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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

It’s Earth Day 2015.

Happy Earth Day Earthlings! I would like to have written that my morning stroll took in Mother Earth’s finest offerings, but instead I am writing this post between sneezes and eyes and nose running from Spring allergies.  The gusty winds … Continue reading

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It looks like Spring has taken a hike again.

Well, I took a hike too … down to Council Point Park. It was a chilly one at best. Although the last two warm and sunny days were perfect in every way, today was blustery and cold, so I was … Continue reading

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I must admit I had zoom envy.

And, it was not that I coveted a fancy-schmancy sports car like a Ferrari or a Lamborghini. Nope, not at all. What I did want though was a new digital camera with 12X zoom. There … I said it out … Continue reading

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A cast-off–your-coat-and-cast-your-cares-away-kind of day.

Today was like a breath of fresh air in this Spring which has dragged its feet … that is, until today. It was a perfect Spring day – the kind that poets crow about and painters pick to feature on … Continue reading

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Turning 59 … the tooth, er … truth hurts!

Today I turned 59 years old – well, boo hoo to that. I celebrated by having my semi-annual visit to the hygienist and dentist – how’s that for fun stuff to do on your birthday? When I scheduled the appointment … Continue reading

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Fifty Shades of Green!

Wow – there were at least fifty shades of green as I surveyed the lawns while walking around the neighborhood this morning.  This followed four days of heavy rain and two warmish weekend days. I think old Mother Nature has … Continue reading

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We were just having a gander at one another …

What a gorgeous day – warm, and the sun was out as well.  It doesn’t get any better than this.  I decided to walk down Emmons Boulevard to the Detroit River for the first time this year.  This journey caused … Continue reading

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Spring: Is there an app for that?

I awoke to the pitter patter of rain AGAIN and temps in the mid-30s.  Well, those pesky April showers are sure to be expected, but temps just above freezing?  Mother Nature’s memory has clearly gone kaput because she has forgotten … Continue reading

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It was an apple-dapple morning.

“Red-Winged Blackbird” Image and copyright by Rodney Campbell: https://www.flickr.com/photos/acrylicartist/14149643382 It was gloomy looking, but I high-tailed it out the door as soon as it was light, since rain is in the forecast for today and the next four days. It … Continue reading

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Happy Easter! It’s all about bunnies and blessings today.

“Hoppy Easter” Artwork by Maggie Rust No hopping down the bunny trail for this gal today.  Rain showers put the kibosh on this morning’s walk, so, instead I stayed curled up, content as a cat, under the covers and listened … Continue reading

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