Welcome to the round up of posts you might have missed this week on Smorgasbord.
What’s coming up in the next two weeks.
I cannot believe that it is the Winter Solstice and the shortest day in 9 days time. On the one hand there is a sense of relief that this year is nearly over… and a wary expectation that 2021 is going to be better.
Whilst I could sit and philosophise all day long… there are things to be done to make sure this year ends with a few projects completed so I can move on fresh in the New Year.
In the last week I scheduled all the Christmas Book Fairs so they would be finished in time for Christmas and they will go out daily until the 23rd of December. I have also scheduled an updated version of The Twelve Days of Christmas from the 14th December and the Christmas party this weekend and next.. and a few surprises along the way.
I have a few spaces left for reblogs and some book reviews I intend to post in time for readers to buy the books but the rest of the time I will be working on the blog and Cafe and Bookstore revamp, and the new columns going out in 2021.
William Price King will be here co-presenting The Breakfast Show every Tuesday, with hits from 1960 to 1985, special dates of note during the years we feature and a guest or two along the way.
D.G. Kaye will be continuing with her popular Relationship Column and keeping us motivated to improve our interactions with others.
Carol Taylor will be joining us every four weeks with a new column looking at how we can source, prepare, cook and recycle food in a sustainable way to help the environment.
For me personally it is a great week as my latest short story collection went live yesterday and you can find out more about it in my promotion post earlier today.
#Shortstories – Life is Like a Bowl of Cherries: Sometimes Bitter, Sometimes Sweet by Sally Cronin
The first of the Christmas Parties has gone out this morning and there is one tomorrow and two next weekend.
Guess who owns which pets… answers in the post
Carols from around the World – #Germany, #Greece and #France
-December 2020 – Say it with Greeting Cards – Treading Carefully with Words
– A – Z of Food -X,Y,Z for Xawaash Spice, Yams and Zabaglione.
SPRITZ: the most popular Italian cocktail
Past Book Reviews 2019 – Vikings: Taken (The Great Heathen Army series Book 1 by Ceri Bladen
#Romance – Perfectly Imperfect by Jacquie Biggar
February 1986 – Birthday party and new car by Sally Cronin
#Wizard Kevin Cooper, #Farm D.L. Finn, #Ghosts Emily-Jane Hills Orford
#PoetryCollections – Geoff Le Pard, Denise O’Hagan, Balroop Singh
#ScienceFiction A.C. Flory, #Crime Jane Risdon, #Life Sally Cronin, #Fairies Colleen M. Chesebro
Christmas Archives – #ShortStory – The Snow Globe by D. Wallace Peach
Making a Gingerbread Chapel by Robbie and Michael Cheadle
#Christmas Holiday Wishes – My Christmas Wish by D.G. Kaye
Christmas Laughter Lines – Hosts Debby Gies and Sally Cronin – December 8th 2020
Hosts Debby Gies and Sally Cronin – December 10th 2020 -Quarantine Coffee and Wishes
December 11th 2020 – Another Open Mic Night with author Daniel Kemp – Tier 2 and Decorations.
Thank you very much for dropping in today and for all your support. Enjoy the rest of the weekend and I hope you will join me again next week.. thanks Sally.
Reblogged this on Plaisted Publishing House.
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Thanks for sharing this post too Patty.
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Great week, Sally. Thanks for having me too.
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Pleasure John.. good to have a bit of fun.. hugsx
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An amazing collection of the wise, wonderful, and really funny. I’m still laughing over the dog video from earlier this week.
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Glad you enjoyed the week Dorothy and thank you for your visits..hugsx
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Sal, congrats again on your newest baby released out into the world. I’ll be digging in tonight! ❤ Thanks for the mention and looking forward to a brand new year here again. Thanks for another wonderful week of everything here again. ❤ ❤
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Thanks Debby.. the week flew by and thanks for all you contributions this year.. looking forward to sharing 2021 with you..♥♥
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Thank you Sal. Me too! ❤ ❤
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Amazing breadth and depth of writers, information, and pure delight! Thank you, Sally, for all that you do. And a special Thank You for featuring my book. Big hugs!! 🤗
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Thanks Gwen another fun week with lots of my favourite people…enjoy what’s left of the weekend..♥♥
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Reblogged this on The Write Stuff and commented:
A most excellent weekly round-up over at Sally Cronin’s Smorgasbord blog. Do stop by to see what’s been happening this week, and be SURE to watch the fun videos, especially the one with the dachshunds. As a dachshund lover (we’ve had three, in addition to all our cats), I thoroughly enjoyed that clip. And after you’ve gotten all caught up, please remember to share the post in all the good places so others can check things out, too. Thanks, and thanks to Sally for ROCKIN’ right along, as always! 🙂
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Thanks so much for the fabulous intro and promotion Marcia..you are a star ♥♥
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Hi Sally, this is a super fun post. I loved the video with Toast (the dog) and how well it cared for the stray kitten. Having cared for stray kittens, that’s no small task. I enjoyed looking through your library, too. The authors are becoming familiar names to me.
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Thanks very much Marsha, the pet videos keep me going until we get our next fur family next year.. glad you enjoyed. x
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You get a new fur family every year? We are loaded with fur. Our two cats have had to move inside since we moved. They love sleeping on our bed during the day and playing on it all night. They pounce and scars our poor puppy hiding under the covers.
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Sounds like the perfect fur family… as long as you get enough sleep..x
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zzzzzz 🙂
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Reblogged this on Marsha Ingrao – Always Write and commented:
This may take you a while to scroll through, but be sure to catch the videos. They are hilarious. Sally promotes hobby bloggers with a variety of topics. She supports authors and encourages them and displays their work in her library. I see many of my reader’s books displayed on her virtual bookshelves.
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Thank you for sharing Marsha.. much appreciated. Enjoy your week.
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I enjoyed it very much. Have a great week, too! 🥰🥰🥰
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Congratulations on your new baby, Sally! Let’s hope we’re moving toward a positive 2021.
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Thanks Pete and I am with you on that…x
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Sally what a week and congratulations on your new book. Please feel free to come over to mine for a feature. Would love to have you visit. Marje x
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That is very kind Marje.. perhaps in the New Year when everyone is not quite so busy…hugsxx
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Yes great idea will do. XXX
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Thank you ♥
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Congratulations on your new book, Sally. What a way to end the year and launch the new one. This has been a fun and entertaining week and it’s great having been a part of it. Thanks. Hugs
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Thank you William and for the lovely carols which really got us into the Christmas spirit.. thanks too for reblogging…hugs xx
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You’re a busy one-woman band, Sally! Congratulations on your latest book. I’m sure it will do wonderfully. It sounds like the perfect gift for the season.
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Thank you Olga.. keeps me out of mischief lol… ♥
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Thank you for another great week, Sally!
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Thank you Michael and as always for your fantastic support..hugsx
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I look forward to the delights that the 2021 Smorgasbord will bring!
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Thank you Liz.. I feel very excited by the prospect of getting into 2021 as are billions I am sure lol..xx
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Oh, yes! One blogger I follow started a countdown on his blog to January 20th (US presidential inauguration day). It is very good to see that number tick down every morning.
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I think most of the world have that countdown in mind Liz…xxxx
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I’ll bet. Feel free to do a happy dance in the street (or living room) on our behalf when the day arrives at last.
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We will need to do something..xxx
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What a ton of stuff on this post! You know I love the doggy videos best. Sigh.
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Thanks Jacqui.. unlike humans what you see is what you get…lol.. I love them too..x
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Brought a smile to my face! Thank you for sharing these.
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Thanks Barbara glad you enjoyed…hugsx
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Reblogged this on Retired? No one told me! and commented:
Wow!…What week…Jam-packed with new releases including Sally’s ( Just) in time for Christmas, Chrismas Carol’s and culinary delights…even some funnies to make you smile …Something for everyone …Please head over to Sally’s have read and maybe do some armchair shopping…Bliss…Enjoy the read xxx
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Thanks very much Carol..and again for that amazing series, a huge amount of work..♥
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You are very welcome and thank you, Sally Hugs xx
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A great variety of writers and something for everyone. You run a very informative and entertaining blog, Sally. Thank you for sharing and being such a supportive person. I look forward to see what 2021 brings!
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Thank you very much Mark.. I enjoy blogging and keeping in touch with everyone in this community, and you can’t ask for more than that..
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Agreed.
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another informative and entertaining week of posts from Carol!
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I agree Jim.. always a great read x
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