Monthly Archives: October 2018

Monster Mash-up.

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Linda Schaub

We sling around a lot of lingo on social media … memes, mash-ups, gifs and even emoticons.  It wasn’t all that long ago that we got pretty excited when tapping the keys for a colon and right parentheses would yield … Continue reading →

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It was forty years ago today …

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Linda Schaub

… since I left my hash-slinging job, and, though these photos below may be a little blurry and faded, the memories are not.  I’m going to stray from squirrel stories and Fall foliage to time travel today, where I’ll revisit … Continue reading →

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Great Expectations.

Posted on October 28, 2018 by Linda Schaub

My favorite season has been plagued by gray and gloomy weather and relentless rain.  After a soggy Spring and a horribly hot and humid Summer, I had great expectations for Fall.  But instead, this usually awesome season has turned into … Continue reading →

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Color my world.

Posted on October 26, 2018 by Linda Schaub

The roller-coaster temps and wacky weather continue to march on.  Yesterday it was sunny, but frosty; today was about as gray and gloomy as you could get, albeit some 15 degrees warmer than yesterday.  Quite honestly, I’d have preferred the … Continue reading →

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Happiness in the ‘hood.

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Linda Schaub

The past few days have been splendiferous and since Ol’ Man Sol was actually around, I could start my walk earlier, thus eking out five miles each day.  Last Sunday, the weatherman said we’d have great Fall weather (‘bout time) … Continue reading →

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Predators at the Park.

Posted on October 22, 2018 by Linda Schaub

It was back to Council Point Park this morning, after an absence of just one day.  When I arrived, Parker was pacing, running back and forth on the pavement in the parking lot.  As usual, he raced over to see … Continue reading →

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Heritage Park, Harvest and Halloween.

Posted on October 21, 2018 by Linda Schaub

I know what you’re thinking … Linda planned her day just so she could use alliteration in her headline. Nope, if I was to pick a headline, a better one would be to borrow Gordon Lightfoot’s lyrics “the gales of … Continue reading →

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Sharin’ the love …

Posted on October 20, 2018 by Linda Schaub

Today is Sweetest Day, which many say is just another Hallmark holiday designed to have you spend $$ for flowers or candy or something special for your main squeeze.  (Wait, wasn’t that what Valentine’s Day was for?) I did a … Continue reading →

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The frost is on the pumpkin …

Posted on October 18, 2018 by Linda Schaub

… and no, I’m not out of my gourd telling you that on the 18th of October! A BRRisk walk. We had a hard freeze in the wee hours of this morning.  Our weather folks had forewarned us that the … Continue reading →

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Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.

Posted on October 14, 2018 by Linda Schaub

After a week of roller-coaster temperatures, I think we have finally settled into a more Autumn-like pattern.  It has been chilly the last three days, and, unbelievably, a frost/freeze warning went out Friday evening to protect delicate flowers and veggies, … Continue reading →

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