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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

Whew – we’re stuffed!

Thanksgiving is looking a wee bit different this year. In the past, we only had to practice social distancing from that second helping of pumpkin pie, or, perhaps our only concession was not having whipped cream on that second piece … Continue reading

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Linda called us “Butterballs” … is that bad? #Wordless Wednesday #Mirth and girth!

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

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It’s harvest thyme!

I’ve often mentioned how Autumn is my favorite time of year. I love the colors, smells and the cool and crisp weather is perfect for taking a post-Park Saturday stroll in the neighborhood. Since I began my walking regimen in … Continue reading

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Friday Frivolity.

I thought I’d dust off “Friday Frivolity” as it has been way too long and we need a smile. It’s been a few weeks of weather weirdness – we had Summer, Fall and Winter-like conditions cycling through and finally Fall … Continue reading

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Funky punkins; mischievous munchkins. #Wordless Wednesday

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

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Wow! A Canada Goose convention.

Unlike we humans in this year 2020, our fine-feathered friends, a/k/a Canada Geese, are free to congregate, break bread … er, graze, just as much as they want. They don’t follow any social distancing guidelines, and, if they decide to … Continue reading

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Ruffled feathers.

Ruffled feathers … now there’s an expression that means “to upset or offend people” … or perhaps describe a seagull with feathers all aflutter. Well, I could very easily have turned this post into a topic about discontent, because, as … Continue reading

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Veterans Day 2020. #Wordless Wednesday

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

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There are no gray days …

… when colorful leaves are still around! Over the weekend I hustled down to my favorite nature nook to get photos of what I figured would be the last of the colorful leaves. We have had September-like weather and those … Continue reading

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The squirrel whisperer.

As the days grow colder and Winter weather is on the horizon, the squirrels become desperate to create a cache for Winter. Of course, I want to help my furry friends all I can so they can gather and stash. … Continue reading

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