Smorgasbord Posts from my Archives – Previous Reviews from 2022 – #WWII #Family – Leora’s Letters by Joy Neal Kidney Posted on August 14, 2023 During this series I will be sharing my reviews for books I posted during 2022 Good books deserve to be showcased on a regular basis and I hope that it might […]
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Smorgasbord Book Promotions – Summer Book Fair 2023 – #WWII #Family Joy Neal Kidney, #Ireland #Contemporary #Recipes Mary Crowley, #Cancer #Memoir Miriam Hurdle Posted on July 13, 2023 This year in the second part of the Summer Book Fair, I will be sharing my recommended books from the last 12 months and sharing either my review […]
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Joy Neal Kidney is a great investigator on history. Her new book is another wonderful follup up. Read here …
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Smorgasbord Bookshelf – New Book on the Shelves – #History #Family Leora’s Early Years: Guthrie County Roots (Leora’s Stories) by Joy Neal Kidney Posted on October 19, 2022 Delighted to share the news of the latest release by Joy Neal Kidney – Leora’s Early Years: Guthrie County Roots (Leora’s Stories) – I recently read and enjoyed […]
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Smorgasbord Book Reviews – #WWII #Family – Leora’s Letters by Joy Neal Kidney Posted on August 6, 2022 Delighted to share my review for the poignant family story Leora’s Letters by Joy Neal Kidney. About the book The day the second atomic bomb was dropped, Clabe and Leora Wilson’s postman brought a telegram to their acreage […]
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Thank you Joy Neal Kidney for a wonderful review of Small Town Kid. It is so marvelous to find that these little stories of childhood in 1960s and 70s Australia resonate with readers in other countries – the United States, in this case. The price of this book in paperback format has dropped by a […]
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Smorgasbord Bookshelf 2022- Share an Extract from your latest book – #Historical #Biography Leora’s Dexter Stories: The Scarcity Years of the Great Depression (Leora’s Stories) by Joy Neal Kidney Posted on April 19, 2022 In this series you are invited to share an extract of 500 words from your most recent book published within the last […]
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Frog Pond School Iowa rural schools in Iowa, marked on the old maps, were planned so that students wouldn’t have to walk farther than two miles to attend classes. They were usually just one-room structures with an area to hang “wraps” and park lunch pails. […] Read more …
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Stonehenge – Twice Two outvoted three – 1988 The summer son Dan was thirteen, we visited his aunt and uncle (Lois and David) in Kings Lynn, England, which included being tourists. Dan wanted to see a Dr. Who display in London, eat at their Hard Rock Cafe, and see Stonehenge. Lois and David told Guy […]
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