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Love that John Quinones

Posted on May 26, 2017 by mohawkvalleygirl

As I drove home from work, I thought to myself, “Windy, isn’t it?” Naturally I answered, “No, I think it’s Thursday,” followed by, “So am I, let’s get a drink.” And now I am sipping a Corona while watching 20/20 on OWN. I used to have the rule to neither do homework nor write while watching television, but now that I am older and it becomes increasingly clear that I am becoming no wiser, I do some things I never used to do.

Where was I? I did not get distracted by the television but by typing in a paragraph that I backspaced out. I hope I am not starting another bout of that disease! I grit my teeth and keep typing. Then I relax my jaw, because gritting one’s teeth is a bad habit. I grind mine in my sleep, which is a very bad thing to do, but I can’t seem to help it. Never mind my teeth, let’s get on with the post. Did I mention this is Non-Sequitur Thursday?

My blog this week seems to be: pictures, running commentary, pictures, today. So I ran earlier, thinking I could get away with another Running Commentary. Which is too bad, because when I was on Facebook earlier, I saw a picture I would LOVE to use in a blog post. Perhaps another time. However, the fact is, I am not up to typing in a description of a run. I will mention that it was longer than Tuesday’s run, that I was delighted that it stopped raining so I could run outdoors, and… OK, I guess that’s all I need to mention.

I did not mention, and WordPress did not remind me, that I recently passed my Blogiversary. Six years ago, I started Mohawk Valley Girl. With rare exceptions, I have posted every day. Isn’t that swell? I suppose there are those that do not think so, but, well, they can think what they like. In the meantime, I want to start making more posts about the Mohawk Valley. Perhaps I could start tomorrow. On the other hand, it will be Lame Post Friday, so I make no promises. However, I hope you’ll tune in. Happy Thursday, everyone.

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Mid-Week Movies

Posted on May 25, 2017 by mohawkvalleygirl

I KNOW I just two days ago did the picture thing, but who wants to see another post about me whining that I can’t think of a post to write? As I was looking at Facebook, trying to think of SOMETHING to write about, on my On This Day, I saw this and said, “Cool!”

I gotta get me a bra like that.

This is Man Bait from 1952. I have never seen it, but I love the poster. The funny thing (to me, anyways) is that I found it on the Facebook page Classic Film Freak. I do not feel this looks like a classic. It looks more like one of those B or C (for cheesy) movies I love. No matter. It is an awesome poster and I wanted to put it in a blog post. Naturally I did not want to put just one picture in my blog post.

Returning to Classic Film Freak, the first thing to meet my eye was a poster with one of my all-time favorites: Boris Karloff! Yay!

He looks mad!

I never saw this one either. It is from 1936. I wonder if TCM will play it sometime. I’ll have to watch for it.

Another Classic Film I somehow missed.

I thought Buccaneer’s Girl from 1950 tied in with Boris Karloff, because it starred Yvonne DeCarlo, loved by many as Lily Munster. I see now that the film is even more closely related, as it features Elsa Lanchester, title character in The Bride of Frankenstein. Another movie for me to seek out, I think (Buccaneer’s Girl, I mean. I have The Bride of Frankenstein on DVD, of course).

It is funny that I am suddenly seeing movies I want to catch. I recently read a blog post decrying the loss of video stores and telling Netflix a thing of two. I am not on Netflix nor have I any idea of how to stream anything. It was Ben’s Bitter Blog, one of my favorites. It lets me tap into my bitterness, which I usually try to keep out of my blog (you know, because of that “totally fun” line in the subtitle). I guess I am actually a little bitter now that I did not make a better blog post. Then again, this is Wuss-out Wednesday. Guess I’ll hit Publish and drive on.

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Movie Monsters on Melancholy Monday

Posted on May 23, 2017 by mohawkvalleygirl

Good evening and welcome to another Melancholy Monday. I make no apologies for my mood but neither will I inflict tiresome explanations on my patient readers. Instead, I think I will cheer myself up by posting a few horror movie pictures, if I can find them.

Right away I hit pay dirt on a Facebook page I recently Liked called B Movie Mania. A quick browse through their photos and I have four sea-themed photos to share.

Hubba, hubba.

Who could resist the Creature from the Black Lagoon on Loveboat? How did I miss this episode? I used to watch Loveboat every week! No, I never had a date in the ’70s. Are you surprised? Would I have accepted a date with the Creature from the Black Lagoon? I think so. Standing next to him would bring out my eyes. I’m not one of those people who are prejudiced against inter-species dating. However, I’m also thinking he could never forget Julie Adams, and how could I compete?

I think this one was a sea monster, although I admit I’m no expert.

I don’t know what movie this creature is from. He does not look familiar to me. He looks to me as if he’s coming out to say, “Could you keep it down, folks, decent monsters are trying to sleep!”

“Ah, can we talk about this?”

An alien encounters a sea monster! How cool is that? Again, I don’t know what movie. I’m don’t even know how to research such a thing. I daresay I am not clever enough to figure it out, and I’m quite sure I’m too impatient to try. I end on a silly note (and I’ve been so serious so far!). I’m not even sure this one is from a movie, but I like it.

“Hey, big guy, do you come here often?”

I don’t see why monsters shouldn’t have fun, too. Now that I have alleviated my melancholy with a little nonsense, I shall sign off. Happy Monday, all.

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My Wild Weekend

Posted on May 16, 2017 by mohawkvalleygirl

This past weekend, my husband Steven and I were in Vermont. I did not say anything about it at the time, because I didn’t want any local readers seizing the opportunity to burglarize my house. Then again, I’m sure all my lovely readers are honest, upright citizens, who probably have much nicer stuff than I do anyways. Be that as it may, I thought for today’s post, I would share a few pictures I took of my sister-in-law’s back yard. She lives at the bottom of a mountain. It’s really cool.

No, these are NOT my in-laws! What a suggestion!

The wild turkeys came and visited every morning and evening while we were there. Naturally I grabbed my Tablet and took a few pictures.

You’d think they would have smiled for the camera. Turkeys!

I confess I felt like a lousy nature-lover when the sight of the birds made me crave roast turkey with all the fixings.

Of course I did not try to catch and cook any of these turkeys.

You can’t really see the colors of the feathers in these pictures, but when the sun hit them they became almost iridescent. I was kind of hoping one of them might lose a feather or two that I could find. Maybe if I would have taken a walk in the woods I could have found one.

On the other hand, there are black bears in those woods. We saw one black bear. Alas, I did not get a picture, because it was at night. Additionally, we could only see him through the kitchen window. When we went out on the deck for a better look, he ran away. I said he was a scaredy-bear.

So that is my story about my Wildlife Weekend. I know, it wasn’t like an African Safari or even a camping trip. But for a Melancholy Monday (my new feature), I think it will do as a blog post.

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It’s a Mystery Why I’m So Lame

Posted on May 13, 2017 by mohawkvalleygirl

Frangelica Inferno

When in doubt, insert a picture of a beautiful woman. Some of you have seen this picture before or seen other pictures of my friend Kim in this very costume. She wore it for the Doodah Parade in Ilion, NY last summer. I was so impressed with it (and by her ability to walk the entire parade route in high heels) that I wrote a murder mystery featuring a character who would wear that outfit. It was Who Shot JS? which was presented to great acclaim as a fundraiser for the Herkimer County Historical Society. Perhaps you read some of my blog posts about it.

So it’s Lame Post Friday, and I feel myself utterly incapable of making a proper blog post. Rather than whine any further or take a Blogger’s Sick Day, I am looking through downloaded pictures on my laptop and trying to come up with something that might amuse.

Not to be confused with The Overlook Mansion in The Shining. Um, it was The Overlook in The Shining, wasn’t it?

Speaking of murder mysteries, isn’t this a great setting for one? This is the Overlook Mansion in Little Falls NY, where LiFT Theatre Company presented Rubbed Out at Ruby’s, also to great acclaim. Perhaps you read a few of by blog posts about that one.

Just listen to me brag about myself. Presenting murder mysteries to great acclaim, indeed. You’d think I was having Toot My Horn Tuesday (a feature I have not utilized often). It’s Friday! I can’t think of anything alliterative and egotistical for a Friday! Oh well, sometimes these things can’t be helped. I’ll look for one more picture to round things out and call this a post.

Photo by Mark C. Hanna

Perfect! This is Engaged to be Murdered, which was presented at the Morning Star Methodist Church in Ilion last year. I do love to write murder mysteries.

I am now over 300 words and have included three pictures. I call that respectable, especially for Lame Post Friday. Have a nice weekend, everyone.

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Wrist to Non-Sequitur Monday

Posted on May 9, 2017 by mohawkvalleygirl

Sometimes after you indulge in a Wrist to Forehead Sunday, the very next day you experience a Wrist to Forehead Monday. And then what do you do?

Well, if you’re Mohawk Valley Girl (that is, me), you go ahead and post something anyways. But what to post is the question? I suppose I could go to my other standby: posting pictures. What have we downloaded lately?

I like dogs.

Have I used this picture before? It was in my Media Library here on my WordPress dashboard. I have to appreciate a rebel. I wonder what else I can find?

Isn’t he wonderful?

From dogs to cats, here’s Felix. My husband Steven likes Felix the Cat. I do, too.

One sacrifices one’s yarn basket to a sweet pooch.

Doggy buddies.

Back to dogs! The top picture is our recently departed Spunky. When I thought my yarn basket was still my yarn basket, Spunkman had other ideas. He looked so sweet in it, I gave it up to him. I haven’t been using it as a yarn basket again yet, even though I suppose I could. The second picture was taken at my sister-in-law’s house. It is her husky, Sapphire, and our schnoodle, Tabby, both sadly passed over the Rainbow Bridge.

I see I am over 200 words, so I end on a sad note, thinking of our dear, sweet doggies. Still, one must take the sadness of losing them after enjoying the joy of having them. I suppose that is a trite, obvious thing to say, but it is the best I can manage. I guess I’m kind of all over the place today, which gives me an idea for today’s headline. I hope you will all tune in again tomorrow, when I will probably have a Tired Tuesday post.

Nosferatu and Flowers

Posted on May 4, 2017 by mohawkvalleygirl

I wonder if I should make Nosferatu the mascot of this blog. This evening, not wanting to do another Running Commentary and having no other blog post anywhere in my brain, I went out into my yard and took some pictures on my tablet. I used the tablet to transfer the pictures to my blog then went to the laptop to add the words (hoping I could think of some). And look what the first picture was:

Isn’t he charming? I must have tapped the picture by accident.

Being less than computer literate can add interest to one’s life, I find. Getting back to the pictures I intended to use, here are some tulips in our front yard:

They are surrounded by lilies of the valley, which has not bloomed yet.

We did not plant any tulips, but the first spring we were in this house, one yellow tulip sprouted. Yay! It has taken some years, but now we are getting several. The picture doesn’t show it, but there are more buds which have not bloomed yet.

What our front yard had in abundance at first were wild orange day lilies. The stems were long and didn’t have any leaves on them. I thought they looked blowsy. Steven kept mowing them down and eventually they got discouraged. That was when a single shoot of peony came up. That has multiplied in succeeding years as well. Here is a photo of the peony bush so far:

I’ll post another picture when they bloom.

Moving into the backyard, I took a picture of a lovely plant we purchased at a Garden Festival at the Herkimer Home in Little Falls. I forget what it is called.

I like that the greenery is so pretty even without the flowers.

It has grown and spread since the first year, which I do not mind a bit. In fact, a little piece of it magically appeared further back in the yard, near my chives:

Yeah, there’s a dandelion, too, but I don’t dare pull it up, because I read somewhere that dandelions are good for bees.

So this is my yard before I have done any work in it. Since I led with Max Schreck, I wish I could say it looked a little scary, but I think it is actually kind of nice. I hope to post more pictures as it starts to look even better. As always, I hope you’ll stay tuned.

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Halloween Pictures on Tired Tuesday

Posted on April 12, 2017 by mohawkvalleygirl

My hair is actually a little shorter than this.

This is my new profile picture on Facebook. I open today’s Tired Tuesday post with it, because, what a surprise: I got nuthin’ else. Of course I like having the Bride of Frankenstein as my profile pic, I’ve had it before, but I really liked this one for the saying. I like to embrace my own imperfections. They are what make me, me.

I don’t suppose it is October yet.

This picture has nothing to do with the preceding paragraph, but it is Halloween-ish and I have not used it before. Also, it is Bela Lugosi. There could be no possible objection.

My hair is more grey than this kid’s.

This must be a picture Steven downloaded at some point. He finds the coolest stuff. This is an appropriate picture to include here, because as soon as I hit “Publish,” I am going upstairs to read in bed before going to sleep. I am actually not reading a ghost story. I am quite absorbed in a biography of John Barrymore. I am a huge fan of his brother, Lionel, and I also admire their sister, Ethel. However, John was pretty cool too. The next time I run in place on the mini-tramp, I may watch the silent movie, “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” starring John.

At last I am over 200 words. I’ll call that respectable for a Tired Tuesday. I hope to see you all on Wuss-out Wednesday.

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Non-Sequitur Spunky

Posted on March 30, 2017 by mohawkvalleygirl

I wrote while on breaks at work today, but not a blog post. Feeling quite bereft of ideas, I did what I usually do these days and skimmed through our downloaded photos. The first one that caught my eye was a sweet shot of our dear, late dog, Spunky.

He was cold, so Steven covered him up.

I put it in the blog but could not find further pictures of Spunky that I haven’t already used. The pictures does not go with the other ones I selected, but I just can’t bring myself to delete the photo.

It’s nice to see a family enjoying the fresh air together.

This was the next picture I noticed. It is one Steven downloaded. At first I thought it was Hirschfeld, but on closer inspection I see it is not. I confess, back in the day when we watched all the good re-runs, I preferred The Addams Family to The Munsters. I have not seen either show in years so have no idea how I’d feel now. However, with that in mind, I append a nice shot of Gomez.

The house actually looks less creepy than I remember it in the show.

I was still thinking I could bring myself to not use the picture of Spunky, so I clicked on another Halloween-y picture Steven must have downloaded.

He’s a charming fellow, and I love the skeleton on the left.

That makes this a rather disjointed post, but I think I’ll let it stand. After all, we’re only one day off from Non-Sequitur Thursday.

Picture Me Not Making a Blog Post

Posted on March 23, 2017 by mohawkvalleygirl

One of the finest casts ever to grace the Ilion Little Theatre stage.

When your brain fails, look for a picture to post.

Hmmm… What kind of a Freudian slip do you suppose made me first type “ficture”? Would that be a “fictional picture” or perhaps a combination of “fail” and “picture”? That’s it! I failed to come up with a blog post, so I looked for a picture! These things are really very simple, when you get right down to it.

In any case, the above picture is from Leading Ladies, the play I had the delightful experience of directing for Ilion Little Theatre last spring. I would love to work with any and all of those people again.

I’m the one with the really short hair.

This is a backstage selfie, done with a selfie stick (don’t judge). This one includes me and the backstage crew. It was a month after I participated in a St. Baldrick’s Day fundraiser. I miss my short ‘do. I thought it was sophisticated (or do I flatter myself?).

And in this one, I seem to be getting what some people feel I richly deserve.

I don’t have another shot of the Leading Ladies cast, so I will include this one of the Rubbed Our at Ruby’s gang (I use the term advisedly).

I guess I’m going to call this a Wordless Wednesday post, which I understand is a thing. It has a nicer ring to it than Wuss-out Wednesday, which some may feel is more accurate. Then again, who am I to judge? Happy Wednesday, everyone.

Mohawk Valley Girl

Tag Archives: pictures

Love that John Quinones

Mid-Week Movies

Movie Monsters on Melancholy Monday

My Wild Weekend

It’s a Mystery Why I’m So Lame

Wrist to Non-Sequitur Monday

Nosferatu and Flowers

Halloween Pictures on Tired Tuesday

Non-Sequitur Spunky

Picture Me Not Making a Blog Post

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