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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

Feeding Frenzy. #Wordless Wednesday #Feelin’ Ducky!

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

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Got grub?

I know the phrase “Kodak Moment” will sail right over your head unless you’re of a certain age. I’m sure many of you have never had the occasion to use a Kodak camera or film, let alone sent your roll … Continue reading

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Holiday goodwill gives way to grouchiness. #Wordless Wednesday #Hey, that’s my spot! #Grrr! #Seagull shenanigans

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

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Muddling through 2020.

Hmm – four days into the new year and just one walk taken. The squirrels are no doubt fitful, looking at one another and asking “is Linda coming back?” I am hopeful for a Park excursion this morning. We had … Continue reading

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Let’s give 2020 the boot, shall we?

After lots of fits and starts, in a year like no other, I am happy to tell you I am closing out the year with 1,320 miles/2,124 kilometers walked in 2020. That is 65 miles/104 kilometers over and above my … Continue reading

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On the rocks. #Wordless Wednesday #2021 countdown

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

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Hmm – does that fur coat REALLY keep you warm?

Winter had still not arrived on the day I took this walk at Council Point Park. But you could have fooled me – it was gray, gloomy and very cold. This was Saturday, December 19th and I’d not been to … Continue reading

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It won’t be long now …

We’ve all gathered together to send some holiday cheer.We sure need it after 2020 – whew, what a horrible year! Today Linda told us that we must look extra cute.‘Cuz tonight we await the big man in the red suit. … Continue reading

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Fluff hopes for some mistletoe magic. #Wordless Wednesday

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Embracing the four seasons at Council Point Park.

The Winter Solstice arrives today at 5:02 a.m., just as this post is publishing. As my long-time followers know, Winter is my least-favorite season. I dislike driving in the ice and snow just as much as I dislike walking in … Continue reading

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