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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

Patience is a virtue: The Cardinal Diaries.

In the final paragraph of my May 22nd post “Learning on my Terms” I teased about discovering a Cardinal’s nest in my barberry bush. For several years I have had a pair of Cardinals bopping around the backyard. Here are … Continue reading

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Gone Fishin’.  #Wordless Wednesday  #Outsmarting the fish.

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

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Some days are diamond … some days are stone.

It’s the first Monday of a new month, so today’s calendar page is the header image. I agree with John Burroughs – I do the same thing every time I set out on a walk in a park setting. The … Continue reading

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When peanuts are the ONLY motivator. #Wordless Wednesday #Your wagon is draggin’ and it’s a short week!

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Memorial Day 2023.

Sometimes you have to write from the heart … Admittedly, just like so many other “worker bees” I am enjoying this three-day respite from the regular routine, but it is always good to take a few moments to reflect on … Continue reading

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Just Chillin’. #Wordless Wednesday #Feeling ducky!

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

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Learning on my terms.

Last week I received an e-mail – the re: line was “Hello, Dear LPHS 1973 Classmate!” and the topic was our LPHS 50th Reunion. Even though my previous RSVPs were a hard “no” it seemed the flyer attached to the … Continue reading

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Dandelion Darling. #Wordless Wednesday #Wanna share?

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

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Tempus Fugit.

Well I’ve stumbled across a few Latin phrases after 43 years in the legal biz, a few which I’ve committed to memory, but it doesn’t really impress folks much when you throw around res ipsa loquitur or ipso facto … … Continue reading

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What photo does not belong here? #Wordless Wednesday #“Ooh baby baby, it’s a wild world….”

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

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