Author Archives: Linda Schaub

Grrrr to the grumpy groundhog who has a day named after him. We Midwesterners collectively watched and waited with bated breath to get the scoop on Phil’s prognostication about our weather for the next six weeks. Well, Phil dashed our … Continue reading →

Okay, it’s finally February, so how do we zip through the shortest month of the year rather than trudging like zombies through ever-present snow and slush, all the while shivering in our boots? Well for starters, the Groundhog’s prediction tomorrow … Continue reading →

Well, it has been an unforgettable January 2014, and a January we’d really like to forget. We were in and out of the Deep Freeze and it has been snowing like there was no tomorrow. We were colder than Anchorage, … Continue reading →

The cold is getting old and now the snow is on the way once more– a triple whammy of snow events over the next week will sock it to us again. Snow way! Of course we feel this Winter of … Continue reading →

Once again it took longer to suit up in preparation for the trip outside than the actual venture. As I stepped out the door this morning that cold air hit me like a ton of bricks. Even though I had … Continue reading →

Well, brrrr and grrrr. I was outside on this frosty morn running the car and checking around the house and was miffed to find the drain spout plugged up with ice again. I’ll sit out the week before taking further … Continue reading →

Yesterday, after I got inside the house, all cozy in my warm sweats, while wrapping my cold fingers around my mug of coffee, I could not help but feel a tad remorseful for rebuffing my furry friend with his snow-covered … Continue reading →

It was a bright and calm morning. I was lost in thought. He caught me unawares as I looked up and saw him there. It was a stare down. We didn’t take our eyes off one another lest the other … Continue reading →

Coffee is my go-to beverage in rain or shine or when it is hot or cold outside. After giving up flavored coffee creamer last year for Lent, I do confess to having a once-a-week coffee indulgence of one cup of … Continue reading →

… Baby it’s cold outside! It seems rather counter-productive to spend fifteen minutes doing some serious layering up for a five-minute foray outside, only to reverse that procedure once again in relatively short order. Of course, sometimes the unbundling process … Continue reading →