Tag Archives: author

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

A musician, an artist, a doctor, a pilot? This is a question we all, as children, have been asked. Even though now we are legally and biologically adults, this is a question many of us are still seeking the answer to, … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, CHILDHOOD, HUMOR | Tagged adventure, Apollo Lunar Module, astronaut, author, blog, childhood stories, Donna Gwinnell Weidner, John Glenn, outer space, writer | 16 Comments

A WEE TASTE OF SCOTLAND

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

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,

Posted in ADVENTURES, HUMOR, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes | Tagged adventure, author, blog, Donna Weidner, Orkney, Ring of Brodgar, Scotland, travel | 16 Comments

MENOPAUSE AND MONKEYS

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

What do you do at 3:28 AM when you’ve been lying awake since 2:37 AM plagued by tiresome night sweats and listening to your monkey-brain natter on about how you really need to get back to sleep only to have … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, HOLIDAYS, HUMOR | Tagged author, blog, Donna Weidner, humor, Loch Ness Monster, menopause, monkeys, Scotland, travel, writer | 18 Comments

HE KNOWS WHEN YOU’VE BEEN NAUTICAL OR NICE

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

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 →

Posted in ADVENTURES, HOLIDAYS, HUMOR, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes | Tagged Arctic Circle, author, blog, Christmas, Donna Weidner, Greenland, humor, San Francisco, Santa Claus, writer | 14 Comments

ISN’T IT ICONIC?

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

“Grandfather, I have been searching for you all day,” the young Miwok said, stumbling upon his tribe’s Shaman. From a distance, the old man looked like a stone replica of himself—standing tall and powerful, as he was meant to be. The … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, SHORT STORIES, TEACHINGS FROM THE FAR NORTH, WRITING CHALLENGES | Tagged adventure, author, blog, Donna Weidner, DPchallenge, iconic, Miwok, Miwok people, myths and legends, San Francisco | 13 Comments

BEWITCHED, BOTHERED, and BEFUDDLED

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

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 | 5 Comments

2 A.M.

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Today’s writing challenge hosted by The Daily Post at WordPress.com got my blog juices flowing. The prompt: It’s 2AM and your phone has just buzzed you awake, filling the room in white-blue LED light. You have a message. It’s a photo. No … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, SHORT STORIES, WRITING CHALLENGES | Tagged adventure, author, cell phone, creative writing, Daily Post, Donna Gwinnell Weidner, DPchallenge, phoneography month, short story, writing challenges | 56 Comments

SOMETIMES, I FEEL LIKE MICHELANGELO

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

No – not this Michelangelo Nunchucks are not my thing – not yet, anyway. Hmm…now, there’s a word that brings a picture to mind:

Posted in ADVENTURES, HUMOR | 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 | 5 Comments

PIGGYBACK WRITER

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Piggyback – a strange word – isn’t it? Have you ever seen a stack of pigs? I could understand frogbacking, maybe…or

Posted in ADVENTURES, HOLIDAYS, HUMOR | Tagged adventure, Air New Zealand, author, blog, Donna Weidner, holiday, Pre-flight safety demonstration, Thomson, Virgin America | 8 Comments

BFFD – A Pet Peeve

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

“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 →