The Oracle by Jane Dougherty

The Oracle She stands in the cave mouth, gazing down at the sea, blue, glittering. On the sea is a white-sailed boat. In the boat is a man, black-bearded, with a request. She is a mouth nothing more to the man, who is nothing more than a black beard to her. The cave yawns; the […]

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Smorgasbord Bookshelf – New Book on the Shelves and #Review – #Ireland – Recipes and Tales from the Kitchen of Oceanic Temptations: A Taste of the Wild Atlantic Way by Mary Crowley

Smorgasbord Bookshelf – New Book on the Shelves and #Review – #Ireland – Recipes and Tales from the Kitchen of Oceanic Temptations: A Taste of the Wild Atlantic Way by Mary Crowley Posted on August 13, 2022 Delighted to share the news of the latest release by Mary Crowley, an author I enjoy reading, and my […]

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Smorgasbord Posts from Your Archives 2022 – ‘Potluck’ – #Family #Storytelling by Jennie Fitzkee

Smorgasbord Posts from Your Archives 2022 – ‘Potluck’ – #Family #Storytelling by Jennie Fitzkee Posted on August 1, 2022 Since this series began in January 2018 there have been over 1000 Posts from Your Archives where bloggers have taken the opportunity to share posts to a new audience… mine. The topics have ranged from travel, childhood, […]

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Smorgasbord Bookshelf – New Book on the Shelves – #Life #Death – Making Your Mark – Leaving a Legacy – And then… A Grand Exit That’ll Have Their Tongues Waggin’ by Peter Davidson

Smorgasbord Bookshelf – New Book on the Shelves – #Life #Death – Making Your Mark – Leaving a Legacy – And then… A Grand Exit That’ll Have Their Tongues Waggin’ by Peter Davidson Posted on July 30, 2022 Delighted to welcome a new author to the bookshelf Peter Davidson with his books and today I am […]

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Smorgasbord Posts from My Archives -#Memoir #Waterford #Ireland 1930s – The Colour of Life – The Devil Finds Work 1936 by Geoff Cronin

Smorgasbord Posts from My Archives -#Memoir #Waterford #Ireland 1930s – The Colour of Life – The Devil Finds Work 1936 by Geoff Cronin Posted on July 17, 2022 My father-in-law, Geoff Cronin was a raconteur with a encyclopedic memory spanning his 93 years. He sadly died in 2017 but not before he had been persuaded to […]

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