Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – Weekly Round Up – 13th – 19th May 2024 – Cars, Music, Bulgarian Cuisine, Heart Health, Book Reviews, Bloggers

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

I hope you have enjoyed a good week so far and the sun has been shining. We have had two or three glorious days and some more to come in the next few days. Bliss.

With my car fixed it was time to explore newer models and our own garage we have used for the last 8 years was very helpful in scouring the dealers for a good buy within out specifications. Combined with David’s efforts it was narrowed down to three cars all around the 3 to 5 years old. We headed north on Wednesday and I had a test drive in a 2021 Nissan Note which is one of the last petrol ones they made. Slightly different in as much as it is keyless entry and push button start, most of the other controls were very familiar. So after driving around the block we paid a deposit. A couple of bonuses, a three year warranty and delivery to the door which save us making the 100mile round trip to pick it up. All going well it will be here on Wednesday. I will certainly feel more confident in driving in the UK when I visit my family in the rescheduled trip in September.

David is going to have my car and sell his own Note as mine is an automatic and a better spec. So very successful week in that respect.  Time for some new adventures even if mine is not a Suburu….

I have also finished the editing of my WIP. Size Matters was first published first 2001 and I have updated and added a more detailed nutritional component and some recipes. It will be in ebook and print on Amazon, hopefully in a couple of months. Once this is off on its publishing journey… I will be working on another fantasy in the Tales from the Irish Garden due for release in the autumn.

So that is the news on the home front….

As always my thanks also goes to my friends who contribute to the blog

William Price King  William joined me for the Breakfast Show on Tuesday and his series of iconic Duets on Friday. You can also find William – Blog– IMPROVISATION– William Price King on Tumblr

Debby Gies Debby will be here on May 27th with the next in her series Life Lessons 101  You can catch up with her own posts this week including a look at corporate greed impacting the viewing public and her Sunday Book Review for Live and Let by Judith Barrow D.G. Kaye

Carol Taylor was here on Wednesday with the next of her A-Z  World Cuisines and this week Bulgaria. Head over to check out her own blog and archives. CarolCooks2

Danny Kemp entertained us on Tuesday with his usual unique brand of humour.

Thanks again for your support this week… as always appreciated.

On with the show…

The Breakfast Show Rewind with William Price King and Sally Cronin – Chart Hits 1973 Part Two – Dawn and Tony Orlando, Carly Simon, Roberta Flack and Wings

William Price King with The Duet – #1970 – 1971 – Brewer & Shipley – One Toke Over the Line ,1971 – Ike and Tina Turner – Proud Mary

– A-Z World Cuisines…Part 10… Bulgaria -Banitsa and boza, Supa topcheta by Carol Taylor

Open Mic Night with Danny Kemp

Life’s Rich Tapestry – #Cats #Family – For the Love of Lily by Sally Cronin

This Year’s Focus – Cardiovascular Disease – The Circulatory System – The components of Blood by Sally Cronin

Smorgasbord Book Reviews – #Memoir #Humour Live and Let:Tales of a Pembrokeshire Holiday Let by Judith Barrow

#Poetry – Shh, Purely Poetry: Sensual, Love and Relationship Poems by M. J. Mallon

#Art: The Simple Life, #Tanka Tuesday, Festival of leaves challenge by Smitha Vishwanath

#BookReview by Stuart Aken for Lady Hartley’s Husbands, by Andrea Emblin

Author News and Reviews – Robbie Cheadle, Jan Sikes, Alex Craigie

#YA #Mystery Joy York, #Timetravel #Fantasy D.Wallace Peach, #Dystopian #Thriller Terry Tyler Posted on May 17, 2024

#Poetry Robbie and Michael Cheadle, #Funnies The Story Reading Ape, #Desert #Arizona D. Wallace Peach, #GoodNews Jill Dennison, #PrehistoricSmarts Jacqui Murray, #CorporateGreed D.G. Kaye

 

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

Smorgasbord Blog Magazine Weekly Round Up – 22nd-28th April 2024 – Travel News, Hits 1970s, Iconic Duets, Funnies, Cardiovascular system, Book Review, Bloggers.

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

A glorious sunny day here and it will be with us for the start of the week anyway.. Once I have cleared the decks I shall be outside pottering in the garden and probably enjoying a book in my lounger.

I am busy at the moment getting ready for my trip next Sunday 5th May to see my sisters and brother. I am catching an early ferry across to the UK and then driving 250 miles to Portsmouth. I am hoping that unlike other trips during the week, being a Sunday there will be a lot less commercial traffic and roadworks which have extended the trip from four and half hours to over six. I drive back to Wales the following Sunday working on the same logic and catch the ferry home on the Monday.

I remember with fondness the days I would through some spare undies, a lipstick and my toothbrush in a case and head off into the unknown with anticipation. These days the planning involved is a little more extensive. Despite David being very self-sufficient I do like to leave him stocked up for food while I am away to save him having to shop, then there is the cat to consider and the birds who get fed every day… There are quite a few more lotions and other essentials to pack ‘just in case’ despite there being a multitude of shops the other side that stock them. Then the laptop needs to be backed up and chargers to be packed for various mobile devices.  Thank goodness I am not flying lol… I would probably not get through security.

The blog will be stocked up with the regulars while I am away and whilst I might not be on social media as much, I will be checking in and responding to comments. If you don’t see me for a day or two when I am travelling don’t worry ‘I’ll be Back’

Anyway…I am looking forward to seeing my family and they have a full agenda… plus I get to see my best friend and his wife too which is a bonus.

As always my thanks also goes to my friends who contribute to the blog

William Price King  William joined me for the Breakfast Show on Tuesday and his series of iconic Duets on Friday. You can also find William – Blog– IMPROVISATION– William Price King on Tumblr

Debby Gies will be here on Monday with the next post in her her new series Life Lessons 101… this week Dating: Then and Now… You can catch up with her posts this week including her monthly Writer’s Links and her Sunday Book Review a short story, Cut and Thirst by Margaret Atwood. D.G. Kaye

Carol Taylor will be here on Wednesday with the next of her A-Z  World Cuisines and this week The Bahamas. Head over to check out her own posts including a celebration of Earth Day. CarolCooks2

Malcolm Allen was here onTuesday with some fun from Down Under.

Thanks again for your support this week… as always appreciated.

On with the show…

The Breakfast Show Rewind with William Price King and Sally Cronin – Chart Hits 1972 Part One – Roberta Flack, Don McLean, Elton John, Helen Reddy

William Price King with The Duets – #1960s – 1969 – Zager & Evans – In The Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus), Diana Ross and The Supremes & The Temptations – I’m Gonna Make You Love Me

Malcolm Allen Entertains #Marriage #Anniversaries and #Positivity

This Year’s Focus – Cardiovascular Disease – The Circulatory System – Part Three – The Healthy Eating Plan by Sally Cronin

Plastics invading our bodies and its impact on our planet by Sally Cronin

#Italy #WWII #Romance #Historical The Tuscan Orphan by Siobhan Daiko

New Book Spotlight – #Travel #Humour – Building The Beast: How (Not) To Build An Overland Camper (The Wayward Truck Book 1) by Jacqueline Lambert

#Life #Ambitions #Passions – Take it to the Limit by Melanie McGauran

#Writing What Draws Readers into a Story by D.L. Finn for Story Empire

– Pet Holiday Anxiety Issues? Pet Copywriter Tricia Perry

Thursday Thoughts -#Snakes #Death #Dusting Tiffany Blue Snake. Dust and Emily Levine by Carol Taylor

#Writing through the generations: The Silent Generation – by Gwen M. Plano on Story Empire

Pet Holiday Anxiety Issues? Pet Copywriter Tricia Perry

Blogger Weekly – Book Reviews Toni Pike, #Interview Marcia Meara and Darlene Foster, #Cosymysteries Carla Loves to Read, #Shakespeare Rebecca Budd, #Laughter Pete Springer

 

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

Smorgasbord Blog Magazine Weekly Round Up – February 5th-11th 2024 – Birthdays, Chart Hits 1960s, Iconic Duets, Cuisine Albania, Book Reviews, Bloggers, Heart Health, Humour

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

I hope you are all well… a quiet week here on the home front but this week it is time to start on clearing the pots ready for new plants in a couple of weeks. It has been a mild winter as we have had some roses, some of the geraniums kept going and even the hydrangeas produced a few blossoms which is unusual during winter.

I turn 71 on Tuesday and it only seems like a heartbeat since I was crossing into the 70s with some trepidation. Our physical progression is at odds with our mental and emotional state as apart from a little more grumpiness and shouting into the wind about world affairs (in my case) we change little.  I still feel very much alive, connected to the world and still dreaming of achieving more in coming years.

I do believe we are the first generation who are lucky enough to have access to the outside world through the Internet with blogging and social media than any generation before. When I look back at my mother and her friends when she was 70, they had retreated back from the world and the focus was on their immediate surroundings. They were considered old and treated as such, whereas today we are embracing growing older in a different way. We all know 80 and even 90 year olds in our writing community who have no intention of stepping back thank goodness and I hope that I am going to be one of them in coming years.

I haven’t changed at all lol…..

Anyway I have had an amazing life, travelled the world, had an amazing two careers, very different but energising, a wonderful husband and family, achieved many of my dreams, and I am privileged to be still part of an amazing online community with much to look forward to.

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

William Price King  William joined me for the Breakfast Show on Tuesday with more hits from the 1960s and the next in his series of iconic Duets on Friday. You can also find William – Blog– IMPROVISATION– William Price King on Tumblr

Debby Gies​ joined me with some funnies on Monday this week.  On her own blog Debby explores the origins of first names and her monthly writing links and her Sunday Book Review .Head over to …D.G. Kaye

Carol Taylor was here on Wednesday with the next of her A-Z  World Cuisines and this week she spotlights Albania. Head over to check out her own posts this week  on. CarolCooks2

The Breakfast Show Rewind with William Price King and Sally Cronin – Chart Hits 1966 Part Two – Dusty Springfield, Percy Sledge, The Beach Boys, Ike and Tina Turner

William Price King with The Duets – #1960s – 1963 Jan and Dean – Surf City, Bob and Earl – Harlem Shuffle

– A-Z…World Cuisine… Part 3 – Albania, The Land of the Eagles…by Carol Taylor

This Year’s Focus – Cardiovascular Disease – The Heart and how it works, Heart Attacks and Strokes by Sally Cronin

Smorgasbord Book Reviews – #Crime #Thriller – Protective Instincts by Joy York

#Creative Writing Prompts – by Sue Wickstead

#ageing, #friends, #humour, #relationships, Now That’s What I Call Old – Terry Tyler

#Bananas–everything you wanted to know about them and more by Joy Neal Kidney

Blogger Weekly February 10th 2024 – #ThursdayDoors Dan Antion and Darlene Foster, #Quilts Joy Neal Kidney, #Leonberger Thomas Wikman, #Reviews Miriam Hurdle, #Funnies Story Reading Ape, #MountCook Judith Barrow

Hosts Sally Cronin and Debby Gies – Fridge raiding and clever cats

Smorgasbord Blog Magazine Weekly Round Up – January 29th – February 4th 2024 – Signs of spring, Chart Hits 1960, Iconic Duets, Book Reviews, Health Focus 2024, Bloggers, Funnies

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

I hope wherever you are it has been a good week. Here mixed weather but signs spring is on its way… we have a patch of pansies that flower early at the beginning of February and they cheer me up no end.

I know from comments and emails that several of our writing community are suffering from recently diagnosed illness and facing tests and the long wait sometimes for results.

This means often that they have to put their blogging to one side, but I do hope they know that they have our support. Should you be facing a blogging break due to ill health then please let me know sally.cronin@moyhill.com or someone you are close to online, and if there is anything we can do during your time offline to promote your books or on social media, let us know.

Also we do get worried when someone we have regular contact with disappears from the online platforms and a small note if you can, on your blog to say you will be busy offline for a period of time, even without the details is reassuring.

The world is a huge place and the Internet is vast but even if we do not meet face to face, the friendships we have forged are just as important. I would hate anyone facing difficult challenges, particularly alone, to feel cut off from the community.

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

William Price King  William joined me for the Breakfast Show on Tuesday and the next in his series of iconic Duets on Friday. You can also find William – Blog– IMPROVISATION– William Price King on Tumblr

Debby Gies​ joined me with some funnies on Thursday this week.  On her own blog Debby shares her thoughts on allergies and ailments compared to previous generations and today and her Sunday Book Review .Head over to …D.G. Kaye

Carol Taylor will be here on Wednesday with the next of her A-Z  World Cuisines and this week she spotlights Albania. Head over to check out her own posts this week including her Green and Healthy Kitchen on. CarolCooks2

The Breakfast Show Rewind with William Price King and Sally Cronin – Chart Hits 1966 Part One – The Mamas and Papas, The Supremes, Frank Sinatra, The Kinks

William Price King with The Duets – #1960s – 1963 Chad and Jeremy Yesterday’s Gone, Inez and Charley Fox Mockingbird

Health Column 2024 – This Year’s Focus – Cardiovascular Disease and its symptoms by Sally Cronin

#Suspense #Thriller – A Death at The Inn: Harbor Pointe Series Book 7 by Joan Hall 

Book Reviews Round Up January 2024 – #Nostalgia Alex Craigie, #Western Sandra Cox, #Mystery #Magic Staci Troilo, #Humour Stevie Turner, #Romania #History Patricia Furstenberg

Posts from Your Archives 2024 #Potluck – #Pronunciation Say my Name, Say my Name by D. G. Kaye

#Life’sAlphabet #Inspiration – Y is for YMCA by Abbie Taylor

#Western #Women’s Adventure – Go West, Girl!: (Alias Jeannie Delaney Book 1) by Kit MacKenzie

Blogger Weekly – February 3rd 2024 – Book Reviews Carla, Toni Pike, Olga Nunez Miret, #Phonecamera D.G. Kaye, #Tanka Robbie Cheadle

Hosts Sally Cronin and Debby Gies – House flies and Missing Cat

 

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

Smorgasbord Blog Magazine Weekly Round Up – January 22nd – 28th 2024 – Blogging Update for the year, 1960s Chart Hits, Iconic Duets, Antigua and Barbuda, Salt Licks, Bloggers, Book Reviews and Funnies..

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

Nothing much to report from this part of the world and I am not even going to mention the weather!

I have been busy however, planning out the year on the blog and my content in the various areas. The health column for example, for the first few months, is going to focus on cardiovascular disease since the statistics for most of our countries are getting worse by the year. It is now the global number one killer disease. Whilst most of the posts have been shared before, I will be updating with the latest statistics and putting them in a different order to cover the main areas that contribute to this disease, which I am pretty certain impacts most of our families, sometimes at a disturbingly young age.

I have just finished scheduling the first of the Posts from your Archive and thanks to the 20 participants so far.. that is 40 posts all set to go from January 31st… If you would like to participate here is a reminder of the introduction post from a few weeks ago. I am now scheduling from mid-March onwards so get back to me as soon as you can.

Smorgasbord Posts from Your Archives 2024 #Potluck – An example from D.Wallace Peach and how you can participate.

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

William Price King  William joined me for the Breakfast Show on Tuesday and the next in his series of iconic Duets on Friday. You can also find William – Blog– IMPROVISATION– William Price King on Tumblr

Debby Gies​ joined me with some funnies on Tuesday and Thursday this week.  On her own blog Debby shares some fantastic features she discovered on her new phone camera and her Sunday Book Review for The Seas of Time by D.Wallace Peach ..Head over to …D.G. Kaye

Carol Taylor was here on Wednesday with the next of her A-Z  World Cuisines and this week she spotlights Antigua and Barbuda. Head over to check out her posts this week on. CarolCooks2

On with the show…

The Breakfast Show Rewind with William Price King and Sally Cronin – Chart Hits 1965 Part Two – Shirley Ellis, The Righteous Brothers, Roger Miller, Andy Williams

William Price King with The Duets – #1960s – 1962 The Everly Brothers “Crying in the Rain” , Chubby Checker and Dee Dee Sharp “Slow Twistin”

A-Z…World Cuisine… Part 2 – Antigua and Barbuda by Carol Taylor

What causes your cravings? – Part Four – #Coal, #Dirt and other strange stuff by Sally Cronin

Blogger Weekly – 27th January 2024 – #Review D.G. Kaye, #AI Annabelle Franklin, #Nature Robbie Cheadle, #Submissions Sue Bavey, #Crete Judith Barrow, #Reading Pete Springer

Smorgasbord New Book Spotlight – #Religious #Faith #Family The Soul Whisperer’s Decision by Gwen M. Plano

Crime #Mystery – Accidental Allies (Unde(a)feated Detective Series Book 3) by Karina Bartow

Book Reviews – #Romania #Transylvania – Dreamland: Banat, Crisana, Maramures, Transylvania, 100 Word Stories, Folklore and History by Patricia Furstenberg

Hosts Sally Cronin and Debby Gies – Retirement and Who is the Smart Alec now?

Hosts Sally Cronin and Debby Gies – On the menu and giving a cat a pill

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

Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – Weekly Round Up – 28th August – 3rd September 2023 – Big Band, U2, Mercury, Green Kitchen, Podcast, Book Reviews, Bloggers, Health and Humour

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

I hope you have had a good week and have not been impacted by the storms in North America and other weather events. We had a good amount of rain but the last two days and today are bright and sunny and definitely time to get some garden jobs out of the way.

On the blog front this series has proved very popular which I am delighted about… it does mean that I am scheduling for end of October and early November. I have decided to extend the series so if you have been promoted here on Smorgasbord before, then please send an excerpt of 500 words (there is some leeway of course) to sally.cronin@moyhill.com.  Having been here before I will have all your other details and I always check for new bios etc when scheduling.

I have left some spaces for other promotions and it would be great if you would keep me updated on any new releases you have either on pre-order or available on Amazon.  This does not only apply to authors who have been previously promoted but to new authors too.

If you have not been promoted here before then I will need the Amazon link and I share both US and UK links. Goodreads, blog or website and social media. Please send the full URLs as I shorten them when I put the post together having checked them first. Please make sure your bio is current on Amazon and Goodreads and that you have a good quality profile photo. The only thing I ask of authors is that they respond to the comments individually when the promotion is posted and share on their own social media…otherwise it is free publicity and just takes a few minutes of your time. Please note that I don’t accept review copies as I prefer to buy the books I recommend and support authors in that way sally.cronin@moyhill.com

Always such a lovely reminder of why we write when readers take the time to share their feedback…My thanks to Yvette Calleiro who has written a lovely review for LIfe is Like a Mosaic… it gave me a boost to end the week.

Please head over to read Yvette’s review. Yvette’s review for Life is Like a Mosaic

And my thanks to Patty Fletcher who posted her review for Variety is the Spice of Life to FB..very touching feedback. Patty Fletcher Facebook

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 Georgie Stoll, Judy Garland, Dick Haymes and Tommy Rall. On Friday the first post in the series about the band U2 . William is back from his summer break and delighted to have him back again.. You can also find William – Blog– IMPROVISATION– William Price King on Tumblr

Debby Gies​ was here on Monday exploring our Spiritual awareness. This week Mercury Retrograde and its shenanigans in our lives  Debby also shared some funnies she had found for us on Tuesday and Thursday.. On her own blog Debby shared her August Writing Tips and her Sunday Book Review is for the thriller I Remember Everything by Richard Dee Head over to …D.G. Kaye

Carol Taylor will be was her on Wednesday with her next post in the Green Kitchen series. .On Monday a look at India’s landing on the moon, some music..and the tenuous hold on life for Emperor Penquin chicks due to loss of ice. In Thursday Thoughts.. growing old gracefully and without expensive facecreams and some good advice from Judi Dench.. and a word or two about burials…On Friday a welcome to September and a reminder of the special days during the month to either celebrate or promote a food, wildlife or the planet. On Saturday two posts to inform and entertain with a tribute to The Coconut on its national day… and the Saturday Snippets rewind..Catch up with this post and the rest of the week Carol Taylor’s Saturday Snippets

 Thanks very much for dropping in during the week and the ongoing support.. Sally ♥

On with the show….

The Big Band Era with William Price King and Sally Cronin – 1940s – Georgie Stoll with Judy Garland, Victor Young with Dick Haymes, Tommy Rall

William Price King Meets the Legends – Bono and U2 – Meet the Band

The Universe – Mercury Retrograde by D.G. Kaye

Carol Taylor’s Green Kitchen Rewind – Dinner Rolls, Chillies, Grow Spring onions, make Apple Cider Vinegar – Waste Not, Want Not..

Tales from the Irish Garden Rewind – Chapter Five – The First Banquet in the new Palace by Sally Cronin

Recipes that Pack a Punch -#Summer Eating – Stuffed Peppers and Fajitas by Sally Cronin

Treasure Chest Rewind– Essential Oils and Aromatherapy – An introduction to the therapy by Sally Cronin

#Poetry – Ever So Gently: A Collection of Poems by Lauren Scott

Book Reviews – Round Up – August 2023 – #Hereafter #shortstories Ted Myers, #Dystopian #Thriller Terry Tyler, #Children’s Sue Wickstead, #Family #Romance Jan Baynham, #Crime #Australia Fiona Tarr

#Family – Why Grandma Doesn’t Know Me by Abbie Johnson Taylor

#Cancer – The Winding Road: A Journey of Survival by Miriam Hurdle

#SocialMedia #Cyberbullying – The Bubble Reputation – Alex Craigie

#Finalwishes Annette Rochelle Aben and Emily Gmitter, #Cooking Charlie DeSando, #EricCarle #Artwork Jennie Fitzkee, #Newbook D.L. Finn, #PizzaToppings Beth, #Clambake New Vintage Kitchen

Hosts Sally Cronin and Debby Gies – Weekends and the last of the Bad Dad Jokes.

Hosts Sally Cronin and Debby Gies – Dieting and Airline Marketing

 

Thanks for popping in today and I hope you will join me again next week.. Sally

Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – Weekly Round Up – 14th -20th August 2023 – Big Band Era, The Boss, Mushrooms, Gluten, Book Reviews, Book Excerpts, Bloggers, Humour

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

I hope wherever you are you have had a great week. We were graced with the presence of Storm Betty (I don’t know why they choose such benign names for such vicious visitations...)over the last two days with very high winds gusting at 130k per hour that knocked out power for many thousands people here in Ireland including us. The west coast, particularly Cork got it far worse with flooding devastating the county with streets in villages and towns awash with fast flowing water.

We were much luckier than many as we got the wind and rain but being rural the water was absorbed into the ground better. Our power went out at 3 a.m. according to the timings on equipment and we only got it back at 7 p.m. last night.

A day without internet is actually not dire, and as I schedule posts ahead the blog carried on as normal. We have two camping stoves as we have had a number of power outages of varying lengths over the last 7 years. Being rural with overhead cables and quite a few trees around, high winds play havoc.

I always have two or three days worth of batch cooked vegetables and rice in the fridge and so easy to reheat with a tin of tuna thrown in and to make cups of coffee and tea during the day. I caught up on reading and managed to get my usual walks in once the rain stopped and the winds died down a little.

We are back to normal but our hearts go out to those now trying to salvage homes that were inundated by the water.

Nancy Klein invited me to share a poem on her eclectic blog and I chose one from Life is Like a Mosaic. A lovely showcase, thank you Nancy.

Head over to the post: Life’s Progression Poem

My thanks to Patricia Furstenberg who very kindly created a promo for Variety is the Spice of Life for me to use on social media.. a lovely thought.

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 Harry James, Helen Forrest, Charlie Bennett and Dean Collins On Friday the third post in the icon series The Boss… Bruce Springsteen . William is back from his summer break at the end of the month. You can also find William – Blog– IMPROVISATION– William Price King on Tumblr

Debby Gies​ was next be here on Monday 28th August exploring our Spiritual awareness.  Debby also shared some funnies she had found for us on Tuesday.. On her own blog Debby shares her recommendation for Debby Gies​ shares her Sunday Book Review for The Widow by Kaira Rouda...”This book kept me turning the pages in this clever political thriller, and despite so many nasty characters, I couldn’t stop reading!” Earlier in the week a post on customer service and a tip about not buying from external sellers on Amazon, particularly if you are trying to get a refund. Head over to …D.G. Kaye

Carol Taylor will be here on Wednesday 3oth August with her next post in the Green Kitchen series. . On her own blog on Monday Musings Food Swaps to ease the water shortages and reduce our carbon footprint,Around the world temperatures are rising how we can keep our homes and workplaces cool. In Thursday thoughts a look at contamination in our food and salmonella.. Romaine lettuce was contaminated in one instance because of a meat processing plant next door for exampl..Also an eye opener on Data Centres and their massive water consumption for cooling. And on Saturday Snippets rewind..some oven woes that were eventually sorted according to Carol’s weekly update, a recipe for fudge and some alternatives to use when making cakes.. and some vegan cheese. Catch up with this post and the rest of the week Carol Taylor’s Weekly Round Up

Toni Pike will be here on Wednesday with the final post in her series on Personal Power and this week Self Awareness and our own opinions and feelings. It has been wonderful having Toni here for the last 3 months and I can’t thank her enough for letting me share her informative and helpful series. Please head over to follow Toni on her blog and also on social media and check out Toni Pike’s Books

Thank you too for all the visits, comments and shares to your own social media.. ♥

On with the show….

The Big Band Era with William Price King and Sally Cronin – 1940s – Harry James with Helen Forrest, Charlie Barnet, Dean Collins

#Rock – The Boss Bruce Springsteen – Part Three – Born in the USA and the 1980s

Podcast Rewind- Tales from the Irish Garden – A Place of Sanctuary by Sally Cronin

Recipes that Pack a Punch – #Mushroom Soup and Mushroom Chilli Carbonara

Some interesting information about #Gluten and #Milk to consider by Sally Cronin

New Book on the Shelves – #Memoir #Travel – Volcanic Adventures in Tonga – Species Conservation on Tin Can Island by Ann Göth

#Family #Love #Horses #Wales Her Nanny’s Secret by Jan Baynham

Previous Reviews from 2022 – #WWII #Family – Leora’s Letters by Joy Neal Kidney

#Cancer – The Winding Road: A Journey of Survival by Miriam Hurdle

#Memoir – Fifteen First Times: Beginnings: A Collection of Indelible Firsts by D. G. Kaye

#Adventure #Children’s #YA – Gateway to Magic by Annabelle Franklin

#Psychological #Thriller Dead Dry Heart by Toni Pike

#Western – Redemption: The Further Adventures of Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer: 10th Anniversary Revised Edition by Andrew Joyce

Blogger Spotlight – 17th August 2023 – #RetroInventions Beetley Pete, #TerracottaWarriors Darlene Foster, #ChildrensReviews Robbie Cheadle, #Spiritual Stevie Turner, #Inspiration Harmony Kent, #8bookseries Jan Sikes

Hosts Sally Cronin and Debby Gies – Pure Bred and more Bad Dad Jokes

 

Thanks very much for dropping in today and I hope you will join me again next week.. stay safe..Sally ♥

Smorgasbord Blog Magazine Weekly Round Up – 17th – 23rd July 2023 – Wild Gardens, Big Band Era, Opera, Vibes, Green Kitchen, Podcast, Book Reviews, Summer Book Fair, Bloggers, Health and Humour

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

I hope your week has gone well we seem to have fallen foul of the curse of St. Swithin’s on July 15th when it poured all day and it has rained everyday since. Looking at the forecast for the next ten days that trend will continue in varying degrees with brief gaps… since if it rains on St. Swithin’s it will do so for 40 days… that means it will be 21st if August before summer returns… I will keep you updated.

However, in the garden everything is blooming, including the ‘wilded’ areas that David sowed with packets of a variety of wild flower seeds in the spring. Mainly in the back garden, and as I work or sit out there it is clear that the insects, including some wonderfully noisy bumble bees have been enjoying these small areas of natural planting. We also have a patch in the front outside our office window, which even on rainy days adds some colour.

The hydrangeas have also now come into full bloom and year after year they never disappoint… this year I have left the so called weeds that have also taken root in the pots as to be honest they have lovely flowers and attract the insects as much as the Hydrangeas do.

As always my thanks to my friends who contribute to the blog and where you can connect with them.

William Price King joined me this week for the Big Band Era with Jimmy Dorsey, Bing Crosby and The Nicholas Brothers. On Friday the next part of the American soprano Leontyne Price’s story . You can also find William – Blog– IMPROVISATION– William Price King on Tumblr. William will be offline for a few weeks for his usual summer break and unable to comment on the usual music posts but he well see them on his return and enjoy as always.

Debby Gies​. Was here with her latest post in her Spiritual Awareness series on Monday Morning and this week ‘Vibes’…. She also her popular funnies in the laughter column. On her own blog you can find the link to the interview on Showboat TV with Judith Barrow which is very entertaining, also Debby’s Writer’s Tips for July from various expert sources and her Sunday Book Review today which is Living Without the One You Cannot Live Without by Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D.   Head over to …D.G. Kaye

Carol Taylor was be here on Wednesday with her next post in the Green Kitchen series including homemade crumpets and baking powder. On her own blog you can find her Saturday Snippets rewind, always entertaining, in Thursday Thoughts an interesting exploration of why we age and some of the research into longevity. On Monday a post with a sobering message after WHO published a report on the dangerous effects of consuming artificial sweeteners especially aspartame.. but good news with a link to a post by Jennie Fitzkee on how a dead fir tree became art. Head over to read this report and the others during the week Monday Musings by Carol Taylor

Toni Pike will be here on Wednesday with the latest post in her series on Personal Power and this week Authenticity and How To Be Authentic I hope you will join Toni and enjoy her thoughts. Head over to check out Toni Pike Where to find my books

And thank you to you for your visits, comments and shares which are always appreciated ♥

On with the show….

The Big Band Era with William Price King and Sally Cronin – 1940s – Jimmy Dorsey, Bing Crosby, The Nicholas Brothers

William Price King Meets the Legends – #Opera – Leontyne Price – Part Three – The 1960s

Spiritual Awareness – #Vibes by D. G. Kaye

Carol Taylor’s Green Kitchen Rewind – #Crumpets, #Baking Soda, #Minced Garlic and Egg Boxes uses.

Tales from the Garden – The Boy, his Dog and a Fairy Princess by Sally Cronin

Irritable Bowel Syndrome – Part One – Introduction – by Sally Cronin

Smorgasbord Health Column 2023 – Recipes that Pack a Punch – Breakfasts/Brunch – Frittata and Tostada by Sally Cronin

Book Review – #Fantasy #Thriller – When Evil Chooses You: Book Three in the Dreamer’s Alliance Series by Dan Antion

New Book on the Shelves – #Family – Crossing Fifty-One: Not Quite a Memoir by Debbie Russell

Blogger Spotlight – 21st July 2023 – #History Traci Kenworth, #Insectbites Beetley Pete, #Review Harmony Kent, #Orchids Robbie Cheadle, #Prehistoric #Yorkshire Judith Barrow, #JapaneseArt Rebecca Budd, #Goodpeople Jill Dennison

#FamilySaga Judith Barrow, #Mystery, #Suspense, Short Stories Joan Hall, #Romance #Novella Staci Troilo

#Contemporary #Romance Stevie Turner, #Supernatural #Adventure John W. Howell, #ComingofAge, #Family #Relationships Beem Weeks

#Memoir #History Darlene Foster, #Crime #Thriller Fiona Tarr, #Crime #Mystery Georgia Rose

Another Open Mic Night with author Daniel Kemp – July 2023 – Cat scans and Car Bargains

Hosts Sally Cronin and Debby Gies – Rescue Humans and Australian Drovers and their dogs

 

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

Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – Weekly Round Up – 8th – 14th May 2023 – New Kitchen, Out and About, Glenn Miller, Diana Krall, Foods ‘W’, Podcast, Book Reviews, Bloggers, Health and Funnies

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

I hope you have all had a good week and have enjoyed some of the sunnier weather we have. While David began to dismantle the kitchen to speed up the process of the installation of the new one this week, I sat in the garden and caught up with reading, music and sunshine… It certainly makes a difference. One of the neighbour’s cats came and kept me company all afternoon sitting in the shade of my chair and occasional commenting on the birds and the state of the world.

Here are some ‘before’ photos of the kitchen and hopefully next week you will get the ‘after’ ones!  All these units are being taken out and so it will take a two or three days to get the job done…Our office is in the diner part of the kitchen so we will be covering everything with sheets and decamping into the dining room. I will be offline during the day but will be checking in first thing and in the evening.

A wonderful surprise on Friday to find myself featured on author Stevie Turner’s blog along with the lovely review by Robbie Cheadle for Variety is the Spice of Life.. I hope you will head over to enjoy. Stevie Turner – Friday Showcase Sally Cronin

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 Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey with Frank Sinatra and the Texas Tommy.  On Friday William continued the series featuring Diana Krall.  You can also find William – Blog– IMPROVISATION– William Price King on Tumblr

Debby Gies​ is taking a short break but will be back next Monday with her series Spiritual Awareness.. Debby was here during the week with her terrific funnies for our laughter spot. On her own blog you will find her book review for the latest release by Carol Balawyder, a reblog of her post on Timing and a wonderful post on the art in Puerto Vallarta. Head over to …D.G. Kaye

Carol Taylor was here on Wednesday with her A-Z of food and the letter ‘W’. Carol is on a short blogging break but you can catch up with her Monday Musings  where she shares her thoughts on the coronation, the sad death of Jock Zonfrillo of Australian Master Chef and the anniversary of 1879 George Selden filed for the 1st patent for a gasoline-driven automobile…Carol Taylor’s Monday Musings

Toni Pike will be here on Wednesday with her series on Personal Power and in this week, Becoming your own best friend… a very important relationship.

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 – 1940s – Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey with Frank Sinatra, The Texas Tommy

William Price King Meets Music Legends – #Jazz – Diana Krall – The 1990s

Carol Taylor’s – Culinary A – Z Rewind – ‘W’ for Wakame, Wasabi, Walnuts, Watercress, and Wax Beans

Podcast #Poetry – Advancing Years, Ageism, Memories by Sally Cronin

Something to think about – The R’s of Life – Relationships Part Two – The Teen Years and outside influences by Sally Cronin

The Body our Greatest Asset – The Immune System and a Chicken Sandwich by Sally Cronin

#Mystery #Thriller – A Killer Strikes: (A Shade Darker Book 1) by Georgia Rose

Previous Reviews from 2022 – #Psychologicalthriller – Means to Deceive by Alex Craigie

#Coronation Janet Gogerty, #Tribute Janet Weight Reed, #Review Ritu Bhathal, #Sofas Silly Old Sod, #Homonyms Harmony Kent, #Review Carla Loves to Read

New Book on the Shelves – #Fantasy – BROKEN TIES: Book 2 Realms of the Mist by Jude Itakali

#Memoir #History – You Can Take The Girl From The Prairie: Stories about growing up on the Canadian prairies by Darlene Foster

#Murder #Mystery – Death by Surfboard (Holly Swimsuit Mystery Book 3) by Susie Black

#Crime #Mystery – Her Scorched Bones: An Australian Outback Crime Novel (Opal Fields Book 3) by Fiona Tarr

#YA #Travel #Adventure Darlene Foster, #Childrens #Dogs #SouthAfrica Patricia Furstenberg, #Childrens #Bears Sue Wickstead

Hosts Sally Cronin and Debby Gies – Cats revolting and Rehabilitation

Hosts Sally Cronin and Debby Gies – Demanding Dogs and Smart Cats

 

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

Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – Weekly Round Up – 27th March – 2nd April 2023 – Reviews, Contributor News, Big Band Era, Stevie Wonder, #Writersblock, #Foods ‘T’, Bloggers, Health, Podcast and Funnies

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

I hope you have enjoyed a good week and that you have been safe from the tornadoes in the US and other weather events. Dreadful to see the devastation and we are so lucky to only have to contend with such moderate mood swings in our own climate.

Nothing else to report on the home front as my packing continues with more boxes and bubble wrap arriving this week. We have scoped out a self storage complex close by and when we are ready to go on the market, the boxes and other items such as bikes etc will be put there so the house is as decluttered as possible.

A reminder to let me know if you have a new book out in the next few weeks so I can schedule a promotion…email me on sally.cronin@moyhill.com

I was out and about this week with a lovely review by Joan Hall on her blog in the great company of Marcia Meara, Priscilla Bettis, Harmony Kent, Gwen Plano and Tony Hillerman. Also on Harmony Kent’s blog where she shared her review for Variety is the Spice of Life a lovely end to the week.#BookReview: Variety is the Spice of Life – I would also like to thank Pete Springer for his wonderful review this week on Goodreads

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 Charlie Barnet, Glen Gray and the featured dance, The Quickstep. On Friday he continued the series on the music icon Stevie Wonder….You can also find William – Blog– IMPROVISATION– William Price King on Tumblr

Debby Gies​ was here on Monday with a post on Writer’s Block and with the funnies during the week. Tomorrow morning, Debby resumes her series about spiritual awareness exploring the reasons people appear in our lives. Having returned from her winter break last week you can find posts on some of her adventures on getting to Mexico and meeting new friends, her March writing links and her book review for Cheryl Oreglia. Follow the link to Debby’s blog to browse her archives …D.G. Kaye

Carol Taylor was here on Wednesday with her A-Z of food and the letter ‘T’. On her own blog you can find  to catch up on this and all of Carol’s posts this week on Monday Musings a fascinating link to a post by Pete Johnson on vending machines in the early 20th century forward and the amazing things they sold, and thoughts on last week’s hour change, do we need it? On Thursday thoughts some important issues raised… trees and their protection, the young and their protection against the often violent content across the media they are exposed to and an antidote in the form of music. Head over to read this post and the other’s this week Carol Taylor’s Thursday Thoughts

..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 – Charlie Barnet, Glen Gray, The Quickstep

William Price King Meets Music Legends – #Jazz #Soul #Stevie Wonder – 1980s

Writing – How to Deal with Writer’s Block by D.G. Kaye

Carol Taylor’s – Culinary A – Z Rewind – ‘T’ for Tea and Toast, Turmeric, Tobasco, Tahini, Tamarind and Elephant’s Ears (it is a T)

Podcast #Poetry #Flash Fiction – Changing Seasons and Crab Apples by Sally Cronin

The Body our Greatest Asset – The Digestive System Part Four – The Liver, Cirrhosis, Hepatitis by Sally Cronin

Contemporary #Thriller #Suspense #Loss #Love – All That Was Taken by Lisette Brodey

Book Reviews – Round Up – March 2023 -#Portugal #Dogs Alyson Sheldrake, #YA #Dystopian Teri Polen, #Crimethrillers Rebecca Bradley, #Africa #Poetry Robbie Cheadle #Historical #Family #Romance C. E. Robinson

Meet the Authors 2023 -#Flashfiction Annette Rochelle Aben, #AfricanWildlife Robbie Cheadle , #Suspense Alex Craigie

Meet the Authors 2023 – #Suspense Joy York, #Dystopian #Thriller Terry Tyler, #YA #Dystopian Teri Polen

#Potluck – Patty Fletcher’s Grapevine Blog – Guest Post – #Poetry – Wedding Day a Poem by author Trish Hubschman

#BookMarketing – Designing a Bookmark by Jemima Pett

#Ekphrasticpoetry – Chaos by Yvette Calleiro

Smorgasbord Laughter Lines Extra – Host Malcolm Allen – March 2023 – Medical Appointments and Earl Grey

Hosts Sally Cronin and Debby Gies – Freezers and Tall, Cool and Full of Gin

 

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