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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

Befuddled.

Befuddled and fractious with our weather woes again. Yesterday’s drippy morning kept me on the inside looking out. This morning I listened to meteorologists on two different stations and both predicted foul weather was afoot – the first round was … Continue reading

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Loopy.

Now “Loopy” is not my moniker, nor is it a description of my personality. In the beginning when I started my walking regimen, every day I added an extra block to my distance walked and soon I set goals for … Continue reading

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Snippets.

When I left the house this morning it was in the 50s. I was sure if I breathed into the chill morning air, a wisp of breath vapor would be present. Once again a light pair of gloves would not … Continue reading

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Sleuthin’.

Here’s the facts – just the facts, Ma’am. It was Saturday; 0730 hours to be exact. I walked past my alma mater, Mixter Elementary School, which was shuttered at the close of the school year in 2010. The grounds were … Continue reading

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Webbing.

Well we’ve flipped a calendar page over and have thus arrived in August. We are crawling a little faster toward Fall every day; in fact, I’ve been noticing the gradual later sunrise and earlier sunset times already. I’ve never been … Continue reading

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Scribbler.

With today’s entry, my published blog posts have reached the century mark. Wow!! Well, I told myself in the beginning I’d write a blog post for every day I walked. Sometimes, I’d have errands and squeak in a small walk … Continue reading

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Bliss.

We’ve got some juxtaposition going on today folks: grass that is bright green like you see in Spring , a sky that is a brilliant blue like you see in Summer and early morning sweater weather like you see or … Continue reading

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Nurturing…

A friend of mine posted a pretty picture containing a quote on her Facebook status that said: “Nature nurtures your soul” and I just felt compelled to share these wise words with you in this blog post. Rachel has three … Continue reading

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Wondering???

In walking around Lincoln Park, sometimes I’ll venture down streets where school chums lived years ago and it gets me wondering where they are now? It’s not hard to remember where my buddies lived as I may have walked to … Continue reading

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Handprints.

While out walking this morning I had to chuckle at the artwork in front of a house on Pagel Street. There were bright blue, child-sized handprints which looked like those above, all over the sidewalk. I’ll just bet the parents … Continue reading

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