Monday, June 8, 2026

MOOD BOARD

 

Nothing wrong with a bit of a lie in this Monday! With two weekends away from home and before the rest of the summer gets away from me with vacations, it's always a hard decision what Pride Events to attend, which I feel is very important to do. No way do I trust this administration or very crooked, bigoted and unstable SCOTUS. I know a few gay friends who don't see it, but when asked what have they done for the LGBTQ, they can offer no other reason than "well, we still have our rights." Yes... for NOW. But trust me, we are on the chopping block list yet. The poor souls have on blinders. This year I will be attending New York's Pride with the clan, and Rehoboth Beach Pride that will coincide with my first vacation. And then Harrisburg's Pride in July. Our blog correspondent --at Large, the Mahogany Empress reported in and said Philly most likely broke their Pride record with the most attendance yet, had a four-hour Pride Parade, which this year went from the Art Museum, down the Ben Franklin Parkway, then right down Broad Street to Old Town, ending at Impendence Hall. That is a long route. One highlight was the Philly born and Godmother of Soul herself, Patti Labelle, legendary drag queen in her own right, did a concert, and brough down the house with all the drag queens performing in the show on the main stage. Talk about a campy moment!! I can only imagine the excitement of that! Even my own little hamlet of New Hope had very nice Pride in May with one of the longest Pride Flags making it's appearance through town again. Some drone pictures included in this week's mood board.


Happy Gay Pride!

Sunday, June 7, 2026

USUAL SUSPECTS IN THE GARDEN

It's been a warm sunny and downright glorious weekend! What with being away the last two weekends, I had much to do in the garden, especially deadheading various specimens to get even more blooms. The garden has had a wonderful spring, and things seem to grow leaps and bounds which seems to be overnight even. The wildflower garden in getting very tall and there are going to be oodles of a variety of blooms in it, along with the Cassia. Two days spent in the garden with one more day to relax. I told the showroom I would not be in Monday, put me in for a personal day. The beauty of my job is I could work four 10 hour days a week if I wanted and take off Mondays or Fridays, but a 10 hour day is long. Nonetheless... the garden of late.

This Centaurea Montana has been a great addition to the garden this year. And has already doubled in size. It gets full sun and is very good in heat and is very drought tolerant.
The columbines will be done soon till there next blooming.
A new suspect! A Greenback Woodpecker
Sea thrifts
The Clematis and Alliums are giving a spectacular showing this spring.
The spring dahlias
Campanula bellfower
Golden wagwort near the wildflowers
I'm not sure but this might be the start of chipmunk porn.
I put these steppingstones today in the wildflower garden so I can walk through to clip without crunching stems. To the left of the stone is where the cassia got moved this year, along with lavender, alliums, sages and dianthus . 
The delphiniums are starting to bloom in the salvia garden.

A friend of mine was here yesterday to clip my almost spent varieties of lavender and geraniums, in which she will make a lavender infused hand suave with it.
A grosbeak.
These Cleome on the side of the house finally bloomed this spring.
Happy to report that Sophie Lucille is off work release and confinement...no murders of late. And alas...the last of my peonies and others from the garden till next spring.

Saturday, June 6, 2026

INTHREE WORDS

In this feature, Ill share with you all a weekly guest and you tell me in only three words, what comes to mind.

in three Words...

Sally Ride



Friday, June 5, 2026

PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA PRIDE


The Philadelphia Orchestra is proud to say, despite of DOGE cuts, they are putting on for the fifth year in a row the annual FREE Pride Concert on June 30th. While everyone will miss Martha Graham Cracker who sadly passed on this week, more on that in the previous post, this year it will be hosted by Trixie Mattel, alongside conductor Carolyn Kuan and Yannick Nezet Seguin, the ANNA Crusis Feminist Choir, Philadelphia Gay Men's Chorus, Voice of Pride, and cast members of the traveling production of The Notebook.  The concert will include works by Berstein, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Gershwin, Bach, Lady Gaga, and Madonna. So, if you get to Philly for Pride you might want to check this concert out... tickets are free but required...so it's first come first serve...and they are going fast.

Happy Gay Pride!

**UPDATE**.....SOLD OUT!