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

Dreary and drizzling.

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Linda Schaub

WWJ’s meteorologist defined today as “just plain yucky” throwing away more scientific terminology to describe our dismal weather. It’s not even “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs”; it is just plain soggy and wet. The weather put a kibosh on … Continue reading →

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Quit houndin’ me!

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Linda Schaub

Depending on what trek I take when I walk, I pass a corner yard with several huge signs with the caveat “beware of dog” yet, as the days, weeks and months passed, I’d yet to see or hear this beast. … Continue reading →

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Thinkin’ that the proverbial frost on the pumpkin is on its way.

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Linda Schaub

Well, it sure was brrrrrrrrrrrrisk this morning and that’s putting it mildly. I’m reluctant to concede that today’s weather is a harbinger of what lies ahead. Because Robb was out of the office most of the day, I piddled along … Continue reading →

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Tick-tock, tick-tock … just muddling along.

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Linda Schaub

Am I the only one counting down the days ‘til the time change? It is November 3rd when we “fall back”, but it is not soon enough for me. On November 3rd the sun will rise at 7:08 a.m. plus … Continue reading →

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What? You’re blaming me?

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Linda Schaub

Squirrels are little buggers sometimes. I was walking this morning and came upon a squirrel … well, the hind end of a squirrel with his big, fuzzy tail flared out making the rotund gourd look like it had donned a … Continue reading →

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Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice …

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Linda Schaub

Today is Columbus Day and Canadian Thanksgiving. I’ve lived here for 47 years but I am still a Canadian citizen, and though I am just as Americanized as you, I simply cannot ignore my homeland’s Thanksgiving Day. Dinner certainly will … Continue reading →

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Lions and Tigers and ME. Oh my!

Posted on October 13, 2013 by Linda Schaub

We study and analyze the stats of our local sports teams to death. It is too early in the season to make playoff predictions for the Wings, and the Pistons are still in pre-season play. But, how about those Lions … Continue reading →

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Reflections Of My Life.

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Linda Schaub

Sunup was early and so was I, so off I dashed out the door at 7:40 a.m. to my usual stomping grounds, Council Point Park. Enroute to the Park, as I cut through the subdivisions, a few people were sitting … Continue reading →

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I got all my ducks in a row today…

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Linda Schaub

Feelin’ ducky after my trip to Council Point Park this morning. It was reminiscent of many hours spent tossing chunks of bread to my feathered friends at the water’s edge in High Park, Toronto when I was very young. Esteemed … Continue reading →

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Walk on the wild side.

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Linda Schaub

I glanced at the clock as I stood impatiently tapping my foot, fully dressed and ready to go. I crept out the side door just as the sun burst through the clouds, which, up to 7:45 a.m., had been throwing … Continue reading →

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