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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MY HERO
Growing up, I included so many heroes in my bedtime prayers that it’s a wonder I ever got to sleep – D’Artagnan and all three Musketeers, Sinbad the Sailor, Hercules, the Scarlet Pimpernell, Zorro, most of the Knights of the Round … Continue reading
Posted in ADVENTURES, CHILDHOOD, HUMOR
Tagged adventure, Annie Oakley, blog, childhood memories, Donna Weidner, eggplant parmesan, heros, Horatio Hornblower, Joan of Arc, Robin Hood, Round Table, writer, Zorro
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WHILE WE’RE ON THE SUBJECT OF ASTRONAUTS…
Now that you know how much I wanted to be an astronaut as a child, you can imagine how excited I was when I read this in our local newspaper: “Former astronaut Rusty Schweickart (the Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo … Continue reading
Posted in ADVENTURES, CHILDHOOD, TEACHINGS FROM THE FAR NORTH
Tagged adventure, asteroid deflection, asteroids, astronaut, blog, Donna Weidner, Earth, environment, Rusty Schweickart, writer
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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
Posted in ADVENTURES, HUMOR, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes
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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P-I-P * or A Poet’s Process
*POETRY-IN-PROGRESS Cursor stabs on blank white screen While “What will I write today?” loudly screams (of course-screams are LOUD, unless, they’re silent) … Continue reading
Posted in ADVENTURES, HUMOR, POEMS, WRITING CHALLENGES
Tagged a writer's process, adventure, blog, Donna Weidner, DPchallenge, NaPoWriMo, poem, poetry, WIP, writer
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BEWITCHED, BOTHERED, and BEFUDDLED
I have always liked the sound of the word befuddled. It has a fairy tale quality to it. It’s what the three bears would have been when they came home to a messed up house or the frog prince when … Continue reading
Posted in ADVENTURES, TEACHINGS FROM THE FAR NORTH
Tagged adventure, Apache blessing, author, blog, Donna Weidner, Freshy Pressed, prayer, R.I.P., self-doubt
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SOMETIMES, I FEEL LIKE MICHELANGELO
No – not this Michelangelo Nunchucks are not my thing – not yet, anyway. Hmm…now, there’s a word that brings a picture to mind:
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Tagged adventure, Art, author, Donna Weidner, Michelangelo, nun's having fun, Nunchucks, Pope, teenage mutant ninja turtles, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY, writer's path
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