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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

Tranquility.

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Linda Schaub

Today I went to church to light my June candles. I’ve not missed a single month since my mom passed away three years ago. I like to go early in the morning when no one is there – a few … Continue reading →

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Laps.

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Linda Schaub

In the spirit of yesterday’s Gran Prix on Belle Isle, I endeavored to complete a few laps of my own this morning. It was a beautiful day – only 45 degrees when I left the house at 7:15 a.m. This … Continue reading →

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Whoosh!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Linda Schaub

It’s been a long week. First, it was the rain. Then, it was the heat. Followed by the humidity. Then, I got behind at work due to shutting off my laptop each time it was storming so badly, so I … Continue reading →

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Abacus.

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Linda Schaub

Memorial Day has arrived with all of its reverence and solemnity – the first three-day holiday in 2013. What’s it all about? Patriotism and parades? Or beaches or backyard bar-b-ques? This morning I strolled through several neighborhoods and saw many … Continue reading →

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Grrrrrrrrrrr.

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Linda Schaub

It began as a low, slow, rumbling growl which was magnified by the still morn of the first day of a long weekend. Not many folks were out this morning; they either left for the north country last night or … Continue reading →

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Unscathed.

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Linda Schaub

Whew!!! Mercifully, there is no apparent post-storm damage of any sort in the yard despite that wicked wind which was rattling about on Wednesday night; really, what an ugly collection of weather days this week has been for Lincoln Park. … Continue reading →

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Eowwwwwwwwwwwwww!

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Linda Schaub

Shin splints split my stroll in half this a.m. I knew I probably overdid it this weekend, logging in about 6 ½ miles over two days, but I was all caught up in the high that walking brings. This Spring’s … Continue reading →

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Remembrances.

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Linda Schaub

Today I trekked three-miles roundtrip to Meijer to pick up fresh produce which I packed into my schlep bag and my shoulder is feeling it tonight as I write this post. For years I carried a purse and a tote … Continue reading →

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Sketchbook.

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Linda Schaub

Another peaceful promenade in Council Point Park this morning. I was up at 5:30 a.m. doing household chores so I deemed I’d earned my “me time” and thus headed out at 8:00 a.m. for a walk. I use the word … Continue reading →

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M.I.A.

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Linda Schaub

Who went missing you ask? Answer: my feathered friends. The Ecorse Creek on the borderline of Lincoln Park and Wyandotte is now devoid of mallard ducks and Canada geese. In 2012, when I first began my walking regimen, my favorite … Continue reading →

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