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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

Frozen lips and fingertips …

…. may be happening, but, the lack of frozen precip on sidewalks and roads makes all well in the walking world.  I’m making steady progress with only 50 more miles to go until I get to 700 miles; then I … Continue reading

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“Want to see my etchings?” …

… was the question posed yesterday by Mr. Jack Frost when I stepped outside to a landscape tinged with a light coat of ice everywhere.  “Sure” I said, so I promptly admired those intricate crystallized sketches that were on the … Continue reading

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Hail, hail the gang’s all here!

That’s right … the same gang you had at your Thanksgiving Day dinner table yesterday, were standing at the crack of dawn, noses pressed against the store windows, and umbrellas aloft to keep them dry, while waiting for the stores … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving – it’s not a “glutton-free” holiday.

Well, Thanksgiving Day started out with the pitter patter of rain, and from the cozy confines of my bed, I silently cursed that sound.  I put on my radio headphones to hear WWJ reporters discussing the parade fans who were … Continue reading

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Whatever did the Pilgrims and Indians do without Meijer?

I took advantage of this clear day to take a jaunt to Meijer.  The snow has vanished from the sidewalks and it’s beginning to warm up again.  I only needed a handful of items so I decided to do that … Continue reading

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What a difference a day makes!

The landscape in Lincoln Park, as well as most of Michigan, looks like someone with a very large paintbrush, with bristles dipped in white, went to town.  My Facebook friend Leslie posted pictures Saturday afternoon of their growing snowfall out … Continue reading

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So I “snuck” in a walk before the snow began …

Hurrah for that!  I got up early this morning, thinking that maybe I could just scurry out for a quick walk and beat the snow event that was targeted to begin at 9:00 a.m. While still in my pjs, I … Continue reading

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It’s finally time for toques and turtlenecks …

… and puffy parkas and heavy, lug-soled boots. Winter is on the horizon, but wait … it is not on the calendar for another month yet.  The weather folks are all hyped up about Winter Storm Bella that is slated … Continue reading

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The “S” word is being bandied about for this weekend …

… and it doesn’t sit right with me.  I’d be just as happy to see those new walking boots languishing in their box in the closet, rather than on my feet as I plod through the snow.  I say this … Continue reading

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Sunnyday strollin’.

There were many descriptions for this beautiful Sunday – I simply called it “Sunnyday” instead of “Sunday”, but it was also stupendous, super, spectacular – well, you get the picture.  It doesn’t get much better for mid-November in Southeast Michigan.  … Continue reading

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