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Throwing All the Way Back to the 1920s!

Posted on March 21, 2025 by mohawkvalleygirl

Well, I guess I am back to making late blog posts, because I did not make a post on Thursday, and here I am early(ish) Friday morning, thinking I can get away with a Throwback Thursday post. Or perhaps Non-Sequitur Thursday. The possibilities are almost endless.

We thought we were hot. OK, KIm was (is) hot.

This was back in 2017, when my friend Kim and I got dolled up and went to a Prohibition Party at Gerber’s 1933 Tavern in Utica. I saw on Facebook that today they are doing a Meet the Artist with RC Oster tonight. I actually met RC Oster at Mohawk Valley Center for the Arts once. I LOVE his artwork! Will I take a drive to Utica to meet him again? It’s difficult to say what I will do on any given Friday.

There’s a couple of cheese-eating grins!

Here is me all 1920’d up again at a fundraiser for the Landmarks Society of Greater Utica. The gentleman, whose name escapes me, is one of the movers and shakers behind the Society, I think. Hey, this was 2019. You can’t expect me to remember things perfectly from the last decade. At least, I guess you could expect me to, but you would be doomed to disappointment.

Another time I thought I was pretty hot.

I guess I had to do it: share this picture of me showing off a little leg. The setting is another fundraiser for the Landmarks Society, and the costume is the one I wore as Ruby Van Rensselaer in my murder mystery Rubbed Out at Ruby’s. One of the cast members keeps saying we ought to revive that one. It might be fun.

I feel this has been an unusual post in that I am in all the pictures that I shared. I am usually not so vain. At least, I suppose I am vain, but I don’t have so many pictures of myself that I like. I am more apt to look at pictures of me and say, “Damn, I’m not nearly as cute as I thought I was.”

In any case, I am over 350 words. Score! Will I make a Lame Post Friday post later today? As I said earlier, it is difficult to know what I may do on any given Friday.

April Lame!

Posted on April 15, 2023 by mohawkvalleygirl

OK, I said I was going to make my Lame Post Friday post on Friday and here I am. Unfortunately, I got nuthin’. That should not matter on Lame Post Friday, but somehow it does.

Remarkably similar, yes?

I thought a picture might spark more words and found this one from April 2021. I confess it does not look a whole lot different from more recent pictures of crocuses, yet I cannot stop from taking pictures of what they look like this year.

J’accuse!

Here is a different April shot. I just SEARCHED through my posts from April 2019 to find that the title of this murder mystery was Murder by the Book. I am not inclined to also do a Google (or even a Duck Duck Go) search to see if “J’accuse” is the proper French spelling.

Earlier today I went to a wine tasting at Valley Wine and Liquor in Herkimer. I also spent some time sitting on my front porch, enjoying the weather. I sipped a little wine while I did so. I also spent some time planning my Mohawk Valley Adventures for tomorrow.

I need to get such a short ‘do again!

Just to give another picture from April, here are my friend Kim and I at Gerber’s 1933 Tavern in Utica in April 2017 for their Prohibition Party. I love to dress up!

Ooh look, I have gotten myself over 200 words. Not bad for a Lame Post Friday post, I say. Thank you for tuning in.

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Looking Back at and Forward to Mohawk Valley Adventures

Posted on May 1, 2020 by mohawkvalleygirl

How about a nice Throwback Thursday post? I only hope I do not repeat something I have recently thrown back to. As usual, no promises.

Hubba, hubba! Or do I flatter myself?

This is from April 2017. These are my friend Kim and I at a Prohibition Party at Gerber’s 1933 Tavern in Utica, NY. I have some better 1920’s clothes and accessories now. I hope for a chance to wear them sometime.

Same place, different hotties.

And here are my friend Phyllis and I at the same place a few months later. It was a delightful interlude each time.

So Sweet! And not just the people.

Here are my husband Steven and our friend Margaret, at Margaret’s business, the So Sweet Candy Cafe in Utica. You can get lots of yummy sweets and treats there!

Another shot of favorite people at a favorite spot!

Here are Steven, our friend Thom, and Kim at Salvatore’s Pizzeria and Restaurant in Herkimer. I have mentioned this place many times and will no doubt plug them again soon.

I may be biased, but I think we’re a handsome couple.

Once in a while I get a selfie to turn out right. This was taken one evening at Fratello’s Pizzeria in Frankfort, where we had gone to eat good food and enjoy good music from local musician Phil Arcuri.

I can’t wait to go hear this guy again!

I feel happy now, looking forward to enjoying more good times at local businesses. Of course I will stay home and safe — and keep others safe! — for as long as it takes. But how happy I will be when I can go Mohawk Valley Adventuring again!

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Hotties at the Tavern

Posted on April 9, 2017 by mohawkvalleygirl

I had been wanting to go to Gerber’s 1933 Tavern for the longest time. When I heard they were having a Prohibition Party, I made immediate plans to go with my friend Kim. I think I mentioned my problem getting an outfit together. I think I didn’t do too badly.

I’m the hottie on the right, in the tiara.

The Tavern is a beautiful place. It looks as if it hasn’t changed much since the ’30’s. Um, not that I was around in the 1930’s. I’m not that old. We sat at the bar and ordered drinks. The service was awesome. We ordered a hummus appetizer, which came with pita chips, vegetables and olives. Yum!

We were there early and the only ones dressed up at first. The staff and other patrons admired our outfits. Later on, more costumes showed up. They were going to have a trivia contest at eight, but we left before that. Most of my knowledge is quite trivial, but for some reason I never do well at trivia contests.

I plan to return to Gerber’s 1933 Tavern soon, possibly for lunch, because there were a couple of sandwiches on the menu that’s I’d love to try. They are located at 16 Liberty St., Utica, NY. They are open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday 11:30 a.m. to midnight, closed Sunday and Monday. You can Like them on Facebook. I did.

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Pre Prohibition Party Post

Posted on April 8, 2017 by mohawkvalleygirl

I get by with a little help from my friends. That is a profound lyric, I find, and I would go so far as to say it is true for all of us. Anybody who says they do not get help from their friends is either kidding themselves or leads a very sad life. I try to avoid speaking in absolutes like that, because I am no hand at argument, but I feel strongly about this.

Could this be some half-baked philosophy suitable for Lame Post Friday?

As a matter of fact, I started out to post the silly story of me getting ready for the Prohibition Party at Gerber’s 1933 Tavern (I keep forgetting the year; I want to call it 1834, like the jail in Herkimer). Now, having recently participated in a murder mystery with a speakeasy setting, you might think I had a prohibition era costume ready to hand. Not so much. Ruby’s dress was, well, Ruby’s. It was perfect for the character. For me going to an event at a local tavern, I wanted something else. Oh, all right, something sexier. Don’t middle-aged ladies ever get to feel attractive? Who makes up these rules anyways?

To be honest, I don’t think my gyrations getting ready are all that interesting. However, I did come up with an outfit I think it passable. The reason I put the opening paragraph is that I am waiting for my friend Kim to come over and offer her input and encouragement. She is pretty awesome. I hope she will approve of my outfit, or at least tell me something better to put on. If anybody takes any pictures, I may post one in a future post. If I don’t look too ridiculous.

Happy Friday, everyone.

Mohawk Valley Girl