Mohawk Valley Girl

In My Defense, I Had Rehearsal

Posted on August 3, 2022 by mohawkvalleygirl

Oh dear. No Pre-Rehearsal Post, no Post-Rehearsal Post, it was indeed a Tired Tuesday yesterday. Now I have a very few minutes Wednesday morning to make some semblance of a blog post (that really should be a category: Some Semblance of a Blog Post. Thoughts?). Under the heading waste not, want not, I append what I started to post on Sunday before I roused myself to (slightly) greater effort.

I am lounged on my couch, Tablet on lap, pecking in on letter at a time with the stylus, and trying to rouse myself to make some effort. I confess to feeling quite disinclined to do any such thing. Where do other people come up with their ambition? Oh, I know, motivation follows action; just start doing something and you will find yourself doing more.

I thought, “This is nothing new! It is whiny and boring!” Yet I saved it, giving it the title “This sucks” just as something different from “untitled.” When I started to make this post, I remembered its existence, wondered if it was not perhaps a little less contemptible than I first deemed it, so checked it out. Yes, it is pretty contemptible, and I suppose so am I. At least I often feel that way.

However, I see I have babbled myself over 200 words. And I still have time to look over my lines before work. We have rehearsal again tonight, you know. Will I manage a Pre- or Post-Rehearsal Post? We shall see! In the meantime, I thank you for tuning in and leave you with a fun rehearsal picture, to pep up this silly post at least a little.

I love this shot! I couldn’t have gotten it on purpose if I had tried.

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Never Mind Monday; How About Monsters?

Posted on August 2, 2022 by mohawkvalleygirl

Mondays are problematic for me. Oh, who am I kidding? Every day is a problem for me. I’M a problem for me! However, I am sure regular readers are aware of this. I shall get on with my Monstrous Monday Post.

Reap away, buddy!

This was a decoration at a Halloween party we attended at the Herkimer VFW last October. He looks like he is giving a little bow. In greeting? Acquiescence? Acknowledgement? There is not enough evidence to draw an accurate conclusion.

I think he is just so cute!

This adorable skeleton was a present to me from my husband, Steve. I named him Bonaparte. The mug advertises a murder mystery we put together to benefit the Herkimer County Historical Society. I need to finish writing one we plan to put on in September (preview of coming attractions).

Mine is definitely not that big.

I finish with a movie monster, The Brain from Planet Arous. I have not come across this fellow in my media library in a while. I like to use this picture when I am feeling particularly brain dead, as I often am these days (cue jokes about how I am mostly brain dead most of the time).

I see I have gotten to 200 words. Score! I hope to see you all again on Tired Tuesday.

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I Feel Beastly

Posted on July 29, 2022 by mohawkvalleygirl

The beauty part about getting up way early is that even when you oversleep, you still have time to do a few things. The beast part is choosing which things to give up (see what I did there?). So, no walk this morning, but I hope some semblance of a blog post. Some would argue that the walk is more essential, but while there is a vague chance I will take a walk after work, if I blog after work (which indeed I hope to do), it will be Friday’s post, not a late Thursday post.

So much for an introduction to a Non-Sequitur Thursday Post. I am sitting at my laptop (dining-room-table-top, as regular readers may recall), ten-finger typing, sipping greatly appreciated coffee

And that was when I said, “Oh crap, I didn’t plug in my phone,” followed by “Oh crap, where did I put my phone?” I retraced my steps (how many steps could I have taken; I just got up!). Luckily my phone, unlike my Tablet, retains its original charging chord so will easily reach 100 percent by the time I go to work. I only hope I remember to put it in my backpack, which, as anybodywho knows me will readily believe, is not a given.

As you may have guessed by now, I got nuthin’. What a surprise. I think I will throw in a picture to pep things up, slap on a catchy title, hit Publish, and drive on. I hope to see you all later on Lame Post Friday (thank God I made it to Friday!).

I admit I have had catchier titles.

May be an image of one or more people and text that says 'Smile it's...FRIDAY FRIDAY'

Oops, I put a Friday meme on a Thursday post.

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Wuss-out? Wayback? It’s Not Even Wednesday!

Posted on July 28, 2022 by mohawkvalleygirl

Yesterday was indeed a Wuss-out Wednesday. I not only did not make my blog post, I did not do a whole lot else. I went to work, I went to rehearsal for Love’s Labour’s Lost (perhaps you read some of my blog posts about the play I am in). Oh, and I made Tuesday’s blog post before work (that was one of the posts about the play referred to in the earlier parenthetical comment). I sat on the porch with my husband and enjoyed the evening, before and after rehearsal. I consider that an important thing to do, even though it is not what one might call productive.

Never mind all that. It is time to make another Some Post, Any Post (is that a category? Perhaps it should be). How about some Mid-Week Monsters (oh why isn’t it Friday, I lament).

Isn’t she sweet?

I combine Wuus-Out with Wayback by sharing a picture from 2016. OK, not very way back. We got this lovely witch at Pumpkin Junction in Sauquoit, NY, one of your favorite places to go in October. Full disclosure: this witch is still on our porch from last Halloween. We dressed her as an angel at Christmas time. Alas, we did not take a picture of that.

A good place to obtain monsters and other Halloween stuff.

Here is a picture of the main building of Pumpkin Junction. They are only open in the fall. I will no doubt make at least one blog post about them at the time (preview of coming attractions).

I see I have somehow gotten over 250 words. Score! I need to go eat breakfast and fix my lunch. Happy Wednesday/Thursday, everyone!

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LiFT Labours

Posted on July 27, 2022 by mohawkvalleygirl

Rehearsals continue for Love’s Labour’s Lost by William Shakesapeare, to be presented by LiFT, Little Falls Theatre Company as part of Little Falls Canal Celebration August 13 and 14, 2022. We rehearsed last night, with the result that I was too tired to make even a Tired Tuesday Post. I hope to make it up to you by sharing a few more rehearsal pictures. Of course I also hope to induce local readers to come out and see the play. It’s going to be great!

A delightful bantering duo.

We were looking at costume pieces last night, so I should have taken a couple more pictures, only I did not have my Tablet with me. Don Armadio, the dude in the hat, is going to wear the purple cape I wore a few years ago as Gonzago, or whatever his name was in The Tempest. Don’t judge me to harshly for forgetting the name. I am having enough trouble remembering my lines for this one!

The prince and his guys.

We have been having a blast at rehearsals, cracking each other up. When somebody does something, on purpose or accidentally, particularly funny, we all yell, “Keep it! Keep it!” I would give an example, but I don’t want to spoil the joke for anybody who comes to see the play.

This one is a really funny scene!

I think I will bring my Tablet tonight and get somebody to take some pictures with me in them, as well as my friend Kim. All our scenes are together, so I have none of her, either. Egregious omission! Does that sound Shakespearean? I may be infected.

Love’s Labour’s Lost will be shown free of charge at Benton’s Landing in Little Falls, NY, at 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, August 13 and 14, 2022. I hope to see you there!

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Not Monsters, Mosey!

Posted on July 26, 2022 by mohawkvalleygirl

Despite all the adventures alluded to yesterday, I content myself today with a mere Pedestrian Post. For one reason, I took a few pictures when I walked on Sunday. For another reason, I thought of that alliterative title as an answer to any readers expecting my usual Monstrous Monday Post. In fact, I set a fairly brisk pace, since I was walking for exercise. But you know how I love alliteration.

I did not avail myself of the seat.

The first thing that caught my eye as I left the house was this comfy-looking couch, sadly abandoned. Why can’t people donate these things? Perhaps there was something wrong with it that I could not perceive.

Lots of bunnies around here.

This bunny hopped away while I was fumbling with my phone, but I managed to get a shot when he paused. I like bunnies.

It feels steeper when you are on it.

This hill is short but fairly steep. I do like to go up hills, although you can get too much of a good thing. When I got to the end of the street, I impulsively turned right and went up to Herkimer College the back way. I felt pretty proud of myself for doing it. It was not so easy to get a picture, since there are curves, but I tried.

I think this was more than halfway up.

Going down Lou Ambers Drive was a snap. Ah, when gravity is my friend! When I paused at the spring to refill my water bottle, I took a closer shot than the other one I shared.

I thought you might like to see the stones.

I did not take a walk this morning, due to a thunder storm. Quite frankly, I enjoyed sleeping in. Tomorrow, however, I hope to be back out on the sidewalks again. Will I write another Pedestrian Post or cover one of last weekend’s adventures? A little uncertainty adds interest to my day. In either case, I hope you will tune in.

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Many Adventures, Not Enough Posts

Posted on July 25, 2022 by mohawkvalleygirl

Here it is, late (for me) into a Sunday evening, and I have made neither a Saturday nor a Sunday post. Wrist to Forehead Sunday indeed. But before I swoon and faint dead away, I will attempt a Preview of Coming Attractions, because I have had a few Mohawk Valley Adventures recently. I hope to make fuller blog posts in the coming days.

Who doesn’t love a pig with a sheep and a crow on top?

Thursday I went to A Little Touch of Country, a lovely gift shop on South Washington Street in Herkimer, NY. I definitely want to write more about them.

Fun lady, fun wines!

Valley Wine and Liquor in Herkimer has been having tastings every weekend, and I have been to several. I take tasting notes, so I really ought to write more about them.

I love that dog!

I mentioned the Doodah Parade in Ilion. Well, here are a few more participants. I did not take a whole lot of pictures, but I took enough for another blog post.

Who, us? Kill our husbands?

Saturday night, my friend Kim and I participated in a fundraiser for the historic Herkimer County jail. We impersonated local murderesses from the past. I KNOW my readers want to hear about that! Or do I flatter myself? No matter, I see I am over 200 words. Phew! And I will just have to owe you one for Saturday. Put it on my tab.

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I Doodah Didn’t Make a Post

Posted on July 23, 2022 by mohawkvalleygirl

Oh DEAR! Look how late I am making my Lame Post Friday post! How did it get to be ten o’clock on a Saturday! I know, the usual way.

In my defense, last night I participated in the Doodah Parade, part of the Ilion Days festivities. I rode on the float for Ilion Little Theatre. It was a fun time, but hot and tiring. Just imagine if I would have walked!

I couldn’t decide which photo to use so include both. These are this year’s participants of YAW, Young Actors Workshop. For more information on that, you can go to It’s Facebook page or website, http://www.ilionlittletheatre.org.

I did not take a picture of me in my silly outfit. Everybody else was in Western wear, because the theme of the parade was Doodah Rides Again. I do not own anything appropriate except for a pair of cowboy boots my sister Vicki gave me. It was so hot, I considered wearing the boots and nothing else, but, you know, sunburn. Then my friend Kim (who originally wanted to go as Lady Godiva) pointed out that witches ride brooms. I threw together an outfit that did not include black. I really should have taken a picture.

So we’ll call this a Post About Why I Didn’t Make a Post Yesterday, and I will attempt to make my Saturday post while it is still Saturday. But no promises.

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Use this later

Posted on July 22, 2022 by mohawkvalleygirl

Alas, I am back to my bad habit of making a late blog post. In fact, I am skeptical of my ability to make a post now. We are having a heat wave, and I do not like it! I went for my walk, which I missed yesterday, and it is quite muggy out. The birds were not singing. They weren’t singing Tuesday either, and I do not remember Monday. Oh dear, I am getting all bogged down in my petty complaints and whining when I set out to plug a local business and musician. Get your act together, Cindy!

That is what I typed in this morning. Then I got my act together at least enough to make a post about Phil Arcuri at Fratello’s. However, mindful of the phrase Waste Not Want Not, I saved the whiny paragraph, labeling it “Use this later.” I think I will keep that as my heading and bill this as a Non-Sequitur Thursday post.

It is a fairly silly post, too, because the first thing I say is I am posting late, and here I am, fanatically pecking at the Tablet with my stylus hoping to make my Thursday post on Thursday. But when have I ever worried about making a silly post?

I thought I looked pretty.

I looked in my Media Library for a silly picture and found this. I believe I was dressed for a murder mystery. I must play with the curling iron again sometime.

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Mohawk Valley Girl

In My Defense, I Had Rehearsal

Never Mind Monday; How About Monsters?

More a Scattered Post than a Scattered Sunday

I Feel Beastly

Wuss-out? Wayback? It’s Not Even Wednesday!

LiFT Labours

Not Monsters, Mosey!

Many Adventures, Not Enough Posts

I Doodah Didn’t Make a Post

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