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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

Break out the beach wear!

It was supposed to be drizzly and foggy this morning so I figured it was a stay-at-home day. When I peeked out the door I was pleasantly surprised to discover the weather folks were wrong. You win some – you … Continue reading

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Fa la la la la, la, la, …

ha, ha. What a beautiful mid-December day we had going for us here in Southeast Michigan – you couldn’t ask for better weather if you still had holiday shopping to do, outside decorating or a festive party to attend. It … Continue reading

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Be careful what you wish for.

Wow! The West Coast is drowning in water after three years of drought-like conditions. Homeowners prayed for rain to salvage their landscaping and the farmers needed it for their crops. Well, now what Californians coveted for so long has become … Continue reading

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Often we are just polite strangers.

My parents were always adamant that their only child should be a polite little girl. I was taught to say “please” and “thank you” and “your welcome” to the extent that those responses still roll off my tongue automatically to … Continue reading

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Silver and gold.

Today it seems I have metal on the mind – some precious, some … not so much. This morning it was quite breezy and bitter cold, but I was dressed for it, so it was a good walk – not … Continue reading

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The gleeful numerologist.

If numbers are your shtick, the holiday season won’t disappoint. At any given moment, someone is counting beans or calculating something in their head, or on Google calculator – maybe even you. Store owners start crunching numbers way before Thanksgiving … Continue reading

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Christmas past, Christmas present and Christmas future.

Today was “tax-payin’ day” and it was a gloomy-looking morning, made even gloomier by writing out a check for the Winter taxes. Anticipating a long line at City Hall, I set out earlier than usual, and it was darker than … Continue reading

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Through the lens …

What a glorious morning – it was a little frosty but the sun was out. Yay for those rays! Even sunglasses would have been in order. I hadn’t walked on the path at Council Point Park since Thanksgiving, so that … Continue reading

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I’m just mad about mallards …

Mallards are mad about me. How could they not adore me? Every time I meander over to see those mallards, I toss a large bag of crumbed-up bread into the water for them. They usually congregate daily for a morning … Continue reading

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Tuesday musings.

A couple of thoughts crossed my mind today … along with a pair of favorite Christmas songs. Little Saint Nick … The local news sure was hopping today as Downtown Detroit dealt with a massive power outage, followed by the … Continue reading

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