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About Linda Schaub

This is my first blog and I enjoy writing each post immensely. I started a walking regimen in 2011 and in 2013 I decided to create a blog as a means of memorializing the people, places and things seen on my daily walks. I have always enjoyed people watching, so my blog is peppered with folks I meet or reflections of characters I have known through the years. Often something piques my interest, or evokes a pleasant memory from my memory bank, so this becomes a “slice o’ life” blog post. I respect and appreciate nature and my interactions with Mother Nature’s gifts is also a common theme. Sometimes the most-ordinary items become fodder for points to ponder over and touch upon. I retired in March 2024 after a career in the legal field. I was a legal secretary for almost 45 years, primarily working in downtown Detroit, then working from my home. I graduated from Wayne State University with a degree in Mass Communications (print journalism) in 1978, though I’ve never worked in that field. I would like to think this blog is the writer in me finally emerging!! Walking and writing have met, shaken hands and the creative juices are flowing in Walkin’, Writin’, Wit & Whimsy. I hope you think so too. - Linda Schaub

Pausing to reflect and remember …

… as we near Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11th, that special day to pay tribute to all members who served in the military, both living and dead. This was the 8th and final year for the event called “Running to … Continue reading →

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Straw poll: which scarecrow is your favorite? #Wordless Wednesday

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A “Walktober” to savor ….

I’d give a resounding 10-4 to this meander that was taken on October 4th. There was a subtle hint of color for some of the trees, whereas the many Maples were already getting their glow-on, as you see above. My … Continue reading →

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Da Bones Brothers #Wordless Wednesday #Roamin’ Holiday! #Too many Bloody Marys = asleep at the wheel!

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Spooky vibes as we slide toward Halloween ….

Halloween was on my mind when I hustled up to Heritage Park the day after this event was held there. Every year I think that it might be fun to attend, but I wanted to get a flavor for Fall … Continue reading →

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When beauty is unmarred by imperfection. #Wordless Wednesday #End-of-Summer tears and tatters on an Eyed-Brown Butterfly.

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“Wild Horses” …

… was blaring from someone’s car speaker just as I neared Memorial Park. I swiveled my head at the wrong time and just missed a lime green VW bus with peace symbols all over it as it zoomed by me. … Continue reading →

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Harvest vibes! #Wordless Wednesday

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When a walk goes afowl, er … afoul.

It was a gorgeous Summer day, the third in a string of days that felt like the Summers I’d grown up with … the Summer days I dreamed about enjoying once I was retired and 100% of my time was … Continue reading →

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A feather, a flower … but where’s the frog? #Wordless Wednesday #Pond Lily

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