Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
If you want to see some good, old fashioned ingenuity combined with state-of-the-art technology, head on over to the Darboy Halloween House, at N9370 Exploration Avenue in Appleton. You’ll find creepy regulars like Pennywise and Leatherface, along with a some clever Mario Kart characters and a running Kart. Fifteen-year old Justin 3D printed amazing masks [...]
It’s been a challenging run up to Halloween for all our generous, creative display hosts here in Wisconsin. While all that rain and mist creates a nice spooky atmosphere, it also threatens to short out those cool electric displays and it can keep the crowds away. Hopefully we Wisconsinites can, once again, laugh in the [...]
Along with its gorgeous colors and fresh, crisp air, October ushers in a season of magic and generosity. Pumpkins become jack-o’-lanterns and then crunchy movie snacks. Neighborhoods host lively, chattering bunches of children, encouraged to taunt in the sweetest, most polite way. Black cats spiffy up their fur and walk with pride and winking whiskers. [...]
Clearly, the ladies had had themselves a day, so I tried not to fidget while I waited for them to finish their conversation in the checkout line Monday afternoon. With just 10 minutes to go until Trick or Treating hours began, though, I was getting impatient. I don’t like to miss a minute of the [...]
Some holidays need a whole season. They swell with such sweetness and ingenuity, magic and mischief, community spirit and love that they burst beyond their allotted day and spread those good feelings through weeks and even a whole month. Halloween is like that in our neck of the woods, a celebration of kindness, childhood and [...]