Tag Archives: San Francisco

TODAY IS A GOOD DAY

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Seven weeks. That’s forty-nine days or one-thousand-one-hundred-seventy-six hours since my last post. When I began blogging nearly three years ago, my intention was to post once a week with an occasional lapse only due to post adventure maladies, jelly-fish stings, or extended bouts … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, AWESOME PEOPLE, EVENTS, FAMILY, HUMOR, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes, VIEW FROM MY SOAP BOX | Tagged adventure, Donna Weidner, dp_photo_challenge/today-was-a-good-day, lost photo files, meshphotochallenge, Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, sharing in the love, wedding | 21 Comments

SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW…

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

That’s where you’d have found us on a recent midsummer’s Sunday. Although, since the pre-requisite tornado was off wreaking havoc somewhere else in the world, my sister, niece, a friend and I had to find another magical form of transportation to … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, CHILDHOOD, EVENTS, FAMILY, HUMOR | Tagged adventure, author, blog, Castro Theater, Donna Weidner, Mighty Wurlitzer, San Francisco, The Wizard Of Oz, the wizard of oz sing a long | 17 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

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 →

Posted in ADVENTURES, HUMOR, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes | Tagged adventure, Airline, Airline Amenities, author, blog, Donna Weidner, Fort Lauderdale, humor, pet peeve, Richard Branson, San Francisco, Virgin America | 11 Comments

Illumination

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

The sun shows her face for only a moment, illuminating the way home, pointing out that we always have a choice…

Posted in ADVENTURES, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes | Tagged adventure, Donna Weidner, Illumination, postaday, San Francisco, the daily post, weekly photo challenge, writer | 2 Comments

STONES FROM THE RECTUM—A Tail of Adventure

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

“No. We already have a dog. One is enough,” I said. Once, twice, a quadrillion times. It wasn’t even the kids asking anymore. It was Ronald, my hubby dearest. I thought of suggesting he go get himself a fish if … Continue reading →