I’m thrilled to share that friend and fellow author, Jan Sikes, has a new Christmas book available to preorder. I picked up my copy and can’t wait to read it! Painting Christmas by Jan …

Here are the books I read in September that I rated four or five stars. The Museum Murders: A Rascal Todd Mystery By Dan Antion Rascal the journalist is back with a new mystery. She is pulled into …

Here are the books I read in September that I rated four or five stars. The Museum Murders: A Rascal Todd Mystery By Dan Antion Rascal the journalist is back with a new mystery. She is pulled into …

Amy Winehouse? I think it looks like Amy… a healthy Amy with full cheeks. She had full lips, tattoos, dark-lined mascara eyes and often a big flower in her hair. She held her chin behind her …

Hi everyone, it’s Robbie Cheadle here with you today with the October post in the Famous Artworks series on LatinosUSA – English Edition. This post is another collaboration with the wonderful Resa …

Many authors find marketing, PR, and platform building overwhelming. The great thing is, there are better ways to get the word out. Try these tips.

Welcome to Reading Over the Weekend with D.L. Finn’s Miracles & Ghosts Past: A Christmas Collection Two, an exciting set of stories where Christmas magic is found not in glitter and tinsel, but in the...

Any visit at the National Museum of Maps and Old Books in Bucharest is a memorable adventure: from stained glass windows depicting medieval maps to lion-shaped door handles, from unique old maps to pa...

As you know I like to give books I have recommended another boost a year on from my original reviews… these are my picks from October 2025 and I hope you will head over to buy if you have not…

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 frien…

David Here… Unfortunately Sally has had a setback in her recovery and wanted to let you know that she is battling stage-4 cancer and is in hospital at the moment. She has left a number of pos…

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 🎶   Santana and Rob T…

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 frien…

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 sh…

It’s a snakepit out there, complete with vultures. The reason I ‘overkept’ my car so long was a combination of, it was trade-in time while my husband was dying – the last th…

In January 2016 I began a series that I was intending to publish as a book but instead I shared on the blog in a series. I am going to share some of the posts from the series over the next few week…

I will be sharing a series we originally ran back in 2018, and with many more visitors to the blog now and fans of Carol’s food posts, we thought you might enjoy all the foods and recipes tha…

Today we are heading to the City Hall Park in Lakeway to check out the Hispanic Heritage Story Walk. The Guest House of Austin is catering for us. Our entertainment is Herb Alpert. Menu Seafood Pla…

How do you name a character? Use these 10 practical tips to choose character names that fit their history, personality, setting, and story.

Welcome back to my Heroic-a series of empowering women of WWII. In this post I’m sharing another incredible woman of war, Marie Ljalkova, a Czechoslovakian Markswoman, one of only two female …

Another amazing story of courage shared by D. G. Kaye….Empowering Women of WWII – Marie Ljalkova – Czechoslovakian Markswoman   I hope you will head over to read the incredible story of …

Welcome back to my Heroic-a series of empowering women of WWII. In this post I’m sharing another incredible woman of war, Marie Ljalkova, a Czechoslovakian Markswoman, one of only two female …

The Search for Lost Words and Things – As We Age  Welcome back to my As We Age series. I don’t know about you guys and gals, but I made it my business to research what the phenomenon is about where…

Rome: Layers of Time -Trastevere A journey through Trastevere, where bridges, churches, poetry, legends, and everyday life reveal the people who have carried Rome’s stories across generations. Ther…

Many of you have mentioned the musicals across the decades and by popular demand William has created a new series celebrating the music and songs of these wonderful stage shows and in the charts. 🎭…

Delighted to share the news of the latest release by Jan Sikes… Painting Christmas. On pre-order for October 10th. About the book He came to escape a shattered life — Christmas had other idea…

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The Weekly Smile It was a regular post on Trent’s blog. He encouraged us all to find that smile, even if we thought we didn’t have one. It’s been 1 year on October 5; one year sin…

Tomorrow is the 1st of October and the beginning of Halloween month. Although Halloween is not celebrated in southern Africa, I have always enjoyed dark and macabre stories and so I love joining in…

(written September 2026) Unsplash Image by Meritt Thomas Knowledge is power. If power means cutting someone down, I will stand naked, unarmed. My history does not bind me. I escaped. Time did not h…

Reading Over the Weekend: Tales From the Irish Garden: The Missing Pieces by Sally Cronin

The Search for Lost Words and Things – As We Age  Welcome back to my As We Age series. I don’t know about you guys and gals, but I made it my business to research what the phenomenon is about where…

Here are a few more health hacks that I have used myself over the years and whilst there is quite a bit of folklore involved I have found to be effective… However if you have persistent bruis…

Welcome to the round up of posts you might have missed this week on Smorgasbord.  I hope you have had a great week. The weather is still mild enough to be outside and the autumn colours are slowly …

Delighted to share my review for the third book featuring journalist/sleuth Rascal Todd as she finds herself working on a case with deep connections to the past and a more recent missing person. Th…

Another amazing story of courage shared by D. G. Kaye….Empowering Women of WWII – Marie Ljalkova – Czechoslovakian Markswoman   I hope you will head over to read the incredible story of …

Hello, friends!! I am thrilled to announce that PAINTING CHRISTMAS is now available for pre-order with a publication date of 10-10-26. I just love those numbers as they all add up to ones 10+10+2026=111 PRE-ORDER LINK Thank you for all of your amazing support!

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 🎶   Celine Dion &#821…