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

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Posted on July 27, 2014 by Linda Schaub

During the past few days, porch sitting has been on my mind. On Friday, WWJ radio cited a story from “The Wall Street Journal” about how porches are making a resurgence for the first time since the 1990s. It seems … Continue reading →

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A bonus day and butterflies – it doesn’t get any better than that.

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Linda Schaub

Today was a bonus day because the weather people got it wrong, again. They ALL predicted rain in the early morn, so I went to bed without pulling the alarm and decided to sleep in. I figured it be great … Continue reading →

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Give us this day …

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Linda Schaub

…our daily bread. Well, today I returned to Council Point Park for a full-sized walk and to commune with nature a bit. In anticipation of the visit, I cleared out alot of misshapen slices or heels of bread from the … Continue reading →

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Feeling Fallish (again).

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Linda Schaub

Our weather in late 2013 and throughout 2014 has sure provided ample fodder for discussion about unusual temperatures and weather conditions. It seems as though we’ve been on a gigantic rollercoaster since Summer began … Tuesday was hot and sultry, … Continue reading →

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I went AWOL for a few days …

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Linda Schaub

Yes, AWOL – Absent Without Laughs. I haven’t cranked out a blog post since last Friday and I hope you at least missed me. Mother Nature, calf splints and work kept me from this forum. I was nearby though … … Continue reading →

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Swingin’ time.

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Linda Schaub

Another stellar weather day and I wish I could have gotten in a couple of laps down at Council Point Park, but I had to divvy up my allotted walking time with a trip to the dentist. Well, I had … Continue reading →

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Not too hot, not too cold, but just right!

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Linda Schaub

Another perfect weather day, unless of course you love your Summer scorching hot with high humidity. Not me. Today I left the house wearing a light jacket and it was shrugged off and tied around my waist about two blocks … Continue reading →

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It’s sweater weather already!

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Linda Schaub

Hey! Wait a doggone minute – here we are smack dab in the middle of the Dog Days of Summer (meteorologically speaking, from July 3rd to Aug. 11th) and when I woke up this morning, the house was downright nippy. … Continue reading →

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Raindrops keep falling on my head …

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Linda Schaub

The words to this well-known song kept bouncing around in my head this morning. I always liked that song , but the rain – not so much. In the dawn’s early light, I kept glancing out the window at the … Continue reading →

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Busy bee – well, me too!

Posted on July 12, 2014 by Linda Schaub

It was already hot and sticky when I left the house on this Saturday morn. Regretfully, I had to divvy up my a.m. agenda between a walk and yard work. I set out early to get both things accomplished, and … Continue reading →

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