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I Guess I Was a Non-Sequitur

Posted on December 13, 2024 by mohawkvalleygirl

I meant to make my Thursday blog post on Thursday. In fact, I went out in hopes of finding something to blog about. It did not work out so well. You see, I had this weird headache and I could not seem to quite do anything. Don’t tell my mother; I don’t want her to worry. Oh dear, she might read this post. Never mind; I’ll think of something good to tell her.

Anyways, the headache was as much light-headedness as pain, and it kind of came and went, so during one of the times it went, I ventured out of the house. I had an idea to check out a new store in Ilion, BB Music Center at 141 Central Ave., then have lunch at the new Jessie’s Grill at 200 Otsego St. (that cool wedge-shaped building). Unfortunately I found out Jessie’s was not to open till later, so I decided to go to Little Falls.

I hadn’t been here in a while.

I had not realized how cold it was till I walked from my car to the Little falls Antique Center at Canal Place. It was nice to look at all the beautiful wares again. Ooh I was loving the vintage jazz they were playing! But these were not the Christmas presents I was thinking of purchasing for my loved ones. Still, I know some of my siblings would love to accompany me there for another shopping trip one day. I thought it might be a good idea to have lunch before going on. For one reason, my headache was starting to come back.

Unfortunately I could not make up my mind to go into any of the eateries at Canal Place. Perhaps I could find something on Main Street that would work. Accordingly, I drove there and parked. Ooh, there was Chickweed Boutique. I love that place. But… food. I locked my car and started down the street. I had parked close to one end of Main so I had a good ways to walk, and a few good eating places to walk by and choose from.

The wind had died down a little, so with my shawl, hat and gloves, I was not too cold at all. It felt good to walk. I walked by several places and ended up turning right and continuing to walk up a hill. My headache was feeling much better. There are not enough hills to walk up in Herkimer. I was enjoying this. I walked up the hill till there was no outlet then turned around and walked back to Main Street.

I decided to walk back up to my car and go home. I had not consulted my watch when I parked, but I thought I had been walking for at least 20 minutes. As I turned up Main Street, I wondered what if I ran into somebody I knew and they asked what I was doing. I would have to say something like, “Well I don’t really know,” or, “It’s kind of hard to explain.” I am a little sorry I did not run into anybody.

The beauty part was I noticed CVS Pharmacy before I got to my car and remembered I needed some supplements I have been taking for my migraines. Alas that I forgot I also meant to purchase some hair gel. I did amuse myself at CVS. While waiting at the Pharmacy to pay for the B2 (I do not know why that should be a controlled substance) I saw myself on a television overhead, and it kept saying “recording.” It made me nervous, but I reminded myself I was not buying poison. It took a few minutes as the clerk needed to look up the price, so I thought to turn the image of me to good use by adjusting my headband. When the clerk returned to complete the transaction, I told her the recording could be my alibi if I was accused of murder. Do you suppose I watch too much Dateline?

I was a little annoyed with myself for not paying for the magnesium (oh dear is it a HIPAA violation that I told you both supplements I am on?) at the same time as the riboflavin (that’s another word for B2) when I couldn’t find anything else to buy (remember, I forgot about needing the hair gel). Then I had a pleasant conversation with a man waiting to pay and with the clerk, so I felt happy about that.

Holy crap, I have blathered on for over 750 words about what was, so I thought, a rather uneventful interlude. If anybody has read till the end, thank you! I hope you had a lovely Thursday and have a wonderful Friday.

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I Need a Little Monster

Posted on November 18, 2017 by mohawkvalleygirl

Sometimes I just need monsters. Yes, it is Lame Post Friday, and I am about to post lame. Traditionally I use Lame Post Friday for random observations and half-baked philosophy, but today I just want to share pictures of monsters. Perhaps I could randomly observe or half-bakedly philosophize about them.

Ah, Nosferatu, my favorite guy.

Under the heading Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, I thought I would use stuff from my Media Library (I feel so sophisticated, having a Media Library). I wanted to use this shot because, in addition to being my beloved Nosferatu, the building in the background reminds me of the one that houses Little Falls Antiques Center, as seen from the area where LiFT Theatre Company rehearses for our summer Shakespeare plays. Wouldn’t that be awesome, if Nosferatu could join our little community theatre group? Daytime performances might be a problem, but perhaps we could overcome the difficulty somehow.

“To be or not to — oh wait, wrong play!”

Here is an early rehearsal for The Tempest, last summer’s offering (note the presence of scripts). You can see the building in the background. Now don’t go saying stuff like, “Those buildings don’t look anything alike!” You know I hate it when people are so didactic!

I don’t imagine I’ll be doing much howling myself tonight.

I close with a picture that mentions Friday, as I am currently celebrating Lame Post Friday. I hope you enjoyed today’s lame post. Have a lovely beginning of your weekend.

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Little Post About Little Falls

Posted on November 18, 2017 by mohawkvalleygirl

Can I just say, once again, that I love Little Falls. My husband Steven and I recently had a memorable visit there, one worthy of a longer blog post than I contemplate making here. Judge me if you like.

We drove what we call the back way from Herkimer, along Route 5S. This took us by the Humane Society, Fort Herkimer Church, and Lilah’s Foster House. I had to point the last one out to Steven, as he was unfamiliar with Lilah and her work with homeless animals. I am not real familiar with it myself, but I accompanied my friend Kim to the House one night when she went to adopt a sweet kitten.

Going over the bridge and turning right to Canal Place, we easily found a place to park and went into Prima Donna’s Boutique. I hoped to write about the place for Mohawk Valley Living magazine. While there, Donna recommended we check out Huckleberry Letterpress on Main Street. Before doing that, however, I took Steven into Rochette, in the space formerly occupied by The Mustard Seed. From there we wandered past Ole Sal’s Creamery and looked over the antiques in that building. As we left, I said perhaps we could return for ice cream. I’m hoping we’ll do that soon, because, yum.

Before and after visiting Huckleberry Letterpress (we told the guy Donna sent us), we walked up and down Main Street, making notes of various businesses to return to at some point. High on that list is Copper Moose Ale House, one of my favorite dinner spots.

Regular readers may have noticed that I did not post yesterday. For that I am truly sorry and will offer no excuse. At least, perhaps later I will offer a lame one later, when I write for this week’s Lame Post Friday. A little uncertainty adds interest to my day.

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Saturday Adventures

Posted on April 16, 2015 by mohawkvalleygirl

I had an afternoon of Mohawk Valley adventures on Saturday with my sister Cheryl.

We drove to Little Falls for an an exhibit opening at Mohawk Valley Center for the Arts. I always feel artsy when I say I’m going to an exhibit opening. We had parked at the Shops at 25 West, since we also intended to visit there and at the Little Falls Antique Center.

I’ll write more about the exhibit in a later post. For now I’ll just say. these openings are very popular. At times the crowd made it difficult to really appreciate the art. We enjoyed what we did see, then looked at The Selective Eye gift shop which Cheryl had not seen before. We spotted a couple of good Christmas presents, but I mustn’t say what in case… that person happens to read this post. I even saw a few things Steven might like to purchase for me.

I plan to return to MVCA when I can take my time and enjoy the exhibit. It’s all very well to feel artsy, but I also like to look at the art.

Next we walked across the street to Little Falls Antique Center at Stone Mill. We spent some time browsing there at at The Shops at 25 West. Cheryl was particularly interested in looking at old lanterns. We saw a few but not exactly what she had in mind. I took a particular interest in looking out the windows at the canal. A lot of the winders there have beautiful wide window sills.

“If I had windows like that in my house,” I said, “I”d put cushions on them and sit there with a book.” I suppose I’ll have to move into a converted factory if I want to implement that interior design inspiration.

I was also interested in some of the items available from the Alpaca place. Cheryl knows where they are located. Perhaps we can make a trip there one day soon, for future blogging purposes.

After we left Little Falls we were feeling peckish so we stopped at Crazy Otto’s Empire diner in Herkimer. Cheryl had never eaten there before, so I was happy to introduce her to one of Steven’s a my favorite spots. When she ordered her grilled cheese sandwich the waiter asked if she wanted fries.

“It comes with the best homemade chips,” I told her. She agreed they were good, and she nicely shared them with me. I had conservatively ordered an English muffin, in case my stomach was still bothering me (I know2, the chips were probably not the best thing on a bad stomach; let’s see YOU resist Crazy Otto’s homemade chips!).

We had a really fun afternoon. It’s always fun to go adventuring with a sister.

Another Little Falls Destination

Posted on May 14, 2014 by mohawkvalleygirl

A really fun shopping trip, whether you buy anything or not, is the Little Falls Antique Center and The Shops at 25 West, 25 West Mill Street, Little Falls, NY. I particularly like to go there with a group of people, because we point out different things to each other. Last Sunday, I had the opportunity to do just that.

We admired antiques, collectibles, vintage clothing and more. Jewelry and paintings by local artists are available, as well as alpaca products. I remembered seeing the llamas at some of the festivals we’ve been to, Canalfest and the Mohawk Valley Garlic and Herb Fest, for example. You can buy accessories made with the alpaca wool or the yarn and make things yourself.

After trying on several hats which he did not buy (although I took a picture), my nephew found a vintage varsity jacket that had his name on it. No, really, his name was embroidered on it. My sister got a lamp made out of clarinet.

“She could just make one out of her clarinet,” I said.

“No, she still plays that,” my mother reminded me. I bet if I still had a cello, people would pay me to make a lamp out of it so that I wouldn’t play it any more. However, my sister is a talented musician.

We wandered around both buildings for a while. I did not buy anything for once, but others in my group did and were quite pleased with their purchases. What I wish I had gotten was a cup of coffee from Ole Sal’s Cafe, because I heard it was good coffee.

I’m sure I’ll be back in Little Falls soon, because it is just a short drive from Herkimer. If nothing else, my sister definitely plans to visit me for the Garlic Festival.

The shops are open every day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information you can visit their website at www.littlefallsantiquecenter.com.

Mohawk Valley Girl