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Murals and Selfies, It’s Waste Not Want Not Wednesday

Posted on May 20, 2026 by mohawkvalleygirl

I planned last week to make a Waste Not Want Not Wednesday post when I came out of New 2 You Consignments in Ilion, NY and saw the mural painted on a wall opposite.

So artistic!

I believe they have had community events in that space. I will have to watch when they will have more. It will make for a good blog post. Having taken one good picture, I had to look out for more. That was where I didn’t get so lucky. Then I had an opportunity to wear one of the new earrings I got at The Mustard Seed in Little Falls. Perhaps you read my blog post about them. As regular readers may recall, I like to wear three different earrings. It is a thing with me.

I can’t pretend I take a good selfie, but I do my best with what nature gave me.

Yesterday was the vote for the school board budget. It is one’s civic duty to vote. We do not hear much about duty these days, but it used to be a big deal. In the Agatha Christie books I delight in reading, the characters can usually get each other to do things by telling them it is their duty. So I told myself it was my duty and went to the Junior/Senior High School, where voting took place. A nice police officer opened the door for me. I laughed, because there was a Visitor’s Door and a Student’s Door both opening into the same hallway.

“The teachers want us to vote yes, right?” I asked a teacher-looking person as I walked into a library. He assured me they did, and I said I would do what the teachers wanted.

“Unlike what you did in elementary school,” he speculated.

On the other side, I was wearing the butterfly earring again.

I took a selfie with my I Voted sticker. Steve and I used to take an ussie with our stickers, so I thought I would continue the tradition. I also continued the tradition of putting the sticker in the TV Journal. Of course the selfie isn’t as fun as the ussie, but one does what one can.

See? Much more fun with two!

This is from November 2018. Steven and I did have fun.

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Mustard Seed to the Rescue!

Posted on May 14, 2026 by mohawkvalleygirl

Yesterday I stopped for a few groceries at Hannaford. As I was getting some deli meat and cheese, I thought how good it would taste on artisan bread from Fox Tale Artisan Bakery in Little Falls. Actually, I could not remember the name of the place other than Fox. What I thought was, “I need to get some of that Fox bread for this!” I impulsively drove to Little Falls, NY.

Taken on a previous visit.

And found out they are only open on weekends. Serves me right for not checking first. To cheer myself up, I went next door to the Mustard Seed, always a favorite stop. I ha a delightful conversation with one of the owners and purchased a lovely pair of monarch butterfly earrings. I mentioned that I don’t often wear orange, and she said she often wore black. Oh yes, they would definitely brighten up a black dress or top.

“They would go good with purple, too,” I said. I wear a lot of purple. Come to think of it, I do have a couple of orange tops. Alas, today I put on pink, so I cannot wear my new earrings and take a selfie. Then again, I am not as beautiful as I say I am, so selfies are not so great.

The bumblebee is the mascot of the Mustard Seed.

I will return to Fox Tales Artisan Bakery, perhaps as soon as this weekend. They are located at 407 Canal Place, Little Falls, NY, phone number 315-508-5021. The Mustard Seed is at 401 Canal Place, phone number 315-823-0718. In addition to earrings and conversation, you can get scents, pottery, spice blends, gluten-free baked goods and treats, and more.

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What’s a Good Name for a Bat?

Posted on February 1, 2026 by mohawkvalleygirl

Here at last is my shout-out to To Niche Their Own, a lovely shop on Mohawk Street in Herkimer, NY. I have been there several times, finding some beautiful Christmas gifts and once saving myself from my own carelessness when I left the house NOT wearing earrings.

Extra points for a punny name!

The shop features the works of several local crafters. Crochet items, stuffed toys, jewelry and more. It is fun just to walk around and look. The last time I was there (about two days ago), I fell in love with some Valentine bears. I don’t have a Valentine any more, but maybe I could think of somebody to give one of these adorable bears to.

So cute!

I did make a purchase when I saw a lone bat left over from Halloween. I told Ashley, the proprietress, about Mookie Wilson, the bat my late husband Steve won from a claw machine many years ago and which has hung from various light fixtures in our house ever since. My sister Diane suggested the name.

Me and Mookie Wilson.

I wondered what I should name my new bat. I don’t think I can do much better than Mookie Wilson as a name for a bat. Ashley suggested I ask my blog readers. Accordingly, I took a picture of the bat:

He is a two-sided bat.

Or maybe it is a she-bat. Oh dear.

Maybe it is a trans bat. In any case, I was quite delighted with my purchase and happy to mention a fun new business in my blog.

To Niche Their Own is located at 127 Mohawk St., Herkimer, NY.

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Does Beer Cure Headaches?

Posted on June 3, 2017 by mohawkvalleygirl

On the brighter side, I haven’t had a headache in a long time.

On the dimmer side, now I don’t want to make a blog post where all I do is whine about how I have a headache.

This is simply dreadful. I want to make my blog post before going to a beer tasting at Beer Belly Bob’s in Ilion, and this damn headache won’t go away, dammit. Ah, I see by their Facebook page, the full name of the business is Route 51 Beer Belly Bob’s Discount Beverage Center. They recently opened. A work friend of mine is a close personal friend of Bob. I love small town living.

I hurried home today so I would have time to go running AND get ready to go to the beer tasting. I got my run done. Not too long, definitely not very fast, no hills, but, hey, one does what one can. At least I ran. I even stretched when I got done, which I neglected to do yesterday (don’t judge). When I went to take my shower, I wished once again that I had one of those old lady shower chairs so I could sit down while I washed. Oh yes, I could have taken a bath, but then I would have had to (1) wait while the tub filled and (2) get up out of the tub when I had finished. Could I fight gravity to that extent? I did not try.

Once clean, I had to figure out a cute outfit to wear. No, I don’t HAVE to look cute (cue unkind remarks about how I can’t look very cute anyways). I just like to. For one reason, my husband, Steven, is also going to the beer tasting. I think it is nice to look cute for your husband of over 26 years. I finally came up with something not too contemptible. I had been picturing something kind of sophisticated, perhaps featuring a silk jacket. Then I remembered I was going to taste beer. I went for an oversized men’s polo shirt and yellow capri pants. I found my earring made from a Black Label beer can (I only have one, because I lost the other, but that’s OK, because I almost never wear matching earrings). I put it in the ear with one hole. In the ear with two holes, I put dangly fresh-water pearls and a silver-and-gold hoop.

I don’t know why I am becoming so detailed, but I just realized I am over 400 words. For starting with the idea that I could not post anything because of that stupid headache (which I still have, by the way), I think that is pretty good, especially for Lame Post Friday. Ooh, and my date should be here any minute. Happy Friday, everyone.

It Was the Halloween Socks

Posted on March 18, 2017 by mohawkvalleygirl

Sometimes the right outfit can make you feel better about everything.

Until you remember you still have not found the papers you need to bring to rehearsal and you have no idea where else to look.

Luckily, I came up with a few more ideas of where to look and found the papers. It would really behoove me to become more organized. However, I’m afraid that in order to accomplish that, I would need to basically tear myself apart and start from scratch, you know, like emptying the refrigerator or dumping everything out of your desk (oh dear, I just had a very unpleasant flashback to fifth grade when a mean teacher did that to me and I cried) (I cried a lot in those days; don’t judge).

Anyways, today is Lame Post Friday, so I’m not too exercised about my blog post. A little exercised, of course. I always worry my readers will say something along the lines of, “Why am I wasting my time with this trash? Let’s look at a real blog for a change!” Or is that my low self-esteem talking? (Sorry, I’m still recovering from that flashback. Do you suppose I need therapy?)

But perhaps some of you are waiting to hear about my outfit. I had to have one, you see, because I have rehearsal for He Laughed Himself to Death, the murder mystery dinner theatre Ilion Little Theatre is presenting at Morningstar Methodist Church in Ilion on April 1. I don’t need to dress up, but I do need to be dressed (I just gave some folks a bad mental image, but I will not apologize for such a thing) (you know who you are).

As it happens, the outfit isn’t such a much. I have on leggings, a t-shirt and a flannel shirt. The t-shirt is large enough to cover my butt and the flannel shirt is even bigger. I know it is quite the thing to let all your contours be lovingly outlined with your pants these days, but I prefer to be more circumspect. The flannel shirt is green and black plaid, green for St. Patrick’s Day. I wanted a green t-shirt as well, in case I had to take the flannel shirt off for a hot flash (which is much less unpleasant than the flashback mentioned earlier, by the way). I found one from Jeremiah’s Tavern, our old watering hole in Norwood, NY, roughly a hundred years ago. There is a big mug of beer on it. How appropriate is that!

For earrings, I put on my spider in a web, because the web is green. I noticed that earring earlier today and thought I might wear it. I put it in the ear with two holes and put a hoop in the second hole. I put an earring made from an Angry Orchard cap in the other ear. You see, the spider would jump through a hoop to get an Angry Orchard. Full disclosure: I have never had an Angry Orchard myself; the earrings were given to me.

I completed my ensemble with Halloween socks: orange with green and purple bats. I think that final touch was what made me feel good about the whole thing. Until, you know, the lost paper incident mentioned in the second paragraph.

And now I have found my papers, made my blog post, and may even have time for one more task before rehearsal. Score! Happy Friday, everyone.

Mohawk Valley Girl