Category Archives: HOLIDAYS

A HALLOWEENSIE TREAT

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

‘Tis the eve of All Hallows. Gus embarks on a jaunt to The Lodge at Devil’s Canyon, his Mummy’s favorite haunt. Flying in the dark, astride his sister’s broom, the wee ghoul soars in his snowman costume. Until *putt-putt-poot* the broom starts to roll— The gas tank is empty! He’s outta control— Zigging past witches, pumpkins, and bats, … Continue reading →

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Travel Tip # 1 – A LAUGHING MATTER

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Whenever the travel bug sends me to a place where I don’t speak the language, I make it a point to learn how to say No – Thank you. In my experience, a nod accompanied by a smile will do for Hello, a … Continue reading →

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SERMERSSUAQ UKARPALUGPOQ-An Earth Day Tribute

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

She weeps. She cries. She howls. She sighs at man’s inability to use his knowledge wisely. Sermerssuaq The Big Ice Greenland’s ice cap. Tropical blue melt-water lakes the size of small countries rest upon Mother Earth’s head. Creaking from their weight,

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‘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.

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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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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 →

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IT’S NOT YOUR MAMMA’S HALLOWEEN RECIPE

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

‘Twas All Hallows Eve, the one-hundredth in a row, When Headwitch prepared her special cookie dough. Kids craved the old crone’s gooey, ghoulish treats— Goodies that’d send them howling down streets. ‘Cause what would the spookiest day of the year … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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2013 in Review

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

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. They’ll be rewarded with a bunch of bananas, but you my readers, have my deepest thanks and a boatload of hugs! Happy New Year everyone. I wish … Continue reading →

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