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World Naked Gardening Day is May 1st
Saturday is World Naked Gardening Day. Yes, it’s really a holiday. Thank you Tim from Florida for letting me know. This is the kind of news I love sharing.
The holiday is the first Saturday of May so this year Saturday, May 1, 2021 will mark the 17th annual World Naked Gardening Day. While I don’t expect this will be observed at the communal city gardens in Boston, I do wonder if anyone reading with a private garden or backyard intends to “be at one with nature”.
The holiday was started in 2005 by Mark Story in Seattle, WA and has grown into a global phenomenon. I was surprised to read Boston was ranked as one of the top 12 cities in the US for observing World Naked Gardening Day in 2020. I should clarify that the benchmarks that placed Boston at the 11th best city were based off of climate measurements.
Let me know if you intend to participate in World Naked Gardening Day 2021. Leave a comment in this post or send a discreet photo to bosguymail@gmail.com of you gardening in the buff.
Men in kilts
Tristan Cameran Harper is a former professional hockey player turned photographer and Scottish mountain guide. He wears a kilt quite nicely, and I would recommend he continue to model kilts without a shirt. He also has a pretty spectacular Instagram account with some breathtaking images of Scotland, here. If Instagram isn’t for you, you can also check him out on Twitter, here.
Monday morning mancandy
This week’s mancandy post is suitably distracting to help you forget it is Monday morning.
BosGuy cooks: Baked eggplant rollatinis
Boston Chops has had a delicous eggplant rollatini on their menu ever since they opened in 2013, and it inspired me to try making this on my own. This recipe is a re-posting of the recipe I tried to recreate in my home back in 2013.
Ingredients for this recipe include:
- 1-2 Eggplant
- Tomato / red sauce
- Ricotta cheese
- 2 Roasted Red Bell Pepper
- 4-6 Cloves of Roasted Garlic
- 2 Eggs
- 1/3 cup of Bread crumbs (or panko)
- 1/3 cup of Parmesan cheese
- Parsley
- Olive oil
- Italian seasoning
- Salt and Pepper
PEELING, SLICING & BREADING: Peeling and slicing eggplant length-wise was tricky, because I don’t have a mandoline, and the trick it to cut the eggplant fairly thin to make it easier to roll. Set up two plates for the breading. In the first plate add 2 egg yolks with a splash of water and briefly whisk together. In a second plate add a cup of bread crumbs (panko crumbs can be used too), 1/3 cup of grated cheese, a dash of salt, pepper and Italian seasoning and mix together. Dip the eggplant in the egg and water then into the dry plate before adding to a pan with olive oil on medium high heat. Fry the vegetable on each side for only a minute or two – long enough for the breading to stick to the eggplant. Then place it on a plate with paper towels to remove any excess oil.
FILLING: While the eggplant rests, make the filling. Purée the roasted red bell peppers and 4-6 cloves of roasted garlic and stir together with a half cup (or more if you like) of Ricotta cheese and black pepper until all the ingredients have combined. Take a Tablespoon (or more) of filling and spread it along the eggplant and roll it.
BAKING: Place the individually rolled eggplant into an oven-safe glass pyrex dish that has a ladle full of red sauce on the bottom. This will help prevent the eggplant from sticking to the dish. When the eggplant has been placed in the dish add more sauce to keep everything moist. Lastly, sprinkle grated cheese and chopped parsley and cover with foil. Add to a preheated oven set to 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
This is best served warm out of the oven.
Saturday morning coffee
I stumbled upon this photo of Michael who is a student and loves to play video games in his spare time. I think he looks adorable with this coffee mug in hand.
Saturday morning comics
ADAM & ANDY is set in the fictional New England town of Woodfield, CT. You can learn more about Adam and Andy and purchase a copy of “the definitive collection of Adam and Andy” by visiting, adamandandy.com.
Click on this week’s comic strip to enlarge
Click here if you would like to see the previous Adam & Andy
Bay Windows is for sale
New England’s largest LGBTQ+ newspaper is for sale
Co-publishers Sue O’Connell and Jeff Coakley are putting New England’s LGBTQ+ newspaper, Bay Windows (and its sister publication South End News) up for sale according to this post on Facebook, this article in Bay Windows, and this article in yesterday’s Boston Globe.
Jim Hoover was Bay Windows first publisher when the newspaper started printing in 1985. He sold the newspaper in the early 2000s to O’Connell and Coakley who have been the co-publishing this weekly paper ever since. In its heyday this was a weekly publication that everyone read. My personal favorite was the missed connections and personals in the back – they could be hilarious to read. For decades, Bay Windows was the source for openings (and closings), LGBTQ+ events and programming, and news that was important to the community. Case in point, everyone read Bay Windows in the early 2000s when Massachusetts became ground zero in the Marriage Equality debate and those first couple years following the State Supreme Court ruling.
While it is sad to read that Bay Windows is up for sale, and I wonder about its future, I do wish Sue O’Connell and Jeff Coakley much luck. Their work and dedication to this paper helped enrich and enliven the LGBTQ+ gay community, and I feel a debt of gratitude toward them.
Posted in Boston, Gay, Massachusetts
Tagged BosGuy, Boston Guy, Gay, New England Gay News
Furry Friday
I contemplated sharing this as a “Caption this Photo” post, which I publish each Wednesday, but I opted to post as a Furry Friday. What do you think? I think he looks equal parts cute and sexy.
Fenway Health 50th Anniversary celebration
For fifty years Fenway Health has been serving the LGBTQ community in Boston. Starting in a basement in a building owned by the Christian Science Church, Fenway Health has grown to meet and serve our community through many health crisis including AIDS / HIV, Crystal Meth and Opiods, and more recently COVID-19.
To celebrate this milestone anniversary, Fenway Health is planning to host a virtual celebration next week, Wednesday, April 28th from 6:00 – 8:00 pm. The event is free an open to everyone but to attend you need a good Internet connection and to register on or before 12:00 pm on April 28th.
While the ongoing coronavirus pandemic prevents everyone from coming together in person this year, Fenway Health invites you to join them from the comfort of your home for an evening of celebration.
Posted in AIDS Action Committee, Health, Philanthropy
Tagged AIDS Action Committee, BosGuy, Boston Guy, Health, Men's Event
Vintage gay
Much thanks to Joseph a fellow blogger who stumbled upon this photo while he was doing research for his own blog, Academic Nudes of the 19th Century. He said the photo dates back to the 1930s. I am guessing the photo was taken in or near Mulhouse, France based on the shirt worn by the handsy guy in the first row on the far right.
Photos from the 19th century and first few decades in the 20th century can sometimes be sexually ambiguous, but I find such photos interesting and can’t help but make up stories about the men in these pictures. In this case, I’m drawn to the intimacy of three of the men. The gentleman in the middle of the second row affectionately has his hands on both shoulders of his teammate in front of him. Then there are the two in the first row with their interlocking legs. This would be enough to turn my head but the playful pinch from the friend on the far right suggests he is either a prankster or something more. His expression gives nothing away while the teammate in the middle seems to have quite a smirk, and that makes me wonder what he is thinking.
I dedicate this weekly post, featuring vintage gay photographs, to the men and women who lived in a more critical time where being true to yourself and loving who you want wasn’t always an option and came at a great price. Do you have a photo you would like to share? Email me at bosguymail@gmail.com.
This week on Instagram: ibsonlyra
I’d like to introduct you to Dr. Ibson Lyra who practices medicine in Brazil. The handsome doctor is very proud of the work he does and has many photos like this of him at work or still in his scrubs. He posts fairly regularly and aside from his distracting at-work posts, he includes photos of him hanging out and working out in Rio de Janiero as well as some pretty beautiful photos from up north when he is in Natal.
I wish I knew more but with more than 130k followers, perhaps you might already follow him and be able to share what you know about this handsome doctor in the comments section.
You can follow this week’s featured account on Instagram here, and you can check out previously featured IG accounts here.
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