Category Archives: FAMILY

THE STATE OF OUR UNION, A DRESS

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

Who said time travel is impossible? James T. Kirk managed to do it in five episodes of STAR TREK. Marty McFly took us BACK TO THE FUTURE more than once. H. G. Well’s did it in print and Metro Goldwyn … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, EVENTS, FAMILY, HUMOR, WRITING CHALLENGES | Tagged adventure, author, blog, Donna Weidner, DPchallenge, humorous blogs, time travel, wedding gowns, weddings | 20 Comments

SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW…

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

That’s where you’d have found us on a recent midsummer’s Sunday. Although, since the pre-requisite tornado was off wreaking havoc somewhere else in the world, my sister, niece, a friend and I had to find another magical form of transportation to … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, CHILDHOOD, EVENTS, FAMILY, HUMOR | Tagged adventure, author, blog, Castro Theater, Donna Weidner, Mighty Wurlitzer, San Francisco, The Wizard Of Oz, the wizard of oz sing a long | 17 Comments

NOT FA NUTTIN’ – BUT BROOKLYN ROCKS

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

I’m finally on my way to the Southampton Writer’s Conference. Since this event is back East, I decided to stop and visit family and friends along the way. First stop, Brooklyn.

Posted in ADVENTURES, FAMILY, HUMOR, ROAD TRIP, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes | Tagged 2014 Southampton Writer's Conference, author, blog, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Museum, Donna Weidner, Elyse Weidner, Kiki Smith, Swoon, writer | 14 Comments

AROUND THE ALPS IN EIGHTY MINUTES

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

When Mr. Man was given the gift of a balloon ride by his co-workers for his 50th birthday I was immediately transported back in time to my eleven-year-old bedroom. I saw myself lying in bed, pillow fluffed behind my head … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, CHILDHOOD, FAMILY, HUMOR, ROAD TRIP, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes | Tagged adventure, Around The World In Eighty Days, author, blog, childhood dream, Donna Weidner, hot air balloon ride, Jules Verne, writer | 24 Comments

FIFTEEN YEARS A SLAVE

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

It’s 5:10 a.m. The race is on. Who will be the first to announce the dawn of a new day? Mother Nature slashing a blaze of dazzling light across the horizon just before she catapults that blinding orb into the sky? No. She’s not scheduled to wake up for … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, FAMILY, HUMOR, LUCY and JAZZIE | Tagged adventure, author, blog, Donna Weidner, fifteen years a slave, humor, pets, torture | 11 Comments

HEIGH HO – It’s Off To Class I go!

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

A return to my alma mater, State University of New York Stony Brook, for any reason was the last thing I ever expected to do until an acquaintance, picture book author Julie Gribble, told me about a Children’s Book Writers Conference to … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, FAMILY, HUMOR, ROAD TRIP | Tagged adventure, author, Berlin, Dan Yaccarino, Donna Weidner, Germany, Jennifer DeChiara Literary Agency, Lufthansa German Airlines, Munich, Southampton Children’s Literature Conference at Stony Brook Southampton, statement of purpose, Stephen Fraser, SUNY Stony Brook, support groups | 13 Comments

SO, WHAT DO YOU DO? A Mother’s Day Tribute

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Whether I’m chatting on a plane, in line at the grocery store, or sipping cocktails at the hippest place in town, yeah right, ninety-nine point nine percent of the time I am asked, “So – what do you do?” It used to be a … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, FAMILY, HOLIDAYS, HUMOR | Tagged adventure, author, blog, D.G.Lambo, Donna Weidner, Mother's day, Mother's Day 2014, professionals, writer | 17 Comments

A PETTY THIEVES’ TALE

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Sir Francis Bacon once said, “Opportunity makes a thief.” Indeed, it does. For what do you think happens when you leave a box full of donuts untended in a room with two Labrador Retrievers? Now, when I say a box full, I mean … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, FAMILY, HOLIDAYS | Tagged adventure, author, blog, Dog Day Afternoon, Donna Weidner, family, Holidays, Loss of a Pet, Rainbow Bridge, Sir Francis Bacon sayings | 22 Comments

BREAKING SILENCE – A Pet Peeve Comes to Light

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

“Just let it out Margo!” my daughter urged. She started calling me Margo at a young age, whenever yelling “Mom! Mom! Mom!” didn’t get my attention. Clearly, she thought I had been keeping silent too long. An hour of heavy … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, FAMILY, HUMOR, VIEW FROM MY SOAP BOX, WRITING CHALLENGES | Tagged adventure, author, blog, breaking the silence, Donna Weidner, DPchallenge, pet peeve, World Food Programme | 42 Comments

IN A NEW YAWK MINUTE

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Waking up to the 75th stunning, clear-blue, cloudless, 60 degree morning in a row last Saturday, Mr. Man and I shared a monumental moment of inspiration… That’s when great minds that have lived together for over three decades whoa! in separate … Continue reading →