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Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner
I am an adventure seeking explorer of the mysteries of the universe, children's book author (represented by Stephen Fraser of the Jennifer DeChiara Literary Agency), and lover of anything involving armor, archery, or swashbuckling.
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COOL MEMORIES IN HOT TIMES ~ A Greenlandic Escape
UGH! Looking for a moment of relief from current events and summer’s scorching heat? When our beaches, lakes, and pools are overflowing and the world at large is an inferno of WTF crazy, I take a moment and … Continue reading
Posted in ADVENTURES, ARCTIC WONDER, AWESOME PEOPLE, EVENTS, HOLIDAYS, ROAD TRIP, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes
Tagged adventure, adventures in Greenland, Disko Bay, dog sledding Greenland, dogsledding, Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner, Donna Lambo-Weidner, Greenland, Ilulissat icefjord, Ittoqqortoormiit, Jameson land, KALAALLIT NUNAAT
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There Are No Dragons On This Road Trip…
…except for the ones in the photos documenting our recent escapades during two weeks galavanting about in Germany, Ireland, and Morocco. First stop, the Frankfurt Book Fair for the announcement of the winners for the 2024 🥳 German Children’s Literature Award … Continue reading
Posted in ADVENTURES, BOOK LAUNCH, EVENTS, HOLIDAYS, ROAD TRIP, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes
Tagged 2024 German Children's Literature Award, adventure in Ireland, adventure in Morocco, atlasmountains, cormacschapel, djlp24, Donna Lambo-Weidner, frankfurtbookfair2024, happythanksgiving2024, HEIKOGRU, jebeltoubkal, kilkennycastle, literanauten, marrakechmedina, marrakechsouk, marrakechspicemarket, NordSüdVerlag, northsouthbooks, ourikavalley, rockofcashel, There Are No Dragons In This Book, trinitycollegelibrary
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ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Milton C. Gull
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
UN-BELIZE-ABLE
My inner twelve-year-old’s spirit for adventure soared a few months ago when a friend suggested I join her on a cruise. The Pirates of the Caribbean theme song immediately dropped into in my head as I envisioned the wind blowing … Continue reading
WHERE THE LONE LOO LOOMS
After the last bout of rainfall, Black Angus dot a green Sonoma county field at the edge of the San Pablo Wildlife Refuge. A short distance further, a most curious structure looms in the vast marshland on the east side … Continue reading
HAPPY NEW YEAR from MY PLANET
If there were a planet between Earth and Mars that took 415 days to orbit the sun and we were blessed with living on it together, this New Year’s greeting would be on time. It would still be the evening … Continue reading
IT’S DECEMBER? WHAT HAPPENED TO NOVEMBER?
I woke up this morning, with my back to a tree wond’ring how on earth my chin hairs had grown past my dimpled knees. The last thing I remember, someone cried out, “trick-or-treat!” Now it’s suddenly December? Are those gnomes … Continue reading
Posted in ADVENTURES, AWESOME PEOPLE, EVENTS, FAMILY, HUMOR, POEMS, ROAD TRIP, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes
Tagged adventure, Ann Rose, D. G. Lambo-Weidner, D.G.Lambo, Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner, Iowa Caucus, Jessica Garrison, Liberty and Justice Dinner, Mekisha Telfer, Mexico, Pete Buttigieg, poem, SCBWI Conference, Stephen Fraser, U.S. Presidential Candidates for 2020
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ODE TO ME BONNIE BLUE PLAID WELLIES
Oh, y’ve done me well, me bonnie blue plaid wellies, always keepin’ me from sinkin’ deep in bogs squishy, black, an’ smelly. I’ve enjoyed our strolls across lush fairy glens, twistin’ up trails o’ sweet smellin’ heather,
KALAALLIT NUNAAT – Can’t Get You Outta’ My Head
Extreme weather boots. Hat. Insulated gloves. Balaclava (baklava, optional) Back, neck, hand and foot heat packs Thermal socks…and…and…and. The list was long. About this time three years ago, I was packing for an arctic adventure. Thirty-six months ago, I had … Continue reading
HEY, RAPUNZEL ~ SURF’S UP!
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