Category Archives: PONDERINGS

A MOMENT OF STILLNESS …

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

… from two perspectives

Posted in ADVENTURES, ANCIENT WISDOM and TEACHINGS, PONDERINGS, VIEW FROM MY SOAP BOX | Tagged Donna Lambo-Weidner, inner peace, Present Moment Awareness, stillness | 6 Comments

THE UNFORESEEN SMILE OF THE DAY

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

Are you juggling tons of tasks? Buried by responsibility? Feeling overwhelmed by the state of our world? Smiles sparked by an unforeseen surprise lift my mood even when I’m not feeling out of sorts. They’re the kind of smiles that … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, AWESOME PEOPLE, BOOK LAUNCH, BOOK REVIEWS, PONDERINGS | Tagged adventure in children's books, balloon museum, Donna Lambo-Weidner, emotion air art you can feel, If I Could by Matt Zurbo, Matt Zurbo books, Palace of Fine Arts, Patrice Barton Illustrations, Roaring Brook Press, Wheetle: A Little Wagon With Heart by Cindy Derby | 10 Comments

MY FEATHER(ED) FRIENDS – A Belated Earth Day Poem

Posted on April 29, 2025 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Was it sunbeams streaming through the steaming emerald canopy that whet her curiosity orthe cloudburstthe steadydownpourthat urged her to soar high above the fragrant jungle floor? When she took flight, rising … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, POEMS, PONDERINGS, VIEW FROM MY SOAP BOX | Tagged Amazon Rainforest, concrete poem, concrete poetry, Donna Lambo-Weidner, Earth Day 2025, Earth Day Poem, Kuntanawa tribe, nature, poached parrots, poetry month 2025, rainforest, south-america, travel, wildlife | 8 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

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

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

TIME FOR A SPIN

Posted on November 30, 2022 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

The moon is a waxing crescent tonight. It’s the kind of silver sliver that makes me want to lasso the tip, reel it in, swing my leg over it and… GIDDY-UP go for a ride. No rocket fuel necessary. … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, PONDERINGS, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes | Tagged adventure, ariel photos, Ben Hiant, Callanish Standing Stones, crescent moon, Donna Lambo-Weidner, Donna Weidner, Freedom Tower, Golden Gate Bridge, Greenland, Ittoqqortoormiit, Lana'i, Suisun Valley, Taj Mahal | 14 Comments

MY FEATHER(ED) FRIENDS – A Message from the Amazon

Posted on September 29, 2022 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Was it the sunlight gleaming in the steaming emerald canopy that whet your curiosity before the steady downpour that urged you to soarhighabove the fragrant jungle floor? Or Was it afterwards,when you took flight and roseabovethe mazeof shallow puddles and swirling … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, AWESOME PEOPLE, POEMS, PONDERINGS, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes, VIEW FROM MY SOAP BOX | Tagged adventure, Donna Lambo-Weidner, parrot feathers, poaching exotic birds, sounds from the rainforest, The Amazon Rainforest | 11 Comments

BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT – A Tail of Tenacity

Posted on June 30, 2022 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

There are times in life when we are faced with, at least what we perceive to be, an insurmountable obstacle preventing us from attaining a specific goal. We hit a brick wall and see no way forward. We moan. We … Continue reading →