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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

Hot diggity dog!!

Unfortunately, errands creep into the morning agenda sometimes, forcing me to stray off the beaten path to take care of business, usually along Fort Street. But, today I decided to sidetrack down a few streets in Southgate just to make … Continue reading

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Spring has returned …

… and I was part of the welcoming committee today. It was a beautiful morning, and, once I saw that sunshine peeking through the blinds, I was eager to get out and enjoy my walk. It was a bit breezy … Continue reading

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Tuesday musings.

Weather speak … it’s a whole new concept these days, especially after such a rainy, damp and dreary past few weeks . In fact, I think the meteorologists are trying hard not to disappoint us in their weather forecast, even … Continue reading

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Dandelions: weeds or wishes? Muskrat: rodent or romance?

It was a beautiful morning, still cold, but the sun made all the difference in the world. I saw no bundled-up bunnies, and, truthfully, I could have left a layer or two off as well, as I was warm by … Continue reading

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Let me tell you ‘bout …

… the birds, and the bees, and the flowers and the trees. They were all in Spring mode … until today.  Now they are all in disbelief about this weather, as am I.  I think this wacky weather is the … Continue reading

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T.G.I.F. – but it was Friday the 13th.

I was reluctant to even tread outside on this Friday the 13th … after all, in the last month, it seems as if everything has had a mind of its own and has been behaving badly. First, it was the … Continue reading

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Loosey-Goosies.

Sometimes you can’t win for losin’. Last weekend I went to Council Point Park hoping to get a few warm and fuzzy photos of Canada Geese and their goslings, but I saw none. Today, I was taking the car for … Continue reading

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Monikers for Mom.

It’s a spectacular Sunday … just perfect for all the moms out there. While it would have been preferable to get my miles walked in the great outdoors, I needed to go grocery shopping, so I killed two birds with … Continue reading

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Ramblin’ and amblin’ on a Saturday morn.

It was a perfect May morning, and I scurried out the door posthaste just in case those predicted storms arrived sooner rather than later. Apparently everyone else in Lincoln Park had the same idea. As I rounded the corner near … Continue reading

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A feel-good Friday …

It’s finally Friday and the weather made it a kick-up-your-heels kind of day. I decided Mother Nature definitely deserved an “atta girl”, though I may have to take it back in the coming week. The morning was just perfect, and, … Continue reading

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