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

Winter Solstice … Just a Snooze-a-Rama.

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Linda Schaub

Alas, Winter has arrived. You wouldn’t know it from looking outside. All the white stuff from a week ago today is fading fast and there is a flood advisory now. It’s the shortest day of the year and I made … Continue reading →

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Now bring us some figgy pudding …

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Linda Schaub

It’s been a foggy and soggy London Town kind of day, just dreary and dismal from dawn to nightfall, and sure not looking like we are finally on the cusp of Winter. Twice I made an attempt to take a … Continue reading →

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Just a big-girl wish to Santa Claus…

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Linda Schaub

Dear Santa: The time for asking for dollies has long passed, but if you could find it in your heart to bring one of your “nice” believers a new laptop for Christmas, it would be greatly appreciated. You see, my … Continue reading →

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Sweets and treats and goodies galore.

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Linda Schaub

‘Tis the season where a plethora of poundage-creating delights seemingly greet you everywhere you go, and it is no different at work. I heard a statistic that Americans gain ten pounds between Thanksgiving and the end of the year from … Continue reading →

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Something you always wanted …

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Linda Schaub

Wow, where has the time gone? It is only one week until Santa’s arrival. I came across this picture yesterday. It made me smile, as it reminded me of myself as a youngster. The look on this little girl’s face … Continue reading →

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Embracing the snow.

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Linda Schaub

More snow on the way? An additional one to three more inches of the white stuff is arriving tonight and then “real” Winter is looming large on the horizon … Saturday, to be exact. I do believe this pesky snow … Continue reading →

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All is calm, all is bright.

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Linda Schaub

Well, I just couldn’t help myself. It was a week today since I went for a walk and I needed a “fix”. I figured the snow would provide a cushion on any lingering ice on the sidewalk, and, if I … Continue reading →

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It’s our turn now.

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Linda Schaub

All across the country for the past month, we’ve read about and commiserated with those suffering the Winter weather woes in other states, so I guess we were overdue. Well, this weather looks like a blizzard, yet it can’t be … Continue reading →

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A baker’s dozen.

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Linda Schaub

The number 13, unlucky or otherwise, has resurfaced for the second time in three months on a Friday on the calendar. Well, I’m thinking I’m fairly safe today since I don’t have to leave the confines of the house – … Continue reading →

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Please Santa, I would like …

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Linda Schaub

The Big Chill persists and I slipped outside this morning to run the car – even took it out of the garage. Woo-hoo! I grabbed yesterday’s mail to read while I was idling in the driveway … just a catalogue … Continue reading →

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