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Category Archives: Afternoon video
Smorgasbord Blog Magazine Weekly Round Up – Good intentions by Grandmas, Bird Watching and Halley’s Comet
Doesn’t time fly when you are having fun. Well I am anyway and I hope you are too… It has been a busy week offline with various projects and also taking advantage of the cold but sunny weather. It is hard to believe that it is January 20th already but it is great that the evenings are growing lighter by a few minutes each day.
My thanks as always to you for dropping in so often and keeping me motivated and here are some of the posts you might have missed..
This week Linda shares the delightful!! coat that her Grandmother managed to find at the charity shop for her..
Getting to know you – Sunday Interview with author Denzil Walton.
The first part of our trip from Houston to Carlsbad Caverns and to see Halley’s Comet on its once in a lifetime visit.
The title of this series came about as I dipped into a Thesaurus to find some words for a poem I was writing. I noticed that a great many words that reflected (see what I mean) key elements in our lives began with the letter ‘R’. In this first post quite a bit about what I think about RESPECT
Chapter one of the sequel to my first book written 20 years ago which followed my 18 month challenge to lose 150lbs. I am told at 42 that I am unlikely to make 45!
This week I look at the nutritional elements of Asparagus and Carol Taylor turns this very healthy vegetable into some delicious meals.
Colleen Chesebro’s Tuesday Poetry Challenge.
I have chosen ‘Secret and Draw’ for my key words this week and I am also trying my hand at a Haibun… here is the link where you will find a description of this form which is a combination of prose and poetry.
Rejuvenation
I have discovered the secret to eternal youth. I stand before the mirror. With eyes almost closed the image blurs. Wrinkles disappear. Hair regains its colour. The extra pounds fall away. I am tall and strong. A reflection of how I used to be. I draw the image towards me absorbing its essence.
Do not be deceived
Challenge the silver backed mirror
Remain young at heart.
New book on the shelves
Author Update -Reviews
Thanks for dropping by and hope to see you again next week… Sally.
Smorgasbord Afternoon Video – The Ten most intelligent animals
We think of dogs and other mammals as being the most intelligent creatures… but surprisingly….
Smorgasbord Afternoon Video – Parenting… next time the baby cries.. try this.
Smorgasbord Afternoon Video – My secret vice…. dog agility – 2018
At my age my vices are few and far between.. but I could be distracted every day by dog agility….four class winners from toy dogs to medium..
Smorgasbord Afternoon Video – Jesse has learnt some new household chores
I can’t wait to get our own Jesse…..
Smorgasbord Afternoon Video – The 2019 cat videos are in…
Not long into the new year and the funny animal videos are already arriving….
Smorgasbord Afternoon Video – If you are looking to break some records this year!!!
If one of your resolutions this year is to break a record or two… here are some ideas… courtesy of People are Awesome
Please do not try some of these at home…or when drunk!!!
Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – Weekly Round Up – Die Hard, Detox, Resolutions, Food, Music, Humour
Another quietish week for us after a very peaceful New Year’s Eve which we spent watching the final Die Hard movie of our binge session. Seeing them back to back over five days was great, and brought back memories of where we were in the years we saw them the first time around, starting in 1988. It is amazing how you remember the overall plot but forget detail. We are making a start on Mission Impossible and then The Bourne series next. Keep us out of trouble for a bit anyway.
Over the next few weeks there will be some new series beginning that I hope you will find interesting… in the meantime…here are the posts from the week in case you missed any.
A look back at 2018 and a thank you to the regular contributors who write such amazing posts for the blog. Also a look at what is to come in 2019.
https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2018/12/31/smorgasbord-blog-magazine-happy-new-year/
Paul Andruss gave us a New Year’s Gift of a four part story The Legend of the Golden Flower, set in ancient Japan and filled with wonderfully researched detail. You can read the complete story and also follow the link to a follow up post on the background to the tale.
https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/the-legend-of-the-golden-flower-by-paul-andruss/
I was delighted to welcome Annette Rochelle Aben to the team with the first of her monthly Numerology posts. The first looking at our universal energy for 2019 and the month of January.
Linda Bethea with more tales of her extended family – life in Houston has its ups and downs. The Pink Cupcake, the Hussy and the Promise..
The new season of the Sunday Interview – Getting to Know You.
Delighted to welcome new interviewees to the interview series, and if you have participated before.. no worries, just pick a different five questions to answer..
I want to share this post again for any authors who are new to the blog – The Cafe and Bookstore is a FREE promotional opportunity to showcase your work on a regular basis here on the blog and across my social media.
The first step is a ‘New Book on the Shelves‘ promotion, followed by regular updates in the twice weekly posts. Any new releases will also have their own individual post.
I did a tongue-in-cheek look at New Year’s Resolutions… with some suggestions how you might get them achieved!!
Another trip down memory lane to 1995 – mechanical bull riding (or destruction) and Annie Lennox.
To get the New Year off to a good start (for your body anyway) I began a short series – The Gentle Detox.
I don’t approve of starving a body into submission, especially after a period of indulgence. I especially do not recommend ‘crash diets’ as this can cause a great deal of stress physically and mentally. Here are the posts so far….
A series that is worth repeating for the benefit of those who missed the first time around – Cook from Scratch.
In this post I share an alternative breakfast that I ate several time a week in the 17 years I lived in Madrid… Spanish style tomato cocktail on toast..
I try my hand at a new format that Colleen Chesebro has introduced us to in the first of her Tuesday Poetry challenge No. 117 – Poets choice. A Shadorma… if you have not participated in this challenge, I do recommend as it stretches both our poetic muscles and your creativity.
The first of the Cafe updates for 2019 – a place to share recent reviews and new releases.
D.G. Kaye.. Debby Gies shares some of the funnies from around the web… and I find a joke from my archives.
Thank you for starting the New Year with me and I hope that you have enjoyed the show so far. Look forward to seeing you again soon.. thanks Sally.
Smorgasbord Afternoon Video – Cats just being Cats……
