Category Archives: ADVENTURES

And So Begins My Debut Picture Book Blog Tour…

Posted on February 3, 2024 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

In the countdown to the release of my debut picture book There Are No Dragons In This Book on March 5, 2024, children’s book author Sandra Nickel invited me to tell the story behind the story that won the 2023 … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, BOOK LAUNCH, Donna Lambo-Weidner Books, EVENTS, INTERVIEWS | Tagged children's picture books about dragons, Donna Lambo-Weidner, dragons, NordSüd Verlag, NorthSouth Books, Sandra Nickeel Books, Sandra Nickel, There Are No Dragons In This Book, What Was On... | 4 Comments

3-2-1 MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

Posted on January 31, 2024 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

The 31 day countdown began on December 1, 2023. I thought I could do it…write my next blog post before the holidays. After all, twelve years ago I began blogging once a week. A few years later it reduced to … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, BOOK LAUNCH, Donna Lambo-Weidner Books, EVENTS, FAMILY, HUMOR, PONDERINGS, WRITING CHALLENGES | Tagged adventures in writing, Bologna Children's Book Fair 2024, caret, Carla Haslbauer, Donna Lambo-Weidner, Es Gibt Keine Drachen In Diesem Buch, Frankfurt Book Fair 2023, Michael Fedison, My Day With Dad by Rae Crawford, NordSüd Verlag, NorthSouth Books, schluter, The Eye-Dancers, There Are No Dragons In This Book | 11 Comments

MOMENTS OF SANITY – A Thanksgiving Day Thought

Posted on November 22, 2023 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Chile-red neon streaks the ridge line separating the sleepy mountain from the grey-washed sky With one swift brush stroke, the sun announces the start of a new day Will it be turbulent? Will it be peaceful? The curtain of … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, AWESOME PEOPLE, FAMILY, HOLIDAYS, POEMS | Tagged adoreable baby photos, adventure in mindfulness, Donna Lambo-Weidner, thanksgiving day poem, Thanksgiving Day tribute | 14 Comments

PICK YOUR POISON – A Halloween Compilation part deux

Posted on October 31, 2023 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

My broom has stalledI’m in a tizzyHalloween’s hereand I’m still busy

Posted in ADVENTURES, HOLIDAYS, HUMOR | Tagged adventures in writing, Donna Lambo-Weidner, Halloween | 6 Comments

WE ARE THE SAME ~ WE ARE DIFFERENT: A Single Sock Tale

Posted on September 28, 2023 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Ten years ago, on this site, this phenomenon had been rated OSFA, One-size-fits-all, by the International Knee-Sport-and-Leisure-Sock Association of Planetearth. Otherwise known as IKSLAP. In the public’s interest, I’ve decided to repost and promise to follow thru with the initiative … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, ANCIENT WISDOM and TEACHINGS, HUMOR, PONDERINGS, SINGLE SOCK SUNDAY, VIEW FROM MY SOAP BOX | Tagged adventure, Donna Lambo-Weidner, Single Sock Day, Single Sock Sunday, single socks, we are the same-we are different | 16 Comments

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DAYDREAM

Posted on July 31, 2023 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

While temperatures continue to climb in the northern hemisphere, one way I try to keep cool is by imagining I am in Greenland again. I swipe my brow, close my eyes, and pretend the fan oscillating at my feet is … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, ARCTIC WONDER, HUMOR, PONDERINGS, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes, VIGNETTE | Tagged A Midsummer Night's Dream, adventures in Greenland, daydreaming, dog sledding Greenland, Donna Lambo-Weidner, Donna Weidner, Ilulisaat iicefjord, Ittoqqortoormiit, summer | 6 Comments

THERE ARE NO DRAGONS IN THIS BLOG POST…

Posted on May 24, 2023 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

…there are none in THIS BOOK either. Trust me. Buy the book and you can see for yourself. It will be released in German by NordSüd Verlag (NorthSouth Books) on August 17, 2023. The English version will follow on March … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, AWESOME PEOPLE, BOOK LAUNCH, Donna Lambo-Weidner Books, EVENTS, HUMOR | Tagged adventure, adventure in writing, agent Stephen Fraser, Beth Terrill, Carla Haslbauer, Donna Lambo-Weidner, Elena Rittinghausen, Es Gibt Keine Drachen In Diesem Buch, Jennifer DeChiara Literary Agency, Naomi Wolter, NordSüd Verlag, NorthSouth Books, There Are No Dragons In This Book | 12 Comments

UN-BELIZE-ABLE

Posted on March 30, 2023 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

My inner twelve-year-old’s spirit for adventure soared a few months ago when a friend suggested I join her on a cruise. The Pirates of the Caribbean theme song immediately dropped into in my head as I envisioned the wind blowing … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, HOLIDAYS, HUMOR, ROAD TRIP | Tagged adventure, Belize, crystal cave adventure, Donna Lambo-Weidner, Holistic Holiday at Sea, Indiana Jones, MSC Cruise Divinia, Pirates of the Caribbean, sea-faring adventure, vegan cruise, zip-line adventure | 12 Comments

A VALENTINE’S DAY RUSE

Posted on February 14, 2023 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

One paper heart trimmed in frilly, white lace, One arrow, one promise of a sweet, warm embrace. Once it’s notched, drawn, and trained on a specific bullseye, Cupid first blows a kiss, and then lets it fly ~ Has my hunky cherub poked your … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, EVENTS | Tagged #bookgivingday, adventure, children's books, children's reading initiatives, Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner, Donna Lambo-Weidner, International Book Giving Day 2023, Valentine's Day | 6 Comments

WHERE THE LONE LOO LOOMS

Posted on January 31, 2023 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

After the last bout of rainfall, Black Angus dot a green Sonoma county field at the edge of the San Pablo Wildlife Refuge. A short distance further, a most curious structure looms in the vast marshland on the east side … Continue reading →