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Scenes from a rickshaw on a magical night

November 23, 2022November 23, 2022by Another SliceLeave a Comment on Scenes from a rickshaw on a magical night
Scenes from a rickshaw on a magical night

If you ask me and the two little elves at my side, the best way to watch the Appleton Christmas Parade is on a rickshaw peddled by your extremely athletic friend smack dab down the middle of the route. "This is the best night of my life," one of the elves shouted repeatedly as he [...]

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Dear old golden walk days

October 28, 2022October 28, 2022by Another SliceLeave a Comment on Dear old golden walk days
Dear old golden walk days

On crisp weekday mornings, when the sun is just starting to climb above golden trees, and a fresh frost makes the ground look like one of those cool, glittery, sequin books you can run your finger across, I feel like the luckiest person in the world. I get to walk to school with a little [...]

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Never too old, too wacky, too wild

September 23, 2022September 23, 2022by Another Slice2 Comments on Never too old, too wacky, too wild
Never too old, too wacky, too wild

Though it had been there all along, we discovered the most amazing Little Free Library just a few weeks ago on the first day of school. How cool is that? My young friend even selected a book as carefully as time allowed, and opened it right up and began to read as we walked to [...]

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A sad but grateful good-bye

August 19, 2022August 19, 2022by Another Slice2 Comments on A sad but grateful good-bye
A sad but grateful good-bye

It’s going to be especially hard to say good-bye to our old friend when the Erb Park Pool closes this weekend, because it has been especially good to us this year. Nearly every evening we have headed across the street for a little post-dinner swim and, nearly every evening we have walked home so very [...]

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The grand dames of Appleton

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022by Another Slice2 Comments on The grand dames of Appleton
The grand dames of Appleton

The grand dames of Appleton gather for the August parade.  They wear fat hydrangea corsages, tip begonia bonnets and wave their gloved hands gracefully at people passing by. They creak a little from time to time but maintain an enviable and intimidating posture as they bid their neighbors, “Come! Have a cool glass of lemony [...]

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