Category Archives: HUMOR

UNFATHOMABLE – Strap On Your Jetpack

Posted on June 30, 2025 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

When I was a kid, I wanted to be an astronaut when I grew up. It was the 60’s. I remember sitting at my desk and building the Revel Lunar Module model far into the wee hours of the night. … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, HUMOR, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes | Tagged adventures in space, Apollo 11 moon landing, Apollo Lunar Module Model, Donna Lambo-Weidner, Messier 66, NASA, Nasa photos, spiral galaxies | 15 Comments

BEWARE ~ THERE ARE DRAGONS EVERYWHERE ~ ESPECIALLY THE LIBRARY!

Posted on February 13, 2025 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

A drove of dragons filled the Fairfield/Cordelia Library last week when five kindergarten classes paid a visit on World Read Aloud Day The wind was whipping, the rain torrential, as about 100 kids, their teachers, and chaperones from the Nelda … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, BOOK LAUNCH, Donna Lambo-Weidner Books, EVENTS, HUMOR | Tagged #WRAD, adventure, Betsy Bird, Children's Author, Donna Lambo-Weidner, dragon picture books, Fairfield Library, I Eat Poop-A Dung Beetle's Story, Mark Pett, Nelda Mundy, School Library Journal, Solano County Libraries, There Are No Dragons In This Book, World Read Aloud Day | 4 Comments

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Milton C. Gull

Posted on October 29, 2024 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

White-capped waves lap the red sands of Cavendish Beach. As Prince Edward Island’s tourist season draws to an end, so too does the foot traffic on the isle’s rocky shore nearest to the Anne Of Green Gables Heritage Place. Historically … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, EVENTS, HUMOR, INTERVIEWS, PONDERINGS, ROAD TRIP | Tagged adventure, Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Green Gables Heritage place, Charlottetown, Donna Lambo-Weidner, L. M. Montgomery, poop art, pop art, Prince Edward Island, Whale Rock Workshops, wreck of the Marco Polo | 4 Comments

A LEAP OF FAITH – The Jump-off Line

Posted on June 26, 2024 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

When I have a moment of writer’s block, I like to use a jump-off line to get the words flowing… No. Not that kind of line. I would only come up with one word if I jumped off that. And … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, BOOK LAUNCH, Donna Lambo-Weidner Books, HUMOR, WRITING CHALLENGES, WRITING RESOURCES | Tagged adventure in writing, Carla Haslbauer, Carla Haslbauer illustrations, Copperfield's Books Napa, Donna Lambo-Weidner, Donna Lambo-Weidner Books, dragon picture books, Jump-off line, NordSüd Verlag, NorthSouth Books, The Amulet of Samarkand, The Bartimaeus Trilogy by Johnathan Stroud, There Are No Dragons In This Book, writer's block remedy, Yosemite tight-rope walker | Leave a comment

DRAGON IS COMING: My Debut Picture Book Blog Tour Continues…

Posted on February 28, 2024 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Posted in ADVENTURES, BOOK LAUNCH, Donna Lambo-Weidner Books, EVENTS, HUMOR, INTERVIEWS | Tagged Beth Terrill at NorthSouth Books, Carla Haslbauer, Carla Haslbauer illustrations, children's picture books about dragons, Donna Lambo-Weidner, dragons, NordSüd Verlag, NorthSouth Books, There Are No Dragons In This Book | 8 Comments

3-2-1 MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

Posted on January 31, 2024 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

The 31 day countdown began on December 1, 2023. I thought I could do it…write my next blog post before the holidays. After all, twelve years ago I began blogging once a week. A few years later it reduced to … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, BOOK LAUNCH, Donna Lambo-Weidner Books, EVENTS, FAMILY, HUMOR, PONDERINGS, WRITING CHALLENGES | Tagged adventures in writing, Bologna Children's Book Fair 2024, caret, Carla Haslbauer, Donna Lambo-Weidner, Es Gibt Keine Drachen In Diesem Buch, Frankfurt Book Fair 2023, Michael Fedison, My Day With Dad by Rae Crawford, NordSüd Verlag, NorthSouth Books, schluter, The Eye-Dancers, There Are No Dragons In This Book | 11 Comments

PICK YOUR POISON – A Halloween Compilation part deux

Posted on October 31, 2023 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

My broom has stalledI’m in a tizzyHalloween’s hereand I’m still busy

Posted in ADVENTURES, HOLIDAYS, HUMOR | Tagged adventures in writing, Donna Lambo-Weidner, Halloween | 6 Comments

WE ARE THE SAME ~ WE ARE DIFFERENT: A Single Sock Tale

Posted on September 28, 2023 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Ten years ago, on this site, this phenomenon had been rated OSFA, One-size-fits-all, by the International Knee-Sport-and-Leisure-Sock Association of Planetearth. Otherwise known as IKSLAP. In the public’s interest, I’ve decided to repost and promise to follow thru with the initiative … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, ANCIENT WISDOM and TEACHINGS, HUMOR, PONDERINGS, SINGLE SOCK SUNDAY, VIEW FROM MY SOAP BOX | Tagged adventure, Donna Lambo-Weidner, Single Sock Day, Single Sock Sunday, single socks, we are the same-we are different | 16 Comments

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DAYDREAM

Posted on July 31, 2023 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

While temperatures continue to climb in the northern hemisphere, one way I try to keep cool is by imagining I am in Greenland again. I swipe my brow, close my eyes, and pretend the fan oscillating at my feet is … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, ARCTIC WONDER, HUMOR, PONDERINGS, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes, VIGNETTE | Tagged A Midsummer Night's Dream, adventures in Greenland, daydreaming, dog sledding Greenland, Donna Lambo-Weidner, Donna Weidner, Ilulisaat iicefjord, Ittoqqortoormiit, summer | 6 Comments

THERE ARE NO DRAGONS IN THIS BLOG POST…

Posted on May 24, 2023 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

…there are none in THIS BOOK either. Trust me. Buy the book and you can see for yourself. It will be released in German by NordSüd Verlag (NorthSouth Books) on August 17, 2023. The English version will follow on March … Continue reading →