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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

Woodpeckers.

I left early this morning to get a walk in before the sun was high in the sky and caused me to swelter. The kids are now out of school for the Summer so less people and traffic around made … Continue reading →

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Snippets.

Well the weather forecasters predicted a gully washer last night and again this morning. I got up early anyway and did my housework that had languished since last weekend. Unfortunately, the weatherman only got the forecast half-right and when I … Continue reading →

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Twittersphere.

The word “Twittersphere” has finally migrated from “The Urban Dictionary” to “The Oxford English Dictionary” and I had to laugh when I heard that story on the news yesterday. Social media has taken the world by storm and now, even … Continue reading →

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Dribblin’.

Nope, this is not a post about the ongoing NBA playoffs. I’m not a basketball fan, or a sports fan of any type, for that matter. This is more like an “ode to a peach” (smile). This morning I had … Continue reading →

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Grateful.

Much earlier today I was peering out the window at the teeming rain and willing it to stop so I could go for a walk. The torrential stream finally abated, but the spigot continued to trickle so I made a … Continue reading →

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Cwazy.

An uncomfortable muggy and warmish walk this morning but I got ‘er done and 2 ½ miles under my belt. When I opened the screen door, this monstrous rabbit jumped out in front of the door and fairly flew under … Continue reading →

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Hourglass.

I almost didn’t walk today as I knew the ninety percent humidity would make it oppressive and clammy from the all-day rain yesterday, but wanting that energized feeling that I get from my walks, I trudged out anyway. I neared … Continue reading →

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Creaking.

Well, I’m creaking along on this Monday morning and feeling every bit my 57 years of age. Perhaps I am like those weekend warriors who try to cram too many sports or too much yard work into the roughly 60 … Continue reading →

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Housework.

I’ll borrow Scarlett O’Hara’s famous line from “Gone With The Wind” which sums up my motto about housework: “I’ll think about that tomorrow – tomorrow is another day” – I love that line!!! My mom was a much more fastidious … Continue reading →

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Quackin’ …

… me up. I woke up early and was out the door in record time to arrive at Council Point Park before the Ecorse Creek cleaning crew volunteers arrived at 9:00 a.m. While walking the Park perimeter and deep in … Continue reading →

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