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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

Seems like we’re still ducking those pesky raindrops …

The rain is slated to make another appearance later today. I believe we’ve had rain every day this week. In that 24-hour period from Tuesday through Wednesday night we logged 2 ¼ inches of rain and I was ready to … Continue reading →

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Walking with worms.

This morning I went walking with the worms. Well, first let me clarify – it isn’t as if I invited a worm, or two, or three to join me in a walk on a dreary, drab, misty, rather murky-looking morning … Continue reading →

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Ugh! Bemoaning the muggies.

It was not so very long ago that we were chugging along in our chukka boots or sporting our fleece-lined Uggs, and now suddenly we are barefoot and wearing minimal clothes. Well Summer is just around the corner, arriving this … Continue reading →

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Ramblin’, gamblin’ woman.

My posts are often related to the weather, because weather is often the decisive factor to determine whether or not a walk will be taken and how far to stray from home. Will it be hot? Cold? Sunny? Rainy? Sigh … Continue reading →

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All agog to break bread with Dad.

What’s good for the goose is good for the gander, so since we honored Mother’s Day, we must also fête our fathers as well on their special day. It appears this is what you do in the avian world as … Continue reading →

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Freaky Friday and perplexed by the Park bench.

It’s Friday the 13th plus there’s a full moon tonight. Not only that, it is technically a “Super Full Moon”, a celestial rarity which won’t happen again for 35 years, so best get thee to the window or outside after … Continue reading →

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Wait just a cotton-picking minute …

It was a little on the steamy side when I departed for my walk this morning – yep, just hot and humid like a Summer day. I was wearing a cap-sleeved cotton shirt and still felt clammy. There were no … Continue reading →

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“Trail mix”.

Every day is a new experience when I go for a walk and I hope my near-daily vignettes of life from sidewalk level make you feel like you are travellin’ the trail right alongside me. There are always people, places … Continue reading →

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The goslings are now teenagers!

I was glad to be back at the Park this morning after yesterday’s rain ruined my morning walk. I left the house in shirtsleeves, since, during the last three outings, I shucked my sweater on the first loop. Well, that … Continue reading →

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A goal and a foal …

Well, I’m not a member of the horsey set, but, if you follow this blog, you know I am an animal lover and a bleeding heart when it comes to critters. In fact, probably not even my closest friends know … Continue reading →

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