Category Archives: HOLIDAYS

‘TIS a ‘TWAS

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

‘Twas the night I decided to write a ‘twas poem, One week before Christmas when no one was home. But for dream entrenched hounds, their paws all a’twitch, The house was as still as the warts on a witch. I … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, HOLIDAYS, HUMOR, POEMS | Tagged adventure, author, blog, Christmas, Donna Weidner, Season's Greetings, T'was the night before | 8 Comments

HALLOWE’EN HAUNT

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

T’is the eve before November first, The night vampires rise to quench their thirst. T’is the time men are shackled to walls and beds for fear the moonlight will burst their threads transforming them into

Posted in ADVENTURES, HOLIDAYS, HUMOR, POEMS, WRITING CHALLENGES | Tagged adventure, ADVICE, All Hallows, author, blog, Donna Weidner, DPchallenge, ghosts, gouls, Halloween, holiday, humor, November, poem, poetry, vampires, WRITING CHALLENGE | 13 Comments

365 1/4 DAYS AROUND THE SUN

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Please stop what you are doing – just for a moment – while I make my way to the top of the world, So that I may honor you, my reader – So that I may sing YOUR praises –

Posted in ADVENTURES, HOLIDAYS, ROAD TRIP | Tagged adventure, anniversary, author, blog, Donna Weidner, followers, one year birthday, writer | 18 Comments

MENOPAUSE AND MONKEYS

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

What do you do at 3:28 AM when you’ve been lying awake since 2:37 AM plagued by tiresome night sweats and listening to your monkey-brain natter on about how you really need to get back to sleep only to have … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, HOLIDAYS, HUMOR | Tagged author, blog, Donna Weidner, humor, Loch Ness Monster, menopause, monkeys, Scotland, travel, writer | 18 Comments

HE KNOWS WHEN YOU’VE BEEN NAUTICAL OR NICE

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Sure enough—he was the real deal. And who did he think he was fooling with those shades? Certainly, not me. Incognito on a wind still summer’s afternoon—that’s what he was—a living, breathing, incognito San Francisco treat. But a cable car … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, HOLIDAYS, HUMOR, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes | Tagged Arctic Circle, author, blog, Christmas, Donna Weidner, Greenland, humor, San Francisco, Santa Claus, writer | 14 Comments

PIGGYBACK WRITER

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Piggyback – a strange word – isn’t it? Have you ever seen a stack of pigs? I could understand frogbacking, maybe…or

Posted in ADVENTURES, HOLIDAYS, HUMOR | Tagged adventure, Air New Zealand, author, blog, Donna Weidner, holiday, Pre-flight safety demonstration, Thomson, Virgin America | 8 Comments

JUMBLE ALL THE WAY

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

A jumble is defined as an untidy heap—a farrago, a gallimaufry (try using those in Words With Friends). As far as my self-imposed deadline for my adventures in Blogdom is concerned, I’ve failed miserably. I’ve come up with bupkis—nada, nichts, … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, HOLIDAYS, POEMS | Tagged 12 days of Christmas parody, Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner, Words With Friends | 5 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

What Do Promises, Hurricanes, and Soldiers Have in Common?

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

As I lay in bed this morning, the Star Spangled Banner played in my head. Strange—I thought, but maybe being back in the United States and inundated with all that’s red, white, and blue, struck up the band in my brain. Who knows? … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, HOLIDAYS | Tagged blog, Donna Weidner, hurricane sandy, Memorial Day, Midland Beach Staten Island, Nashville International Airport, Star Spangled Banner, Staten Island, United States, United States Armed Forces, Veterans Day, writer | 9 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 →