Author Archives: Linda Schaub

While the title of this blog post may sound like a self-help book for middle-aged brain fatigue, it was actually the last weather forecast I heard before meandering outside this morning.  Just like yesterday, it was gray and gloomy, but … Continue reading →

Winter marches on, but I’ve resumed the walking regimen … for now. Woo-hoo, I’ve walked a total of twelve miles in 2018, as of today.  That lowly total is hardly something to brag about, and, I know I have a … Continue reading →

Oh, the drudgery of this Winter. I went outside Monday morning and it was already snowing lightly and it continued all the way to sundown.  Those were light and fluffy flakes, but they glommed together to yield nearly three inches … Continue reading →

Here in Southeast Michigan, as well as many states in the nation, we’ve hunkered down for the second weekend in a row to escape the brutal cold.  If you stepped outside your igloo, er … home, for too long, you’d … Continue reading →

  Mother Nature relented a little today and teased us with a record-breaking 57 degrees.  It was positively blissful to step outside on a 50-degree morning.  For a minute I thought we skipped ahead to Spring.  The temperate weather almost … Continue reading →

Perhaps I was way too ambitious thinking I’d be walking this week – outside that is. In my mind’s eye, I only thought about those upcoming balmy 40- and 50-degree temps, and how delightful it would be getting back into … Continue reading →

… bubble wrap in my boots, I set forth on a Sunday stroll. Finally, the weather was somewhat decent, if “decent” could be described as a dozen degrees above zero air temperature and minus three wind chill.  That was at … Continue reading →

This bitter cold weather sure has put everyone into a funk, barely a week past the joy of the holiday season. I started to title this blog post “Baked Alaska” after I heard an interview on WWJ earlier today with … Continue reading →

  When I was walking all those miles in 2017, with the exception of the last two or three weeks, I felt like my feet had wings.  They were happy feet, once I slipped on those walking shoes, and, if … Continue reading →

Welcome to 2018, a new year of promise and a clean slate. Have you made your New Year’s resolutions yet? Whatever your wishes, hopes and aspirations,  this day of new beginnings gives you the opportunity to start anew, and then … Continue reading →