A Little About Me
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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Category Archives: TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes
DA OW A GA
Since packing up and moving to California eighteen months ago, we’ve often been asked whether we’d ever made it up to Tahoe, which, by the way, is the mispronunciation of da ow a ga, the Native American Washoe words for … Continue reading
Posted in ADVENTURES, ROAD TRIP, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes
Tagged adventure, author, blog, California, Donna Weidner, family, hiking, Lake Tahoe, Perseid Meteor Shower, Washoe
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GOT BUPKIS?
I do. I got bupkis. I got nada, nix (actually it’s nichts), nothing. I’ve walked the pooches, cleaned the house, done the laundry, and started reading THE GIVER all in an attempt to come up with an idea for today’s … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, blog, Donna Gwinnell Weidner, humor, Inverness, muse, Orkney Attractions, Scotland, writer
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A WEE TASTE OF SCOTLAND
So, there’s a Scottish joke that goes something like this: Angus had just returned from a holiday in Spain. When his friend Hamish asked him how it was, Angus answered,
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Tagged adventure, author, blog, Donna Weidner, Orkney, Ring of Brodgar, Scotland, travel
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HE KNOWS WHEN YOU’VE BEEN NAUTICAL OR NICE
Sure enough—he was the real deal. And who did he think he was fooling with those shades? Certainly, not me. Incognito on a wind still summer’s afternoon—that’s what he was—a living, breathing, incognito San Francisco treat. But a cable car … Continue reading
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Tagged Arctic Circle, author, blog, Christmas, Donna Weidner, Greenland, humor, San Francisco, Santa Claus, writer
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BFFD – A Pet Peeve
“Even you, Sir Richard Branson? You should be ashamed of yourself!” was my first thought, as I took my seat on Tuesday night’s Virgin America red-eye flight from San Francisco to Florida. I even mentioned it out loud. “Looks like … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, Airline, Airline Amenities, author, blog, Donna Weidner, Fort Lauderdale, humor, pet peeve, Richard Branson, San Francisco, Virgin America
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WALLS
I once sat upon an ancient rock contemplating my life—my raison d’être—in this vast world of ours. When you find yourself—an itty-bitty pinprick, a teeny-tiny dot, hardly a smudge in the landscape—gazing upon the millions-of-years-old arctic ice cap, you can’t … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, author, blog, CHASING ICE, Donna Weidner, glaciers, Greenland, icebergs, ilulissat, Kalaallit Eskimo, Kangerlussuaq, TRAVEL Theme, wall
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Illumination
The sun shows her face for only a moment, illuminating the way home, pointing out that we always have a choice…
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Tagged adventure, Donna Weidner, Illumination, postaday, San Francisco, the daily post, weekly photo challenge, writer
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