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Welcome to the round up of posts you might have missed this week on Smorgasbord. I am still making progress but also not spending quite as long sat at my desk. I do appreciate all the kind comments and continued … Continue reading →
More humour from Malcolm Allen and I am sure they will leave you laughing. After the last month the 50 yard dash certainly hit the spot for me. My thanks to Malcolm for excellent foraging and we hope you are leaving with a smile on your face. About Malcolm Allen The author was born … … Continue reading →
Delighted to share my review for the latest release by Balroop Singh… a poetry collection Seasons and Crystals. About the collection Syllabic poetry is a challenging form of poetry that relies on syllabic count. It may appear to be short and simple, and easy to write, but I realized its level of difficulty when I … … Continue reading →
Since I have not been posting the blogger weekly over the last few weeks I thought since I was not posting as much myself, that I would share posts that I have enjoyed and I hope you will head over … Continue reading →
Welcome to the series where I will be sharing the chart toppers and blockbusters through the decades… be prepared for some nostalgia and some foot tapping music. William 🎶 Eric Clapton – “Tears In Heaven” “Tears In Heaven” was composed … Continue reading →
Vegetable Casserole/soup/base I am a huge fan of bulk food preparation and it probably stems from running my own business single handed cooking for 100 + customers every lunchtime in a pub I was landlady of, and then later preparing cooked breakfast, lunch and high tea for 110 children and 20 staff in a boarding … … Continue reading →
Delighted to welcome Thomas Wikman to the blog as a contributor and every month he will be sharing one of the posts from his Superfacts series… always fascinating and enlightening. The Bermuda Triangle the Big Non-Mystery The Bermuda Triangle mystery is a myth. There is not a higher risk of disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle. … … Continue reading →
Over the years I have been saving funnies from my various social media platforms and particularly Facebook… some from members of our writing community and I hope they don’t mind if I share here just two of the frequent flyers are Laura Lyndhurst Jim Webster– and Janet Gogerty – … I hope you enjoy. … … Continue reading →
With our global obsession with food and recipes, it can sometimes get a little confusing with measurements and the differing names for the foods we are familiar with. This week Carol clarifies a few things for us. Cooking terms, weight conversions and foods names I am back after a break where I have been concentrating … … Continue reading →
Since I have not been posting the blogger weekly over the last few weeks I thought since I was not posting as much myself, that I would share posts that I have enjoyed and I hope you will head over to read in full. Today a reblog of a post by Edward Ortiz which explores … … Continue reading →
Welcome to the last part of the Big Band Era where I am joined as always by Jazz singer and composer William Price King. We hope you have enjoyed some of the chart hits of this amazing musicald era from the 1930s through to the 1950s. Some of the earlier videos are not of the … … Continue reading →
I wrote letters home to my parents every week during our two years living in Texas… it was an adventure and we met incredible people who greeted us with open arms… and some became friends for life. This week was a slightly longer letter to my parents, telling them about our trip to New Orleans … … Continue reading →
Welcome to the round up of posts this week on Smorgasbord you might have missed. The very hot weather has certainly caused a great deal of destruction and also loss of life this week as wild fires rage across Europe and the UK… In some cases the worst year on record. Here in Ireland is … … Continue reading →
Delighted to share my review for the inspiring novel by Paulette Mahurin – Over the Hedge. About the book During one of the darkest times in history, at the height of the German occupation of the Netherlands in 1943, members of the Dutch resistance began a mission to rescue Jewish children from the deportation center … … Continue reading →
Since I have not been posting the blogger weekly over the last few weeks I thought since I was not posting as much myself, that I would share posts that I have enjoyed and I hope you will head over to read in full. Friday JohnKu – AKA- TGIF – Fri-Yay/ Good News Today’s good news … … Continue reading →
