Author Archives: Linda Schaub

Very early this morning, the weather forecasters were all aflutter about Tuesday’s potentially record-breaking, 90-plus temps. Also on the a.m. weather agenda was impending sprinkles destined to arrive Downriver about the same time I’d embark on my walk. Sigh. So, … Continue reading →

Today is Grandparents Day. Essentially this is a Hallmark holiday started in 1978 by Jimmy Carter to honor our grandparents and it always falls on the first Sunday after Labor Day. Back in ’78, my grandmother was surprised when she … Continue reading →

Hooray! It is finally apple time and I hear 2013 promises to be a bumper crop for Michigan apples. This morning it was cool and refreshing – perfect for a trip to the cider mill for warm donuts and just-pressed … Continue reading →

Still another glorious morning – how very fortunate we are. It is too bad these beautiful weather days weren’t here last weekend for the long holiday. I walked along Fort Street this morning and saw several groups of kids trudging … Continue reading →

What an absolutely gorgeous morning, just picture perfect for a walk. Like Julie Andrews’ song “I Could Have Danced All Night” … well, I could have just kept walking and walking. While enroute to the Park, I saw a beautiful … Continue reading →

There he sat, chin cupped in his hand, while looking dejectly at the ground. From a few houses away, he looked like a clothed version of Rodin’s “The Thinker”. He was sitting there the entire time I walked down the … Continue reading →

There was alot of extra traffic this morning as everyone was bustling about; the need for speed was evident until everyone settles into the daily routine now that school has resumed. There were alot of big ol’ yellow school busses … Continue reading →

I headed out early and though the humidity (ugh) was still around, the slight breeze made it feel cooler than the last few mornings. I was walking along, minding my own business, when all of a sudden the smell of … Continue reading →

While walking, I often pass by a corner lot with a sizeable veggie garden out back. During the course of the Summer, I have watched the tiny plants morph into huge vegetables. It has been interesting to gauge the progress … Continue reading →

Enroute to Council Point Park, I pass a house that has a retro-looking Dutch girl standing all alone in her klompen in a backyard flower garden. I can’t help but wonder what happened to her counter-part? I know it sounds … Continue reading →