MOOD BOARD

 

Another weekend whizzed by and another Monday has arrived. The countdown has started for the next vacation. Will I make it???  Another busy weekend. We celebrated Harrisburg Parade this weekend, to a nice crowd. The parade and festival went off without a hitch and would you believe only two religious wingnuts were present? HA! It was a great day.... we had a great lunch and dinner, caught both Crystal Envy and local queens on the main stage, and Sam Star even did the Pride festival out of drag with our Betty Whitecastle. Can you say pocket gay? ADORABLE. I did not kidnap him!!! But Sam did put on a good show for the After Pride Party. And your Mistress was feeling no pain from the afternoon on. I even lost my shirt. A denim shirt with snap buttons, that I was told some queen unbuttoned and had to have it. Don't ask me, I don't remember a thing, except that I was topless and I was told my one friend and his boyfriend, took me back to the Capital Street Duo's, where I was staying for the night, to be undressed and tucked in, right after midnight. That is very early for me. I understand I was close to the scene from Breakfast at Tiffanys, where Holly yells TIMBER to Mag Wildwood, who goes straight over and is out cold.

Now I get to go to work to get us rest. 

 

Happy Monday all!!!!

IN THREE WORDS

In the feature, I'll share a weekly guest with you all, 

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

In Three Words...

Elaine Stritch 

Word

THE BLUEBIRD

 The Bluebird Cocktail Room that is!

When coming home from Rehoboth we had an overnight stay to visit a friend outside Balitmore, near Hampden. So we went that night to a favorite haunt, the Bluebird Cocktail Room. What better time to post this then the start of the weekend. The place is a favorite...it's brought sophisticated cachet while still having an approachable vibe. The former gallery space was transformed into a stylist joint done mostly in a moody navy blue, with gold accents, communal tables, corner lounges and a fireplace, with natural light coming in during the day and candlelight at night. But kids, its cocktail program does a lot right. The menu reads like an eight-page book, which is appropriate for this literary themed bar, (the owner likes to read, and the place has books to read all over the place) the place is also named after a Charles Bukowski poem. Cocktails are divided into four chapters. Simple, more complex, long sippers, and after dinners. The Dame had a lovely Hemingway daiquiri. The food is also very delicious, but the cocktails are the star. The bartenders top notch and old school, and they even take the ice seriously. I tried three different drinks, all gin related, and we ended the meal with absinthe and flaming cube of sugar.

Shrimp crochets.

Brussel sprout and kale salad

After the gin drinks and an absinthe ending, cards on the table, I barley recall leaving the joint. Now on to the weekend. The Harrisburg clan and one friend from NYC is coming for the Harrisburg Pride festivities tomorrow, in addition us queens have to get ready and host for Crystal Envy and Sam Star who will be delighting us with their talents. If Sam gets drunks tomorrow night, I told her I have some delights for her.

MUSHROOMS

About a week ago, I saw all these mushrooms pop up. Oodles of them from the humidity.

It gave me flashbacks. 

I haven't seen so many mushroom heads since the old glory hole days.

SUMMER POSTCARDS

A Day of Mrs Ropers Party!!!

The Glow Party...we went to and went as Dandelions. I got the head pieces from Ikea. A chandelier. And lit them with battery pack LEDS. Leave it to a drag queens' ingenuity. I'm there helping get the last head done!!!

A younger friend gifted me this! 

Am I now a daddy??? Sixpence told me I more of a Zaddy.

Our friend Cesar who is a go-go boy in the Village, came to the Woods with us. He didn't know what to make of all of it, or for that matter even been out this far in the wilds. But he apparently didn't mind getting naked, much to the happiness and glee of the whole glamp ground.

M'M M'M GOOD!

I just knew Shirley had good aim!

Let's hope all that sodium continues to build up in Baby Hewie....

QUEEN GINGER

 .......Queen Ginger Minj!!!!!

Arise!!!! And it's about damn time!!!!!!!!! 

Ginger Minj was finally rewarded for her talents! Let's face it, this queen had all the criteria all along, by far had more far-reaching talents then other queens on her previous seasons. Have you heard her sing? She's also won three Snatch Games, no easy feat. I was pretty sure she'd won the crown after her Mama Rose talent show act; Everything's Coming Up Ginger. She nailed that! And it's not been easy. With some big weight loss, discovering herself again, and finding out she has a degree of autism, all while celebrating 9 years with her man, and juggling a drag career, solo drag shows, three studio albums and two films... she's on top, and all this before the crowning. But alas, already on-liners have already said she was the favorite from the get-go, claiming a rigged season... and don't believe she should have won. She faced off against Jorgeous...and the over the top, big hair, old-school drag style won out. And let's face it, Ginger is one of the few who really can carry a one queen show or easily meddle into an ensemble cast. She already has more irons in the fire. She sure won't let the haters get her down. I feel this has been a longtime coming. Yes, The All Stars is even more predictable than the regular season. Some think the All Stars is rigged from the beginning to give queens that were favorites, the reward of the crown. Who knows. All Stars 11 is already casting. When Ginger's bracket of queens opened up this season, I just knew she cinched the crown. She left the other queens to dine on her dust. Congrats......and All Hail Queen Minj!!!