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It’s Beginning to Look a Little Like Christmas

Posted on November 29, 2016 by mohawkvalleygirl

I said once before, when in doubt, take a couple of pictures. Or words to that effect. So tonight after staring are the blank screen for a while, I decided to follow my own advice. Um, just as a side note, I did write today, just not a blog post. I worked on the murder mystery I am writing as a fundraiser for the Herkimer County Historical Society. Ooh, I should write a blog post about that. Maybe tomorrow. Tonight, I went out and took a couple of pictures.

My husband, Steven, had decorated the front porch today. I thought a couple of pictures of that might be nice. The main problem I had, other than not yet being particularly adept at using our Tablet, is that there is a weird-looking tree in our front lawn, and it kind of obscures the porch. As you can see:

I moved closer to get better shots of our Santa Clauses. This is our new one, who is actually kind of old. My parents got him for us at a second hand store.

I couldn’t get a good picture of our other Santa, who I purchased at a boring big-box store in 2005, our first Christmas in this house (you know, we ought to give our house a name, so I could refer to it by that in such a case). I couldn’t get a good picture of our angel, either, but I thought the bad one I got might look kind of cool. What do you think?

Oh well, maybe not. In any case, here is my post for today. My usual nonsense with a few pictures thrown in. I think they class it up a little, but perhaps I flatter myself. I guess I’ll call it a Mental Meanderings Monday and drive on. Hope to see you on Tired Tuesday.

Looking for a Little Cheer

Posted on November 21, 2016 by mohawkvalleygirl

When in doubt, take a couple of pictures and wing it. That is my new blog motto. I think it’ll work for Wrist to Forehead Sunday.

Actually, I feel it is not a true Wrist to Forehead Sunday, because that is a day I kind of make fun of myself for my angst. I don’t feel like making fun of myself tonight. Then again, perhaps that is the best time to do so. I’m sure I don’t know these things.

At any rate, I am sitting in my living room watching Lethal Weapon, which I have never seen before. Oh, I’ve seen the scene with Mel Gibson’s butt, but I guess that’s neither here nor there. It is, of course, a Christmas movie. We like Christmas movies. This one, however, is kind of a depressing movie. So I’m kind of watching and typing, trying to get this blog post done, and I don’t really know what I feel like typing about (as Truman Capote once said, “That’s not writing, that’s typing”).

As I am feeling kind of down, but not that my angst is of the usual amusing Wrist to Forehead Sunday variety, I thought I would take a couple of pictures of cheerful things in my life. I started with my dog, Spunky.

I confess to feeling a little envy that he is so comfy, all curled up and sleeping. I tried to take a nap earlier, because I had a headache. I had the damnedest time falling asleep and it didn’t even help the headache. I suppose you’ll have that sometimes. Most headaches go away eventually and in the meantime they must be endured (I say philosophically now; at the time I felt quite grumpy about it).

These are some lovely flowers that friends sent me, because of my recent medical thing. It was quite unexpected and very much appreciated.

So there are two thing to be cheerful about: a nice doggy and nice friends who send me pretty flowers. What reason to I have to have a Wrist to Forehead Sunday?

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Picture This!

Posted on October 18, 2016 by mohawkvalleygirl

What a moron I am! Or as Bugs Bunny would say, “What a maroon! What a Ta-ra-ra-GOON-dee-yay!” I started writing a real post, about an authentic Mohawk Valley Adventure Steven and I had yesterday. It isn’t bad. I could have finished it. BUT, I wanted to add pictures!

Regular readers have probably noticed I never use pictures. I could rationalize that with something like, “I’m all about the WORDS,” but that is only what I say to make myself feel better about my lack of technological finesse. I think sometimes pictures are nice. I like to see them in other blogs.

So we got a tablet some time ago and learned to take pictures on it. Much later, we learned how to email them, then how to share them to Facebook. I’m thinking it will not be too difficult for me to take one more step and put a photo or two on the old blog.

So yesterday at Pumpkin Junction, I took some pictures. Today I shared them to Facebook. Then I went to Facebook and downloaded them. I’m pretty sure all I need to do now is hit where it says “add photo” and it will give me the option to get the photo from my downloads. It really shouldn’t be too much problem, even given my vast reserves of incompetence.

However, and here we get to the real typical me, Steven and I have to leave soon for dress rehearsal for Splitting Issues, the play I believe I have mentioned before. Opening night is Friday. It is long past time for this blog to go All Splitting Issues All The Time. However, I hope tomorrow to give my shout-out to Pumpkin Junction. With pictures. I hope you’ll stay tuned.

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Picture This

Posted on December 25, 2013 by mohawkvalleygirl

My place of employment considers both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day to be paid holidays. Therefore I shall feel free to make another silly post, in addition to yesterday’s bit of whimsy (do you think that is a nicer word than “nonsense”? Discuss amongst yourselves).

The Mohawk Valley has gotten a dusting of snow for Christmas. Isn’t that delightful? The look without the pain of shoveling. As I write this I am aware that in other parts of the country people are sitting around in their shorts by barbecue pits thinking of our White Christmas with scornful pity. Well, to each his own, as the old lady said when she kissed the cow.

I am in Rome, NY for the holidays (thieves, don’t take note; there is really nothing in my house worth stealing) (I do this joke every time, but if you go to rob my house anyways, please clean the bathroom, it needs it again). Perhaps by next year I will get the proper camera or smart phone and be able to post pictures to this blog. That would be a good thing, because the city of Rome has some of the nicest Christmas lights around.

Some of the display came from a large, fancy restaurant called Trinkaus Manor, which tragically burned down some years ago. Many people from Rome cherish memories of driving out to Trinkaus at Christmastime to walk around and see the lights. After the restaurant burned down, the city ended up with them. What a great Christmas gift. I hope later on tonight to take a drive downtown and see the sights.

I see now where this would have been a better post with pictures. Oh well, one does what one can. It is Wuss-out Wednesday after all. Once again, Merry Christmas.

Mohawk Valley Girl