Category Archives: HUMOR

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

DRAWING A BLANK

Posted on November 28, 2018 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

This Page This Blank Page This Spotless, Blank, White Page Why is it so terrifying? So intimidating? So daunting?

Posted in ADVENTURES, HUMOR, POEMS, WRITING CHALLENGES | Tagged adventure, D.G.Lambo, Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner, inspiration, Jack London, muse, poetry, synapse, Writer's block, writing advice, writing advice Jack London | 10 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

HEY, RAPUNZEL ~ SURF’S UP!

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

The only thing missing from the stone tower resting up against a craggy cliff side along the southern California coast is a sixty-foot silken braid trailing from the top window slit to the rocky beach below. Well, maybe the thick, … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, HUMOR, ROAD TRIP, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes | Tagged adventure, California coast, D. G. Lambo, Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner, La Tour at Laguna Beach, plastic pollution, Rapunzel, The Pirate Tower, travel vignette, Victoria Beach | 4 Comments

IN SEARCH OF A NEW ‘F’ WORD

Posted on July 7, 2018 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Certain words in the English language make me cringe. The short, staccato sound of them wrinkles my nose, puckers my lips, and stabs my ears. One of the two most wince-worthy in my book of offending words has recently sent … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, HUMOR | Tagged adventure, D.G.Lambo, Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner, flatulence, italian translation, scoreggia, the f word | 17 Comments

HOOD RIDING RED LITTLE – A Tale In Reverse

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

The phone rang once. A clipped voice answered, “9-1-1-what is your emergency?” “grr-rr—umph bwaa—maaa….” “I can’t understand you. Can you speak more clearly?” “grr-rr—umph *cough* bwaa—maa *cough—cough*” “Are you choking?” THUMP THUMP THUMP “An emergency vehicle is on its way—please … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, CHILDHOOD, HUMOR, SHORT STORIES | Tagged adventure, D. G. Lambo, Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner, fractured fairy tale, Ikea toys, Little Red Writing Hood | 8 Comments

AN A-MUSE-ING REALIZATION

Posted on June 14, 2018 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Going. Going. Gone. My Muse is acting like a yo-yo that has been shot into outer space and has lost the energy to return to my outstretched palm. The string, taut at first, went limp eight weeks ago and now … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, HUMOR, VIGNETTE | Tagged adventure, D.G.Lambo, Donna Lambo-Weidner, muse, paper back writer, thoughts on writing, universe, Writer's block | 22 Comments

THANKS FOR THE MEMORY

Posted on November 26, 2017 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Originally posted on Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner:
Same place, different holiday, but you get the idea. ca. 1972 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…