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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

I’d call it serendipity …

… that led me to Council Point Park for the first time one year ago today. Now, I’d heard about the Park before that day, since the local newspaper often featured various events that took place there. In fact, in … Continue reading →

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Drippy, drizzly weather destroys sidewalk art.

This morning’s raindrops wreaked havoc with my walk – half of it anyway. I guess I’ll take the glass half-full approach and say that half of a walk is better than no walk at all. Anyway, I didn’t stray far … Continue reading →

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Two geese a’ glidin’ and another big ol’ goose egg.

Well, it wasn’t a picture-perfect day due to the cloud cover and grayish skies; it wasn’t even balmy though it is nearly the end of April. Perhaps that is why I was walking solo on the Park path this morning. … Continue reading →

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Posing for peanuts.

Well, I guess this little fella took it to heart when I suggested any further dispensing of peanuts would need to be done on a quid pro quo basis. He doesn’t speak nor understand Latin of course, and neither do … Continue reading →

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And what did you do for Mother Earth today?

Did you do your part to help erase your carbon footprint for Earth Day 2014? I intended to walk today, thus using foot power versus vehicle power, but the overnight rain and windy conditions would have spun my Springtime allergies … Continue reading →

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It’s Monday already and the weekend just zipped by …

“Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life.” ~~~Ralph Waldo Emerson “Free time” or “me time” … Continue reading →

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Hoppy Easter!

I hope that your day thus far was filled with blessings, bunnies, bonnets and much joy. I took advantage of the beautiful weather, and headed to my favorite place in the world – Council Point Park, earlier today. I stepped … Continue reading →

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Meanderin’ along on an EGG-ceptional morning.

I was up with the chickens this morning in anticipation of a long and leisurely walk at Council Point Park on a glorious Spring morning. And, speaking of chickens, while eating breakfast, I was amused by an interview on WJR … Continue reading →

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Well, this story is just for the birds …

Yesterday, at least three different weather forecasters predicted rain to start last night, continue through the overnight hours and early this morning. Once again, I fell into the bad habit of believing them. I set my alarm for later, since … Continue reading →

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If you bring bread, they will come.

The long-awaited, much-anticipated return to Council Point Park finally happened this morning. I had planned on three separate occasions to go there, and each time something came up. I decided today I was going to make it happen. I got … Continue reading →

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