Category Archives: ROAD TRIP

SPONTANEITY, THE SPICE OF LIFE

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

If spontaneity is the spice of life, our little road trip on Sunday was a mediterranean street festival on wheels – a true feast for the tongue, delight for the nose, treat for the eye, and a joy for the spirit. The … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, ROAD TRIP, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes | Tagged 17-Mile Drive, adventure, Ann Caviness, california coast road trip, Donna Weidner, Pacific Grove Monarch Sanctuary, Pamela Livingston, San Juan Bautista | 14 Comments

If

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

If no one sees my tears, Does it mean I do not cry?

Posted in ADVENTURES, POEMS, ROAD TRIP, TEACHINGS FROM THE FAR NORTH, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes, VIEW FROM MY SOAP BOX | Tagged adventure, climate change, Donna Weidner, Greenland, Greenland icecap, ice berg, ilulissat, poem, Russell Glacier | 14 Comments

HERE A MO, THERE A MO, EVERYWHERE A MO-MO

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

I know what you’re thinking – “It’s mooooo. Everywhere a moo-moo.” Nope. This has nothing to do with Old McDonald Had A Farm. It’s about challenges, travels, and imagination.

Posted in ADVENTURES, HUMOR, ROAD TRIP, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes | Tagged adventure, author, blog, Donna Weidner, Grounds for Sculpture, humorous essay, Nanowrimo, Napibowriwee, Piboidmo, Revimo, Rhypibomo, WRITING CHALLENGE | 14 Comments

MENDOCINO MEMOIR

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

I seldom leave the confines of my home. Since the fever, I’ve lost all sense of time—minutes slip into hours, day turns to night, summer to autumn. Oftentimes, I’m too weak to open a window on my own. Occasionally, the … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, ROAD TRIP, SHORT STORIES, WRITING CHALLENGES | Tagged adventure, angel, author, cemetery, death, Donna Weidner, DPchallenge, ghosts, Memoir, Mendocino, Mendocino Mason's Temple, writer | 9 Comments

ON BEING YACCARINO’D

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

‘Twas the first day of class, suspense flooded the room, Yet, my stomach gurgled a wee sense of doom. For I’ve been to enough workshops to know what to expect: A roller coaster of emotions, which inevitably reflect Anxiety, frustration, … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, HUMOR, POEMS, ROAD TRIP, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes, WRITING CHALLENGES | Tagged 'twas poem, beach, children's book writing, Dan Yaccarino, Donna Lambo Gwinnell Weidner, DPchallenge, page, poetry, roller, Shinnecock Museum, Southampton Writer's Conference 2014, strike, sunset | 27 Comments

NOT FA NUTTIN’ – BUT BROOKLYN ROCKS

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

I’m finally on my way to the Southampton Writer’s Conference. Since this event is back East, I decided to stop and visit family and friends along the way. First stop, Brooklyn.

Posted in ADVENTURES, FAMILY, HUMOR, ROAD TRIP, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes | Tagged 2014 Southampton Writer's Conference, author, blog, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Museum, Donna Weidner, Elyse Weidner, Kiki Smith, Swoon, writer | 14 Comments

AROUND THE ALPS IN EIGHTY MINUTES

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

When Mr. Man was given the gift of a balloon ride by his co-workers for his 50th birthday I was immediately transported back in time to my eleven-year-old bedroom. I saw myself lying in bed, pillow fluffed behind my head … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, CHILDHOOD, FAMILY, HUMOR, ROAD TRIP, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes | Tagged adventure, Around The World In Eighty Days, author, blog, childhood dream, Donna Weidner, hot air balloon ride, Jules Verne, writer | 24 Comments

HEIGH HO – It’s Off To Class I go!

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

A return to my alma mater, State University of New York Stony Brook, for any reason was the last thing I ever expected to do until an acquaintance, picture book author Julie Gribble, told me about a Children’s Book Writers Conference to … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, FAMILY, HUMOR, ROAD TRIP | Tagged adventure, author, Berlin, Dan Yaccarino, Donna Weidner, Germany, Jennifer DeChiara Literary Agency, Lufthansa German Airlines, Munich, Southampton Children’s Literature Conference at Stony Brook Southampton, statement of purpose, Stephen Fraser, SUNY Stony Brook, support groups | 13 Comments

A NEW YORK STATE OF MIND

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

I’ve been on the road for a week, traveling with Mr. Man on a fund-raising tour for his new venture. The kick-off however, was first celebrating his aunt’s 80th Birthday with family and friends at a german restaurant in Queens. … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, ROAD TRIP, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes | Tagged adventure, author, blog, Donna Weidner, lego, New York City, photography, road trip, Rockefeller Center | 18 Comments

IN A NEW YAWK MINUTE

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Waking up to the 75th stunning, clear-blue, cloudless, 60 degree morning in a row last Saturday, Mr. Man and I shared a monumental moment of inspiration… That’s when great minds that have lived together for over three decades whoa! in separate … Continue reading →