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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

Hope this wasn’t you?!

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Linda Schaub

Old-fashioned holiday shopping is now so yesterday, isn’t it? For years, you just went out to a shopping center, later called “the mall”, or to your favorite, stand-alone retail store. Shopping might have been done with your credit card sometime … Continue reading →

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Slip slidin’ away on Turkey Day.

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Linda Schaub

In keeping with the “bird theme” that is so important to the whole ambiance of Turkey Day, I am reminded by my Mom’s admonishments throughout my formative years, to wit: “don’t count your chickens before they are hatched” … yup, … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving blessings to one and all…

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Linda Schaub
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Wind & Cold = Walk Busters!

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Linda Schaub

Blustery 25 mph winds and glacial air finally took its toll on me. I mustered a petite promenade and didn’t even make it to Council Point Park where the vast open spaces in some places make you a sitting duck … Continue reading →

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The faithful.

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Linda Schaub

It was overcast and took forever to lighten up this morning. When I finally left the house I was happy to go back inside to retrieve a lightweight coat since it was only half as harsh as yesterday; in fact … Continue reading →

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Gotcha! The wily wind grabs and doesn’t let go.

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Linda Schaub

Another blustery morning – brrrrrrrrrrrr. The temps and wind chill were wicked when I departed the house and the wind was howling at nearly 20 mph. It is garbage day in the neighborhood and the last week of yard waste … Continue reading →

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All bundled up for a Sunday stroll.

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Linda Schaub

Once again I waited for the sun to shine brightly before taking off for Council Point Park. I also thought it might lessen a chance encounter with black ice on the Park perimeter path. Listening to the meteorologist from The … Continue reading →

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A blustery and brutal November (not January) day!

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Linda Schaub

Well, my first mistake was thinking that I’d wait until the sun was high in the sky and maybe it might be a little warmer. Not so much, because when I left the house at 9:30 this morning the temps … Continue reading →

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Hands over hearts.

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Linda Schaub

Today dawned with misty fog and heavy cloud cover and would be best described as gloomy. The weather matches the glum mood of those old enough to pause, remember and reflect about the tragedy on that fateful day in Dallas … Continue reading →

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Handy-dandy Turkey Day décor.

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Linda Schaub

Whew! Thanksgiving Day is certainly creeping up; now it is just a week from today. It seems as if I was just musing over all the harvest décor that suddenly cropped up right after the Labor Day holiday. In my … Continue reading →

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