAMDDKtl35eCWBVmV21v/s1080/book%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD-cTNomjyTyqJpZGLQaEgGT1IAh5gsgZHS9u0ePJiU0xPYoxKM4310TkF2oKz8Z0u6MMQ6sZTtNAAJgdLqMKGZuDzpVBXmccKkXF1QjKpBnOqLN641Umi32lgTVkoS-Fy1s4u-AUG4o9MQ6rSvAwrmuwIRZW1BTqoIhV3e0xEKAMDDKtl35eCWBVmV21v/w480-h640/book%201.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">My next read!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJYYPEreMr3GKgs1490ulnPBnIpEHG1WF9LKGgcjQvUyhvMg3oFXnO0q4acdFGX9OZq1yjnim8DEmL1qZh2KYUn6R54YgZoT88xuxCQdFDm2wqQvPeXPwpN3pg3OIy4OIhC2LItR4tTyzo68nSOZcwp4VP4gVscynPX6WcCsZN5afBtxYkyM63bKMd57m/s1080/pass%20reads.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJYYPEreMr3GKgs1490ulnPBnIpEHG1WF9LKGgcjQvUyhvMg3oFXnO0q4acdFGX9OZq1yjnim8DEmL1qZh2KYUn6R54YgZoT88xuxCQdFDm2wqQvPeXPwpN3pg3OIy4OIhC2LItR4tTyzo68nSOZcwp4VP4gVscynPX6WcCsZN5afBtxYkyM63bKMd57m/w480-h640/pass%20reads.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">Past reads...Dangerous When Wet, my friends Auto biography of sorts, the Elloitt Page autobiography Page Boy, and a fun little Drag Book...next to my cow hide boxes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1GLpGLvlFsfLpO7H-B-Z0QNdCxFD8QsIh8CE_yFHhckylWAeNOwsO8rS7bWTNudSvTn9av_gOAH7zHXDG3iUVUuVZ2vDkza7B67i9m5fZaPCsCCVhsCDqHUCYfYUopUKbFUl2w3C4jLrunWUGGsKGdOX6AMuGWwbAdbD2FaONhTuTWzILZXKlCuc9kPZe/s1080/inside.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1GLpGLvlFsfLpO7H-B-Z0QNdCxFD8QsIh8CE_yFHhckylWAeNOwsO8rS7bWTNudSvTn9av_gOAH7zHXDG3iUVUuVZ2vDkza7B67i9m5fZaPCsCCVhsCDqHUCYfYUopUKbFUl2w3C4jLrunWUGGsKGdOX6AMuGWwbAdbD2FaONhTuTWzILZXKlCuc9kPZe/w480-h640/inside.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">In the drawer...a Book of Puns, the infamous Little Black Book of my men, my address book, some pens, a pair of scissors, ginger and rose hand cream, and linen bed spray for relaxation. It is heavenly. But what was in the cow hide boxes?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqF1v3OrdqIcBzyOkEX3ZpE_ekNixrNQ64lvKvT0B3IJE9lg1VS1r6Bfdxt49UU5F9AcaOQ5tjG8i7Mp_CSjlpSEGc070UyE_uHI-nDWgKFIw6Q1JmJZ7fXAkn8FUMJc31CVR1NT1Z3JWWgE2U8IJELpK_c2zZRHwfG9QyAXW6ZYSt7lFEtmGYcnROnvb5/s1080/no%20mention.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqF1v3OrdqIcBzyOkEX3ZpE_ekNixrNQ64lvKvT0B3IJE9lg1VS1r6Bfdxt49UU5F9AcaOQ5tjG8i7Mp_CSjlpSEGc070UyE_uHI-nDWgKFIw6Q1JmJZ7fXAkn8FUMJc31CVR1NT1Z3JWWgE2U8IJELpK_c2zZRHwfG9QyAXW6ZYSt7lFEtmGYcnROnvb5/w480-h640/no%20mention.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">Well, never you mind what is in this one!!!!! There may be ladies present!!!! But it's not a fun box for nothing!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIvGyiUTTnBYMUsb5POrN7KMbfipilSL42D8hwVYGho8fttMbbGDMqJr4MHuK04xSvjdqfOsK3eIBkLw7meKzEHowmEXTjuiMgxZ5-XEW-Yj0bsGKDd1cSWIQ6LHwr-6ISgQOTdjFsJfyCCcYayIUOWAobzskRQdxkuhmgNE5UNlEMSHzvKfV_e8WybyHK/s1080/SQUARE%20CUTS.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIvGyiUTTnBYMUsb5POrN7KMbfipilSL42D8hwVYGho8fttMbbGDMqJr4MHuK04xSvjdqfOsK3eIBkLw7meKzEHowmEXTjuiMgxZ5-XEW-Yj0bsGKDd1cSWIQ6LHwr-6ISgQOTdjFsJfyCCcYayIUOWAobzskRQdxkuhmgNE5UNlEMSHzvKfV_e8WybyHK/w640-h480/SQUARE%20CUTS.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">And the larger one, contains my square cuts since my 10-drawer dresser is already packed with 3 drawers of jeans, 2 drawers of shorts, 2 drawers of tee shirts and 2 drawers of underwear and jockstraps and one of socks. About the only thing not seen on the nightstand is my nightly glass of water that always goes to bed with me, in case I wake and get thirsty.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">So... there's that. Were you shocked by something there or not there? What would we find at your nightstand???</span></div>Mistress Maddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.com76tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-33845737189144368632024-02-26T11:29:00.000-05:002024-02-26T11:29:05.313-05:00MOOD BOARD<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8WTAUwqfp9ouHFKTD6QAK2BjrdAvvAH6Kxd9uUPJWnuw_dR-jZbit0wgL2vzzMY7xr96DyD5P7upUHWjv4YlK7hKtAnlZOuM_onJ9-aV1wZM33qHF_iGzWXDqBUwbNHebkk7zgJEzqpx-4kPRPTPgmgLMKmBqdaRjbdRJ9wQrtHP0JCF7mYVAQFLLXhyphenhyphen/s800/253932-800x560r1-13_Train_Snowy_Bridge.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="800" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8WTAUwqfp9ouHFKTD6QAK2BjrdAvvAH6Kxd9uUPJWnuw_dR-jZbit0wgL2vzzMY7xr96DyD5P7upUHWjv4YlK7hKtAnlZOuM_onJ9-aV1wZM33qHF_iGzWXDqBUwbNHebkk7zgJEzqpx-4kPRPTPgmgLMKmBqdaRjbdRJ9wQrtHP0JCF7mYVAQFLLXhyphenhyphen/w640-h448/253932-800x560r1-13_Train_Snowy_Bridge.webp" width="640" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">Well here we are on Monday again. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: medium;">Funny how these weekends just fly by, and yet again I feel like I've been robbed. Another beautiful weekend weather wise ...if these temperatures and mildness last, which it looks like we will be in those high 50s by the end of the week, it looks like the Snow Queens jig might be up. The spring bulbs are finally pushing through the ground, but we're a ways off from a lot of color yet. As for me I will miss winter a little bit. No doubt the atmosphere looks very pretty covered in white. Although to be honest I will miss my cashmere sweaters, turtlenecks and cableknit sweaters. I love a good winter sweater and layering up. But if spring wants to come ahead who am I to stop? Next weekend I'm supposed to be joining friends on Harrisburg's ice sculpture walk. But the temperatures slated to be in the high 50s...its going to probably be more like a waterfall show.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5lVr5zlPy7UTfvHT2-adqxy30u9j2k9eZHdg9plMjr7QoS1usSg0P81uINcmmMti1zjoc1XSSQf1us-xdNoDRqxNiFs58HtG-WWltZqk-0d70lz9xOa3WmAvPsNDLhPYaeSBInC4H7AYRQTm8bytQYGFqy_SQDiNhROek8NS_Y4akkb7Nw1VKGtfPZOA2/s901/0d75c0832e14d0c531af57959314e040.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="901" data-original-width="735" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5lVr5zlPy7UTfvHT2-adqxy30u9j2k9eZHdg9plMjr7QoS1usSg0P81uINcmmMti1zjoc1XSSQf1us-xdNoDRqxNiFs58HtG-WWltZqk-0d70lz9xOa3WmAvPsNDLhPYaeSBInC4H7AYRQTm8bytQYGFqy_SQDiNhROek8NS_Y4akkb7Nw1VKGtfPZOA2/w522-h640/0d75c0832e14d0c531af57959314e040.jpg" width="522" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcE2nS5HaBC-VCPAv8zcgrfmTSZz6gjYC8Y_nA9y3THJgGjCBidtwmbmah2Uo17QovVX4dy_Sj5Ow9U6qo41pypIWNseJo_oBbYi0R5Nr5H45XMPZinxLtkVV2-sK1EEk2uja4Uok2xDHOtzELrIV8EdMqA1JAVmddQLdKv9o3q_IQ6VXXhRnqPDJVSyIx/s440/1eKh.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBazgRisBNruynnOyJbnNDsXuyDW7leLfRbUfOQfeHpcAY6lz9UU5kTosMa-go3Cb8bovgnDDiY-xmglqHBjl-qrH9eVOkMU3qJiwcilG3ptKO5DXzgBqOIu9sL-GN634zKjYjQeKC9fSO6POINVEtDTEdyMzsTKNDihlMESrwbhoveHXuBLhKpQyaaxJj/w480-h640/poppies%205.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: large;">Italian Poppies from my good friend the Dame this weekend. So fragrant and they remind me of a favorite quote-</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: large;"><i>"Like the poppy's brief blooms, life's beauty is found in its fleeting moments."</i></span></div><p></p>Mistress Maddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-5424348808173135342024-02-24T14:52:00.003-05:002024-02-24T14:52:51.860-05:00IN THREES WORDS<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: large;">In this feature, I'll share a guest with you all, and you tell me in only three words , what come to mind.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: x-large;">In Three Words...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway; font-size: large;">Hattie McDaniel</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiukXki9Hzp_7bdfCn6bn8Y_v2n96IgqFklqUJ62E6mp1x6kTLjZgtnXieaNh3l4y4_G03g93H0myADgPKVajCk3uE4cXt_MWxNb-ocINpNO8BrJ4_b8bNdQbZmonqMkn3VrelTRnqlGmNYUZtjc_Dv55cXXFWpuhQ1oRrj91ZYXky0M_nKFfWUBwhwkTng/s1266/actress-hattie-mcdaniel-performs-on-her-cbs-radio-program-news-photo-1588448992.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1266" data-original-width="980" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiukXki9Hzp_7bdfCn6bn8Y_v2n96IgqFklqUJ62E6mp1x6kTLjZgtnXieaNh3l4y4_G03g93H0myADgPKVajCk3uE4cXt_MWxNb-ocINpNO8BrJ4_b8bNdQbZmonqMkn3VrelTRnqlGmNYUZtjc_Dv55cXXFWpuhQ1oRrj91ZYXky0M_nKFfWUBwhwkTng/w310-h400/actress-hattie-mcdaniel-performs-on-her-cbs-radio-program-news-photo-1588448992.jpg" width="310" /></a></div><p></p>Mistress Maddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.com20