I had meant to write about my continued adventures on Saturday, but I’m too tired. What a surprise on Wrist to Forehead Sunday. The fact is I ran around all day doing fun stuff with my family. I can’t run around all day on both weekend days. It’s not that I’m to old for this stuff (although I am older than I was yesterday). I was only ever good for one weekend day, even in my young(er) and (more) foolish days.
One thing I did today that I found pretty cool was to ride out Higby Road out of Frankfort to Sauquoit. Steven and I got lost on that road one terrible night long ago, but that was in a severe fog in the dark. Today it was bright afternoon sunshine. My sister was driving. My niece sat in the back seat.
First I had to direct her to Higby Road. We drove through Frankfort. I like being a tour guide. I pointed out the Marina and the road to the Prayer Garden. When we reached the light at the end of Railroad Street, I told my sister to turn in the opposite the Knight Spot, where I will take them for a meal or ice cream on another visit. I was also proud to point out the Balloon Farm Bed and Breakfast. We took due note of the Herkimer County Fairgrounds then drove on out Higby.
I love the scenery of a country road. Old barns, fields of corn, farmhouses and more. As the road goes uphill, there are places where you can look out and see for miles. My sister was able to appreciate the sights while still driving in a safe manner. It was helpful, too, because we had a couple of turns to get to our destination. When we headed back to Herkimer, she remembered certain landmarks and knew we were headed in the right direction.
When I returned from a fun drive, a fun event and a fun drive home, Steven and I took Tabby for a walk. So now I’m even more tired. So I can’t write a decent blog post is what I’m saying. But I see that I’ve managed over 300 words nonetheless. I hope to see you all for Middle-aged Musings Monday.
Mohawk Valley Girl 
I’ve been consulting a map of Frankfort for Higby Road. My uncle had a farm about two miles out of Frankfort on Joslin Hill and we lived on McGowan (East Frankfort) until we moved into Ilion . I remember much of it but almost 60 years is a long time.
Enjoy your rest.
I don’t think I’ve ever been on Joslin Hill. I’ll have to look for it. That whole area is beautiful. I just love driving around it. Too bad gas is so damn expensive. Thanks for the comment!
We used to drive straight out Barringer and it became Joslin Hill. I checked directions yesterday and it said you could continue out McGowan and turn someplace to get to Joslin above where my uncle’s farm was. I’ll check that one again. I will consult a map.
It’s all changed now because 5S became a freeway (I think) which wiped our old house on McGowan and probably the East Frankfort Elementary school as well. Back then we could turn right about half a mile up McGowan from Main, go to Barringer, and turn left. The school was separated from our house by a small wooded area (1/4 of a block maybe).
On Mon, Sep 15, 2014 at 2:01 PM, Mohawk Valley Girl wrote:
> mohawkvalleygirl commented: “I don’t think I’ve ever been on Joslin > Hill. I’ll have to look for it. That whole area is beautiful. I just love > driving around it. Too bad gas is so damn expensive. Thanks for the > comment!”