Category Archives: HOLIDAYS

MOTHER LOVE – An Earth Day Tale

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

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 →

Posted in ADVENTURES, EVENTS, HOLIDAYS, VIEW FROM MY SOAP BOX, VIGNETTE | Tagged 5gyres, adventure, D. G. Lambo-Weidner, Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner, Earth Day 2020, Midway Island, plant a tree, reduce-reuse-recycle, world population clock | 12 Comments

FROM MRS. HUMBUG TO YOU – A (sort of) Holiday Greeting

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

“‘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 →

Posted in ADVENTURES, FAMILY, HOLIDAYS, HUMOR, POEMS | Tagged 'tis poem, 'twas poem, A Christmas Carol, adventure, Christmas Greetings, Christmas poem, D. G. Lambo-Weidner, D.G.Lambo, Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner, rhyming poem, Scrooge | 22 Comments

SECRETS, LIES, and SFOGLIADELL’

Posted on July 4, 2019 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

They say the day Aunt Frankie married Uncle Sally was a day that would live in infamy. I’d learned Franklin D. Roosevelt said that when Pearl Harbor was bombed, but no, most of the family, actually, only the uncles, would … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, FAMILY, HOLIDAYS, HUMOR, SHORT STORIES, VIGNETTE | Tagged adventure, Coney Island fireworks, D.G.Lambo, Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner, fireworks, fourth of July celebration, life on Staten Island in the 1960's, summer camp stories, The Family, Writer's Digest prompt | 16 Comments

IF I WERE A ______ LOVE POEM: A Valentine Pondering Of Sorts

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

If I were a simple love poem I’d, first of all, want to rhyme, then, be flawless and impeccable in meter and time, but since life is not perfect, nor is this holiday poem, I’ll continue in free-verse (maybe) to a chorus … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, HOLIDAYS, HUMOR, POEMS | Tagged adventure, D. G. Lambo, Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner, love poem, poetry, Valentine's Day, Valentine's Day Poem, Valentine's satire | 4 Comments

CUPID, THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR DAY

Posted on January 24, 2019 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

I know it’s presumptuous, and most likely, not easy. It just might, in fact, be considered quite sleazy, to expect you, dear Cupid, to share your day with another, even though this worthy project has been sanctioned by your brother. … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, EVENTS, HOLIDAYS, HUMOR, POEMS | Tagged #bookgivingday, adventure, Catherine Friess, D.G.Lambo, Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner, International Book Giving Day 2019, poetry, Story Snug, Valentine's Day | 6 Comments

A NEW YEAR’S BLESSING

Posted on January 4, 2019 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Our angel is weary. The eggnog’s all gone. Tree needles are falling onto unvacuumed parmesan. The stockings all hung from the chimney last week are now socks on my feet which are starting to reek. We were all forced to … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, AWESOME PEOPLE, FAMILY, HOLIDAYS, HUMOR, POEMS | Tagged adventure, board games, Christmas, Christmas poem, D. G. Lambo, Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner, family, holiday poem, New Year 2019 | 8 Comments

NOW THAT HALLOWEEN HAS PASSED…

Posted on November 1, 2018 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

“…gather your witches, vampires and bats, spiders, ghosties and arch-backed black cats. Stand them together with goblins and ghouls, then stack them up high on the backs of pack mules, Or store them in boxes way up in your … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, HOLIDAYS, HUMOR, POEMS | Tagged adventure, D. G. Lambo, Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner, Halloween, poem | 14 Comments

DESERT HIGH – Between Earth And Sky

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

“I’d rather be here, with you, than anywhere else in the world.” When the man in the mountain spoke, it wasn’t with words. A wave of warm air rippled across his furrowed forehead, crept over his craggy face, and burst … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, HOLIDAYS, ROAD TRIP, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes | Tagged adventure, D.G.Lambo, Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner, dp_/photo-challenges/rather/, high desert, New Mexico, Puye Cliff Dwellings, Santa Fe | 16 Comments

KALAALLIT NUNAAT – Through The Eyes Of A Potato

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

How long does it take for a potato to freeze? I wondered as the rotors whirred to life. It was April in the Arctic. We were on the last leg of our journey to spending eight days in a remote … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, ARCTIC WONDER, HOLIDAYS, ROAD TRIP, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes | Tagged adventure, adventures in Greenland, D.G.Lambo, dog sledding Greenland, Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner, hunting, hunting for survival, Ittoqqortoormiit, polar bear, Scorsby Sund | 21 Comments

‘TIS THE NIGHT OF WINTER SOLSTICE

Posted on December 21, 2017 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

‘Tis three nights before Christmas, the day after Hanukkah, eight from St. Lucia, and five ’til Kwanzaa. ‘Tis two months since Diwali, India’s festival of light, as Sun settles into our world’s longest night. A breeze hugs the mountain, nudging … Continue reading →