Well, nothing does last forever, right? Yet some things certainly do return to how they previously were. In some cases, they get restored. Before some things do get restored, however, there may be campaigns or fundraisers to make it occur. And if you want to know one that I now is going on in my community right now, this is what it is: one for a couple of tennis courts right on the edge of the field of my former elementary school. In fact, here is a photograph of a sign on the abandoned tennis courts’ metal fence from one […]
Double Dollar Stores
Well, I may have talked about how a Dollar Tree used to be in Whitewater in an older post, but NOW, here is some news…the chain is returning to the community soon enough! That is right, a second Dollar Tree (although not in the same location as the one that used to be in the plaza mall years ago) is being opened soon enough. Where the second Dollar Tree will be is by the Whitewater FortHealth Care Therapy building (the space by there had been an empty grassy field for many years). Anyway, you also remember that Dollar General I […]
Where a “Spin-Off” of a Chain Outlives That Chain…
Well here, you might have heard of a problem in recent years that some retail stores having been struggling and dying, partly thanks to online competitors. However, I have actually seen on the internet that a subgroup of a dead chain can actually still be around! And you bet in this post, I will give you an example of just that…
Back to the Furniture
You might (and presumably do) look at the furniture in your home as just everyday ones you use. Yet, if you are the head of your household, you also perhaps very well aware of where it all originated from. Well, for THIS post, I will describe a few furniture in my household (just in a single room, actually), which originate from a few ancestors of mine… We first begin with a look at the glass furniture from in cabinets in my dining room… The decorative glass tableware here is roughly 9 decades old! In addition, we next have a look […]
A Tribute to the Future Newlyweds…
Well, my older brother Jake and his finance Cynthia have just arrived to our house to visit for nine days this evening! And with that, I figured I am interested in doing a post for them… Remember how a fair while back, I talked about how my other older brother Aidan married Lucy and they now have a daughter named Rita? Well, last December, Jake and Cynthia announced someone rather exciting news: he and Cynthia will become a married couple also! That is right people, both of my brothers will have been married after 2025! On top of that, they […]
Just When it Appears That All Hope is Lost…
Today is my Aunt Sue’s 65th birthday, so happy birthday to her, and congrats on making it six and a half decades! Anyway, you might not remember this, but over half a decade ago, I chatted about how resort hotel chain Kalahari had already opened locations in Wisconsin Dells, Sandusky, Ohio, as well as Ponoco Mountains, Pennsylvania, but its originally planned location in Fredericksburg, Virginia was still in question. Well, I have been looking this up a lot more recently, and I can tell you that status of Kalahari Resorts in Virginia now… Well, I am definitely sorry to say […]
CNW – The Railroad May be Long Gone, but 1385 & 175 are Steaming Back to Life
Have you ever been familiar with a certain type of steam locomotive? Have you ever seen more than one steam locomotive type in general? Well, I will bet incredibly few people have ever seen two of the same type of steam engine operating nowadays. You may not be being these two operating together anytime soon, but two steam locomotives of the same type are currently being restored to operating condition in different parts of the Midwest… Now, one of these restorations takes place at the Mid-Continent Railway Museum in North Freedom, which is in my state of Wisconsin. The other? […]
Baby’s 1st Christmas Post for Rita
Well, remember that tribute post for my niece Rita that I posted up? Well, this of course is her first ever Winter holiday season, and I especially just decided that I would do this post for her, as well. Lucky first time baby, eh? By the way, before I begin doing saying else, I would just like to congratulate my ever-loving niece for making her first Winter holidays ever! Well, for MY own first Christmas two decades ago, I received a golden Rudolph ornament from my late Aunt Sandy (you may have seen the tribute post for her which I […]
Wanna Know An Eatery That Flies? Here Is One…
Well, certainly I have chatted about restaurants in earlier posts, although have you ever dined at one located in an airport? If you have, then perhaps it was one of those larger city ones. However, did you also know that there can be smaller airports (you know, ones that are mainly used by smaller propeller-driven planes) can have such restaurants as well? That is right, and my father and I have eaten at one such smaller airport restaurant a few times. First of all, where is airport simply is? It is southwest of Janesville and north of Beloit in Wisconsin, […]
It’s A Wonderful New Life
Well hey, today is my sister-in-law’s birthday, so at least I able to say that to her on that day now, other than it being early or belated! In addition, her daughter Marguerite (my loving niece), better known as Rita, was born on April 1, 2023. Her father is also my older brother, Aidan. Rita’s middle name comes from her late grandmother’s first name and the late Aunt Sandy’s middle name as well. Also, in November, she managed to say her first ever word: “Hello.” I also recently gave her my old crab rattle for a holiday present. And man, […]