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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

Sojourn to Elizabeth Park.

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Linda Schaub

Another damp and dreary day – wherever does all this rain come from? But, while we Michiganders bemoan day after day of rain, in Montecito, California the drought has languished so long that the City has cut the allotment of … Continue reading →

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Well here comes trouble …

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Linda Schaub

It sure was dark and gloomy looking this morning when I ventured out for a walk, albeit a short one, since it took forever to lighten up. I am looking forward to the time change and “falling back” on November … Continue reading →

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It’s Canadian Thanksgiving …

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Linda Schaub

… and Columbus Day as well. There was no walk for this Canuck today since it was a soggy, drizzly early morning, so I decided to grab a little more snooze time. Instead of pumpkin pie, sleeping in was my … Continue reading →

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Well … hello there Mr. Heron.

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Linda Schaub

When I scurried out the door for my walk this morning, I quickly hurried back into the house to grab a heavier coat after the cold hit me like a ton of bricks. Yikes! The frost is not only on … Continue reading →

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Ducks on a log.

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Linda Schaub

It was a stellar Saturday weather-wise, and you’ll not hear a comment or complaint from me about the chilly temps. The sun was shining brightly when I left the house, and, as I arrived at the entrance to Council Point … Continue reading →

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Bye-bye … gotta fly.

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Linda Schaub

Another brrrrrrrrisk walk this morning. It was 41 degrees when I left the house, so I added warmer gloves. I felt like one of the ladies at the Red Hat Society as I was sporting a red knitted headband and … Continue reading →

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Mother Nature mooned us again, and …

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Linda Schaub

… she isn’t in the least red-faced about it! So, did you peer out the window, clad in your pjs, early this morning to catch a glimpse of that Blood Moon and the moon eclipse, or did you hit the … Continue reading →

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Acorns and Indian corn.

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Linda Schaub

What’s that? Did I really see a wisp of breath in the cold morning air? Well, I guess so, since it was only 43 degrees when I left the house this morning. It seems that Fall’s chilly temps arrived much … Continue reading →

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Leaf peepin’ at the Park.

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Linda Schaub

I was positive, that after the gusty winds from the past three days, all the leaves would have wriggled free from the branches and would be scattered on the grounds and trail at Council Point Park. Well, happily that wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Octobrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Linda Schaub

It was blustery and the winds were gusting mightily when I left the house this morning on my walk. I left later as I wanted to pop in at the Lincoln Park Farmer’s Market to take some pumpkin photos, but … Continue reading →

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