PACKAGE DELIVERY

I was overly excited when UPS showed up with my package. If all deliveries were this exciting like Mateo, I'd order UPS 24/7! 

 

I gave him instructions to leave it at my back door.

PRIDE CONCERT

Category is Philadelphia Orchestra Pride!

This past Philadelphia Pride season was one of the best attended Pride yet, surpassing World Pride when they hosted it. And this year it was with honor that the world-renowned orchestra put on its fifth annual free Pride Concert and it was a huge hit. This year Trixie Mattel served as it's host for the evening- between her solo set, a gay Philly History lesson and everything in between, Trixie's charisma, uniqueness, nerve and huge talents kept the Marian Anderson Hall energized all night. The Philadelphia Orchestra led by Yannick Nezet-Seguin, is the one of the few symphonies  in the country ...maybe only orchestra to put on a free concert  for gay pride... and for the fifth-year running. If you ever get a chance to go hear the orchestra...go, they are truly phenomenal. Trixie paied with the magic of the orchestra, brought Pride to an epic conclusion for Pride Month. Carolyn Kuan led the orchestra that night, the Anna Crusis Feminist Choir, Philadelphia Gay Men's Chorus, the Voices of Pride and the Trans-cendent Choir of Philadelphia all join in for an incredible program. From Madonna, to Gaga, to Bach to Tchaikovsky, Chopin to Bernstein was performed in addition to Dorcas Leung and Kyle Mangold performed songs from The Notebook

Special thanks to Josh, a member of the orchestra for sharing the clip and the pictures he sent in. Philly certainly is lucky to have this orchestra in our midst. And love a queen who knows her gay history.

ALL ABOARD THE TRAIN.....

I adore, as you know, the snarky, catty cow, Lady Bunny...and her snark is sometimes not always just snark, but completely reads and shade from the "heart". And yes, a friend got free tickets so, against my better judgment, went and saw the movie.  Thank God the tickets were free. But I do agree with Bunny in this funny clip, it did make AJ the Queen look good. And it was also surprising they found an office chair to support Latrice! And a good thing Silky wasn't in it...it then would have to be shown in IMax.

BUMBLE BATH

 Yes, call me nuts! As most of you saw, my wildflower garden has taken wonderfully and quickly, which also meant I am getting far more bees and bumbles to the garden these days. Now I have several bird baths around the house, so of course the bees like to enjoy them too to get some water, which many don't know. The problem was some would go to far down, slip in, and sadly drown. Of course, I saved a few before they got to waterlogged and smothered. I would place them in the garden to dry out. So, before my last vacation I was on Instagram and caught a video of a lady who made this elaborate bee bath. Well, I'm not Marth Stewart, but she did give me an idea. To go with the growing bee habitat, I made my own bee bath.

Bees drown because once suck in the water they have nothing to cling to get out. So,I went to the garden center, got a medium terra cotta pot, turned the pot upside-down, and placed the water dish on top. Then filled the dish with little filler peddles to make raised places out of the water with a few larger stones from the garden I found or on walks, and added a twig to make a bridge of sorts and then filled with water. I placed it in the shaded rose garden so they can drink and bee out of the sun. Get it, bee out of the sun. lol! I have seen many using it already, but if you do try this just make sure to add water daily, as in the heat, it can evaporate quickly. I'm happy to report I have not seen a dead one yet this year in any of the birdbaths.

Of course I wanted all bees to feel welcome, so I added in this pride rock my mother gave me that she painted this year at a craft event at her work, and I also added in a few seas shells I found on the beach from my last jaunt for more platforms for bees to cling too.