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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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When In Doubt, Add Coffee

Posted on March 14, 2025 by mohawkvalleygirl

And now my headache is back. I begin my Lame Post Friday Post with a whine. It is too early yet for wine, which might help my headache but could also cause a worse one tomorrow. Ah, the trials and tribulations.

Random picture to denote passage of time while I go put on coffee.

I had tea instead of coffee earlier this morning, which is usually fine. I had a headache, which got worse after I ate breakfast and took some Migraine Relief (with the magic ingredient caffeine, as a boss of mine used to say). After lying down for a while, my head felt better, so I went for a run. I did not run yesterday due to a back ache (YES all I do at my age is feel pain in various parts of my body. Either you know what I am talking about or you eventually will).

Where was I going with this? What a dull, boring post!

The inspirational bumble bee.

I looked for a more exciting picture to pep up the post and found this from The Mustard Seed in Little Falls, NY, thus adding a shout-out to a local business. The bumble bee is part of their logo, because of the story that aerodynamically speaking, the bumble bee should not be able to fly, but somehow does. Thus, the owner of the Mustard Seed never lets anybody tell her what she can and can’t do but somehow does what she does. I have not been to the Mustard Seed in a while, but it is a very fun place to shop. There are several fine places to shop in Little Falls. I must take a drive there soon.

Don’t I look like a little devil?

I close with the wine I mentioned in the first paragraph. I was wearing that shirt and drinking white wine yesterday, but my hair does not look like that these days. I started to grow it out when I knew I was going to audition for the play I’m in (perhaps you have read my blog posts about that). It will probably not stay long.

However, this blog post has gotten a little long for a Lame Post Friday post, approaching 400 words. And I think the coffee I put on earlier is done. Can headache relief be far? In any case, I thank you one again for tuning in and hope I have managed to be at least mildly entertaining.

Lots of Local on Shop Small Saturday

Posted on November 28, 2021 by mohawkvalleygirl

We have been having an utterly delightful time on Shop Small Saturday, obviously a day tailor-made for Mohawk Valley Girl, a lover of all things local. However, it is the bra off, sweats on, wine drinking portion of the day (full disclosure: I may have been sipping a little wine before it was the official time of day to do so). I will attempt to make some semblance of a Scattered Saturday post.

We drove to Little Falls, NY, parking on Main Street. Our first stop was Joyful Vintage Designs, which boasts many items repurposed in imaginative ways. We also stopped ar Paca Gardens, where we made several purchases, although I foolishly did not take any pictures.

We drove to Canal Place, where we visited Fall Hill Bead and Gems, the Mustard Seed, and Mohawk Valley Center for the Arts. We also grabbed a bite to eat at the Cafe at Stone Mill.

*The Mustard seed is part of Chicks Aong the Mohawk*.

Next we stopped at Iron Rock Brewing Company, where we drank a glass of wine.

*Actually a picture from an earlier visit.*

Returning to Herkimer, we visited Mohawk Valley Community Market, again neglecting to take pictures. Then we went across the street to The End Zone.

We are now home, watching a Christmas movie at Steve’s request, although I am still longing for Halloween. Then again, as that great philosopher Mick Jagged once observed, you can’t always get what you want. It was a perfectly enjoyable Saturday. I can only hope Sunday is as good.

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Pre-Spree Post

Posted on November 29, 2015 by mohawkvalleygirl

I did not shop on Thanksgiving Day nor yet on Black Friday. However, Small Business Saturday, that’s is right up Mohawk Valley Girl’s alley! My wonderful husband, Steven, only works till two today, so we are planning a spree. I want to get my blog post written pre-spree, so this is in the nature of a Preview of Coming Attractions.

Our destination is Little Falls, NY, because we want to go to the Black Box Theatre in Stone Mill. I read in the paper that it is New Play November, and LiFT Theatre Company is presenting three plays written by director Matthew Powers. I certainly hope to write more about this. In the meantime, if you’re interested, you can Like LiFT Theater Company on Facebook.

There are several retail establishments we hope to visit this afternoon. At the top of my list is the Selective Eye, the gift shop at Mohawk Valley Center for the Arts (MVCA). No doubt I will wander into the gallery to check out the artwork while we’re there. MVCA is located right across from Little Falls Antiques Center, where in addition to the Black Box, we intend to visit the Mustard Seed and Stone Mill Antiques as well as the Shops at 25 West.

If we have time we may visit Fall Hill Bead and Gem. We may be early enough for a snack at That Little Place on Main, which is right nearby. However, we mustn’t snack too heartily, because we are also meeting friends at Copper Moose Ale House for dinner.

We have a lot of stops planned. However, before we leave Herkimer, I’m hoping we have time for a quick stop at Vintage Spirits. They are celebrating their 10th anniversary by offering tastings all day and giving away canvas totes that say “Shop Small.” Now wouldn’t that be a good place to put today’s purchases?

In all, it promises to be a fun day, and I can enjoy it with a clear conscience now that my blog post is written. I wonder if I can make enough stops to keep me in “real” posts for the entire week. Well, maybe not on Wrist to Forehead Sunday. I hope you’re all having a lovely holiday weekend.

Mohawk Valley Girl