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In the Midst of Writing, I Blog

Posted on July 28, 2026 by mohawkvalleygirl

Thunder outside reminds me that I have not yet made my Monstrous Monday blog post. It is Tuesday, not so early in the morning (for me). I am actually in the middle of writing my article on the Ilion Village Board meeting for the Daily Sentinel, and I am having trouble with it, so thought I would take a break. I do enjoy the thunder, but I think it is going away. Now I can hear the rain, because I have both doors open. Ooh, no, another rumble. Yes.

Oh, sure, that’ll make a good blog post. Just talk about the thunder, Cindy. They’d never guess you already had some coffee!

It’s this dark in my head.

This was my attempt at a shot of a full moon one early morning some time ago. I have not been out walking in the dark in a long time (and regular readers know running is way beyond my current abilities). It is dark in my house now, but not that dark. I just grabbed the picture, because I did not want to waste copious amounts of time scrolling through my Media Library as often happens at times like this.

Great movie!

In the spirit of not scrolling, I grab this picture which just happened to be right there. This is a really fun flick, featuring a really creepy performance by the inimitable Peter Lorre. Actually is it correct to say “featuring” when he is the star? Discuss amongst yourselves.

As for me, I approach 250 words, and I must go back to struggling with the activities of Ilion Village Board. I have dealt with the Mayors Comments and the Public Comments, now I am on to the 2026 Organizational Meeting, Department Reports, and New Business. Does it sound exciting? It’s not bad.

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I Creep into a Monstrous Monday Post

Posted on November 15, 2022 by mohawkvalleygirl

Hello and welcome to another Monstrous Monday Post. It has not been a horrible Monday. It rarely is. My life is not that bad, which makes my persistent depression difficult to understand and not a little embarrassing. However, my purpose now is to entertain myself and (I hope) others with a few creepy-crawlies, or perhaps gruesome movie villains.

Is he as villainous as he looks?

Here is one of the masters, Vincent Price. I believe this is a publicity shot from House on Haunted Hill, which features the immortal line, said to Price by his onscreen wife, “Darling, the only ghoul in this house is you.”

I don’t think he is bidding us velcome.

And here is one of our finest ghouls, Bela Lugosi as Count Dracula. He is looking rather malevolent in this picture.

Crazy love? Insane love? No, it’s…

I was hoping to find a creepy-crawly but will make do with creepy: Peter Lorre in Mad Love, one of my favorites.

Not from a movie, but they will do!

Here are a couple of crawlies! They were props for a murder mystery. I do love fake bugs and often use them in my home decor.

I guess my gruesome friends have cheered me up. At least I have made my blog post, which always adds to my level of contentment. I will try for a more Mohawk Valley-oriented post tomorrow, but, as usual, no promises. Creep and crawl on, my friends!

What? No Sunday Swoon?

Posted on September 12, 2022 by mohawkvalleygirl

I am beginning to think I need a different feature to replace Wrist to Forehead Sunday. Lately I do not possess the requisite oomph to swoon, dramatically posed with the back of one wrist to my forehead, on a handy chaise lounge or elsewhere. I know some of you are asking, how much energy does it take to swoon? Very little, I confess, for an ordinary swoon. But for a Wrist to Forehead Sunday swoon, I need to be dramatic! Surely you understand (it seemed a good moment to call you Shirley).

Now there is a dramatic swoon!

I throw in a picture from my Media Library to pep things up. It is from Mad Love, a delightfully creepy movie. I am ready to start watching Halloween movies. I do not have Mad Love on DVD, but I think it is still on my DVR from when I recorded it off TCM.

This is me being dramatic.

Here is the picture I was looking for when I found that one of the swoon. I am the one in blue, wrist to forehead, sobbing, “Oh shame! Oh degradation!” It was in Dirty Work at the Crossroads, a,1890’s melodrama directed by my husband, Steven, at Ilion Little Theatre in 2013. It was a fun scene to play, but it took a lot more energy than I seem to have these days.

So basically I need something for Sunday similar to Tired Tuesday, only I can’t think of anything alternative. I do like alliteration. Then I ask myself, what is my problem that I have to have so many days when I can’t seem to make a decent blog post. What’s that all about, me?

In the meantime, it seems I have blathered on for almost 300 words (isn’t “blathered” a word? my autocorrect wants to change it to “slathered”). I say that is not bad. I’ll work on making a better blog post tomorrow.

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Snail Mail to Cinema Saturday

Posted on February 27, 2022 by mohawkvalleygirl

I am still not up to having Mohawk Valley Adventures, so no Scattered Saturday Post. However, my husband, Steven, suggested I write a few lines about the Creature from the Black Lagoon. I did not italicize it, because I mean the character not the movie.

I saw on Facebook that Ricou Browning, the actor that played the Creature, was not doing very well, and his family was asking for cards or letters to cheer him up. Snail mail is right up my alley! When I was writing my usual Saturday morning post cards to my post card peeps, I included one for Mr. Browning.

Later on, when we got to the movie watching portion of the day, we found that we had on DVR the episode of Svengoolie when he showed Revenge of the Creature. Perfect!

After the Creature, we stuck with Svengoolie and watched Tarantula. As regular readers may remember, we DVR Svengoolie every week so have a few episodes to spare.

*I forgot I had this in my Media Library.*

After the giant spider was dispatched (should I have included a Spoiler Alert? My bad), we stuck with our DVR with Mad Love, which we recorded from TCM.

Also on our DVR were a few episodes of Columbo from the sadly brief time that MeTV showed them (here’s a Fruedian autocorrect: MeTV became Meth. A commentary on the addictive nature of television?). We love Columbo.

It seems I have segued into a Saturday Cinema Post. Well, why not? I am over 250 words and included pictures. I call that a respectable post. Happy Saturday, everyone!

Wrist to Forehead, Then to Bed

Posted on August 28, 2017 by mohawkvalleygirl

Did that sound like a little mini-poem or just like I was whining? Maybe a whiny little poem? Well, I will try not to make this a whiny blog post, and I probably will not go STRAIGHT to bed after I hit Publish. Just saying.

“But I LOOOOVE you!”

This picture is from Mad Love starring Peter Lorre, Frances Drake, and Colin Clive. That’s Lorre and Drake in the picture. Colin Clive played Dr. Frankenstein in the James Whale directed Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein. I have seen Mad Love a few times now, and I notice new things each time. One reason for that is I am continually distracted by something or other each time I watch it. Last night it was conversation with my husband. Don’t tell Peter Lorre, because in Mad Love, he got really angry with Frances Drake for favoring her husband over him. I’m no Frances Drake, so I could probably get away with it, but there is no point in taking a chance.

Yes, it seems I am resorting to my new thing of putting up pictures and rambling on. Then again, I often do talk about movies on Wrist to Forehead Sunday, so let’s just go with it. I did not watch any movies today, because I was invited to my sister Cheryl’s house for swimming and a cook-out. Fun! I love getting together with family! I made a macaroni salad to contribute to the feast, so I guess I could have done a cooking post. I missed a bet there!

Oh, and I went to Beer Belly Bob’s in Ilion and got some Yuengling to bring, so I can also give a shout-out to a local business. That’s Route 51 Beer Belly Bob’s Discount Beverage Center, 70 Otsego St., Ilion, NY, phone number 315-895-0936. It’s a great place to purchase beer and other beverages. The also have tastings sometimes. As I was paying for today’s purchase, I noticed they are having one Thursday, Aug. 31. I may have to go and write a blog post about it (preview of coming attractions).

Now it seems that I am having more of a Scattered Sunday post. Non-Sequitur Sunday? I say no matter. I am over 350 words. I call that more than respectable. If I could find another picture to end the post with, I would feel content.

No, that is not my thigh. I got cans of Yuengling today.

I stole this picture from the D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc. Facebook page. I figured they wouldn’t mind, because it is advertising. It is very good beer, if you like beer, which I do. Happy Sunday, everyone.

Mohawk Valley Girl