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 [...]
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 [...]
Halloween rolled into our house on a blustery gust of creativity and happiness. We saw costumed dogs, super heroes, Bluey, Thomas the Tank Engine and a feisty and always welcome Mal from the Descendants. Three little pigs met up on our street in an adorable Halloween happenstance. Just when I thought the evening couldn’t get [...]
There’s snow way Wisconsin trick or treaters will ever let a little weather keep them from celebrating Halloween. Thank goodness for hardy stock! We saw dinosaurs and super heroes, princesses and dragons, a couple of Imposters and a unicorn. Our first trick or treater of the night was really just a nice young man out [...]