Alex aka Muscato
@cafemuscato.bsky.social
Retired diplomat, but not particularly retiring; working on aging disgracefully. I split my time between deserts: Palm Springs and Cairo. Always up for champagne, good music, or gossip about the Lunts. Parlor pink; lapsed Presbyterian. He/Him.
Oh, and random appreciations of the onetime May of Teck.
January 25, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Oh, and random appreciations of the onetime May of Teck.
Personally, I like to think I’ve nearly cornered the market in wry observations about the later career of Kay Francis.
January 25, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Personally, I like to think I’ve nearly cornered the market in wry observations about the later career of Kay Francis.
If either you or I were that sort of person, I would respond with one of those little “hug” emojis, but we’re not, so I won’t.
January 25, 2026 at 2:12 AM
If either you or I were that sort of person, I would respond with one of those little “hug” emojis, but we’re not, so I won’t.
My evil stepmother is a Winifred, although she goes by Bonni-with-an-i-and-yes-there-is-a-little-smiley-over-it.
But she's nearly 90.
But she's nearly 90.
January 25, 2026 at 1:53 AM
My evil stepmother is a Winifred, although she goes by Bonni-with-an-i-and-yes-there-is-a-little-smiley-over-it.
But she's nearly 90.
But she's nearly 90.
I could tell you what Kristi Noem _does_ deserve, but I’d like to avoid that particular knock at the door.
January 24, 2026 at 5:14 PM
I could tell you what Kristi Noem _does_ deserve, but I’d like to avoid that particular knock at the door.
Parting Glances
January 24, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Parting Glances
But has she been pet?
January 24, 2026 at 3:02 AM
But has she been pet?
She is indeed the only Vienna I’ve ever heard of. Maybe Mama was a fan…
January 23, 2026 at 8:53 PM
She is indeed the only Vienna I’ve ever heard of. Maybe Mama was a fan…
Sweet little old lady in a track suit, but surely she must have had a past.
January 23, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Sweet little old lady in a track suit, but surely she must have had a past.
I feel so lucky to have caught the last few glory years of Wanamaker’s. So many Saturday afternoons shopping, lunch in the Crystal Tea Room, and waiting for the organ to play. No place like it now…
January 23, 2026 at 5:56 PM
I feel so lucky to have caught the last few glory years of Wanamaker’s. So many Saturday afternoons shopping, lunch in the Crystal Tea Room, and waiting for the organ to play. No place like it now…
“Do I come to where you work and knock…” um, never mind.
January 23, 2026 at 2:36 AM
“Do I come to where you work and knock…” um, never mind.
HOW IS ALIEN BABBY FORMED
January 23, 2026 at 2:05 AM
HOW IS ALIEN BABBY FORMED
No lines as The Bride, but she’s charming in the Prologue…
January 22, 2026 at 7:15 PM
No lines as The Bride, but she’s charming in the Prologue…
“You CHARLATAN!”
and then that incredible atmospheric exit into the foggy darkness…
It’s not a great film, but that’s a surpassingly great moment.
and then that incredible atmospheric exit into the foggy darkness…
It’s not a great film, but that’s a surpassingly great moment.
January 21, 2026 at 5:51 PM
“You CHARLATAN!”
and then that incredible atmospheric exit into the foggy darkness…
It’s not a great film, but that’s a surpassingly great moment.
and then that incredible atmospheric exit into the foggy darkness…
It’s not a great film, but that’s a surpassingly great moment.
Ours is currently a Mumm rosé; prices on the Widow (my preferred) have soared so much that even I can’t justify it..
January 21, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Ours is currently a Mumm rosé; prices on the Widow (my preferred) have soared so much that even I can’t justify it..
There’s an old saying in Arabic—“Min bo’ak illa bab el-samaa…” - from your lips to the gate of hearing (where Allah listens in on humanity).
January 21, 2026 at 3:46 AM
There’s an old saying in Arabic—“Min bo’ak illa bab el-samaa…” - from your lips to the gate of hearing (where Allah listens in on humanity).
[Goes and stares at bottle in fridge.]
January 21, 2026 at 3:40 AM
[Goes and stares at bottle in fridge.]
We did. And it was indeed startling.
January 20, 2026 at 2:55 AM
We did. And it was indeed startling.