Category Archives: ADVENTURES

8 Steps to Taking Rejection in the New Year

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Originally posted on Red Said What?:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqwrUUAMrdY Four years ago I was a part-time teaching, newbie mother of two ready for more; more from the “real” me and ready to embrace a creative energy suffocated by Urb-Burb expectations, thirty-something responsibility, and motherhood.…

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SPONTANEITY, THE SPICE OF LIFE

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

If spontaneity is the spice of life, our little road trip on Sunday was a mediterranean street festival on wheels – a true feast for the tongue, delight for the nose, treat for the eye, and a joy for the spirit. The … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, ROAD TRIP, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes | Tagged 17-Mile Drive, adventure, Ann Caviness, california coast road trip, Donna Weidner, Pacific Grove Monarch Sanctuary, Pamela Livingston, San Juan Bautista | 14 Comments

THE STOWAWAY

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Three hours in, and it’s a crapshoot as to whose self-control has disintegrated faster than tissue paper kissed by a lit match. From where, oh where did that blast of vile wind spring forth? What insidious organ expelled you from its … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, HUMOR, POEMS, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes | Tagged adventure, airplane gas, Donna Weidner, fart poem, flatulence, poem | 4 Comments

ONE MORE REASON TO ‘TWAS

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

‘Twas the 6th of January, one more reason to feast, ‘Twas not only Little Christmas, but the birthday of our beast. Five years ago, she’d been placed here on earth Apparently, with intentions of spreading merriment and mirth. For why else … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, EVENTS, FAMILY, HUMOR, LUCY and JAZZIE, POEMS | Tagged 'twas poem, adventure, Donna Weidner, pet humor, pets' birthdays | 12 Comments

‘TWAS THE NIGHT OF WINTER SOLSTICE

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

‘Twas three nights before Christmas, the fifth of Hanukkah, four from Galungan, and still five ’til Kwanzaa. ‘Twas two months since Muharram and India’s festival of light, when sun snuggled down into earth’s longest night.

Posted in ADVENTURES, Essay, HOLIDAYS, POEMS, TEACHINGS FROM THE FAR NORTH | Tagged 'twas poem, adventure, author, blog, Christmas, Diwali, Donna Weidner, Galungan, Hanukkah, Happy New Year 2015, Kwanzaa, Muharram, poem, winter solstice | 10 Comments

A Sixties Family Christmas

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

While I’m away this week, I hope you’ll enjoy Tony Quarrington’s look back in time as much as I did… A Sixties Family Christmas.

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SEVEN CHICKS ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

We’re seven savvy chicks, soon to be eight. We write on one Sunday each month Over pie, peanuts, even haggis, To prompts while we sip tea and munch. Whether foul of mood or weather, we meet, Pens firing reflections onto the sheet, Heart-wrenching, gut-churning, ofttimes offbeat. … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, Essay, HUMOR, WRITING CHALLENGES | Tagged adventure, author, blog, crystal ball, Donna Weidner, The Wizard Of Oz, WRITING CHALLENGE, writing prompt, writing support group | 14 Comments

THANKS FOR THE MEMORY

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Once upon a Thanksgiving Day, the only room large enough to host the Lambo family was in my grand-parents basement that had been fitted with a second kitchen just for such occasions. The oblong, wood-panelled room sported a bar at the far end fashioned from the same panelling … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, CHILDHOOD, FAMILY, HOLIDAYS, HUMOR | Tagged adventure, blog, Donna Weidner, holiday memories, Thanksgiving Day tribute, turkey | 26 Comments

If

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

If no one sees my tears, Does it mean I do not cry?

Posted in ADVENTURES, POEMS, ROAD TRIP, TEACHINGS FROM THE FAR NORTH, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes, VIEW FROM MY SOAP BOX | Tagged adventure, climate change, Donna Weidner, Greenland, Greenland icecap, ice berg, ilulissat, poem, Russell Glacier | 14 Comments

HERE A MO, THERE A MO, EVERYWHERE A MO-MO

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

I know what you’re thinking – “It’s mooooo. Everywhere a moo-moo.” Nope. This has nothing to do with Old McDonald Had A Farm. It’s about challenges, travels, and imagination.