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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

Oh look – it’s July already!

Well, it feels like it anyway. Unbelievably, just a week ago, we collectively worried about covering our flowers and hoping that a hard freeze would not wipe out the blossoms on the magnolia bushes and trees. The apple and cherry … Continue reading

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Photographs and memories …

Well I’m glad I enjoyed all those warm and fuzzy moments at Council Point Park yesterday, because there were zero doses of cuteness today. And, speaking of warm moments, the weather was not as stellar as Saturday. When I left … Continue reading

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Yes sir, that’s my baby!

It was peaceful and quiet when I slipped out the door this morning … just pure bliss. A treeful of birds warbled daintily, filling the air with their sweet song, and there was absolutely NO street noise. I intended to … Continue reading

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Tuesday Musings.

As we creep closer to Mother’s Day, Mom is certainly on our collective minds, whether one must recollect Mom via cherished memories or photographs, or, if you’re lucky, Mom is reachable simply by calling, texting or visiting that woman who … Continue reading

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Goose eggs = 0; Goslings = 5!

That’s the facts folks … I’ve been walking through Council Point Park the past week or so, looking left and right for nests where the Canada Geese might be sitting on their eggs. About a month ago, I searched the … Continue reading

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Rocky Road.

Brrrrrrr. This morning dawned brisk and bright, so that forecast was all I needed to set off on a walk.  Thank goodness the rain has finally departed, probably all week the weather folks say. Yesterday was devoted to errands and … Continue reading

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Tuesday Musings.

Our weather of late has been for the birds and that does not apply only to ducks. I’m not merely using the derogatory expression “for the birds” because often birds embrace this rainy weather. Of course, after a big rain … Continue reading

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Ain’t life just ducky sometimes!

Oh, those April showers – it sure has been a rainy month. Last weekend we were lucky to escape a soggy Saturday and Sunday, but this weekend, not so much.  I may eke out a walk tomorrow morning, so will … Continue reading

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Tuesday Musings.

For years, my morning was not complete if I missed broadcaster Paul Harvey’s daily human interest feature called “The Rest of the Story”. Mr. Harvey’s unique delivery, and the content of those newsy and informational tidbits, made you stop and … Continue reading

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Well, take a gander at that!

We were blessed with still another beautiful weekend day. I left later than usual, thinking I’d wait on Mr. Sun to warm things up a bit, so my fingers didn’t freeze when removing the gloves to take some photos. It … Continue reading

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