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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

Get your glow on …

This miserable heat wave persists, but mercifully, more seasonable temps will return in a few days. Well, hurrah for that news. I was a little conflicted this morning. While I prefer to walk when it is cooler outside, on Sundays … Continue reading →

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I have “bean” to the local farmer’s market.

At least once a year, I meander over to the Lincoln Park Farmer’s Market to check out their wares. All the local farmers converge every Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., bringing with them a wealth of freshly picked … Continue reading →

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Are you toes up this weekend?

It’s another sizzling day, with soaring humidity, thanks to all the back-to-back storms over the last 24 hours. The people who are headed to the beach, or up north to their cottages, are rejoicing about the heat and humidity – … Continue reading →

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Rah-rah-sis-boom-bah … that old college spirit.

On a sweltering hot day, interrupted by round one of what will be two rounds of volatile weather, we welcome in the college football season … U of M kicks off tonight and MSU tomorrow night. But, it hardly feels … Continue reading →

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Made in the shade.

It was another sultry morning when I left for my walk, and the atmosphere was just oppressive at 75 degrees and 90% humidity. As I headed east toward the River, I felt a wee bit of a breeze, but when … Continue reading →

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Dragonflies and devils.

September has arrived. When I listened to the tropical-sounding weather forecast before I left for my walk, I swear I thought it was August 1st and not the first day of September. I think Mother Nature flipped her calendar page … Continue reading →

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I grabbed the brass ring today, and …

… I didn’t even ride the merry-go-round. Well, I knew I was going to break that 400-mile barrier today when I set off on my walk, so I decided to just hang out close to home and scope out the … Continue reading →

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Today was muggy and buggy …

… and “sluggy” as well. What a difference a day makes. I was really enjoying that cool, pre-Fall weather and along comes the heat and humidity again. I left before it got too hot, but, I guess I didn’t leave … Continue reading →

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Fired up to get ‘er done …

It was a tad nippy once again when I headed out for my walk today.   There was not too much action going on in the streets as I made my way down to the River, so, I decided to zigzag … Continue reading →

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Brown Betty.

Still another chilly morning – in fact it was feeling quite Fallish out there. Today I wore a jacket and stopped short of donning gloves as well; for sure I wasn’t sweatin’ on my walk. These cooler mornings have me … Continue reading →

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