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#SoCS Sept. 03, 2022 – Why, it’s my Birthday!

Linda’s SoCS prompt. Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “start with why.” Begin your post with the word “why.” Have fun! Why am I smiling slightly wider, today? Well, it’s my birthday! That’s why!

Throwback Thursday #54 – Favourite Things #RememberWhen #TBT Memory

Having another go at Maggie and Laurens, Throwback Thursday challenge! This week it is Maggie at the helm! This week’s prompt is: Favourite Things Pick any period of your adolescence and think back to all your favorite things. Feel free to elaborate as much as you want. Maggie I shall think about my secondary school […]

Book and a Brew with Ritu – Christmas At The Borrow A Bookshop Holiday by @Kiley Dunbar @HeraBooks #NewRelease #BookReview

Trying something a bit different today with my book review… You’ll have to let me know if it should be a regular ‘thing’. Today, I am thrilled to welcome amazing romance author Kiley Dunbar to my blog for a cuppa and a bit of a chat about all things writerly, especially her newest release, Christmas […]

The Secret Of Elephants by @vasundrajay @FMcMAssociates #LakeUnionPublishing #BlogTour

Today I am hosting the blog tour for Vasundra Tailor’s book, The Secret Of Elephants. The Blurb Two sides of the same family—one living in luxury in a magnificent mansion,the other penniless in its shadow. Could a mysterious letter from the past helpNirmala and her young son take back what is rightfully theirs?Navsari, India. Penniless […]

August 2022 Books #AmReading

Okay, so now it is August, the month I have pretty much all off, from school, so it is time to ease up on school pressures, get words down, and do family things. But you know I will be reading throughout! Stay tuned for a review on the Blog Tour post on 9th September! Christmas […]

One-Liner Wednesday – Only One Chance

“You cannot edit life like you can words.” Ritu Bhathal For Linda’s #1LinerWeds

Women Like Us by @MrsAmandaProwse #BlogTour #AudioBook @FMcMAssociates @AmazonPub

I am so thrilled and honoured to be host to the absolutely fabulous and indeed down-to-earth literary sister of mine, Amanda Prowse. And we kick off the Audio Book Tour here on But I Smile Anyway! Amanda’s most recent release, Women Like Us, is not a work of fiction but a memoir, and I cannot […]

#TankaTuesday Weekly #Poetry Challenge No. 287, 8/30/22, #ShareYourDay Back To School

I am back, two Tuesdays in a row to take part in Colleen’s Syllabic poetry challenge! #ShareYourDay It’s the fifth Tuesday of the month! #ShareYourDay is a way to get to know each other better. Take a photo and write a syllabic poem about your day. Don’t think on it too hard. Make it fun. The photo […]

Chai And A Chat #201 #ChaiAndAChat

Hi there, Peeps! I’ve just finished the last week of my summer holidays, 4.5 weeks have sped by, and it’s been productive! I have my brew. You got yours? If we were having chai, I’d tell you that I don’t really know what I have been up to this week! It has sped by, as the […]

Spidey’s Serene Sunday – Part 390 – Back To School

“It’s not what is poured into the student, but what is planted that counts.” E.P. Bertin Thank you, Spidey, for that reminder that I am back at school on Tuesday! This quote resonates with me so much as an Early Years Practitioner. I always say the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is the most important … … Continue reading →