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October 18, 2025

Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – Comedy Guest Spot – Crunch Time and Happiness

I am delighted to welcome back Terry Tyler with some more of her entertaining funnies.   My thanks to Terry Tyler for sharing her humour today. I know she would love to hear from you. A small selection of books … Continue reading →
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Published on October 18, 2025 02:30

October 17, 2025

Smorgasbord Book Review- #Poetry Rhyming Dreams by Nicole Sara

Delighted to share my review for the debut poetry collection by Nicole Sara – Rhyming Dreams. About the collection Rhyming Dreams is an enchanting and engaging collection of poems about the heart’s winding journey through deep wistful longing towards bliss … Continue reading →
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Published on October 17, 2025 16:10

Smorgasbord Short Stories – Tales from the Irish Garden – Summer: Chapter Twelve – The Storyteller to the Rescue by Sally Cronin

I did record this collection for my podcast but those recordings will now disappear as I stop my Soundcloud account. However they and the Tales from the Garden will be on my YouTube channel later in the year. There will be new stories in a further collection I am currently working on so I hope … … Continue reading →
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Published on October 17, 2025 02:30

October 16, 2025

Smorgasbord Music Column – William Price King and Iconic #Movie #Themes – Up Where We Belong – Officer and A Gentleman, Think – The Blues Brothers

Welcome to the movies and I hope you will enjoy the trip down memory lane with me as we listen to the iconic theme songs from the hit movies across the decades. William. Up Where We Belong – Officer and A Gentleman The 1982 film “Officer and a Gentleman” was directed by Taylor Hackford and … … Continue reading →
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Published on October 16, 2025 16:10

Smorgasbord Health Column 2025 – The Obesity epidemic – Where in the Lifestyle can we Intervene? – 2 to 7 years old – Activity – Sally Cronin

In  Part Two of this series I looked at diet from two to seven years old with the emphasis on developing a healthy immune system in a relatively short window of time. This week I look at declining activity levels … Continue reading →
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Published on October 16, 2025 02:30

Smorgasbord New Book Spotlight #Grief #Relationships #Strength – About the Real Stages of Grief: A Journey Through Loss by D.G. Kaye

Delighted to share the news of the latest release from my friend and collaborator D.G. Kaye, Debby Gies… About the Real Stages of Grief: A Journey Through Loss  About the book The truth about grief: it has filled countless pages … Continue reading →
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Published on October 16, 2025 00:00

October 15, 2025

Smorgasbord Book Reviews Revisited September and October 2024 -#Dystopian #Thriller Terry Tyler #Mystery #Thriller Dan Antion, #Russia #WWII #Love Marina Osipova, #Shortstories #Supernatural Thorne Moore, # Elizabeth Gauffreau, #YA #Family Yvette Calleiro

A reminder of the books I enjoyed and reviewed in September and  October 2024 as last month was very busy with the summer fair so a double dose today… and I hope you will be leaving with some books. The … Continue reading →
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Published on October 15, 2025 02:30

October 14, 2025

Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – A-Z World Cuisines – Discovering Lebanese Cuisine…Traditional dishes and drinks with Carol Taylor

Lebanon is situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west; Cyprus lies a short distance … Continue reading →
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Published on October 14, 2025 16:10

Smorgasbord Funnies 2025 – Hosts Sally Cronin and Debby Gies -Peeled Bananas and Marriage One Liners

As always some funnies foraged from the web from Debby Gies – D.G. Writes is where you will find an archive full of wonderful posts across several subjects including writing tips, social issues and book reviews. My thanks to Debby  … Continue reading →
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Published on October 14, 2025 02:30

October 13, 2025

Smorgasbord Music Column – William Price King and Iconic Movie Themes (Especially for Jennie Fitzkee) – Theme song The Sound of Music and Do-Re-Mi

Welcome to the movies and I hope you have enjoyed this trip down memory lane with me as we listened to the iconic theme songs from the hit movies across the decades. This week there are two posts in the … Continue reading →
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Published on October 13, 2025 16:10