Welcome to the round up of posts you may have missed this week on Smorgasbord.
I hope you have had a great week.. The sun has been shining most days and this has meant that the last of the outside jobs on the house are well underway. Water has been a great attraction for the birds who already enjoy their outsize bathing trays that can hold a flock of starlings at one time. If there is a crow investigating ways to get into the bird feed pyramid we have built they seem to perform a synchronised Haka facing the intruder from the safety of the pool. Very entertaining and effective.
Charlie the crow is exempt from this behaviour and I do think they sense that his permanent disability of being unable to open his beak very wide makes him a non-threat. I had some double cream that had gone sour… and I know a certain someone who is very partial to a bit of dairy for some reason. I managed to catch Charlie in the act as he polished off the small tub ending up with the evidence all over his face.
Anyway they do provide plenty of entertainment through the kitchen window or if I am sitting in the sunshine. Apparently I am not a threat either and they chatter incessantly amongst themselves about the standard of the food and facilities… thank goodness they cannot access Tripadvisor.
As always my thanks to William Price King, currently on his summer break for the Breakfast Show and the life of Nina Simone. You can also find William – Blog– IMPROVISATION– William Price King on Tumblr
Debby Gies is back tomorrow morning with a brand new series exploring our spiritual well being.. Over on her blog you can you can enjoy her Sunday Review for Diamonds are for Now by Ruth Harris..and a lovely heartwarming tribute to her husband G’s sense of humour… head over to D.G. Kaye
Carol Taylor was here on Wednesday with an exploration of foods and culinary terms in her terrific series A-Z of foods with the letter D. This week on her own blog you can enjoy her Monday Musings, Chicken Recipes, Green Kitchen and Saturday Snippets.. all about the word ‘Tickle’. Carol Taylor’s Weekly Round Up
Thanks too for all your visits, comments and shares this week… they mean a great deal..♥
On with the show…
William Price King meets the Music Legends – Nina Simone – Part Four – The 1970s
Size Matters: The Sequel – #Morbid Obesity, #CandidaAlbicans Part Two by Sally Cronin
Alexander Defender of Men part two
Carol Taylor’s – Culinary A – Z Rewind – ‘D’ for Dates, Dragon Fruit, Drupes, Durian and Dirty Rice.
#Memoir #Waterford #Ireland #History – The Colour of Life – James the Landlord 1939 by Geoff Cronin
#WWII #Family – Leora’s Letters by Joy Neal Kidney
Posts from Your Archives 2022 – ‘Potluck’ – #Family #Storytelling by Jennie Fitzkee
#Romance #Comingofage – Hope at the Ocean’s Edge by Chantal MacDonald
#Cancer – The Winding Road: A Journey of Survival by Miriam Hurdle
Summer Book Fair 2022 – #Flash #Life Pamela S. Wight, #Thriller Simon Van der Velde
#Ireland #Music #Romance Claire Fullerton, #Poetry Elizabeth Gauffreau
#Teaching Pete Springer, #Poetry Balroop Singh
Hosts Debby Gies and Sally Cronin – Masks and Funfair spells
Hosts Debby Gies and Sally Cronin – Tech Support and Crafty Poodles
Thanks for dropping in today and I hope you have a wonderful week ahead… and if you have time to visit me that would be lovely… Sally.
Thanks, so much for this. It will keep me busy for a while, reading it all.
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Thanks Jane.. I hope you enjoy ♥
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Am sure I shall. x
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Thanks for snother great week, Sally:) I love bathing trays for the birds. Might a a good addition to our garden.
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They are so much cheaper than the bird baths and just deep enough for the starlings to have a good dip and the sparrows not to be out of their depth. I have just enjoyed the evening bath routine… they like to go to bed clean.. hugsx
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Thank you for an interesting week of posts, Sally and I love the story of your starlings and Charlie the crow. Much love to you both. ❤
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Thanks very much Jane and hope all is going well..♥
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Thank you, Sally, it is. ❤
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Thanks for another super week, Sally! Have a great week. Getting out of town for a few days on Thursday.
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Wonderful Pete.. have an amazing time and travel safe.. hugsx
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Another week of entertainment and inspiration, thanks Sally. Toni x
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Thanks so much Toni and for your wonderful support during the week. ♥
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Thanks so much for another informative, inspring, and entertaining week Sal. And thank you for the mentions about my posts, and looking so forward to the new series here! I’m also glad to hear that Charlie is still hanging around and well. I will tell you, from my crow experience while in Mexico – those birds aren’t intimidated by much. I’ve even watched a few buggers open up bags of people’s potato chips, previously unopened. LOL. Hugs ❤ xx
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Thanks Debby and for all the wonderful support and shares during the week. Looking forward to the new series too. Crows are very persistent.. not quite as much as seagulls and there are some interesting stories of them going in to shops and helping themselves to packets of sandwiches and crisps.. clever critters lol. ♥♥
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Lol the crows. Why does that not surprise me? 🙂 ❤
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Thank you Sally, what a fabulous week, and tomorrow begins a new host of opportunities! Here’s to squeezing every last drop of joy out this one precious life. Hugs, C
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With you all the way Cheryl.. no time to waste..♥
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Thanks for the guidance through another fabulous week, Sally! I think the image of the praying mantis will never go out of my mind. Lol hugsx Michael
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Thanks very much Michael. and he might as well have more than just one more drink lol….thanks for your generous shares during the week..hugs
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Reblogged this on NEW BLOG HERE >> https:/BOOKS.ESLARN-NET.DE.
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Thanks very much Michael…as always you are a star..hugsx
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Great week, Sally. Thank you.
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Thanks for all the support John..hugsx
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Thanks again for the Grief Songs mention!
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Pleasure Liz.. have a great week..hugsx
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You, too, Sally!
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I think I had managed to catch most of these posts through the week.
I love the story of the birds outside your window, they can be quite entertaining.
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Thanks Sue I think you are well up on the posts during the week and thanks for the support..they can be better than some television programmes for content and drama lol.. ♥
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Yep, watching the wildlife through the window can certainly be naturally entertaining
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Great variety of subjects. Amazing authors. A lot of funny stuff. Thank you for sharing, Sally.
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So many wonderful articles this week, Sally. I need to email you and work out a plan to get my weight loss journey moving in the right direction. 💜
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Happy to help in any way I can Colleen. ♥
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I’ll connect with you in a few days. Thanks, Sally. 💜
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Good way to start a Sunday! Now off to walk the dog.
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Hope you had a lovely walk.. enjoy the rest of the day ♥
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Thank you for the rewind of my A-Z, Sally and for sharing my weekly roundup…You have also had a another great week with something for everyone Hugs xx
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Thanks Carol…hugsxx
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