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 – 7th – 13th August 2023 – Clearout, Big Band Era, Spirit Guides, Green Kitchen, Personal Power, Podcast, Book Reviews, Health and Humour

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

I hope that the week has treated you well.. Nothing much to report on the home front. I have been packing up boxes to go to the charity shop this week of china, glassware, clothing, bed linen etc. We found ourselves with a number of dinner services accumulated over the last 43 years along with tea sets etc and having kept our two favourites, time to move them along to somebody who might use them instead of them being in a cupboard for years at a time.

Also I still have clothes that are better suited to a business environment and whilst they never go out of fashion my need for them is long over. Plus some overcoats that have been in the wardrobe for years and hopefully will be enjoyed by others.

I am very aware that we have no-one to pass these things along to and whilst I intend to be around for a very long time I don’t like waste of any kind and both the china and clothes need to be put to the use they were intended.

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, The Ink Spots and Jack Cole. On Friday the second post in the new series The Boss… Bruce Springsteen . William is on his usual summer break and due back at the end of the month. You can also find William – Blog– IMPROVISATION– William Price King on Tumblr

Debby Gies​ was here on Monday exploring our Spirit Guides. Debby also shared some funnies she foraged for us. On her own blog you can find her Sunday Book review for It’s May and the Lilacs are Blooming: One Foot on Earth and One in Heaven. An autobiographical accounting of spiritual counselor and life coach, healer, Elaina Proffitt. Earlier in the week she explored how authentic we are with ourselves and others… are we the same with everyone or do we change who we are to meet the needs of others or events. Head over to …D.G. Kaye

Carol Taylor was here on Wednesday with her next post in the Green Kitchen series. This week pretzels, onions, tomato ketchup and Japanese approach to wood production. On her own blog on Monday Musings a fruit new to me.. the Santol…the fear of the antibiotic resistant superbugs and closed loop gardening…Thursday thoughts.. gluten products and blogging etiquette.. putting links in your comments is likely to get you into the spam folder.. On the Saturday Snippets rewind… August is Sandwich month…ancient history of sourdough bread, Cucumbers and Kitchen hacks and a reminder to still vigilant when in crowded places…Catch up with this post and the rest of the week Carol Taylor’s Saturday Snippets.

Toni Pike wase here on Thursday with her series on Personal Power and this week our own control on our own behaviour and happiness and how outside influences can make it harder to achieve. Head over to check out Toni Pike’s Books

Daniel Kemp was here with some funnies this week.. always great finds.. you can find out more about Danny and his books Website: Author Danny Kemp – Facebook: Books by Daniel

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 – Glenn Miller, The Ink Spots, Jack Cole

William Price King Meets the Legends – #Rock – The Boss Bruce Springsteen – Part Two – 1970s

Spiritual Awareness – SPIRIT GUIDES: Who are they? Do we all have them? by D.G. Kaye

#Pretzel Bread, #Onions, #TomatoKetchup, #Japanese Wood Production.

Personal Power – Control Yourself – And Not The Rest Of The World #happiness by Toni Pike

Tales from the Irish Garden – Messengers of Peace and Desperation by Sally Cronin

Recipes that Pack a Punch – Vegetable Casserole/soup/base by Sally Cronin

#Thriller – Darkness: SFV-1 Series – BOOK TWO by Terry Tyler

Book Review – #Children’s #Buses #Illustrated – Bus Rhymes and Playtime by Sue Wickstead

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

Fusion: Poems of Life by Balroop Singh

– #Scifi – Enimnori: Arrival by Jeff Webber

Summer Book Fair 2023 – #Romance #Family Jill Weatherholt, #Family #Romance Jacquie Biggar, #Historical #Family #Romance C.E. Robinson

#Cycling Cheryl Oreglia, #50thWedding Debbie the ‘Doglady’, #Compassion Jill Dennison, #Palmistry Jan Sikes, #Classicpoetry Marcia Meara, #Education Pete Springer

Another Open Mic Night with author Daniel Kemp – August 2023 – Shopping Queues and The Cost of Expertise…

Hosts Sally Cronin and Debby Gies – Dogs and shoes…Bad Dad Jokes

 

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

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 July 3rd – 9th 2023 – Share an Excerpt, Big Band Era, Leontyne Price, Podcast, Summer Book Fair, Reviews, 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 so far. Nothing to report on the home front this week of any significance. The weather has been varied with a mixture of sunshine, hailstorms, thunder and lightening and gale force winds. Often in the space of a few hours! At least the lawn has greened up again and we have a week of rain ahead before we hope a few more days of summer!!

Just a reminder that if you have a new book available on Amazon either as a pre-order or to buy then please let me know as soon as you have a date. I do schedule a couple of weeks ahead and although I can move some posts around that are not time sensitive, it helps to have a heads up..

Later in the post you will find the link to the introductory post this week for the new series and delighted by the response so far with 11 authors signed up starting in August. This is an opportunity to boost the sales of your books, and is open to any author who has previously been promoted here on Smorgasbord.

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 Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey and James Cagney. On Friday the first part of the American soprano Leontyne Price’s story . You can also find William – Blog– IMPROVISATION– William Price King on Tumblr

Debby Gies​. Debby will be back with us with a new post in her Spiritual Awareness series on July 17th.. She also shared more of her terrific funnies in the laughter column. On her own blog you can find her Sunday book review for the romance  Answering the Call by Parris Afton Bonds  Head over to …D.G. Kaye

Carol Taylor will be here on Wednesday 19th July with her next post in the Green Kitchen series. On her own blog you can find Monday Musings with news of her cookbooks due out later this year and Denmark’s ambitious plans to reduce their carbon footprint…In her current Green Kitchen Carol explores energy savings and some very useful tips on saving money by being savvy when using your oven and hob. And Thursday Thoughts looks at energy produced from ‘thin air’ and Wimbledon.Carol Taylor’s Thursday Thoughts

Toni Pike will be here on Wednesday 12th  with the newest post in her series on Personal Power and this week Having Boundaries for Healthy Relationships. 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 – Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey, James Cagney –

William Price King Meets the Legends – #Opera – Leontyne Price – The Early Years

Podcast Rewind – Tales from the Garden – Little Girl Lost by Sally Cronin

Recipes that Pack a Punch – Breakfasts – Wholegrains – Meusli Porridge by Sally Cronin

Family Health – Bruises and when to check them out by Sally Cronin

#Blood #Anemia #Fatigue – Foods to boost your blood health by Sally Cronin

Book Review – #Thriller – Infected: SFV-1 Series – BOOK ONE by Terry Tyler

New Book on the Shelves – #Shortstories – Life, DEATH and Other Characters by Geoff Le Pard

New Book on the Shelves – #Crime #Mystery Her Hidden Bones (Opal Fields Book 4) by Fiona Tarr

Smorgasbord Bookshelf 2023- New Series – Share an Excerpt from one of your published books – #Memoir #Sailing – Plunge by Liesbet Collaert

#Travel #France #Dogs Jacqueline Lambert, #Memoirs #Poems John Cornelius Rogers and Sue Bavey, #Verse #Prose #Memoir Lauren Scott

#Paranormal #Romance Jan Sikes, #Western #Paranormal Sandra Cox, #Fantasy D.Wallace Peach

Summer Book Fair 2023 – #Poetry Balroop Singh, Harmony Kent, #Flashfiction #Poetry M.J. Mallon

Hosts Sally Cronin and Debby Gies – Dog Strategies and Squirrels

Hosts Sally Cronin and Debby Gies – Air Fresheners and Paternity

 

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

Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – Weekly Round Up – 29th May – June 4th 2023 – Big Band Era, Personal Power, ABBA, Podcast, Book Reviews, 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. There has been glorious sunshine here and knowing how unpredicable our summers can be, we have been making the most of it. The fledgling starlings having stuffed themselves at the Birdseed Cafe and Spa, are now disappearing for most of the day, just popping in for a bath and a drink. With nearly 10 days without rain there is little standing water around and so our two baths have to be filled at least three times a day to keep up with demand. When I sit outside they ignore me and it is quite the sight watching their antics.

I have a very special lunch on Friday which I will tell you about next week… delighted to be meeting up in person with a talented children’s author and friend to many of us in the writing community.

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 Lionel Hampton, Glenn Miller and the Conga…On Friday William began a new series…introducing the members of ABBA..You can also find William – Blog– IMPROVISATION– William Price King on Tumblr

Debby Gies​ will be here with her series Spiritual Awareness on Monday exploring the spirit of those who have passed and how we might notice them in our lives Signs, Synchronicity, and Energy . On her own blog you will find her Sunday Book Review for Shoe Addicts Anonymous by Beth Harbison, a perfect summer read especially for shoe lovers. Head over to …D.G. Kaye

Carol Taylor will be here on Wednesday with the first in her Green Kitchen series running every three weeks to the end of the year. Carol has returned from Australia and you can enjoy some of her adventures and photographs in her Monday Musings and have a grand tour of Grenada, the Spice Island in her A-Z Cuisines of the World.. Head over to enjoy Cuisines of the World Grenada..

Toni Pike was here on Wednesday with her series on Personal Power and this week, Don’t Give Your Power Away…it certainly got people sharing their own experiences. Head over to check out Toni Pike’s Books

On with the show….

The Big Band Era with William Price King and Sally Cronin – 1940s – Lionel Hampton, Glenn Miller, The Conga

William Price King Meets the Legends – ABBA – Part One -Meet the Group.

Personal Power – Don’t Give Your Power Away #healing by Toni Pike

Podcast Rewind – Tales from the Garden – The Sanctuary by Sally Cronin

– Something to think about – The R’s of Life – Rejection – A Fact of Life Part Two – Preparing for Adulthood by Sally Cronin

The Body our Greatest Asset – The Circulatory System – Part Three – The Healthy Eating Plan by Sally Cronin

Book Review – #PostApocalyptic #SciFi – Once Upon a Time in the Swamp by C.S. Boyack

Previous Reviews from 2022 – #Multigenre – Comes this Time to Float: 19 Short Stories by Stephen Geez

Book Review Round Up May 2023 – #Dystopian #Scifi C.S. Boyack, #Shortstories D.L. Finn, #Memoir Darlene Foster, #Thriller Georgia Rose, #Crime Jan Newton

New Book on the Shelves – #Scifi The Final View (The View from Here Trilogy Book 3) by Leon Stevens

#Murder #Paranormal – I Remember Everything by Richard Dee

#Pilgrims #History Noelle Granger, #Fantasy #Africa Chris Hall, #Memoir #Cancer Miriam Hurdle

#Memoir #Teaching Pete Springer, #Butterflies Bette A. Stevens, #Flyingboats #WWII Jemima Pett

Blogger Spotlight 2nd June 2023 – #Genres #Links Traci Kenworth, #Guestpost Marcia Meara, #Review Olga Nunez Miret, #Graffiti Rebecca Budd, Review Harmony Kent

Laughter Lines Extra – Host Malcolm Allen – May 2023 – The Ironic and Punny Side of Life

Hosts Sally Cronin and Debby Gies – Aged Cheese and Anagrams

 

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

Smorgasbord Blog Magazine Weekly Round Up – May 15th – 21st 2023 – Twitter, Starlings, The Jive, Diana Krall, Soul Mates, Zabaglione, Personal Power,Book Reviews, Health and Humour

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

Glad to report that the final small bits to the kitchen and the new counter top in the utility room are complete and we are back to normal which is great. I went shopping yesterday morning and when leaving the store I knew immediately that something was wrong.. I sounded like I was competing in a drag race with a revved up engine… and clearly my exhaust had cracked.. Thankfully our usual garage can take it on Monday morning… just when you think you have finished spending….. still it could be worse.

The baby starlings have fledged. They have been making a bit of a racket for the last couple of weeks in the hedges surrounding the house but on Wednesday they took flight and joined their parents at the Birdseed Cafe and Spa. They have learnt very quickly that the water bath is a fun way to play while waiting for mum or dad to fetch a dried mealy worm or seed from the buffet and the noise is horrendous, but satisfying to see such a wonderfully healthy crop of youngsters. Makes the feeding everyday, especially during the winter months worth it..Here is Mum on guard whilst two babies try out the swimming pool.

Just a note to remind those of you who have twitter accounts and whose posts were automatically uploaded there too. That option is no longer available which means that you have to manually link your posts to Twitter by using the sharing link. And readers can do likewise. Apparently to compensate they are bringing in an automatic instagram link which is great for those who are members and share a lot of photos.

I have been out and about again this week with crime writer Sue Coletta, who shares one of the stories from Variety is the Spice of Life… The Neighbourhood Watch a story of revenge with a bit of a twist at the end…

Please head over to enjoy on Sue’s blog:Short Story – The Neighbourhood Watch by Sally Cronin

Author Allan Hudson very kindly interviewed me back in 2017 along with an excerpt from Just An Odd Job Girl… this week he reshared the post and it was lovely to revisit his questions and the comments.

If you have time please head over if you missed it back in 2017: Allan Hudson with Guest Author 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 Artie Shaw, Coleman Hawkins and The Jive.  On Friday William finished the series featuring Diana Krall.  On Friday William begins a new series… get ready to dance… with ABBA..You can also find William – Blog– IMPROVISATION– William Price King on Tumblr

Debby Gies​ was here with her series Spiritual Awareness on Monday exploring Soul Mates and Life Partners and the difference between them.. and of course Debby shared some great funnies for our laughter spot. On her own blog you will find her Sunday Book Review for The Widow by Valerie Keogh and a terrific post about Florence, Italy and the great flood of 1966 that devastated the city and its wonderful collection of artwork…and the amazing recovery operation. Head over to …D.G. Kaye

Carol Taylor was here on Wednesday with the final in the current series of A-Z of food and the letters ‘X,Y,Z’. Carol’s next series is the original Green Kitchen which will be posted every three weeks starting on June 7th. Carol has been in Australia but returning soon to her blog, but you can catch up with her archives at Carol Cooks 2

Toni Pike will be here on Wednesday with her series on Personal Power and this week, Don’t Give Your Power Away… something it is easy to do. Head over to check out Toni Pike’s Books

On Thursday author Daniel Kemp shared some of his off the chart funnies with us including an hysterical letter from a new army recruit in Australia…you can catch up with Danny on his website and blog The Author Danny Kemp

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 – Artie Shaw, Coleman Hawkins, The Jive

William Price King Meets Music Legends – #Jazz – Diana Krall Part Four – 2010s and Beyond

Spiritual Awareness – Soul Mates and Life Partners by D. G. Kaye

Carol Taylor’s – Culinary A – Z Rewind – X,Y,Z for Xawaash Spice, Yams and Zabaglione.

Smorgasbord Blog Magazine Podcast Rewind – Tales from the Garden – The Guardians of the Magic Garden by Sally Cronin

Something to think about – The R’s of Life – Rejection – A Fact of Life Part One by Sally Cronin

The Body our Greatest Asset – The Circulatory System – Part Two – Common problems with blood-vessels by Sally Cronin

Book Review – In the Tree’s Shadow: A collection of stories that exist in your dreams… and nightmares by D.L. Finn

New Book on the Shelves – #WWII #Netherlands – The Girl From Huizen by Paulette Mahurin

#Crime #Alzheimer’s The Lilac Notebook by Carol Balawyder

#Motivational – Prisoners without Bars: A Caregivers Tale by Donna O’Donnell Figurski

#Nostalgia #BabyBoomers The Rat In The Python: Book 1 The Home by Alex Craigie

#Mystery #Paranormal D.L. Finn, #Malaysia #WWII Apple Gidley, #Supernatural #Adventure John W. Howell

Smorgasbord Blogger Spotlight – 26th May 2023 #Laughter Pete Springer, #Poetry Elizabeth Gauffreau, #Texting John W. Howell, #Chess Stevie Turner, #Eurovision Janet Gogerty, #Genres Jacqui Murray, #Florence D.G. Kaye

Hosts Sally Cronin and Debby Gies – Petty Theft and paraprosdokians

Another Open Mic Night with author Daniel Kemp – May 2023 – Facebook Friends and Orchestral manoeuvres

 

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

Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – Weekly Round Up – November 7th – 13th 2022 – Remembrance,1940s hits, Tony Bennett, Foods ‘K’, Far East 1946, Podcast, Book Reviews, Health and Humour

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

I hope you have had a great week. I know that some of you in Florida and adjacent states have been in the path of the latest hurricane and that caused extensive damage along the coast. Hopefully you have not suffered too much damage and that there is some respite from the weather fronts. We have had extremely high winds and torrential rain this week but we are lucky to only get the tail ends of the big storms across the Atlantic here on the East Coast, whilst those in the West of Ireland get the brunt of them.

The annual remembrance services have been held this week in the UK on November 11th and today with Rembembrance Sunday. Around the world veterans and those who did not return are remembered at different times of the year. My post this year is a tribute to an extraordinary marine who I was honoured to interview a few years ago. His story and those of the many thousands of wounded servicemen and women is one that needs to be told and thankfully there are some amazing charities who support them as they face the challenges of returning home with life changing injuries of the body and mind.

Remembrance Sunday and Veterans Day – For those who died and those that returned

Contributor News this week.

William Price King joined me for The Breakfast Show for the next in the series on hits from the 1940s and the next post in the series about the wonderful performer Tony Bennett.  You can also find William – Blog– IMPROVISATION– William Price King on Tumblr

Debby Gies​ is here on Monday morning with her next post in her Spiritual Awareness series on Angels… Over on her own blog you can enjoy Debby’s Sunday Book Review for  Well Behaved Wives by Amy Sue Nathan also the final day of the book launch for the fabulous The Necromancer’s Daughter by D. Wallace Peach.  Follow the link to Debby’s posts …D.G. Kaye

Carol Taylor was here on Wednesday with her  A-Z of food with the letter ‘K’…on her own blog you will find news on Climate Change and COP27, some healthy options for breakfasts and how to navigate the treats over Christmas.  Also some edible roots I had not come across but sound delicious and here is the link for Carol’s Christmas Post The holidays and how to plan for social evens.

Thank you too for all your visits, comments and shares during the week. As always very much appreciated…♥

 On with the show….

The Breakfast Show with William Price King and Sally Cronin – Chart Hits 1940s – Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Frank Sinatra, Perry Como

William Price King meets the Music Legends – Tony Bennett – The 1950s

Carol Taylor’s – Culinary A – Z Rewind – ‘K’ for Kale, Ketchup, Kippers and Kanom Moo Krob (Crispy Pork and Kale)

#Poetry #Flash Fiction – A Cat’s Life and Life’s Greatest Gift by Sally Cronin

#Memoir – Life on the Ocean Wave – Part Six -Malta and the Far East 1946 – Eric Coleman

Winterise your Body – Nothing more common than a cold…by Sally Cronin

Smorgasbord Blogger Weekly – November 7th 2022 – Pete Springer, Judith Barrow with Jane Risdon, Patty Fletcher, Robbie Cheadle, John Howell.

New Book on the Shelves and Advance Review – #Thriller #Mystery The Girl from Belgrade by John L. DeBoer

Previous Reviews 2021- #Paranormal #Thriller – Blood Mark by JP Mclean

Previous Reviews 2021 – #Memoir – Flashes of Life: True Tales of the Extraordinary Ordinary by Pamela S. Wight

Previous Reviews 2021- #Poetry – Behind Closed Doors: A Collection of Unusual Poems by Robbie Cheadle

Previous Reviews 2021 – #History – Transylvania’s History A to Z: 100 Word Stories by Patricia Furstenberg

#Fantasy #Horror Calloway Falls by J. M. Murphy

Host Malcolm Allen November 2022 – Hairdressing and Reservations

Extra Rewind – November 2022 – Another Open Mic Night with author Daniel Kemp

 

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

Smorgasbord Weekly Round Up – October 31st – November 6th 2022 – Hits 1940s, Tony Bennett, Spiritual Awareness, Poetry, Podcast, Book Reviews, Health and Humour

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

I hope you have had a good week so far although I do find it hard to believe we are in November already. I don’t know where this year has gone but it seems to have flown by. Still I guess it is true, time flies when you are having fun!

We have had three heavy storms come across us in the last week and on one day 90 mph gusts. No major damage but we did lose our metal birdseed tree which was a favourite with the garden visitors as it snapped in two as it feel on to the patio. Thankfully the bird feed pyramid that David built on the stump of an old tree survived and at least our resident birds managed to get some food in the gaps in the weather. In a complete contrast there will be a couple of days in this next week with warm temperatures and sunshine.

My next book is finished and is now going to be polished and my tapestry is completed and will go to be stretched and framed. I have been enjoy my two hours every afternoon getting back into the needlework groove so I have ordered a new piece which should arrive this week. It is a big canvas and will keep me busy for a few months.

Contributor News this week.

William Price King joined me for The Breakfast Show for the next in the series on hits from the 1940s and the first post in the series about the ultimate showman Tony Bennett.  You can also find William – Blog– IMPROVISATION– William Price King on Tumblr

Debby Gies​ was here on Monday morning with her next post in her Spiritual Awareness series on Angels….and she joined me for the laughter post on Tuesday with some funnies she had found for us. Over on her own blog you can enjoy Debby’s Sunday Book Review for A Ride Down the Milky Way by Sherri-Lee Viitala, and a post on the therapy that writing brings in its many formats.  Follow the link to Debby’s posts …D.G. Kaye

Carol Taylor is here on Wednesday with her  A-Z of food with the letter ‘K’…on her own blog you will find Monday Musings on all things Halloween, a wonderful recipe for Chicken Pie with Filo Pastry for something a little lighter Roasted Onions with Sun Dried Tomatoes, The renowned cuisine of France, more about roots including the Lotus Root, Saturday Snippets where the prompt is Ginger.   Here is the link to Carol’s round up CarolCooks2 weekly roundup…24th October- 5th November 2022

Thank you too for all your visits, comments and shares during the week. As always very much appreciated…♥

 On with the show….

The Breakfast Show with William Price King and Sally Cronin – Chart Hits 1940s – Bing Crosby, The Mills Brothers, Johnny Mercer, Freddy Martin

William Price King meets the Music Legends – Tony Bennett – Introduction and Early Years

Spiritual Awareness – Fey – Cutting Emotional Cords with Archangels by D.G. Kaye

#Memoir – Life on the Ocean Wave – Part Five -1943 – 1946 – HMS Forth and captured U-boats, Ceylon, HMS Woolwich, Earl Mountbatten by Eric Coleman

Poetry – Dorothy Cronin (1949- 2006) – One Day at a Time

#Poetry #Flash Fiction – Recycling Centre and Storm Windows

Smorgasbord Health Column – #Obesity #Hunger – The role #Leptin plays in weight loss

#Headaches – Possible triggers and the nutritional factor by Sally Cronin

#Photography #Poetry #Flash – Do What You love: Fragility Of Your Flame Poems, Photography and Flash Fiction by M.J. Mallon

October Round Up – Kwan Kew Lai, Chris Hall, D.L. Finn, Jan Sikes, Jacqui Murray, Dan Antion

Previous Reviews 2021 – #Family # Murder #Mystery – Going Home by Sharon Marchisello

Previous Reviews 2021 – #Teen/YA #Sci-fi #Fantasy – The Syk’m by Richard Dee

Previous Reviews 2021- #Fantasy #Adventure – The Ferryman and the Sea Witch by D.Wallace Peach

D.G.Kaye with Christy Birmingham-Reyes, Ritu Bhathal, Pete Springer, Audrey Driscoll, Traci Kenworth

Hosts Debby Gies and Sally Cronin – Puppy adoption and Husband Mart

Host Sally Cronin – Cats glorious Cats and Excuse Notes.

 

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

 

Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – Weekly Round Up 24th -30th October 2022 – Tapestry, WIP, 1940s Hits, Kiri Te Kanawa, Food ‘J’, HMS Beverley, Poetry, Book Reviews, Health and Humour

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

I hope you are well and have had a good week. We have been catching up on the dry month of September and first two week’s of October with inches of rain and high winds. I have a feeling Halloween will be a bit of a washout and not much fun ‘trick or treating’. To be honest we don’t get much out where we are as it is quite sparce on houses, but it was a great excuse usually to get a tub of Quality Street in just in case!  I have avoided the temptation this year and of course the door bell will chime to prove me wrong.

I hope that if you are celebrating Halloween you have a great time and get more treats than tricks.

I am in the last stages of my current tapestry and my WIP. Both of which now undergoing line by line editing. For the tapestry this involves finding the odd stitch that has been missed, which is easy to do, the back of the canvas then needs tidying with loose threads being snipped back and then a steam pressing to make sure completely flat before going to the framers. I will take a photo when it returns. I have another half finished canvas of a large bowl of cherries which is next and I must say I am enjoying getting back to the stitching.

My WIP a combined poetry and short story collection should be available by the end of November and more news on that nearer the time.

Contributor News this week.

William Price King joined me for The Breakfast Show for the next in the series on hits from the 1940s and the last in the post on the extraordinaryly talented Dame Kira Te Kanawa. Coming up on Friday a new series on the music legend Tony Bennett. You can also find William – Blog– IMPROVISATION– William Price King on Tumblr

Debby Gies​ is here on Monday morning with her next post in her Spiritual Awareness series on Angels….and she joined me for the laughter post on Tuesday with some Halloween funnies. Over on her own blog you can enjoy Debby’s Sunday Book Review for The Second Mrs Astor by Shana Abe, and a link to her wonderful interview with Christy Birmingham- Reyes. Follow the link to Debby’s posts …D.G. Kaye

Carol Taylor was here on Wednesday with her  A-Z of food with the letter ‘J’…on her own blog you will find Monday Musings looking at some innovative ways to recycle waste, Ricotta, blackberry and walnut toast for a breakfast treat, a post on walking which is healthy exercise both free and effective, a launch post for Jacqui Murray’s recent releaze, a look at more edible roots and Saturday Snippets exploring the world of ‘lost and found’.  Here is the link to Carol’s round up Carol Taylor’s round up 23rd – 29th October 2022

Thank you too for all your visits, comments and shares during the week. As always very much appreciated…♥

 On with the show….

The Breakfast Show with William Price King and Sally Cronin – Chart Hits 1940s – Billie Holiday, Glenn Miller, Vera Lynn, Nat King Cole-

William Price King meets the Music Legends – #Classical – Dame Kiri Te Kanawa – Part Three – Career Highlights

Carol Taylor’s – Culinary A – Z Rewind – ‘J’ for Jelly Beans, Jalapenos, Jack Fruit and Jerky all with a little Jus

Podcast – #Poetry #Flash Fiction – Halloween and The Witch’s Handbook

Size Matters: The Sequel – #Morbid Obesity – The power of sleep when losing weight and to be healthy by Sally Cronin

Memoir – Life on the Ocean Wave – Part Four – 1942 – HMS Beverley – American shipmates and rough seas by Eric Coleman

Dorothy Cronin (1949- 2006) – Emer’s Song

#Comingofage #Fantasy – Knuckleheads: Dreamer’s Alliance Book 1, by Dan Antion

 

Previous Reviews 2021 – #Dogs #Mountains #Humour – Olive, Mabel and Me: Life and Adventures with Two Very Good Dogs by Andrew Cotter

Previous Reviews 2021 – #Poetry – Son of Booku: More Halloween Haiku by Annette Rochelle Aben

#Fantasy #Comingofage – Realms of the Mist by Jude Itakali

#SocialMedia #Cyberbullying – The Bubble Reputation – Alex Craigie

#Historical #Medieval #Romance – The Wild Rose and the Sea Raven by Jennifer Ivy Walker

#Espagnol #English – Chile: Southern Cross for the 1st Time by Rebecca Cuningham

Hosts Debby Gies and Sally Cronin – Trick or Treating and Halloween Puns

Fright Night Halloween – Host Sally Cronin and the Senior Team

 

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

Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – Weekly Round Up – 17th – 23rd October 2022 – Hits 1940, Kiri Te Kanawa, Angels, WWII Royal Navy and Treasure, Poetry, Podcast, Book Reviews, Health and Humour

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

I hope you have all had a good week…It has been a wild few days here with a long winded thunder storm that raged for several hours followed by torrential rain and high winds. October making its presence felt. Hopefully it will settle down this week and we might get a little sunshine. It would be good if this also applied to the turmoil currently going on around us.

On the home front… we have decided to replace the doors in the kitchen to update and because after the redecoration of the rest of the house, it has made the current doors look shabby. With out decision to put the house on the market next spring we might as well make good use of the time to make the house as appealing as possible.

Contributor News this week.

William Price King joined me for The Breakfast Show for the last part of chart hits from 2005 and this coming week we are taking some steps back in time to the music of the 40s and then the 50s until the end of the year.  Also this week the first post in the series on the wonderfully talented Dame Kira Te Kanawa. You can also find William – Blog– IMPROVISATION– William Price King on Tumblr

Debby Gies​ was here on Monday morning with her second post in her Spiritual Awareness series on Angels….and she joined me for the laughter post on Tuesday with some great funnies. Over on her own blog you can enjoy Debby’s October Writer’s Tips, an introduction to the new Author’s Services by Colleen Chesebro, a Q&A with author Jaye Marie and her book review for Staci Troilo. Follow the link to Debby’s posts …D.G. Kaye

Carol Taylor will be here on Wednesday with her  A-Z of food with the letter ‘J’… on her own blog Monday Musings and eco-activism stunts, a recipe for Orange Chicken with Watercress Rice, how to eat healthily around social events, in the Green Kitchen a recipe for a banana tarte tatin with a difference, and a food review on edible roots, Saturday Snippets and new Saturday Market. Head over to enjoy CarolCooks2 weekly roundup…16th- 22nd October 2022-Monday Musings,

Thank you too for all your visits, comments and shares during the week. As always very much appreciated…♥

On with the show….

The Breakfast Show with William Price King and Sally Cronin – Chart Hits 1940s – The Andrew Sisters, Woodie Guthrie, Artie Shaw, Duke Ellington

William Price King meets the Music Legends – #Classical – Dame Kiri Te Kanawa – Part Two – International Debuts

Fey – Angel Messages Part Two – Earth Angels and Lightworkers by D.G. Kaye

– Dorothy Cronin (1949 – 2006) ‘Tuffy’ – A much loved family pet

#Memoir – Life on the Ocean Wave HMS Emerald – Chapter Three – Operation Fish to save national treasures and a Wedding Day by Eric Coleman

Podcast – #Flash Fiction – Rock Star and Splashing Good Time by Sally Cronin

Size Matters: The Sequel – #Morbid Obesity – Hitting the Weight Loss Plateau #fluids by Sally Cronin

#Scottish #Historical #Romance – Sisters at the Edge of the World by Ailish Sinclair

#Fantasy The Midnight Rambler (The Hat Book 6) C.S. Boyack

#Mystery #Thanksgiving – Fowl Play (The Juniper Junction Cozy Holiday Mystery Series Book 6) by Amy M. Reade

#Prehistoric #Adventure #Fiction – Natural Selection (Dawn of Humanity Book 3) by Jacqui Murray

Previous book review #History #Family Leora’s Early Years: Guthrie County Roots (Leora’s Stories) by Joy Neal Kidney

Previous Reviews 2021 – #WW2 – The Home Front: 1939–1945 in 100 Objects by Austin J. Ruddy

Previous Reviews 2021 – #Western #Romance – Keeper Tyree by S. Cox

#Espagnol #English – First Black Woman Vice President of Colombia by Rebecca Cuningham

– Hosts Debby Gies and Sally Cronin – Clerical Collars and Misfortunes

Host Malcolm Allen October 2022 – Book Yoga and Nine Lives