Smorgasbord Blogger Weekly – August 14th 2022 – #Rockies #Haiku D.Wallace Peach, #Interactivebooks Robbie Cheadle, #London1950s Beetley Pete, #Childhood Judith Barrow, #Bookreview Cathy Ryan, #Translations Jaq D. Hawkins, Story Reading Ape

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A small selection of posts I have enjoyed this week and I hope you will head over to enjoy in full.. thanks Sally.

Diana Peach takes us on a hike in the Canadian Rockies with a combinations of amazing photographs and complementary Haikus.. a beautiful post..

Image ©Diana Peach

Head over to enjoy the scenery and the poetry: Myths of the Mirror Canadian Rockies and Haiku

Robbie Cheadle at Writing to be Read with Kaye Lynne Booth shares interactive books and how they can encourage children to read and enjoy books.

Head over to discover some wonderful interactive reading ideas: Growing Bookworms – Interactive Books

Pete Johnson.. Beetley Pete shares some fascinating photographs from the 1950s and 1960s…definitely worth taking a step back in time to enjoy.

Image ©Beetley Pete

Head back in time to London in the 1950s and 1960s: More London Memories in Photos

And another post that captures a different era is from Judith Barrow who shares memories from her childhood and her adventures in the streets she played in and the communial events such as Bonfire Night.

Image ©David Barrow

Head over to enjoy Judith’s early childhood memories: Places in Our Memories

And to finish today… and intriguing read by the sound of the review from Cathy Ryan. Especially as we are in the process of redecorating our house to go on the market… The Forever House by Linda Acaster. The removal of old wallpaper reveals a secret…..

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Head over to read the review for this intriguing sounding book: Review by Cathy Ryan for The Forever House by Linda Acaster

Jaq D. Hawkins is the guest of The Story Reading Ape this week with a very interesting look at translations of books, classic and are own. As they say somethings may ‘get lost in translation’. Well worth reading if you are considering giving your books this treatment.

Head over to read how your words may not come across in the same way when translated: Story Reading Ape – Guest Jaq D. Hawkins – Translations

 

 

Thanks for dropping in today and I hope you will head over to read the posts in full… thanks Sally.

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  1. Taking full advantage of the weekly recap this week, Sally. I’m usually here daily, but I’ve been away from the blogs for four days.

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  12. Thanks again for sharing the post, Sally. I’m delighted that you enjoyed the photos and poems. And what fun to be included among these other wonderful bloggers and their posts. I have a few to follow through on. Hugs.

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