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

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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Takin’ a pause for the cause.

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Linda Schaub

As I started along the perimeter path at Council Point Park this morning, I could not help but notice that the path was a plethora of wet doggie paw prints. Nearby, the light glaze of frost had been stepped on, … Continue reading →

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The wild, wicked wind left its calling card.

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Linda Schaub

I left early this morning for a walk preceded by a quick trip around the house to inspect for any storm or wind-related damage, and thankfully there was none. Our neighborhood looked, for the most part, to be unscathed by … Continue reading →

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Whoosh! Wait … is that Dorothy and Toto?

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Linda Schaub

I didn’t even attempt a walk this morning with winds gusting well over 35 mph when I got up. But you’ll hear no grumbling on my part since walking seems inconsequential; I’m only too glad that I didn’t lose power … Continue reading →

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The Rain, The Park and Other Things.

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Linda Schaub

Well I really didn’t intend to go to Council Point Park this morning since an all-morning rain was in the forecast. Believing the meteorologists, last night I didn’t even set the alarm deciding to sleep in and do some much-needed … Continue reading →

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The leaves are free falling.

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Linda Schaub

This morning, as I scuffed through the massive piles of leaves that littered the sidewalks while I made my way to the Park, I figured most homeowners would be scrambling around later today trying to contain them. Our City’s yard … Continue reading →

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Heads up dear friends!

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Linda Schaub

The sun was up early and so I hit the ground runnin’ on this mild, mid-November morn. Destination: Council Point Park. The hunters also were early risers and they gathered en masse at the crack of dawn in search of … Continue reading →

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Food just ain’t fun anymore.

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Linda Schaub

The last few years I’ve been on a bit of a health kick. The better-eating regimen, plus my annual sacrificing of a favorite food for Lent, then just giving up that treat permanently, has left me with a healthy, but … Continue reading →

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Dribs and drabs and dabs all over.

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Linda Schaub

I really must confess that it was oh-so-tempting to stay curled up in the confines of my comfy bed and perhaps skip the frosty walk this morning. It is not as if the below-average temps, which hovered at 21 degrees, … Continue reading →

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