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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

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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Going, going … gone. #Wordless Wednesday (Go to bed earlier!)

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

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Autumn amble.

Fall is fleeting … my favorite season that fills me with awe. I am sorry to see the leaves fluttering down to the ground, now scattered in a palette of burnished hues, those burnt oranges, rich reds, beautiful burgundies and … Continue reading →

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Hi everyone. I just want to say …

[Don’t be squirrelly … make sure you see my message which continues below] Click here please

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Strolling through the boneyard.

While roaming ‘round the ‘hood lately, I noted the themes for Halloween range from ghostly to ghastly. Each year there is one homeowner on Emmons Boulevard that devotes the entire front lawn to recreating a ghastly graveyard, complete with wacky … Continue reading →

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Zombies on a Zoom call. #Wordless Wednesday

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

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Gourds and Goranges.

See what I did there? In the interest of keeping the headline short and sweet and because I like alliteration, I combined the words “gold” and “orange” and “red” all which are colors that dominate Autumn. Outta my gourd. Over … Continue reading →

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