Category Archives: CHILDHOOD

THE SWORD IN THE LAMP

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Today, the saber wielding mad scientist from my childhood dream of becoming a heroic do-gooder has been awakened from its decades long slumber in the depths of my sub-conscious mind by a lamp. Yes, a lamp. Not the genie in … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, CHILDHOOD, HUMOR, WRITING CHALLENGES | Tagged adventure, author, blog, childhood memories, Donna Weidner, DPchallenge, Frankenstein, King Arthur, lamp, lava lamp, mad scientist, sword | 4 Comments

GOBLINS, GHOULS…and OREOS?

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

It seems to me that every year retailers begin selling their holiday wares a month earlier than they did the year before. At the rate they are going, by 2020 we’ll be spinning dreidels and decking our halls with holly … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, CHILDHOOD, HUMOR | Tagged adventure, author, blog, Candy Corn, Cookie, Donna Gwinnell Weidner, goblins and ghouls, Halloween, Maple syrup, Oreo, Thanksgiving, writer | 8 Comments

THE FORGOTTEN HERO

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Please, bare with me. No – keep your clothes on. I mean, bear with me – although, that doesn’t look quite right either, does it? What would a gargantuan, blood-n-honey-sucking, fur-ball with razor-edged teeth have to do with anything in … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, CHILDHOOD, HUMOR | Tagged adventure, blog, Donna Weidner, hero, Lassie, Lone Ranger, Mr. Ed, Roy Roger, Silver, Tonto, writer | 18 Comments

MY HERO

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Growing up, I included so many heroes in my bedtime prayers that it’s a wonder I ever got to sleep – D’Artagnan and all three Musketeers, Sinbad the Sailor, Hercules, the Scarlet Pimpernell, Zorro, most of the Knights of the Round … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, CHILDHOOD, HUMOR | Tagged adventure, Annie Oakley, blog, childhood memories, Donna Weidner, eggplant parmesan, heros, Horatio Hornblower, Joan of Arc, Robin Hood, Round Table, writer, Zorro | 7 Comments

WHILE WE’RE ON THE SUBJECT OF ASTRONAUTS…

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Now that you know how much I wanted to be an astronaut as a child, you can imagine how excited I was when I read this in our local newspaper: “Former astronaut Rusty Schweickart (the Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, CHILDHOOD, TEACHINGS FROM THE FAR NORTH | Tagged adventure, asteroid deflection, asteroids, astronaut, blog, Donna Weidner, Earth, environment, Rusty Schweickart, writer | 6 Comments

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

A musician, an artist, a doctor, a pilot? This is a question we all, as children, have been asked. Even though now we are legally and biologically adults, this is a question many of us are still seeking the answer to, … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, CHILDHOOD, HUMOR | Tagged adventure, Apollo Lunar Module, astronaut, author, blog, childhood stories, Donna Gwinnell Weidner, John Glenn, outer space, writer | 16 Comments

THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

If I had to rate holidays in order of their appeal factor, Thanksgiving would be my number one. Why? My taste buds are the first to roar in unison, because of the food, duh… Horrified at such a base answer, … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, CHILDHOOD, HOLIDAYS | Tagged blog, Cooking, Donna Weidner, family, Home, Macy's Day Parade, March of the Wooden Soldiers, memories, Thanksgiving, writer | 8 Comments

A HALLOWEEN TREAT

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

‘Tis All Hallows’ Eve and in true scary fashion, the wind is a’ howlin’ with fury and passion. The moon’s begun waning, but still lights the way, for our loved ones who’ve passed to the ‘other side’ of the bay. … Continue reading →