Author Archives: Linda Schaub

Today I trekked three-miles roundtrip to Meijer to pick up fresh produce which I packed into my schlep bag and my shoulder is feeling it tonight as I write this post. For years I carried a purse and a tote … Continue reading →

Another peaceful promenade in Council Point Park this morning. I was up at 5:30 a.m. doing household chores so I deemed I’d earned my “me time” and thus headed out at 8:00 a.m. for a walk. I use the word … Continue reading →

Who went missing you ask? Answer: my feathered friends. The Ecorse Creek on the borderline of Lincoln Park and Wyandotte is now devoid of mallard ducks and Canada geese. In 2012, when I first began my walking regimen, my favorite … Continue reading →

Ahhhh, breathe in deep and experience the sweet smell of lilacs in May. I imagine it must be just heavenly at the annual Lilac Festival at Mackinac Island. During today’s walk it seemed that every corner lot I passed lilac … Continue reading →

Michigan weather this week is definitely bi-polar. Monday at 8:00 a.m. when I went outside to take the blanket off my Dwarf Japanese Weeping Maple it was a frosty 32 degrees. Teeth chattering and hands freezing, I went back to … Continue reading →

Earlier today I was out and about with a bout of repeated sneezing that actually took my breath away.  I decided to walk to the Lincoln Park Post Office to mail some cards – mind you, I could have gone … Continue reading →

Linda’s terminology for the first really warm Spring day when you realize you left the house with too many clothes on and have to shed some of them. I rode the bus for decades and I was never without my … Continue reading →

Another beautiful day dawned and I was out the door by 9:00 a.m. and headed to Council Point Park for my walk around the perimeter path. I am convinced that this haven of water, brush, trees and a little bit … Continue reading →

What a glorious morning for my 3 ¼ mile walk today. It seemed the whole world woke up early and decided to get out of the house and celebrate this beautiful day. It seems hard to believe a mere two … Continue reading →

Yellow, yellow everywhere. In my clothes and in my hair. Pollen flying from all the trees. Making me just sneeze and sneeze. —–Linda Schaub (2013) Well a little Ogden Nash-like poem there – nothing fancy. Yellow is the word of … Continue reading →