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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

Just chillin’. #Wordless Wednesday #The heat wave’s over, but now we have another one on the way – ugh!

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Peace Out! Peeking back at the Bicentennial.

In my humble opinion (and that of several others in this forum), America’s 250th birthday cannot hold a sparkler, er … candle to the fervor that surrounded the Bicentennial celebration in 1976. I’ve already regaled you with my own personal … Continue reading

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Mutual admiration. #Wordless Wednesday #Say, do you have a sister – asking for a friend?

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Buggies and blooms.

The weather was wonderful, just another day in a slew of days that were picture-perfect, coolish, humidity and rain-free, so I decided my first trip to Fair Lane in 2026 was in order. This was a long jaunt, which began … Continue reading

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Thyme waits for no one! #Wordless Wednesday #Parsley, sage and rosemary hit the snooze bar again!

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When goslings appear in triplicate!

This walk was taken on Sunday, May 3rd. I had bopped over to Council Point Park earlier in the week on my quest for goslings. I was also hopeful the few remaining Redbud trees would be blooming to add a … Continue reading

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In the limelight. #Wordless Wednesday #Great Blue Heron #Lean, mean and green!

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Spanning the seasons ….

The first day of Summer officially arrives on Sunday, June 21st, BUT, so does Father’s Day and I would be remiss in not giving a nod to all the fathers out there on their special day, (even if some of … Continue reading

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‘Twas a dovely morning. #Wordless Wednesday #Mourning Dove amidst the Cottonwood fuzz.

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Tripping down Memory Lane: 1976 style!

If you’re a longtime follower, you know I love to stir the memory pot and share some tidbits from my past from time to time.  Since beginning my blog in 2013, several times I have stepped back five decades to … Continue reading

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