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Smorgasbord Blog Magazine Weekly Round Up – August 25th -31st 2025 – Smorgasbord Blog News, Music, Book Reviews, Summer Book Fair and Blogger Weekly.

Welcome to the round up of posts you might have missed this week on Smorgasbord. I hope you have had a lovely week… autumn is here with very erratic weather but still some sunshine, but also some lovely colours in … Continue reading →

Smorgasbord Sunday Book Share – What’s In a Name? – Rosemary – The First Date by Sally Cronin

It is four years since I shared this collection so I hope you will enjoy again or if new to the blog… for the first time. There are names that have been passed down through thousands of years which have …

Smorgasbord Summer Book Fair 2025 – My recommended Books – #NonFiction #Inspiration #Memoir Cheryl Oreglia, #Memoir #Canada Darlene Foster, #Memoir #Breastcancer Jaye Marie

Welcome to the summer book fair where I will be sharing my personal recommendations for the books I have read which I would like to give a boost to. I will also be featuring any new books published during the … Continue reading →

Smorgasbord Book Reviews – #France #Househunting – Fat Dogs and French Estates, Part 3 by Beth Haslam

Delighted to share my review for the third part in the series by Beth Haslam set in France and covering the renovation of the ‘perfect’ property they have bought. Fat Dogs and French Estates, Part 3 About the book Beth, … Continue reading →

Smorgasbord Short Stories – Tales from the Irish Garden – Winter: Chapter Five – The Dapperman 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 … Continue reading →

Smorgasbord Music Column – William Price King and Iconic #Movie #Themes – Danger Zone – Top Gun: Maverick, Theme from Endless Love

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. Danger Zone – Top Gun: Maverick “Danger … Continue reading →

Smorgasbord Book Review Revisited August 2024 – #Romance J.Arlene Culiner, #Bulgaria Ellis Shuman, #Supernatural #Romance Sandra Cox, YA #Travel Darlene Foster

Welcome to the recap of reviews in August 2024  for the books I thoroughly enjoyed. The first review in August was for the novel Desert Rose (A Blake’s Folly Romance) by J. Arlene Culiner. This is not my first visit … Continue reading →

Smorgasbord Posts from Your Archives 2025 – My Pick of two of your posts from last six months of 2024 – #Children #Stories – “The Halloween Story” – A Jennie Fitzkee Story

This series is now over for this season… another one early next year. In the second post from Jennie Fitzkee she shares a story for Halloween ( a little bit early but a good story should be shared anytime of … Continue reading →

Smorgasbord Posts from Your Archives 2025 – My Pick of two of your posts from last six months of 2024 – Maple in Four Seasons by Miriam Hurdle

This series is now over for this season… another one early next year. This is the first post from the archives of Miriam Hurdle with a celebration of the maple tree throughout the seasons… Maple in Four Seasons The Thursday … Continue reading →

Smorgasbord Summer Book Fair 2025 – My recommended Books – #Revenge, #Psychological #Thriller Laura Lyndhurst, #Thriller #History #Malaya John Dolan, #Historical #1920s Beem Weeks

Welcome to the summer book fair where I will be sharing my personal recommendations for the books I have read which I would like to give a boost to. I will also be featuring any new books published during the … Continue reading →