Let Me Be Frankenstein With You

Only one more appearance.

I will be playing the kind and misunderstood version of The Monster Frankenstein at the Hearthstone in Appleton. In addition, you can meet my friends Jekyll & Hyde, Dracula, Edgar Allen Poe and others.

We wrap up this fun fundraiser on Friday, October 27th from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm.

Yes, I'm aware that my lipstick is the wrong color, misapplied and otherwise off-putting, but in my defense, if you knew the lighting I was dealing with ...

Far from the greasepaint and the roar of the crowd, the faint shade of fall finally visits us. I don't know about the landscape in your neighborhood, but the "color" seems to be a little late this year. I know it's fall because the NBA and the NHL started their seasons and The World Series begins this week. Oh, and then there all those roadside pop up stands that sell pumpkins.

Fall feathers on the wall. (Southwood)

Brogan & Tate, 2016

Going from the mental state of, 'maybe I should try and get one more round of golf' to 'I don't want to walk to the mailbox' in twenty-four hours is so Wisconsin. I should have taken the patio furniture in yesterday. But then I should have planted those hostas and the rose bush also. Is there another hook in the garage for my bike? I'm groveling here. There is a penalty for procrastination.

From the soggy plains of the soon to be Frozen Tundra and the home of Camp Jeff

Stay well, live fully and love each other.

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