Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
Yesterday, my mom and I treated ourselves to the Appleton City band concert. We have a standing Tuesday night date at Pierce Park in the summer. We generally park our folding chairs in exactly the same spot, audience right, in the grass near the playground. My mom has been going to these concerts for more [...]
The support Dave Willems and his Mile of Music community offers their performers extends miles, even 850 miles, beyond College Avenue. Starting Wednesday night and extending through the weekend, the Mile of Music team will be hosting a fundraiser for hurricane victims, especially those in the devastated city of Asheville, North Carolina. That area of [...]
We tried to sing “When Irish eyes are smiling” to our granddaughter Saturday night, but it turned out none of us actually knew the words. I can tell you this, though, Irish eyes were smiling all weekend at Irish Fest of the Fox Cities. Everyone else’s eyes were smiling too. And in the lilt of [...]
The Parachute Show is coming to Appleton and I could not be more excited. A brainchild of Appleton native Hillary Reynolds and fellow LA-based, Wisconsin-born musician Madison Malone, the Parachute Show is an enchanted evening of light, laughter, love and, above all, talent. Pure & Weary host the show, which includes musicians, songwriters, poets and [...]
We mixed right in with the Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters Wednesday afternoon during the matinee showing of Piano Men Generations. You’d be surprised how raucous that kind of crowd can be, especially when they’re egged on by a talented father/son duo singing and playing their favorite tunes. My own mother was up on her [...]