Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
One of my favorite Halloween memories is of the time I took my two-year old son Charlie trick or treating and he thought every costumed person we saw was the real thing. Imagine waking up from your afternoon nap and finding Power Rangers and Ninja Turtles walking up and down your very own street! And [...]
Gentleman Jim Rodda has raised his pirate flag, officially transforming the historical house on the corner of Pacific and Drew into a pirate ship. And, that's just one of the cool stops on the Halloween Magical Mystery Tour of Appleton's Northside. You'll find pirate magic at the Painted Lady (402 East Pacific) any day or [...]
One little boy has ridden his bike past the Darboy Halloween House every night since they first set up their display. His dad said it's become part of their nightly routine because the little guy doesn't want to miss anything. It's a good strategy. You could stand at that yard every night between Labor Day, [...]
My young neighbor rescued my pumpkin's ear yesterday and attempted to reattach it. "I knew it would blow away if I didn't try," he said. Imagine taking the time too repair someone's pumpkin on a blustery day! The kids are alright (and my pumpkins are too). We've always been a Halloween-loving neighborhood. Carol down the [...]
The Great Pumpkin rolled up to our house Monday afternoon. At first, we weren't sure what to do with such a famous and unexpected guest. At 162 pounds, he dwarfs the very reasonably sized pumpkin that has already made our front porch his home. You read that right. We have a 162-pound porch pumpkin, and [...]