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

Petal potpourri, biscuits and burnt toast …

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Linda Schaub

My boss left for the U.P. today, a trip that will take him some seven or eight hours, and nearly 500 miles one way to reach his destination. Whew! Well, that’s more mileage than I’d accumulate on my car in … Continue reading →

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It was buggy and muggy on this Monday morn.

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Linda Schaub

I left early enough to head down to the foot of Emmons and Wyandotte to catch a glimpse of the Detroit River. I figured I’d beat that train that comes through around 8:20 or so … and I did. The … Continue reading →

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Your roving reporter …

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Linda Schaub

… has not been roving anywhere interesting the past couple of days. I walked and did errands on Friday morning which accounted for about two miles, and yesterday I spent the morning meandering around the aisles of Meijer, racking up … Continue reading →

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Peck, pull, slurp, burp …

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Linda Schaub

… then bop on over to a nearby puddle to gulp down some cool rainwater, so that one may feast happily upon another hapless worm. Well MY early morning was far more appetizing than the details recited above – for … Continue reading →

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Mittens, a muffler and a munchkin.

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Linda Schaub

Well, how often can you say you took a brisk walk on a crisp morning in the tail end of July? I put the furnace on before I went to bed last night, but I nudged the thermostat up this … Continue reading →

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Friends and family gather here.

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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