Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – Weekly Round Up 6th – 12th February 2023 – Spring, Operation TBR, Big Band, Quincy Jones, Heart Health, Food for Romance, Bloggers, Book Reviews and Funnies

Welcome to the round up of posts you might have missed this week on Smorgasbord.

This week there have been signs of spring in the garden and they were very welcome. Still some frosty mornings but this bit of colour makes all the difference.

I had not planned to be out and about this week but I received some lovely features from some very generous reviewers of my books. A huge thank you for making this a week to remember.  Phil Huston, Mark Bierman, Claire Fullerton, Smitha Vishwanath and Lauren Scott.

Just An Odd Job Girl reviewed by Phil Huston

Reviewed by Mark Bierman 5th February – Claire Fullerton February 5th – Smitha Vishwanath February 8th –   Lauren Scott 9th February – Joan Hall on Bookbub

Operation TBR….

Like so many of you, I have a towering TBR and with my February Amazon run adding another 6 books, I am up to 40 waiting to be read. I have upped my reading time and I have decided that I need to clear the decks before adding any more. So I have created a wish list of books as I get introduced to them or promote them and I will buy them when I have read those already in stock, especially those that have been waiting for far too long.

I am going to be travelling soon and that will offer a wonderful opportunity to catch up and I am looking forward to sharing my reviews with you.

As always my thanks to my friends who contribute to the blog…

William Price King joined me this week for the Big Band Era with Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman and The Lambeth Walk…Also the first post on the life and music of the incredible Quincy Jones You can also find William – Blog– IMPROVISATION– William Price King on Tumblr

Debby Gies​ On Monday I am sharing one of her posts from her series on relationships. Online dating is big business and whilst many find love, many also find scammers and Debby offers some practical advice on how to stay safe…Debby also joined me for two funnies this week.  Despite being on holiday she is still visiting posts and commenting, not just here but around the writing community. Follow the link to Debby’s blog to browse her archives …D.G. Kaye

Carol Taylor is here on Wednesday with her A-Z of food and the letter ‘Q’. In her Monday Musings Carol looks at another antibiotic alternative.. honey which is astaple around here, and an amazing video of a groundhog family who visit a suburban garden every day during the summer along with other wild animals. In her Green Kitchen Carol looks at kitchen waste, in particular milk and ways to store and use up milk rather than throw away, including a recipe for Portugese Milk Tarts – Catch up with Carol’s posts CarolCooks2 weekly roundup…5th-11th February 2023

Thank you very much for your visits, comments and shares to social media, as always it is appreciated ♥

On with the show…..

The Big Band Era with William Price King and Sally Cronin 1930s – Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman and The Lambeth Walk

William Price King Meets Music Legends – #Musician #Producer #Humanitarian Quincy Jones Part One

Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – Podcast #Poetry #Flash Fiction – The Waltz and Romantic Gestures by Sally Cronin

The Body our Greatest Asset – The Heart and how it works by Sally Cronin

Foods to get you in the Mood for St. Valentine’s Day by Sally Cronin

Book Review – #Supernatural Adventure The Last Drive by John W. Howell

Book Review – #Thriller #Fantasy – The Evil You Choose: Dreamer’s Alliance – Book 2 by Dan Antion

#Crime – Remember No More ( D.S. Kite Mysteries) by Jan Newton

New on the Shelves – #NorthernIreland – Light (Stones Corner Volume 3) by Jane Buckley

#Recipe Aunt Jeanette’s Luscious Lemon Tart by Dorothy Grover-Read – New Vintage Kitchen

Memories in #Photographs by Darlene Foster

#PotLuck – Top Ten Things Not to Do on a Windy Day by John W. Howell

MondayMotivation – #Meditation #Tarot #DragonOracleCard by Jan Sikes

#Teaching – Every Child Deserves a Champion by Pete Springer

– Hosts Debby Gies and Sally Cronin – Commas and Magical tricks

Hosts Sally Cronin and Debby Gies – Horror for dogs and MIT starting salary

 

Thanks very much for dropping in today and I hope you will join me again next week… Sally xx