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

Desperately seeking warmth …

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Linda Schaub

I climbed into bed last night, glad to slide between and snuggle down into the warm blankets. I think my thermal windows are showing their age as there are terrible drafts the last couple of years, even when the weather … Continue reading →

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We’re in the Deep Freeze.

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Linda Schaub

Everyone knows Frosty the Snowman finds it scary when the thermometer is red, but you and I wouldn’t mind if that happened right now. Frosty isn’t going to need to slip into the freezer to stay intact … not today … Continue reading →

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Don’t wallop the weatherman …

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Linda Schaub

…even though you may feel like it! He’s merely the messenger. I’ve heard and read predictions of at least one foot of snow, and maybe up to 16 inches before all is said and done … it is non-stop snow … Continue reading →

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A mile and a smile.

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Linda Schaub

Of course the adage “the calm before the storm” has been bandied about by the news media today as sound bites or pictures show shoppers stocking up on supplies or gassing up the car, then going home to hunker down … Continue reading →

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“Cuddle Alert”

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Linda Schaub

Well I wish I had been clever enough to coin the phrase “cuddle alert” when the weather here in Michigan has been brutally cold. Good old WDIV meteorologist Chuck Gaidica has used that phrase to advise us of forthcoming frosty … Continue reading →

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A warm wool wrap on a bone-chilling day.

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Linda Schaub

I think someone ticked off Mother Nature. Admittedly, the ambiance of the freshly fallen snow on Christmas Day was nice, but now the non-stop snow has worn out its welcome. Late into Wednesday evening and all day today, even the … Continue reading →

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Snow daze.

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Linda Schaub

It’s okay to turn off the snow-making machine now because I think we’ve had enough white stuff already. Luckily, not that many people had to go to work today, so they were spared the angst of driving around in this … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year!

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Linda Schaub

Best wishes for a happy and healthy 2014… Cheers!

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Out with the old; in with the new…

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Linda Schaub

Halfway around the world the new year has already settled in and people by now are sound asleep after a night, and perhaps early morning, of merriment. For years and years I stayed up with my parents to ring in … Continue reading →

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Time’s a tickin’ …

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Linda Schaub

All too soon, 2013 will be over and a brand-new year with a clean slate will be upon us. It’s time to think about our resolutions for the coming year. I can’t say that I have any … not that … Continue reading →

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