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

Making mini milestones …

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Linda Schaub

This morning I reached and passed 300 walking miles so far for 2015. Good thing, because I was mad at myself for not reaching my self-imposed 4th of July goal of 250 miles. Though I fell short of that goal, … Continue reading →

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Bedraggled and crispy.

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Linda Schaub

I often breathe a sigh of relief that I was not born in the Victorian era as their garb would have stifled me for sure. I don’t know how those Victorian ladies survived the heat in an age of corsets, … Continue reading →

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Feelin’ tuckered out and puckered out from the heat.

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Linda Schaub

Well, it was another sweltering morning, but luckily I left early enough so that only the return trip was hot and sticky. The humidity was high and little drips and drops once again speckled the concrete where they had plopped … Continue reading →

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Pick up Sticks.

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Linda Schaub

This morning I set out as early as I could to avoid the wicked heat. Whew! Mother Nature sure kicked that humidity up a notch or two from yesterday. The dew was heavy on the lawns and the humidity was … Continue reading →

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The shady side of town.

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Linda Schaub

It looks to me like Old Mother Nature just hit the paws button on the Dog Days of Summer, because the heat and humidity, which didn’t stray too far away, has returned. I wasn’t even a block and a half … Continue reading →

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Landing on Park Place.

Posted on July 25, 2015 by Linda Schaub

Back in the day I can remember spending hours on a snowy Sunday afternoon playing Monopoly with my parents. As I recall, it was always a coup when your token landed on “Park Place” and you acquired the deed, so … Continue reading →

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Got worms?

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Linda Schaub

Still another morning walk with no perspiration or precipitation. Boy, I could really get used to this beautiful weather that we’ve had the past week, and, it is supposed to continue like this ‘til next Tuesday. It sure helps to … Continue reading →

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It is never good when …

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Linda Schaub

… you’re a block from home and you see a convoy of DTE trucks and linemen looking up at the wires overhead. Just such an event followed a wonderful walk in stellar weather this morning. When I began my trek, … Continue reading →

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Stop! Look! Listen!

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Linda Schaub

It was a beautiful morning so I set my sights on walking two loops at Council Point Park. The lure of the natural setting amidst the hustle and bustle of the City keeps me returning there as much as possible. … Continue reading →

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Woofin’ it , er … hoofin’ it.

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Linda Schaub

The Dog Days of Summer (named for the alignment of the sun and Sirius, the dog star) usually lasts about 40 days, from July 3rd to August 11th. In Michigan, they were here for a couple of days, then just … Continue reading →

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