Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – Weekly Round Up – 24th- 30th April 2023 – Out and About, Big Band Era, ‘V’ Foods, Podcast, Book Reviews, Health and Funnies

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

I hope the week going well for you and more settled weather. A couple of lovely days here but still some northerly winds making if feel almost autumnal. Still the garden seems to be thriving and judging by the courting going on between the various species of birds visiting the seed cafe and spa, there will be some fledgelings coming along soon.

I was out and about on Tuesday as the guest of the ever gracious author Marcia Meara. I shared a fairy story, based on my own rocky road to romance with frogs masquerading as princes and unexpected encounters…

I hope you will head over to read and also if you have not been a guest of Marcia’s before it is a wonderful place to be showcased and she certainly makes you feel special…..GuestDayTuesday – Featuring #AuthorSallyCronin – #BloggerExtraordinaire

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 Judy Garland, Victor Young, Cab Galloway and the Shimmy. On Friday William shared the nexgt part of the series featuring Natalie Cole.  You can also find William – Blog– IMPROVISATION– William Price King on Tumblr

Debby Gies​ will be here on Monday with a post in the Spiritual Awareness series and this time an exploration of Timing of the arrival of peole in our lives or events. Debby also found some great funnies to share with you. On her own post you will find a wrap up of her trip to Puerto Vallarta and also a recap of the lovely reviews she received during her time away for her latest book Fifteen First Things.  …D.G. Kaye

Carol Taylor was here on Wednesday with her A-Z of food and the letter ‘V’. On her own blog in Monday Musings Carol explores food waste and also the husbandry and methods involved in getting animals into supermarkets and then onto our plates. In Thursday Thoughts some sneaky ways fast food restaurants get you to spend more money, the planting of trees and prehistoric music making, including a wonderful example of gum leaf blowing by an Aboriginal elder… head over to read all about it Carol Taylor’s Thursday Thoughts.

Malcolm Allen was also here this week with another post reflecting his great sense of humour and his monthly visits are always very welcome.

Joining the team on Wednesday is author Toni Pike with the start of her series on Personal Power and in her first post, Self Valuation… something we are not necessarily very good at… Delighted to welcome Toni to the team.

..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 – Harry James with Frank Sinatra, Benny Goodman with Martha Tilton, The Waltz

William Price King Meets Music Legends -Natalie Cole – Part Three – The Finale

Carol Taylor’s – Culinary A – Z Rewind – ‘V’ for Vacherin, Vanilla, Veal, Vegetable Spaghetti and Vichyssoise

Podcast #Poetry – The Lives of Cats and Dogs by Sally Cronin

Something to think about – The R’s of Life – Our Relations by Sally Cronin

The Body our Greatest Asset – The Immune System and How it Works by Sally Cronin

Menagerie: A Collection of Thirteen #Mystery, #Suspense, and Contemporary Short Stories by Joan Hall

Book Review Extra – #Thriller – Jack Reacher No Plan B – Lee and Andrew Child, #Fantasy Clay Tongue by Nicholas Conley

#Selfdiscovery #Love #Contemporary – Coming Home by Smitha Vishwanath

#History #1970s #Comingofage – Passages by Mary Clark

New Book on the Shelves – #Shortstories – Jumped by a Deadly Cholla: plus 10 more speculative fiction stories by John Maberry

– #Mystery James J. Cudney, #Shortstories Stephen Geez, #Contemporary #MentalHealth Anne Goodwin

#Dogs Jacqueline Lambert, #Memoir #Breastcancer Jaye Marie, #Poetry Balroop Singh

#Family #Romance Jacquie Biggar, #Memoir Cheryl Oreglia, #Midlife #Change Toni Pike

Hosts Sally Cronin and Debby Gies – Guard Dog and Mary Poppins

Laughter Lines Extra – Host Malcolm Allen – April 2023 – Passwords and Lego

 

Thank you for dropping in today and I hope you will join me again next week… Sally.

51 thoughts on “Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – Weekly Round Up – 24th- 30th April 2023 – Out and About, Big Band Era, ‘V’ Foods, Podcast, Book Reviews, Health and Funnies”

  8. Another full and varied week with lots to read.
    I manage to keep up through the week but catch with missed posts when I can.
    I still need to share the wolf video with Alexander.

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  9. We got a taste of summer this weekend, but its already cooling down with expected rain. Thank you for another great week, Sally xo

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  10. I know I missed some of these, so it’s great to get the round-up and a chance to catch the ones I couldn’t get to. Thanks, Sally, and congrats to these authors!

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  19. Great roundup, Sally, and yet another busy, fun-filled, and entertaining week. Thanks for including your visit to The Write Stuff, too. LOVED having you and hope you’ll come back often. As always, you ROCK, my friend. Keep it up! 😀 ❤

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