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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

Tuesday Musings.

  It was 58 degrees when I left on my walk this morning.  I was glad for that brief respite in the unrelenting rain, which started coming down in sheets shortly after I parked myself in front of my computer … Continue reading

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Rainy days and Mondays.

I am grateful for that beautiful weather yesterday, which prompted me to take a five-mile walk and write a post with photos describing that trek, so that you, too, could join me on that journey. This week we will endure … Continue reading

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Good day sunshine.

The early morning news reported much slippin’ and slidin’ on the roads from that pesky dusting of snow, so I figured, just as I’d suspected, there would be no meanderings in the Park for me today. But, when I got … Continue reading

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How sweet it is …

No, this is not another post about delectable donuts or bonbons and blooms, but … it was just nice to get out and about on a mid-Winter day, without tippy-toeing across the treacherous ice, or shoveling mounds of snow. It … Continue reading

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Bonbons and blooms.

‘Tis the day for chocolate, hearts and flowers, and, of course, that sweet cherub known as Cupid. On the subject of love, I’m not loving the weather as my walking regimen remains halted, thanks to all this ice and snow, … Continue reading

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Tuesday Musings.

For the second day in a row, I got a reprieve from that back-breaking shoveling – yeah for that, BUT my sidewalks and driveway are now icy and treacherous.  Note to self:  do not shovel when it is “snaining” (a … Continue reading

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Reflecting and remembering …

I am Winter weary, and I’ve decided that, just like Trix cereal, snow is only fun for kids. I see no big smile on my face these days, after an intensive week of dealing with this wintry weather.  I sure … Continue reading

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SE Michigan’s Snowmageddon 2018.

It’s the day after Snowmageddon and unfortunately Mother Nature is not quite done with us yet. This was the biggest snow storm to hit SE Michigan since the Super Bowl Blizzard in 2015 where we got a foot of snow. … Continue reading

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Fire and Ice.

The torch relay is complete and the cauldron has been lit by Olympic gold medalist Yuna Kim, who even skated a little before the official lighting. So let the Winter Games begin. I used to follow figure skating competition for … Continue reading

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Tuesday Musings.

The weatherman told us that Winter is flexing its muscles.  That’s an interesting way to describe the onslaught of snow we’ve received this first week of February. Old Man Winter is not the only one flexing its muscles.  I fear … Continue reading

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