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Am I Monstrous or Just Muddled?

Posted on July 21, 2026 by mohawkvalleygirl

I have a small window to make a Monstrous or other Monday blog post before I have to wander down to the town offices to cover the Herkimer Town Board meeting.  I will probably have to finish the post after said meeting.  I could only have done it earlier, but, well, things happen.

Live is a sometimes a rough road.

I scrolled through my Media Library looking for an illustration to show I did some driving today.  To Cooperstown, to be exact, to see a doctor.  The roads were not that bad for most of the way.  I think this is a picture I took for a story I did about road work in Ilion, later used here in a Waste Not Want Not Wednesday.  For Monstrous Monday purposes, we can pretend those are monster footprints, or maybe the monster was snacking on the asphalt.  Monsters need a lot of roughage in their diet, so I understand.  OK, I just made that up.

A little nature is always nice.

I looked for a more attractive picture to counteract the bad road (pronounced a-trahk-tive).  I do not remember where this little stream is and do not have time to research the matter.

Pretty!

I end with a shot of Main Street in Herkimer, although it is actually Prospect Street where I am headed.  Also, these flowers are no longer decorating that spot.  Bummer.

However, I am over 200 words.  I am going to bill this as a Muddled Monday and drive on.  As always, I thank you for tuning in.

 

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I Didn’t Wait for Wednesday

Posted on July 7, 2026 by mohawkvalleygirl

Oh dear, I think I have waited too long to make my Monday blog post for WordPress to count this as part of my latest “streak” (and if the term “streak” gave any of you an unfortunate mental image of me running past you naked, serves you right for having that kind of a mind) (you know who you are).  Unfortunately, I do not have much mental wherewithal to make a blog post today.

Why don’t I just go ride a bike?

That was when I remembered I had taken a picture earlier for possible use on Waste Not Want Not Wednesday.  This bike is on the second floor of the Ilion Village Municipal Building, where I went this morning to see the swearing-in of the mayor and two trustees.  I took a few pictures for the Daily Sentinel, you know, my side hustle (OK, it is my only hustle, and I really don’t feel there is much hustle to me these days).

It was my idea for them to pose like this after the swearing in.

Last month I missed most of the meetings I usually cover, because I was lounged on my couch, various parts of my leg taking turns giving me grief.  I’ll say this for my body: it usually tag-teams with the pain.  But enough about me. I do have another picture to share.

A cemetery is always atmospheric, I find.

The one meeting I managed to attend was Frankfort Town Board on June 25.  On the 26th I drove out to a cemetery on the corner of Higby and Graffenburg roads, which was mentioned during the meeting.  I always try to include a picture to go with my stories for the paper.  Also it is fun for me to drive around looking for one.  I pretend I am an intrepid girl reporter from a 1940s horror movie or screwball comedy.

I see I have managed over 300 words.  I say not bad for a Monday.  I must make my way down to a Herkimer Town Board meeting at 6 tonight.  I intend to hobble on my crutches.  I need the exercise, and there are a couple of handy park benches I can rest on if I get tired along the way.

 

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