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TWO QUIRKS, A CONSIDERATION, AND A QUANDARY – a.k.a. Peculiar Pandemic Ponderings
THE QUIRKS: My husband surprised me with blueberry pancakes for breakfast today, and for the first time ever, I noticed that I eat my pancakes in measured quadrants reminiscent of PHI, the law of divine proportion. Later, I nibbled on … Continue reading
Posted in ADVENTURES, HUMOR, VIEW FROM MY SOAP BOX
Tagged #coviditis, adventure of a coffee bean, COVID 19 contemplations, D.G.Lambo, Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner, Donna Lambo-Weidner, law of divine proportion, life cycle of a coffee bean, oddities, phi, quirks, ruthless pirate, the golden ratio
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LEGO LOCKDOWN – THE STOWAWAYS
“Won’t you step into my spaceship,” said the spider to the fly. “Tis the speediest little spacecraft in which you’ll ever fly. It will take us to great heights, ones you’ve never reached before. Just soar up here to where … Continue reading
Posted in ADVENTURES, HUMOR, POEMS, VIGNETTE
Tagged # shelterinplace, adventure, Apollo 11 poetry, Apollo Lunar Module, D.G.Lambo, Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner, Lego Creator Apollo 11 Lunar Lander, moon landing, moon theme poetry, rhyming poetry, space travel, The Spider and the Fly by Mary Howitt
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THIS Weekend! Visit the BAY AREA BOOK FESTIVAL From Home!
Attention Book Lovers! #BayAreaBookFestival #Unbound is bringing authors and programs to the comfort and safety of your home starting May 1-3. “Our aim is to bring you a meaningful slice of literary goodness: one we hope will be a powerful … Continue reading
MOTHER LOVE – An Earth Day Tale
It’s been seven years since this story was first posted (2013). Our planet’s population has increased circa 6.5 million. Have we taken measures to better care for our Mother and ultimately ourselves? Let’s see… Sweating and belching, the young mother … Continue reading
LEGO LOCKDOWN – An Old Wife’s Tale
The rumbling stopped. The ground ceased to quake. The blaze slowed and flickered out with a sputter. While the cloud of fumes from the Saturn V rocket cleared, two masked figures stood beneath the behemoth bickering. “What do you mean, … Continue reading
TP TAILS – Laughter is the best medicine
Many of us have heard the one about the five loaves and two fishes, but what about the two rolls and one Joe Dog?
BEHIND THE SCENE – MASTERPIECE TALE No. 1: The Artist’s Daughter
Marie-Anne Carolus-Duran would rather have been sitting in a dark and musty closet ensconced in a nest of her riding instructor’s malodorous paddock boots and picking lint bobbles from her Sunday frock than posing for a portrait with Yéti. The … Continue reading
MURDER AT THE CHECKOUT – An Unsolved Mystery Resolved
BURIED ALIVE: HOLY GUACAMOLE – HOW I ATE MY WAY FROM UNDER AN AVALANCHE OF AVOCADOS SURVIVAL: ATTACK OF THE MUTANT MARS BAR *warning: article contains peanut reference I LOST 50 BAZILLION POUNDS IN 24 HOURS. YOU CAN TOO! The … Continue reading
HAPPY NEW YEAR from MY PLANET
If there were a planet between Earth and Mars that took 415 days to orbit the sun and we were blessed with living on it together, this New Year’s greeting would be on time. It would still be the evening … Continue reading
FROM MRS. HUMBUG TO YOU – A (sort of) Holiday Greeting
“‘Tis one week ’til Christmas,” resounds through the house. “And nothing’s been hung on the tree,” groans my spouse. Up go his arms in a frenzy, a near panic. “‘Twas weeks ago I dragged the box down from the attic! … Continue reading
