Category Archives: HUMOR

BEINN HIANT – My Everest

Posted on November 24, 2016 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Highland sheep dotted the roadside under the pre-dawn sky. The velvet canopy looked like flocks of faeries had tossed fistfuls of glitter at the new moon only to have it stashed inside the Big Dipper and then purposefully strewn across the Milky Way by … Continue reading →

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A PRE-HALLOWEEN SCOTTISH TALE

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Once the morning sun broke through the clouds, the grey mist pulled back from Glenborrodale’s ragged shoreline’s nooks and crannies. It rose from the loch like a gossamer shade tugged from the edge of a wooded windowsill revealing a beauty distinct to the … Continue reading →

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FOOD FOR ‘HERE AND NOW’ THOUGHT

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Ichiro snores. The fog horn blows. My feet are cold and the fragrance of lilies on the kitchen counter drifts into the living room where I stare at the precarious position of my teacup on the edge of the coffee table while pondering this run on sentence the … Continue reading →

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KALAALLIT NUNAAT – A Dream Realized

Posted on May 5, 2016 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

At age seven, when the only thing on my bucket-list was a red plastic beach pail, the Encyclopedia Britannica introduced me to a boy whose life was literally the polar opposite of mine. I was captivated from the moment I … Continue reading →

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THE SOUP INVADER

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Of all the things I expected to find in my tomato soup, this wasn’t one of them. A few seeds so small they’d slipped through the strainer unnoticed? Perhaps. A bit of chopped onion that had stuck to the pot and avoided being puréed … Continue reading →

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BE MY VALENTINE

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

One homemade heart trimmed in frilly, white lace… One arrow, one promise of a sweet, warm embrace… Once it’s notched, drawn, and trained on his chosen bullseye, Cupid first blows a kiss, and then lets it ~~~ fly ~~~

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A MOST DUBIOUS COLLECTION

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Alice Wetherby Pimms had a penchant for collecting governesses. Of her many peculiarities, this was perhaps the most curious, for in the first seven and three-quarter years of her young life, shipping magnate Roderick Pimms’ only child had procured precisely eleven of them. Rounding up, this would … Continue reading →

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APRÈS HALLOWEEN

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Anticipation builds when a decorate-able holiday approaches. Eggs are hung from trees, reindeer are bolted to roofs, carved jack-o-lanterns are set at the door. The decor reminds our salivary glands of  the marshmallow Peeps, chocolate-filled gold coins, and spiced pumpkin pie to … Continue reading →

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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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PASS THE AWESOME SAUCE, PLEASE

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

The fog had not yet cleared, the air had a nip to it that warranted wearing a light jacket, and I was dang happy that Lucy did not step on the snake that popped from the underbrush and slithered across … Continue reading →

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