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Monstrous Friday?

Posted on March 16, 2019 by mohawkvalleygirl

“You’re asking ME for a blog post idea?”

It’s that sad moment when I do not even feel up to making a Friday Lame Post. I just sat here, alternately scrolling down Facebook and staring at a blank WordPress Add New Post page, and I really, truly, got nothin’. I thought if I opened with a picture of Noseratu (1922), it might spark something. So far, not much. However, I am up to 50 or so words, so that’s something.

Quick: which one is me?

I throw in a pic from House on Haunted Hill (1959), just to keep the picture-and-nonsense theme going. We do love House on Haunted Hill. William Castle, Vincent Price, what’s not to like?

I’m a little cleaner that this chick, at least.

Carrie (1976) is a bit more graphic than either Nosferatu or House on Haunted Hill, but I include the picture, because I feel just about as stunned as Sissy Spacek looks in this shot. This is one reason that Lame Post Friday is looking increasingly like Monstrous Monday. How mortifying. I can’t even think of a good headline incorporating the word “lame.” Maybe if I add one more monster picture, something will come to me.

So why am I NOT howling?

Yes, what is it with me? Friday night, and I’m not howling. I’m not out partying heartily till the wee hours. Is this what getting older is like? Damn! Then again, if I stop trying to type something entertaining (or at least) coherent into my blog post, I can sit here with my knitting, and perhaps my Friday will become a little more enjoyable. In the meantime, thank you for tuning in, and I hope to see you all for Saturday’s post, whatever it turns out to be.

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Several Shout-outs on a Scattered Saturday

Posted on June 24, 2018 by mohawkvalleygirl

Once again I pause in my gyrations to make a Scattered Saturday post. Steven and I are waiting for some people to come over tonight. It is a Thanks for the Mayhem party for people who participated in our murder mysteries in the past couple of years. Oh dear, I hope I did not neglect to invite somebody who reads my blog. I do not have the most reliable memory, and I have done quite a few murder mysteries. Anyways, I have to have another party, because a lot of people can’t make it tonight.

I began my morning earlier than expected on a Saturday, but that was OK, because I had gone to bed earlier with a stomach ache on Friday (perhaps you read my blog post about it). My stomach felt better, so I had some coffee and listened to the rain fall. I do not usually go running in the rain. And right after the rain, there a lot of puddles I do not necessarily enjoy running through. However, when the rain stopped, I ran anyways and just did not worry about the puddles. I wore an older pair of running shoes.

Back home, I wrote a few post cards. I was delighted to have some new ones to send. My Mom and Dad went on a bus trip with their church and picked me up a bunch. I rarely travel myself, but I am fortunate to have family and friends that do. By now it was raining again, making a walk to the post office ineligible. That was all right, though, because Steven and I had several errands to run.

After a stop by the post office, we went to Cash for Cans on South Washington Street in Herkimer, NY (where we live, in case you didn’t know) and redeemed a LOT of cans and bottles. Then we went to AmeriCU Credit Union to deposit a check (we like credit unions), then to Hannaford for groceries and party munchies. Back home, we cleaned industriously, although my coffee table is still quite the mess. Steven nicely said we would call it a Work in Progress and it could be a topic of conversation. I do like to entertain my guests.

Around 11:30 we went to Route 51 Beer Belly Bob’s Discount Beverage Center in Ilion, to taste and purchase beer. Brown’s Brewing Company of Troy, NY was there. We had a great time and bought some yummy beer. I want to do a whole blog post about it. I also plan to return to Beer Belly Bob’s when Brown’s is back sometime. Oh, as well as returning when I run out of the beer I bought. Beer Belly Bob’s is where I get my beer!

Since we also drink wine, we made a quick stop at Ilion Wine and Spirits for a bottle of Barefoot Pinot Noir. I had a craving for some Barefoot Pinot Noir. I will be delighted to open it in a few hours (oh, do I have to wait a few hours? Maybe I can start sipping a little early).

Wow, I did a lot. I haven’t even talked about the fixing, mixing, and chopping I have done so far. I will just mention that I enjoyed a cup of iced coffee flavored with just a touch of Mohawk Valley Fire Moonshine from DikinDurt Distillery of Herkimer. Just to give another shout-out.

So I think this has been a pretty good Scattered Saturday post (or do I flatter myself?). Now I’ve got to get back to finishing my fixings. I do love to entertain. Happy Saturday, everyone.

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Pre-Party Post

Posted on July 23, 2017 by mohawkvalleygirl

Regular readers know I adore alliteration. I seem to be having a minor run of “P” these days. Make what adolescent jokes you wish. I have a mere 11 minutes to complete this post before my handsome husband Steven is due home (just throwing in a gratuitous compliment to the man there). He will quickly change his clothes and we will arrive, as he puts it, “fashionably late” to our friends’ anniversary party. Being so happily married ourselves, we are delighted to celebrate with other contented couples (see, there I go again with the alliteration).

Today’s would be a Slacker Saturday post at best in any case. Never mind why; nobody wants to hear me go on about my various ills. I encourage myself to stop being such a big fat baby, but old habits die hard (as the nuns found out when they tried to change the color of their apparel) (I’ve been spending a lot of time on a pun page on Facebook).

I did not run this morning. I managed to write a few post cards, although I might make out a couple more tomorrow. I even wrote an almost letter. At least, it was a note card in an envelope, so more space to fill. I was sending a card with the Ilion Little Theatre schedule to a couple of club members emeritus (at least, that is how I think of them), and that was the best envelope to fit it.

There was enough time to run two errands before my rehearsal for The Tempest at eleven, but the window of my vehicle decided to get stuck halfway down (or halfway up for you optimists). Yikes! I drove to the dealership, where the guy who sold it to us got the window up and started to make me an appointment to get it really fixed. Alas, I did not remember Steven’s work schedule next week (we must do these things on his day off), so I had to drive home and call the guy back.

Still, I made it to rehearsal even a little early. I treated myself to a giant chocolate chip cookie from Ole Sal’s Creamery at Canal Place, Little Falls (just to throw in a plug for a local business). After rehearsal I managed to finish one errand and bagged the other one.

Never mind what I did with the rest of the afternoon; remember my dictum of being less of a big fat baby. I see it is 5:30. Steven will be hope any minute! I must find the fancy purse I wanted to carry to tonight’s soiree. Happy Saturday, everyone!

P.S. He got home while I was proofreading.

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Red Wine, Red Blood, Happy New Year!

Posted on January 1, 2017 by mohawkvalleygirl

So there I was, ready to get this New Year’s Eve party started. I only lacked my husband Steven (the only other guest expected since Spunky the dog was already here) and all the food I said I was going to fix. I thought it would be a good idea to open a bottle of wine, so I could sip a little while I chopped and mixed. And then things got ugly. A short time later, I was posting the following on Facebook:

“So I open a bottle of wine, so I can enjoy a libation while I fix the snacks. Somehow a chip gets broken off the rim of the bottle, and I cut my thumb! It’s bleeding big red drops (although a very pretty color)! I get a Band-aid on it and go to cry on Facebook, and it’s STILL bleeding! I fortunately do not bleed on my laptop. I employ pressure and elevation for a short time and it seems to have done the trick. Then I see my thumb is bleeding from two places. Two Band-aids later, I wonder if I can be trusted with a knife.”

It really does seem OK, but you know what a drama queen I am (it’s a little awkward to hit the space bar with the band-aids on my thumb) (it is my right hand, by the way). I thought it might be a good idea to make my blog post before attempting any further culinary adventures. I’m even thinking in a vague sort of way of sending out for pizza and making all the fun party snacks I planned tomorrow instead.

In the meantime, I had meant to write my blog post about quite a different thing. I was going to talk about resolutions vs goals and strive for some profound thoughts about improving myself. Or I was going to get all introspective about the passage of time and change and our own perceptions of what makes a good year. I even had some vague notion of musing on these artificial milestones we invent for ourselves: Why is one revolution around the sun called a year? Who even figured out how we got back to the same place in the planetary ellipse?

And here I am, doing what once got a professor really annoyed with me: writing about what I’m not going to write about (in my defense, he only wanted a two page paper; how much could I say in that?). My thumb is fine; my wine glass is almost empty. However, I feel disinclined to begin cooking or refill the glass, because a little dog (above-mentioned third guest at the party) is snuggled up next to me so cozily, I hate to disturb him. Happy New Year, everyone.

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It’s a Blog Post, Not a Miracle

Posted on October 24, 2015 by mohawkvalleygirl

It is Saturday morning, and I am flustered. Today is the date of my (wait for it) Halloweddinganniversaweenary Party. I have to shop! I have to cook! I have to finish cleaning! I have to figure out my costume! I HAVE TO MAKE MY BLOG POST!!!

Today is going to be an all-day event, with out of town friends arriving and much fun planned. I really wanted to make my blog post later, since the aforementioned shopping may take me to various Mohawk Valley spots. However, later I might be visiting with friends. I remember trying to type in a blog post on the deck with two friends and Steve present. I felt I was missing all the jokes then. What will it be like later today?

So I guess this is kind of a pre-Scattered Saturday post. Perhaps in typing out my plans I can consolidate exactly what I intend to do and I will end up by feeling less flustered. But I’m not counting on it. For heavens’ sake, Cindy, it’s a blog, not a miracle!

I need a few more veggies for my veggie tray, so I intend to stop by T & J’s Fruits and Vegetables in Herkimer, NY. Just as a side note, I was greviously disappointed when I learned that crudites were nothing more than chopped up raw vegetables. To this day, I refuse to say I am serving my guests crudites. I have a veggie tray.

A fall favorite I felt I must have is apple cider. I intend to go to Parker’s Cider Mill in Ilion for that. I may check out the Farmer’s Market while I’m there. I have not been to the Ilion Farmer’s Market at Clapsaddle Farm on Otsego Street (just to sneak in the address in case anybody needed it) all summer. I used to go with Tabby, my late beloved schnoodle. She loved it there. I felt a little too sad to go without her but always knew I would go sooner or later.

OK, I guess those were the only two real local places I had thought to visit. I also might go to the dollar store for paper plates and the grocery store for stuff not available at T & J’s or the Farmer’s Market, but those places don’t have the Mohawk Valley cachet I crave.

On the brighter side, I’m over 350 words. That’s pretty respectable for a flustered kind of post. And I don’t think I did a whole lot of whining. Not an excessive amount. If you think this was an excessive amount, well, I just might whine about that too. I’ll save it for Wrist to Forehead Sunday.

Can’t Write After That Run

Posted on August 17, 2014 by mohawkvalleygirl

I know, I should have had Saturday Running Commentary today. After all, I’ve been blathering on and on about the DARE 5K and it was run, wait for it, this morning. I was even thinking as I ran what a great post it was going to make. Well, it isn’t going to make one today.

I have a party to go to. Oh don’t start in with the, “What’s more important, a party or your writing?” What’s important right now is that I don’t have time to take a nap. I tried, oh I tried not to run too fast too soon. I tried not to push myself too hard and give myself an VCD attack. In fact, it wasn’t that bad of an attack. When I stopped running I was making some fairly horrible noises breathing, but nobody got too worried about it and I stopped fairly quickly. So there.

But I’m TIRED. I got up early, and I was tense about the race. I had butterflies in my stomach and in my chest. I was NERVOUS! What was that all about? I do this race for FUN. And it was fun. A lot of fun. But now I’m tired. I have a headache. And I have a lot to get done before I drive three hours or so to a party. Which I hope will also be fun.

I am progressing on my list of things to get done. However, I am leaving the most onerous chore for last. I have to figure out what to wear. You know, I have gained weight and it seems to be settling in my belly. When I was getting changed to go to a wine tasting last night (ooh, that would have made a good post for today), the first outfit I tried made me look like I had a baby bump. A baby bump! At my age! How dreadfully unbecoming.

So this post about Why I Can’t POSSIBLY Write a Post Today is getting progressively longer, because I am putting off that dreadful moment when I start trying on clothes, looking at myself in the mirror and crying. Good thing I’ve been re-hydrating ever since the run.

Hope to see you all on Wrist to Forehead Sunday.

Mohawk Valley Girl