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I’m Just Getting to the Good Part

Posted on March 11, 2018 by mohawkvalleygirl

OK, time for a fast Scattered Saturday post before I get back to enjoying my Saturday. Full disclosure: It has not been such a great Saturday for the most part — entirely my fault, but please don’t judge. Oh, all right, go ahead and judge. Shake your head, or your finger, or your booty at me. Tell me I’m a worthless human being! Call me out for whining! Even — good heavens, not that! — stop reading my blog!

Got that out of my system. Regular readers cannot be surprised if I become a trifle, shall we say, dramatic. I am in the midst of putting together an interactive murder mystery dinner theatre (I am responsible for the theatre, not the dinner), and I am in the midst of writing another one. By the time that’s finished, it may be time to audition for the summer Shakespeare production with LiFT, Little Falls’ theatre company. I am so ready to speak forsoothly again!

Be all that as it may, I am getting to the good part of my Saturday, but I will give a quick overview of what went before. My wonderful husband, Steven, and I were able to sleep in a bit, because he did not have to be to work till eleven. I found some postcards I thought I had already sent so had a good selection to pick from for my weekly postcard writing activity. The main problem I have with the postcards is that I get tired of writing them after three or four, and there are more people I would like to send them to. I thought I might write more later in the day but have yet to do any such thing.

When Steven went to work, I drove to the post office to mail the above mentioned cards, then when to Cliff’s Local Market (formerly Nice-n-Easy) to use the ATM. From there I drove into Ilion to Cornerstone Consignment, where they were having a sale. I need a fabulous dress for Secrets at Suiter House, my upcoming murder mystery, and I would like a 1920’s-ish dress, in case I find an occasion to wear one in the near future. As it happened, I found a couple of dresses that might have worked, but I just could not work up the oomph to try them on. Fairly disgusted with myself, I went home.

At home, I managed to do a couple of chores (too boring to mention) and studied my murder mystery lines for a while. Eventually it was time to walk to Asteroga Ale House, where I had plans to meet Steven when he got off work. That was a nice little walk, and a nice interlude at the Ale House. I may write a full blog post about that in the near future.

In the meantime, I am over 450 words. I call that quite respectable for a Scattered Saturday. As I mentioned earlier, I am getting to a very enjoyable part of the evening: sweats on, bra off (don’t you DARE say TMI!), glass of wine to hand, and true crime show on TV. Once I pick up my crochet, my life will be perfect. Happy Saturday, all!

Did I Mention I’m On Vacation?

Posted on July 4, 2017 by mohawkvalleygirl

Monday, Monday… I have at least two “real” posts to make, with photos taken by me on my Tablet. However, earlier today, when I was frantically trying to make my post prior to rehearsal (for The Tempest with LiFT Theatre Company, as I have mentioned that I am in), I felt incapable of doing such a post. I thought I would do a Movie Monster Monday, especially since I have discovered a couple of new Facebook pages for movies, but I find my laptop is still not allowing me to download (after I THOUGHT my husband Steven had fixed it. Damn!).

Where was I?

Well, you see, I did not make my post before rehearsal. Rehearsal went well and was fun. We got an Antonia! Um, did I mention we were trying to fill a part? Well, we were and we did. At the end of rehearsal, the woman thus recruited was saying if some other superstar wanted to part, she would graciously step aside — basically to the effect, if we could find somebody better… I said, “You’ll do great!” That thought was echoed by all present at the time. Oh, it is wonderful to have a full cast!

Have I mentioned that Steven’s and my good friend Tracy is visiting? Well, she is, and I have a couple of posts yet to write of the adventures we have had. Today, well, this is what I can manage. You see, after rehearsal, Steven, Tracy and I went to Asteroga Ale House in Herkimer. I’ve had wine. I am SO into the relaxing, enjoying my company portion of the evening.

We’re going to call this a Monday Mental Meanderings and drive on. I hope to see you all on Tired Tuesday (what? I can’t get tired on vacation?).

Why I’m Fat

Posted on January 24, 2017 by mohawkvalleygirl

In lieu of my usual Middle-aged Musings Monday (or Monday Mental Meanderings, I guess), I would like to give a brief shout-out to a local business. Yesterday, Steven, our friend Kim and I had a good meal at Asteroga Ale House in Herkimer, NY.

We had just left Little Falls, where we met with other members of LiFT Theatre Company to brainstorm about the interactive murder mystery we are doing at the Overlook Mansion in February. I’ll write more about that later! Theatre stuff always makes me work up an appetite. OK, any little thing, including the mere passage of time, works up an appetite for me. Be that as it may, I wanted to eat and dragged Steven and Kim along with me.

It was shortly before five p.m. when we walked in and easily found seats at the bar. I like to sit at the bar. We ordered drinks and perused the menu. I got the special of 1/4 pound cheeseburger with curly fries. Steven got a BLT sandwich with chips. Kim, who generally eats light, ordered sweet potato fries. While we waited for the food, we looked at a football game on the television and chatted about our upcoming theatre projects.

The food tasted really good. I shared my fries with Steven but still chowed down on a lot of them myself. This is why I have such trouble meeting my weight-loss goals.

The Asteroga Ale house is located at 122 W. Albany Street, Herkimer, New York, phone number (315) 219-5578. You can Like them on Facebook.

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Saturday at the Craft Fair and the Ale House

Posted on November 20, 2016 by mohawkvalleygirl

It is after 5 p.m. and I MUST make my Saturday post so that I can get on to enjoying the rest of my evening. I went running this morning. I went on various Mohawk Valley adventures this afternoon/evening. Now it is time to make the blog post.

I ran 33 minutes this morning, the recommended 10 percent over the last longest time run. Then Steven and I got together with other family members to go to the Sauquoit Valley Fine Arts and Crafts Show. It was a great deal of fun.

When we got home, we first hung out a bit with our dog, then we took him for a walk. After the walk, we wanted to take advantage of the marvelous fall weather with a walk of our own. Yes, we would have loved to take our pooch out with us, but he is not into any stroll longer than most of the way around our block. So we left our dog at home and walked via Herkimer’s Historic Four Corners to Smoker’s Choice on Main Street in Herkimer. Steven got some cigarettes and I got a scratch-off lottery ticket.

We went to The Endzone Pub and Grub on Main Street in Herkimer. We did not get any grub, we just got pub. After one drink at the Endzone for one drink, we moved on to the Asteroga Ale House, formerly Belly Up Pub, formerly Albany Street Cafe, formerly Dineen’s , where we had drinks and snacks.

Now we are home, enjoying more drinks and a little TV. And I am done making my blog post. Hope to see you all on Wrist to Forehead Sunday.

Mohawk Valley Girl