Author Archives: Linda Schaub

After two weeks of fits and starts and trying to get out for a walk, I set out on what finally felt, and looked, like a Spring morning. Green was everywhere – the grass greened up (too much and now … Continue reading →

Is this a word?  Or is it a description that best describes how I feel these days?  I am upset that it has been nearly a fortnight since I enjoyed a long walk … and ten days since I wrote … Continue reading →

“It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents” – everyone has heard this famous phrase from the 18th century novel “Paul Clifford”.   I associate it more with Snoopy who pecks out that sentence while sitting at … Continue reading →

Ever-present errands, miscellaneous and sundry things to do and even erratic weather all tap into “walking time”… well, they said it would rain this morning and it didn’t, so off I went to the allergist, Good Shepherd Church for my … Continue reading →

Raining cats and dogs right now. Time to build an ark because rain is predicted over the next four days. In fact, it won’t just be a spit here and there, but drenching rain and thunderstorms as well, or so … Continue reading →

Sometimes I saunter by a corner house at Ferris and White Streets where the double garage is a man cave.  I knew it had to be a man cave the very first time I drove by and saw the navy … Continue reading →

You can call it my sixth sense, perhaps possessing a nose for news or maybe I am just channeling my inner Angela Lansbury, but the disposition of a dilapidated bike’s owner mystifies me.  Since I’ve resumed walking, my two-mile trek … Continue reading →

DQ, a/k/a Dairy Queen, has a marquis touting their new Orange Julius flavors.  I’m thinking that a Blizzard might be the better beverage for DQ to crow about given the temps this morning.  Another brisk and blustery two-mile walk, as … Continue reading →

Yup, I have to say I couldn’t resist doing a hop, step and jump on a sidewalk during my walk today.  It seems alot of Easter chalk found its way into Easter baskets because I’ve seen rainbow-colored scribbles and scrawls … Continue reading →

Today is National Walking Day, a relatively new commemoration of this great activity. Before I laced up my walking shoes I heard the radio announcer proclaiming that a mere one hour of brisk walking will increase your life by two … Continue reading →