Tag Archives: Heat

Will the real Summer please stand up, ‘cuz who is this imposter?

Posted on July 21, 2019 by Linda Schaub

Well, the storm blew through here, just seconds after I published yesterday’s post.  I shut off the computer and pulled its plug.  It was the fourth storm with severe potential in two days, and I am sure I was not … Continue reading →

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Made in the shade.

Posted on July 17, 2019 by Linda Schaub

I remember hearing this expression when I was a youngster – my parents would say “oh ya, they’re doin’ great – they’ve got it made in the shade now.”  I’ll bet it was an expression that a beatnik like Maynard … Continue reading →

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T.P.T.P.!!!

Posted on July 7, 2019 by Linda Schaub

When we were kids, we used this expression on hot days:  “Mom:  we’re T.P.T.P.!!!”  What is “T.P.T.P.” you ask?  Why it means “too pooped to participate!” Yes, it has been the long-awaited  holiday weekend and by mid-week the doomsayers (a/k/a … Continue reading →

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Birds of a feather …

Posted on August 18, 2018 by Linda Schaub

I’ve decided the balance of this Summer, I won’t make weekend excursion plans in advance, since rain keeps intruding.  Even though we’ve been blessed with about four weekends in a row with no rain, what is problematic are the rainy … Continue reading →

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These days, a walk in the park is …

Posted on July 4, 2018 by Linda Schaub

… NO walk in the park, as that expression goes.  I detest this hot weather, despite gritting my teeth and scowling at each shovelful of snow hefted and every ice pellet that stung my face through an overly long Winter … Continue reading →

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Too pooped to participate.

Posted on June 16, 2018 by Linda Schaub

Again our weekend weather has been a disappointment as I continue to shake my head about this decidedly weird Spring we’ve had.  Yesterday, the weather folks called for rain and several thunderstorms beginning at dawn, then off and on throughout … Continue reading →

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