Author Archives: Linda Schaub

This cooler weather makes me just want to jump out of bed and get rollin’. It feels like Fall, my favorite season. My boss is out of the office for a few days, staying at the family cabin out in … Continue reading →

I rounded the corner and watched the gray-haired couple tending to the birds. The man was standing at a work bench in the garage, scooping seeds into a trio of empty feeders, while the birds lined up nearby along the … Continue reading →

Nope, I did not transpose this word. Just feeling badly for the lack of beautiful butterflies this year. Recently the Warren Pierce show featured a Lepidopterist, or expert on butterflies, who advised that the Monarch butterfly population for Mexico City, … Continue reading →

I am a creature of habit. I like my daily regimen of rising early, having breakfast and catching up on the news of the day since I went to bed. I savor each sip of coffee, ponder the day’s agenda … Continue reading →

This morning while walking down Emmons Boulevard, I strongly resisted the urge to plop down, push off and go airborne, as I walked past a mighty maple tree from which now hangs an old-fashioned swing. On the heels of my … Continue reading →

I must confess to being a “peeker” … now, that sounds better than admitting to being a “peeper”. Many years of poring over Better Homes and Gardens or Birds & Blooms has led me to look for one-of-a-kind yard art … Continue reading →

Alas, the heat wave has ridden out of here and soon will be replaced with some refreshing temps – ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. But, even if this sultry heat wave persisted until today, the Jimmy Buffet groupies, a/k/a “Parrotheads” would still be partying … Continue reading →

Yet another tempestuous weather day is in the offing, and my thoughts have been occupied with the storm’s projected arrival and potential path of destruction Murmurs of tornadic activity, or even high winds worry me – we have many old, … Continue reading →

The incessant Florida climate persists. I say this weather is for the birds. When I think of Florida, I think of several long-ago trips to visit that fair state. The landscape along the Sunshine State Parkway seemed a little barren … Continue reading →

Went for a wee walk this morning … it was just so warm and sticky out again. Oh, let’s not mince words – it was a jungle out there!! How do people ever adapt to this hot and steamy weather? … Continue reading →