Author Archives: Linda Schaub

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

R-E-F-R-E-S-H!

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Linda Schaub

Forget the R-E-S-P-E-C-T that Aretha sings about … I was ready to launch into song myself, right along with the many songbirds that dotted the canopy of trees along Emmons Boulevard as I set out on my walk today. Why? … Continue reading →

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Well, I officially retired …

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Linda Schaub

… my old pair of walking shoes this morning, much as I hated to do so. But, it was time and the big hole in the sole looked something like that large gaping pothole that keeps opening up on the … Continue reading →

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Friend or foe? Who comes here?

Posted on July 11, 2015 by Linda Schaub

This morning was just perfect for me. It was the kind of weather that you and I dreamed about all during the long, cold Winter and chilly Spring. I was up early, dressed and out the door, packing my camera … Continue reading →

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Catching some ZZZZZs and snagging some sea creatures.

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Linda Schaub

Well, the weather folks were touting this rainy Thursday and we got it. It is still drizzling out there. I figured it was safe to set the alarm for later as there’d be no walk for me this morning. I … Continue reading →

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A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Linda Schaub

And neither did I … as to walking anyway. This morning I headed out early for a long trek, eager to get out into this excellent walking weather, which was 100% better than yesterday’s humidity. I am loving this coolish … Continue reading →

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Knotty but nice …

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Linda Schaub

This morning, while my boss Robb made his 240-mile trek back from the family cabin in Georgian Bay, I was wending my way through Wyandotte, via Emmons Boulevard to the River … and back home again. Yesterday I spent five … Continue reading →

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It was a perfect morning to go fourth …

Posted on July 4, 2015 by Linda Schaub

We’ve been blessed with beautiful weather thus far this long weekend and you’ll hear no complaints from me about the sunny skies, lack of humidity and coolish temps. I was up and at ‘em early with a firecracker start as … Continue reading →

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Some Friday frog frivolity.

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Linda Schaub

When I stepped out the door this morning to leave on my walk, it was downright chilly. I glanced over at my neighbor Marge’s big thermometer and it was a double nickel degrees … 55 on the 3rd of July! … Continue reading →

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A green thumb(s up.)

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Linda Schaub

I had counted on a walk today, and, just as I silenced the alarm next to my bed, the still of the morn was interrupted by a long rumble of thunder. I sighed, and would have rolled my eyes had … Continue reading →

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Tuesday musings – Time flies.

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Linda Schaub

Time is on my mind this morning as we prepare to turn the calendar page to the second half of 2015. There is also much chatter about today’s “Leap Second” and the question of how to spend that extra second … Continue reading →

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