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

Bawdy, er … body, conscious.

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Linda Schaub

Well, it’s nearly Summer, and, unless you’re really buff, you don’t want to risk looking out of shape for the world to see every time you walk out the house. Just sayin’. I had a doctor’s appointment at 10:15 today … Continue reading →

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Tadpoles to toads – a reality check.

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Linda Schaub

June is the month for dads and grads and weddings. That should provide plenty of fodder for folks on social media to yak about. As to Father’s Day, well there is not much for me to say about dads anymore … Continue reading →

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Lift and separate.

Posted on June 7, 2015 by Linda Schaub

Now, you probably just read that headline and wondered out loud – why is Linda writing about the “One and Only Wonderbra”? Maybe she is referencing the unmentionables that Caitlyn Jenner donned to create that bosomy look for her famous … Continue reading →

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We both made great strides.

Posted on June 6, 2015 by Linda Schaub

I decided to indulge myself in some extra “me time” this morning to try to master this new camera. I am struggling to get used to the “point and shoot” feature as opposed to peering at the image through the … Continue reading →

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Making tracks.

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Linda Schaub

For the third day in a row, I did not follow my feet directly past “go” and head to Council Point Park. I suspect I was still smarting over the lack of interaction with the critters and the resulting kibosh … Continue reading →

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Well, this trek wasn’t all it was quacked up to be.

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Linda Schaub

(In progress “ducks”) Artwork by Maggie Rust Today, I really didn’t know how to act … it’s been ever so long since my feet found their way to Council Point Park to travel my favorite Park path. It’s been weeks, … Continue reading →

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Diary of a Mad Gardener.

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Linda Schaub

Those who follow my blog regularly know that my favorite trek is the one to Council Point Park where, for a brief time, I can walk the perimeter path and commune with nature at the same time. Whether it is … Continue reading →

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Red, white and blue … and YOU, the grillin’ gourmand.

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Linda Schaub

Besides the obvious reason why we celebrate Memorial Day, this upcoming weekend is also the official kickoff to Summer. Here in Michigan, we always proclaim this holiday as the gateway to Summer, even if we have traipsed some 300 plus … Continue reading →

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A jack rabbit start(le).

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Linda Schaub

The fog crept in on little cat feet once again this morning. I always liked Carl Sandburg’s description of how the fog landed, stayed awhile, then just sprang away. However, the early morning fog in my neck of the woods … Continue reading →

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Forget-Me Nots are actually kinda forgettable.

Posted on May 16, 2015 by Linda Schaub

From the confines of my cozy bed, I listened to the news and debated whether to even go for a walk, on this day two of a four-day, rain-filled sogfest. The 6:00 a.m. news meteorologist reported we had 95% humidity, … Continue reading →

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