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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

Meet Mama and her brood.

The first glimpses of goslings at the Park come Spring is always such a joy for me.  It’s not like the later families of Canada Geese, that share the perimeter path with us walkers over the next six weeks, will … Continue reading →

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Dandelions are dande, er … dandy.

Who has not clutched a “bouquet” of these sunny-looking “wildflowers” in a chubby fist, then presented them to Mom when you were a kid?  I think we’ve all done that at some point.  For me, it was dandelions in Springtime … Continue reading →

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I’ve been on baby watch.

Just like the Brits that awaited the newest Royal, who finally made his debut this morning, I’ve been on baby watch too, and what better time to write about it then during Mother’s Day week. As you know, while walking … Continue reading →

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SUNday Strollin’.

It was an entire day of beautiful sunshine, and, like the TV anchor quipped yesterday … it was enough to make you giddy. I decided to start my Sunday strollin’ down at the Detroit River … I figured if the … Continue reading →

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It’s “Hike Like a Girl Weekend” so …

… if the shoe, er … fins fit, why not go for it? Well, actually the concept of hiking this weekend might be better said than done.  It was a dark and stormy night … We’ve had a wicked week … Continue reading →

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Only 1,000 more miles to reach my goal!

Well, saying 1,000 more miles to go … put that way, it doesn’t seem like I’ve made much progress in my walking regimen in 2019, nor does it seem probable that I’ll reach my goal of 1,242 miles (or 2,000 … Continue reading →

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Foray to Ford Field Park.

Sigh … will I ever learn? Once again I fell under the spell of the weather forecasters, taking their respective forecasts as gospel, and planning my weekend activities around the snow and slush predictions.  But, in my defense, it was … Continue reading →

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Friday Frivolity.

And now the down side of Spring. A couple of days ago, I looked at the sunny side of life, a/k/a Spring, wherein I extolled the virtues of this season where we, in a four-season state, wait breathlessly for Mother … Continue reading →

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Topsy-Turvy Spring.

My favorite season is Fall, with Spring coming in a close second.  I love the Autumn colors and decor, the return of “pumpkin everything” and even that wee nip in the air necessitating adding extra clothing.  However, for me, Autumn … Continue reading →

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Time to stop and smell the …

… chocolate. Yup, I know you thought I was going to say roses, because, after all, it is Earth Day.  Or probably, you were wondering if you had to wade through another post about my furry friends, because, I know, … Continue reading →

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