Tag Archives: Summer

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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I’m back, but …

Posted on July 4, 2019 by Linda Schaub

… they’re gone! The geese that is. More about them later. After an angst-ridden ten days, give or take a day or two, I think I’m fairly caught up here on WordPress and other social media, and things are back … Continue reading →

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Summer’s here and we’re all giddy!

Posted on June 21, 2019 by Linda Schaub

Summer officially made its debut at 11:54 a.m. here in Southeast Michigan with a bright and beautiful morning.  After countless gray, gloomy and often rainy days, the bright orb in the sky was worth taking note, as the Detroit Free … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Musings.

Posted on October 9, 2018 by Linda Schaub

Summer sure is bossy … it keeps kicking Fall to the curb. The weather has been wacky, yet I have managed to get a walk in every day, despite all the rain and fog. Saturday we had five torrential rain … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Musings.

Posted on September 18, 2018 by Linda Schaub

Summer marches on … but not for much longer.  How many days ’til Fall arrives? People may be sipping pumpkin lattes and assembling harvest décor for their front porches, but the weather here in Southeast Michigan belies the fact that Fall … Continue reading →

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Play misty for me.

Posted on September 15, 2018 by Linda Schaub

The morning was murky, with a fine mist which permeated the air which was already thick and heavy.  Today is the halfway mark for September, and unbelievably, it was 97% humidity and 70 degrees at 8:15 a.m.  It was overcast, … Continue reading →

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Sleuthin’.

Posted on September 14, 2018 by Linda Schaub

Well, despite Parker’s antics that I described in detail yesterday, I did not don a disguise after all.  Instead, the high dew points and humidity made me subtract clothing – I shed two layers and I was still warm.  Slowly, … Continue reading →

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Acting Squirrelly.

Posted on September 13, 2018 by Linda Schaub

Admittedly Parker is a squirrel, but there are some days when the moniker of “squirrelly” really fits him. Today’s post features pictures I took of my favorite Park pal yesterday.  The sun was out in full force – what a … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Musings.

Posted on September 11, 2018 by Linda Schaub

 Sunny … yet sad. After a few days of dreary and drizzly weather, today was a real winner. In the past 16 years, it seems as if it has rained on this day, or been gray and gloomy, so I … Continue reading →

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Flora and Fawna.

Posted on September 8, 2018 by Linda Schaub

Well, I was ready to head out fairly early with three options for my morning meander.  I peeked out the door to see if it really was as cloudy as the weatherman said … yup, another gray and gloomy day.  … Continue reading →

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