Author Archives: Linda Schaub

Well, this morning unfortunately was Round 3 for the red robin and the homeowner, a/k/a “me”. Last week I wrote about my annual Spring feud with a particular robin who insists on building its nest in the elbow of my … Continue reading →

Today, once again, we incurred the wrath of Mother Nature who wreaked havoc with our morning drive or our walking plans … but, on the plus side, she did allow us to reach that much-coveted record of the snowiest Winter … Continue reading →

I knew I needed to go to the grocery store, but I sure hated to waste a beautiful, just-perfect-for-walking-morning, on such a mundane chore, so I hopped into the car and stole down to Wyandotte to visit Bishop Park first. … Continue reading →

…and the flowers and the trees. After too many days of being sequestered in the house, first, with a self-imposed Spring cleaning regimen I embarked on last week due to all the rain, then dealing with a wacky wireless router … Continue reading →

Well, I made my contribution to National Walking Day 2014 by walking 3.00 miles on a beautiful but chilly morning. I still have not made it down to Council Point Park, but I am waiting for perfect – translation warmer … Continue reading →

My friend Evelyn e-mailed the above picture to me following a recent snowstorm in Richmond, Virginia. The city pretty much closed up from their five-inch snowfall, and she enjoyed a day off from the law office where she works. She … Continue reading →

The past two days when it rained – the regular variety and the frozen precip, the weather folks were spot on, so yesterday when they all concurred there would be a wintry mix this morning, I decided that I’d lose … Continue reading →

Today’s blog post was churning around in my brain yesterday and I originally intended to entitle it “Fitz-n–startz” because it seems to me that since I resumed my walking regimen, the marching ventures in this month of March have mostly … Continue reading →

Today’s walk took me past Memorial Park where I watched two boys romping with a German Shepherd over the brownish frozen grass of the two-block-long grounds. The trio were running back and forth and the dog was trying its best … Continue reading →

To me, today felt more like the first day of Spring. On the heels of our ugly Winter, Spring hasn’t even gotten into the formative stage yet. The grass is still ugly and brown and full of the Winter’s worth … Continue reading →