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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

Up on the housetop, reindeer pause …

… out jumps good old Santa Claus. Got your attention there didn’t I? Believe me, there is no sensationalism here in this blog, but maybe a wee bit of whimsy, hence my blog title. 🙂 While I do confess to … Continue reading

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A penny for your thoughts. #Wordless Wednesday #No way lady – $5.00 or I fly! #Paparazzi – sheesh!

Wordless Wednesday – allow your photo(s) to tell the story.

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Fall waited in the wings …

… as I enjoyed one of the last lazy, hazy, crazy days of Summer. Fall would officially arrive on Saturday, September 23rd. As I flipped the page to December, the last month for “The Great Outdoors” nature calendar, with a … Continue reading

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Four and twenty Blackbirds …. (nope, more like 100!)  #Wordless Wednesday  #My eyes were running together counting them.

Wordless Wednesday – allow your photo(s) to tell the story.

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Harvest days are a done deal.

The holly days, er … the holiday season has arrived. Now, I’ll admit I’m a wee bit late reporting on a walk taken at the Gourdgeous Gourds Party since those gourds had their swan song a while ago. There were … Continue reading

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Wait, what? Please define “Holiday Bird” for us …

… ‘cuz we’re dressed in our best bib and tucker and here to enjoy the holiday meal. Happy Thanksgiving to all American bloggers!

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Bye-bye, gotta fly to Grandma’s house! #Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday – allow your photo(s) to tell the story.

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Great expectations and gratitude.

It has been a long time since I attended a holiday gathering with family and friends to break bread and engage in camaraderie and conversation. And, just like most holiday gatherings, there were always great expectations, not necessarily for the … Continue reading

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I was in luck: a Wood Duck in the muck! #Wordless Wednesday #I’m a Dr. Seuss wannabee.

Wordless Wednesday – allow your photo(s) to tell the story.

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Swan song at the Marsh.

Lately I’ve regaled you with images of colorful leaves and there will be a few more posts brimming with lovely leaves down the pipeline. But for now, frost and rain have diminished the vivid colors of most of that Fall … Continue reading

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