HOME SWEET HOME

After being gone for almost over two weeks in Norwalk, I can't tell you how nice it is to come home to the Casa du Borghese. While travel and being cleaned up after is wonderful, nothing beats your own home sweet home. Friday when back I was right off to see Smoke and Mirrors at the Merriam with Sasha Velour, but the rest of the weekend was much needed to relax, though I will be trekking shortly to see Bunny & Co at the Filmore later tonight. Otherwise it was a sight for sore eyes to be back home finally and relax. More than anything else I missed my own bed the most, complete with 16 million pillows!!!

...cut flowers.....

and candlelight.

I did a few thanksgiving touches... got out my porcelain turkey the Dame gave me.

Went to the market and got me some Brussel sprouts and asparagus. I can often make a meal of just that in the evening. Steamed lightly, then grilled with garlic, olive oil, and parmesan cheese. YUM!

Made two chicken pies from my aunt's recipe. I took one to my neighbor Brice.

Glad to be back and enjoy my own slow brewed coffee.  

I usually take that to work with me. I mean Starbucks can be a stressful thing people. Have you been in one of their lines? First you have the crew ordering for 8 co-workers. And the order is never just easy. Every one of them is some special, highly coded lingo order, some special government code or something. I'm not sure they are even speaking English. And looks like the barista's are making some kind of science experiment.   Then after them, is the hipster complaining the coffee is not to the degree of temperature it's suppose to be. Next in line, is what I like to call the lady with the " I want to see the manager hair style look." She will complain that the bagel she ordered doesn't have enough bran flakes on it. Common people, all I want is a regular coffee with cream?

But I digress. 

Enjoyed some fresh eggs, And I think you already met Butter Turkey. It's now history.

Here's a cutting board the Mother made and painted for me. It came when I was away. She knows the Casa well :/

While cooking, I also got to used a lovely tea towel good blogger pal and friend Debs sent as part of a thoughtful gift. I think she too knows the Casa well.

Never enough flowers!

But what I missed the most was just running around and  lounging in my briefs!!!! Some days I hate wearing clothes. I forget what it's like to have someone around all the time. I had a roomie while away on my work trip. Not that that mattered.

And the junco's have returned!!!!!

Once they return, I know winter is coming then.

LOOK OUT PHILLY

Will there be enough liquor for us bitches?

 Later tonight she'll be joined by  Nina West, Latrice Royale, Manilla Luzon, Roxxxy Andrews, Shuga Cain and Thorgy Thor

Monday will be ugly.

FROM THE CANDY SHOP

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, is a Canadian conductor and pianist, and is currently one of our Philadelphia jewels. He is currently music director of the Orchestra Métropolitain in Montreal, Metropolitan Opera in New York, and the Philadelphia Orchestra here in Philly since 2012, and mind you, the youngest, and only the eightieth conductor of the orchestra. Yet Yannick Nézet-Séguin is the celebrity toast of the East Coast but yet his profile elsewhere in the U.S. has been close to non existent. I have been to see the Philadelphia Orchestra and if you have seen him and had one look, you'd know why he puts on a spell, and has woven over audiences in his professional base cities and all over Europe. His conducting style is alert and spirited yet not showy or ostentatious, always on point with the music. More broadly, one of my bloggers readers, who is also a musician with the orchestra has said that he "brings a joy and ebullience to the music-making that is genuine, undeniable and clearly infectious."  Rarely will one see as many smiles from players as on the faces of an orchestra. Even when listening on the radio, when he conducts, the performances are downright moving and beautifully preformed. 

Philadelphia and Yannick should also be proud for He is also the first openly gay conductor of one of the “big five” orchestras in the United States. Yannick's partner of sixteen years, Pierre Tourville, is the assistant principal violist of the Orchestre Métropolitain  in Montreal, and they appear everywhere together. When the conductor was fêted by the city of Philadelphia a couple of years ago, Pierre Tourville was also introduced at every stop – amazing, The other thing a most certainly enjoy...he is hot eye candy! He 44-year-old conductor’s youth is reflected in his flouting of certain traditions – he frequently leads from the podium in  tight business suit and tie, and he’s also  partial to  very tight V-neck sweaters, tee shirts, form fitting button downs, and skinny jeans. There's no denying he is handsome and talented....his compact five-foot-five frame bursts with energy.

Oh and he likes to work out with his kitty. 

Someone best give Anne Maire some smelling salts.

IN THREE WORDS

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

In three words...

Jonathan Winters

Just like Rodney Dangerfield and Jackie Gleason, Jonathan could make me laugh just by looking at him..because you knew something funny was coming....and his Tonight Show appearances were such gems. Here's one with our Happy Hour cock-a-tails!