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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

Me, myself and I + one.

Today began a new era for this wanderer – I have a walking partner besides just my shadow. My friend and neighbor Marge’s daughter has just returned to Michigan after spending a year and a half in Phoenix where the … Continue reading

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I jinxed my car battery, and so …

now I have to reset the car clock again. Winter woes reached an all-time low yesterday when I went out for my daily trudge to run the car. I suited up mightily since the actual temps were in the sub-zero … Continue reading

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Pounding the pavement and pounding the keyboard …

On January 1st, I might have sagely proclaimed that I would walk more and write more in the year 2015 … but, it seems I might have been all talk, and not so much action. The walks have been infrequent … Continue reading

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A sew-sew, snow-snow SB Sunday.

The sound of snow blowers keeps looping incessantly. The brigade of blowers has infiltrated the neighborhood noises, otherwise muffled somewhat by the snow. Meanwhile the snow just keeps comin’ and comin’ like there is no tomorrow. Someone made Mother Nature … Continue reading

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Winter weary and whining again…

I’m so weary of the Winter already, and, as I write this post, we are on the cusp of a big snow event. Well, we’ve been forewarned, and, unlike the last two predicted snowstorms, this one is gonna happen. This … Continue reading

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On this cold January day I took a stroll …

… down memory lane. It was a little look back, courtesy of Facebook. I thought I’d share the experience with you for “Wayback Whensday”. For some reason I’ve been feeling rather nostalgic the last few weeks. Perhaps this nostalgia kick … Continue reading

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Changes in latitudes – changes in attitudes.

I changed my walking direction today and it made all the difference in the world. I also swapped hats. After yesterday’s headgear debacle, I opted for a knitted number that I’ve owned for eons. It is an Italian nubby texture, … Continue reading

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It’s a cold, cruel world out there …

… and I don’t just mean the temperature these days. This morning I decided to brave the cold, deal with the icy patches and get out and just clear my head … perhaps air out my brain and get the … Continue reading

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Walking in the Winter Wonderland – NOT!

When did you say the first day of Spring was? Not quite two months – well, not soon enough in my opinion. As I’m peering out the window all I see is snow … we have the “snow globe effect” … Continue reading

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These boots are made for walkin’ …

It was Day #3 of trying the various pairs of boots I rooted out from the basement the other day for the purpose of walking in the snow. The first pair – way too tight; the second pair (obviously missized) … Continue reading

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