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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

An Ode to orange –

It was another glorious Fall day today, albeit a bit blustery. Well, that wind whipping around will snatch the rest of the leaves from the trees, so I can do my raking in one fell swoop tomorrow.  I’ve really procrastinated … Continue reading →

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Each season is pleasin’.

Here in Southeast Michigan, this week of wonderful weather finds us with nothing to grouse about pertaining to Mother Nature (unless of course you got drenched while trick-or-treating on Saturday night). We’ve had three days running of record-breaking temps, blue … Continue reading →

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Tuesday trek to the tracks … and back.

Just a handful of days after Halloween and it seems nearly all vestiges of that holiday are gone. The skeletons have returned to their respective closets and the inflatable freaky and frightful characters have been replaced with cumbersome-looking, gigantic turkeys … Continue reading →

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Hurrah – Fall is regressing again!

We flipped the calendar page to a new month, and flipped the hands of the clock backward. I wish we could have skipped the former and could do more of the latter, don’t you? In the wee hours of the … Continue reading →

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You go ghoul … er girl.

It’s finally Halloween. For some homeowners, their property has been gaily decorated with freaky or frightening characters since mid-September. As I made my trek down Emmons Boulevard today, I noted many pumpkins, formerly part of harvest displays, have finally been … Continue reading →

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Wind in the willows … and everywhere else.

The wind had been raging nearly all night and the early morning as well. It followed an ugly day of torrential rain which would have been the perfect setting for Halloween; in fact, all you needed was to plop this … Continue reading →

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It was a “spook”tacular Sunday …

… just perfect for a stroll in the neighborhood, and beyond. After our soggy Saturday, I was itchin’ to get out for a long walk. This might be the very last week to view the beautiful foliage and a glance … Continue reading →

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Flower power.

It was another beautiful Fall day here in Southeast Michigan. My boss left Thursday morning to close up the cabin near Georgian Bay, Canada, and it seemed to me that it was not all that long ago he made that … Continue reading →

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Easy Rider.

Summer has kicked Fall to the curb for a spell and returned for an encore performance. In fact, before the sun faded and dusk arrived, it got to nearly 80 degrees. It sure was refreshing to head out in the … Continue reading →

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Gotcha!

That cat named “Fall” has been stalking Southeast Michigan all week … today it pounced bigtime, bringing with it beyond-brisk temps and even frost. As recently as Columbus Day, that feline was content to remain near a door wall or … Continue reading →

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