Category Archives: HUMOR

ALIEN THOUGHT FOR A FOGGY DAY

Posted on November 12, 2020 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Despite all of the previous hoaxes, he was sure the latest video of a UFO hovering over the park was the real thing. Waking up to a low-pitched hum and suspended in viscous gel the shade of mouldering bread instead … Continue reading →

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‘TIS ALL HALLOWS WEEK…

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

…and there is still much to do, like weaving webs, stringing skulls, and refining shrieks of, BOO! BOO! BOO! True… the pumpkin has been carved, skeletons are out of the closet,

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IF YOU COULD TURN BACK THE SUNDIAL…

Posted on October 7, 2020 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

…WOULD IT BE to a time when dropping into a rabbit hole was just that— a twisting tumble into a bottomless burrow, a spiralling spin down an endless earthen tunnel,

Posted in ADVENTURES, HUMOR, PONDERINGS, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes, VIEW FROM MY SOAP BOX | Tagged adventure, alternate universe, D. G. Lambo, D. G. Lambo-Weidner, Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner, Donna Weidner, parallel universe, Scotland, sundial, the year 2020, time lines, time travel | 12 Comments

TWO QUIRKS, A CONSIDERATION, AND A QUANDARY – a.k.a. Peculiar Pandemic Ponderings

Posted on June 25, 2020 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

THE QUIRKS: My husband surprised me with blueberry pancakes for breakfast today, and for the first time ever, I noticed that I eat my pancakes in measured quadrants reminiscent of PHI, the law of divine proportion. Later, I nibbled on … Continue reading →

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LEGO LOCKDOWN – THE STOWAWAYS

Posted on May 7, 2020 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

“Won’t you step into my spaceship,” said the spider to the fly. “Tis the speediest little spacecraft in which you’ll ever fly. It will take us to great heights, ones you’ve never reached before. Just soar up here to where … Continue reading →

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LEGO LOCKDOWN – An Old Wife’s Tale

Posted on April 11, 2020 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

The rumbling stopped. The ground ceased to quake. The blaze slowed and flickered out with a sputter. While the cloud of fumes from the Saturn V rocket cleared, two masked figures stood beneath the behemoth bickering. “What do you mean, … Continue reading →

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TP TAILS – Laughter is the best medicine

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Many of us have heard the one about the five loaves and two fishes, but what about the two rolls and one Joe Dog?

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BEHIND THE SCENE – MASTERPIECE TALE No. 1: The Artist’s Daughter

Posted on March 11, 2020 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Marie-Anne Carolus-Duran would rather have been sitting in a dark and musty closet ensconced in a nest of her riding instructor’s malodorous paddock boots and picking lint bobbles from her Sunday frock than posing for a portrait with Yéti. The … Continue reading →

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MURDER AT THE CHECKOUT – An Unsolved Mystery Resolved

Posted on February 27, 2020 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

BURIED ALIVE: HOLY GUACAMOLE – HOW I ATE MY WAY FROM UNDER AN AVALANCHE OF AVOCADOS SURVIVAL: ATTACK OF THE MUTANT MARS BAR *warning: article contains peanut reference I LOST 50 BAZILLION POUNDS IN 24 HOURS. YOU CAN TOO! The … Continue reading →

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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 →