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High Temperatures, Lame Blog Posts

Posted on July 4, 2026 by mohawkvalleygirl

Oh crap, I forgot to make my blog post earlier! AND I already used my “I’m MELTING!” picture earlier this week. Who knew I would be melting even worse today? I guess anybody who was watching the weather reports, which in fact, I have been. Anyways, it is Lame Post Friday, so I am just going to rattle on for 200 or so words, perhaps indulging in a few random observations or some half-baked philosophy. It is Friday; I checked.

There are wine tastings on Fridays.

This is a picture from last week at Valley Wine and Liquor in Herkimer, NY. Full disclosure: It may have been Thursday, Friday, or Saturday. They have tastings all three of those days. I believe they do not have a tasting tomorrow, on the Fourth. I did not attend yesterday’s tasting. I am thinking of going to today’s tasting, which has already started. It runs till six. I have time. I just have to put my pants back on (do NOT say TMI) (you know who you are).

I do not have mine in a row, by the way

I throw in a duck, because who doesn’t love a duck (if it is you, I believe you have come to the wrong blog, because I love ducks and often include them)? That is a duck I won in a claw machine in Boulevard Diner in Whitesboro and subsequently presented to my friend Michele on her birthday. I won a spangly blue duck in a claw machine at Friendly’s in New Hartford yesterday. It is presently residing on my coffee table, which really needs cleaning.

It is, in fact, too hot for me to worry about cleaning my house right now. Perhaps I can get something done after the heat of the day today or before the heat of the day tomorrow. Will it be worth a blog post? A little uncertainty adds interest to my weekend.

A Train of Ducks?

Posted on February 3, 2026 by mohawkvalleygirl

I’m afraid the best I can manage today is a Monday Mental Meanderings. I am helped in this by something that showed up in my Facebook Memories:

I envy people who have a train of thought, even if it jumps the tracks. My thoughts are on a rickety cart on a muddy path, pulled by an ornery mule who sometimes just sits down and refuses to go (I made that one up myself; I’m rather proud of it).

It’s kind of like the one about ducks in a row, where you say your ducks are scattered about and one of them is possibly a pigeon. I stole that one.

See? One’s a frog!

I went to the trouble of taking a photo of a few of my ducks so I could throw in a picture to pep things up. These are the latest in my collection, sent to me by me by my friend Kim. She sent me the purse, too (that’s what the ducks were in). I don’t remember where I got the frog; I grabbed her off the dresser to add a random touch to the photo.

As you see, I do not have much today. I am trying to make some improvements in my life so I can get more done, but I seem to be quite resistant to change. Oh well, one does what one can. The Facebook meme says, if you can’t do the dishes, wash one dish. If you can’t get your ducks in a row, at least take them out of the purse. If your train of thought is stuck in a ditch, just don’t kick the mule!

As a side note, some of my ducks were in a row once, courtesy of my sister Diane. There are several in my bathroom and she lined them up neatly along the bathtub, just so I would have… you know. And I did, till I knocked them over getting out of the shower.

“A-apples and Cider!”

Posted on October 31, 2014 by mohawkvalleygirl

The main problem with writing about Fly Creek Cider Mill (and going to it, talking about it or even thinking about it, for that matter) is that the song from the commercial plays in my head for the next three hours. “A-apples and cider! At the Fly Creek Cider Mill!”

Some might say another problem is that I have written about the place several times before (too lazy to check how many and anyways I’d probably miss one). Well, I’ve said before and I’ll say again, I like to give another shout-out to a place I enjoy. Regarding the song, if I’ve given anybody an earworm, sorry. It goes away eventually.

Be all that as it may, Steven and I made yet another trip to the Fly Creek Cider Mill last Friday. It was quite enjoyable. As usual, I went around trying all the samples. Dips, sauces, jellies, mustard, salsa and fudge. Yum!

Of course we went into the tasting room to sample wine and hard cider. My favorite was the Mill Pond Reisling. Steven was fond of the Montezuma Winery Canvasback Red. It was $4 off three bottles, so we also got Diamond from Montezuma Winery, which I am pretty sure my mother will like. I found the taste reminiscent of Tickle Hill’s Suzy Q, one of her all-time favorites. It also had a very cool label.

After making our purchases, we went outside to visit the ducks. I was sorry I did not have a quarter to get some corn to feed them, especially when a bunch of them swam over hopefully. I could only find a couple pieces of corn on the ground. Usually I can find at least a handful that way (I always say, waste not, want not). I didn’t think the ducks looked too poorly fed, though, so I didn’t worry about it too much.

We always have a good time at the cider mill. We may even make another trip there before the year is out. The Fly Creek Cider Mill is located at 288 Goose St., Fly Creek, NY. Phone number is 607-547-9692. You can visit their website at www.flycreekcidermill.com, and you can Like them on Facebook.

Mohawk Valley Girl

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