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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

Spring Fling.

This morning it was murky but mild, and, in the distance, way down in Wyandotte, I heard the cattle-like lowing of the foghorn’s mournful call as I walked out the door. I set out for a brief respite from the … Continue reading

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Things that go clickety-clack in the night.

Sleep was already somewhat compromised by losing an hour of precious ZZZZZZZs due to the Daylight Saving Time event, without having slumber encumbered by an annoying clicking noise deep into the night. Now, I am not usually one of those … Continue reading

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Strawberries and Slurpees.

This morning the brilliant blue sky belied the cold temps – it was only 18 degrees, but if you forgot about the cold for a few minutes, you could pretend that it was warm and sunny, even if the sun’s … Continue reading

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March gladness and crabgrass …

“Sparrow on a Cold Winter’s Day” Image and copyright by Rodney Campbell: https://www.flickr.com/photos/acrylicartist/16323571509 Spring must be just around the corner. Or … so they say. The birds are singing louder and the Scotsman with the heavy brogue who touts Scotts … Continue reading

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Raise your hand now if you’re ready for Spring.

Day after day, the weather has definitely grabbed the headlines. And Mother Nature and Old Man Winter have ganged up on us again and again. They have not discriminated on where to inflict their wrath. Nope. It doesn’t matter what … Continue reading

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I went bare for 48 hours.

Well, it wasn’t because I hibernated like a bear (though I wish I could have in those subzero temps and nearly -30 wind chills we’ve had the past few days). And … it wasn’t because I was hot and shucked … Continue reading

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Another Winter wallop – only this time, the South is sharin’ our pain.

Old Man Winter is kickin’ out the hits, more than the late DJs Gary Owens and Casey Kasem. But now the warm-weather states got a taste of Winter with ice and snow. My friend Evelyn who lives in Virginia, whom … Continue reading

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Baby, it’s cold outside!

A week of walks has gone down the drain due to the relentless cold weather. However, I have calculated that all the trips I’ve made up and down the stairs washing little loads of laundry to warm the pipes, dashing … Continue reading

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Valentine wishes and warm fuzzies.

Well, you couldn’t ask for better weather for Valentine’s Day on this frigid cold February 14th – it’s the perfect excuse to cuddle up with your main squeeze to stay warm. Maybe you’ll even go a little crazy and wear … Continue reading

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Alphabet soup.

The ideas for this post have been simmering on a back burner in my noggin for about a month now. That’s because I had decided I really should commemorate the second anniversary of my WordPress blog “Walkin’, Writin’, Wit & … Continue reading

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