Welcome to this week’s edition of my weekly roundup of posts…Especially for you just in case you missed any posts during the week… whatever your time zone grab a coffee or a glass of wine…Take a pew, get comfy… have a read… I hope you enjoy this much-shortened version…
Mondays are now much different …although I am not writing a full post on Climate change my thoughts will be apparent on Saturday Snippets just somewhat condensed…
Tuesday… This blog is looking like some of the empty shelves in the supermarkets at the beginning of the Covid-19…
I wonder if all the hoarders have used their spoils or whether they had to throw much of it away or they grew a conscience and gave some away…
Wednesday…My new series…The Culinary Alphabet with a twist…The letter F ( AperitiF)
Ahhhh…this is much fun…Thanx Pete…Seriously I am enjoying it after last week where the letter E was a doozy…F had far less for me to choose from…starting with an AperitiF…why not?…from bay leaf to gold leaf and maple leaf who would have thunk?… Cheers me dears…
Next week I will be back over at Sally’s where it will be just a normal cruise through the Alphabet with a little pitstop at the letter S…Please pop over and say hello we would both love to see you there and there will be recipes and chat..you know you want to…
https://carolcooks2.com/2020/09/23/the-culinary-alphabet-with-a-twistthe-letter-f-aperitif/
Thursday…Essential Oils and Aromatherapy – An introduction to the therapy by Sally Cronin
Today I …Pressed This so I could share Sally’s wonderful intro to Aromatheraphy…as many of us know who use Press This instead of the reblog option mainly because it saves you on storage space in your media library… now know WP only lets you use the Block Editor which is being forced upon us…I persevered and have to say(grudgingly)…It didn’t take me very long and it wasn’t difficult…It also doesn’t mean I have changed sides…I am still using the Classic Editor unless I use Press This…so no WP you haven’t got my vote for the block editor…
Fruity Friday…Jack Fruit a wonderful Vegan option…
Definitely a wonder tree and a very viable option for those who follow a vegan diet…Young Tori told me that she loved it and adds herbs and oats to make a tasty burger…Thank you for that tip Tori…
I also added on the post and in comments where and how you can obtain Jackfruit as not everyone is lucky to have a tree in their garden like I have…
https://carolcooks2.com/2020/09/25/fruity-fridays-the-jack-fruit/
Saturday Snippets…
The last post of the week from Moi apart from this roundup…where I can indulge my whimsy and tease you with some spoilers for my cookbook…there is another rendition from the Barbershop Boys sung Acapella …it made me smile especially the reference to Mj’s high notes…haha and Hey Jude the start of longer singles…I also mentioned the dogs who have been trained to sniff out this damn virus and as always I am astounded at how mans best friend has such highly tuned senses…which brings me to the seeing eye dogs who I have seen first hand what a wonderful bonus they are to their owners…they are their eyes and what a wonderful job they do…
Which is why I will now express my sorrow and hugs to Patty whose wonderful seeing eye dog Bubba aka King Campbell after a long and faithful service has retired and gone over that Rainbow Bridge…We all join you in your heartbreak Patty…Hugs…xxx
That’s all for this weeks roundup a rather short week… I do hope you have enjoyed it and I look forward to your comments xx
God bless you all in these turbulent times…especially those of my readers who are affected or in the path of these wildfires in California…Please stay safe…x
When this is all over my hope for the future is a cleaner world… I do want to see communities, and caring for your neighbour becoming the new norm…WORKING TOGETHER INSTEAD OF WORKING AGAINST EACH OTHER…Being kind to each other…Loving someone whatever their religion or skin colour…Can we make this happen? We have to but in the right way…Are we willing to make a stand? Personally, I would love to see lessons learnt ..realistically I have my doubts…
Thank you for reading be well and stay safe xxx
About Carol Taylor: Enjoying life in The Land Of Smiles I am having so much fun researching, finding new, authentic recipes both Thai and International to share with you. New recipes gleaned from those who I have met on my travels or are just passing through and stopped for a while. I hope you enjoy them.
I love shopping at the local markets, finding fresh, natural ingredients, new strange fruits and vegetable ones I have never seen or cooked with. I am generally the only European person and attract much attention and I love to try what I am offered and when I smile and say Aroy or Saab as it is here in the north I am met with much smiling.
Some of my recipes may not be in line with traditional ingredients and methods of cooking but are recipes I know and have become to love and maybe if you dare to try you will too. You will always get more than just a recipe from me as I love to research and find out what other properties the ingredients I use contain to improve our health and well being.
Exciting for me hence the title of my blog, Retired No One Told Me! I am having a wonderful ride and don’t want to get off, so if you wish to follow me on my adventures, then welcome! I hope you enjoy the ride also and if it encourages you to take a step into the unknown or untried, you know you want to…Then, I will be happy!
Thank you once again for reading this post I hope you all stay safe and healthy xx
Retired? No one told me! 
Wonderful week Carol. And my condolences to Patty. May she find peae and a new dog to bring her new joy and assistance ❤
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Thank you, Debs.. I am sure she will.. For now though it must be very hard for her in many ways.. Take care and be safe 💕
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Yes. Hugs and thank you, you too ❤
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Good morning to All.
Thank you so much everyone for your loving thoughts during this difficult time.
In answer to the question of my getting another Seeing Eye Guide Dog, yes I will be doing that.
In fact, today, I’ll be sending a message to the Graduate Services department of The Seeing Eye to let them know to take my application process off hold and to send me an updated folder of the necessary paperwork so I can begin the process of applying for a successor dog.
This is a bit of a process and you can read about how this takes place in my book, Campbell’s Rambles: How a Seeing Eye Dog Retrieved My Life.
I’ll be sharing from there on campbellsworld soon, so keep an eye out for that.
Thanks again and blessid be.
Patty L. Fletcher
Self-Published Author and Social Media Promotional Assistant
Email: patty.volunteer1@gmail.com
Website: http://www.campbellsworld.wordpress.com/ .
Food For Thought
We all are the Light, automatically. So we really don’t have to go too much further than that. We all have a Light within us – it is the Soul; it is that spark of God, of the Divine, that activates our consciousness.
-John-Roger, DSS
Source: New Day Herald website
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Tuesday and the empty shelves…and what did one do with it ALL. I understand some people tried it on with selling things like the dreaded toilet rolls at quadruple the original prices to unsuspecting shoppers on online platforms…and I head of someone who had tried to return for credit a huge pallet load of them to a store, who totally refused to take them back!
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I don’t know I wasn’t one of them… It didn’t happen where I live but I did see how much people where charging… for something like baby food… Shame on them..
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Thanks for going the extra mile Carol to share my post…it is much appreciated… just off to do the weekly shopping before the hordes.. thankfully are needs are few and most of the stuff being stripped off the shelves is the canned goods and packets… they don’t seem to want the fresh stuff!! hugs ♥
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Reblogged this on Smorgasbord Blog Magazine and commented:
Catch up with all things culinary with some added whimsy over at Carol Taylor’s weekly round up…take you appetite…
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Terrific week of stories!
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Thank you, John..
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What a wonderful week, dear Carol!
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Thank you, Dear Dolly 🙂 x
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My pleasure! 😻
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I love reading Carol’s blog but for one thing. Her recipes always make me hungry. 😊
Patty L. Fletcher
Self-Published Author and Social Media Promotional Assistant
Email: patty.volunteer1@gmail.com
Website: http://www.campbellsworld.wordpress.com/ .
Food For Thought
We all are the Light, automatically. So we really don’t have to go too much further than that. We all have a Light within us – it is the Soul; it is that spark of God, of the Divine, that activates our consciousness.
-John-Roger, DSS
Source: New Day Herald website
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That’s good, Patty…every cook likes to know their food makes someone feel hungry…Thank you 🙂 x
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Youâre very welcome.
Patty L. Fletcher
Self-Published Author and Social Media Promotional Assistant
Email: patty.volunteer1@gmail.com
Website: http://www.campbellsworld.wordpress.com/ .
Food For Thought
We all are the Light, automatically. So we really don’t have to go too much further than that. We all have a Light within us – it is the Soul; it is that spark of God, of the Divine, that activates our consciousness.
-John-Roger, DSS
Source: New Day Herald website
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LOL I am with you on this, Patty!
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Carol makes me want to try things I never dreamed I would.
Patty L. Fletcher
Self-Published Author and Social Media Promotional Assistant
Email: patty.volunteer1@gmail.com
Website: http://www.campbellsworld.wordpress.com/ .
Food For Thought
We all are the Light, automatically. So we really don’t have to go too much further than that. We all have a Light within us – it is the Soul; it is that spark of God, of the Divine, that activates our consciousness.
-John-Roger, DSS
Source: New Day Herald website
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Thats good to hear Patty… Xx
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Well, right now I wish the food in my kitchen would cook itself. LOL.
Patty L. Fletcher
Self-Published Author and Social Media Promotional Assistant
Email: patty.volunteer1@gmail.com
Website: http://www.campbellsworld.wordpress.com/ .
Food For Thought
We all are the Light, automatically. So we really don’t have to go too much further than that. We all have a Light within us – it is the Soul; it is that spark of God, of the Divine, that activates our consciousness.
-John-Roger, DSS
Source: New Day Herald website
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Haha…we all do sometimes…which is where takeaway comes in handy or freeze portions and just thaw,heat and eat x
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Hi.
Yes. I normally have things cooked ahead of time I was simply too lazy at the time of my writing that comment to come out from underneath my blanket to even go into the kitchen. LOL.
Patty L. Fletcher
Self-Published Author and Social Media Promotional Assistant
Email: patty.volunteer1@gmail.com
Website: http://www.campbellsworld.wordpress.com/ .
Food For Thought
We all are the Light, automatically. So we really don’t have to go too much further than that. We all have a Light within us – it is the Soul; it is that spark of God, of the Divine, that activates our consciousness.
-John-Roger, DSS
Source: New Day Herald website
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Haha we all get those days and they are allowed sometimes 🙂 x
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Rained here all day and a bit more to come. Then sun and fall temps.
A good time for a soup or stew.
Patty L. Fletcher
Self-Published Author and Social Media Promotional Assistant
Email: patty.volunteer1@gmail.com
Website: http://www.campbellsworld.wordpress.com/ .
Food For Thought
We all are the Light, automatically. So we really don’t have to go too much further than that. We all have a Light within us – it is the Soul; it is that spark of God, of the Divine, that activates our consciousness.
-John-Roger, DSS
Source: New Day Herald website
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I love a bowl of soup whatever the weather 🙂
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Soup is good all the time.
Patty L. Fletcher
Self-Published Author and Social Media Promotional Assistant
Email: patty.volunteer1@gmail.com
Website: http://www.campbellsworld.wordpress.com/ .
Food For Thought
We all are the Light, automatically. So we really don’t have to go too much further than that. We all have a Light within us – it is the Soul; it is that spark of God, of the Divine, that activates our consciousness.
-John-Roger, DSS
Source: New Day Herald website
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Ah, so you are an intrepid adventurer, as I have already been called by one of my readers! Carol is definitely one as well.
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Oh, yes indeed!
I love trying new things of all kinds.
Patty L. Fletcher
Self-Published Author and Social Media Promotional Assistant
Email: patty.volunteer1@gmail.com
Website: http://www.campbellsworld.wordpress.com/ .
Food For Thought
We all are the Light, automatically. So we really don’t have to go too much further than that. We all have a Light within us – it is the Soul; it is that spark of God, of the Divine, that activates our consciousness.
-John-Roger, DSS
Source: New Day Herald website
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Sister in spirit! 😻
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Amen to that xx
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Indeed.
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Patty L. Fletcher
Self-Published Author and Social Media Promotional Assistant
Email: patty.volunteer1@gmail.com
Website: http://www.campbellsworld.wordpress.com/ .
Food For Thought
We all are the Light, automatically. So we really don’t have to go too much further than that. We all have a Light within us – it is the Soul; it is that spark of God, of the Divine, that activates our consciousness.
-John-Roger, DSS
Source: New Day Herald website
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Hello to Carol and all.
Thank you for your kind condolences for the loss of King Campbell Seeing Eye Dog Guide.
Love and hugs.
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You are welcome, Patty a great loss especially to you… Hugs xx
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Hi.
Yes, a great loss indeed. I’m still having a lot of trouble adjusting to the fact that there are no constraints on my time, that I am free to come and go at will, that I have no one to love, feed, walk, or medicate at a specific time.
It is a hideous mixture of relief and guilt for feeling relieved and the void not having him here is huge.
I washed all his stuffed animals and somehow sleeping with them all snuggled into a pile beside me has given me comfort. It is as if his spirit lingers in them and when I hold them I am holding him.
I catch myself squeaking their squeakers and it makes me laugh.
Patty L. Fletcher
Self-Published Author and Social Media Promotional Assistant
Email: patty.volunteer1@gmail.com
Website: http://www.campbellsworld.wordpress.com/ .
Food For Thought
We all are the Light, automatically. So we really don’t have to go too much further than that. We all have a Light within us – it is the Soul; it is that spark of God, of the Divine, that activates our consciousness.
-John-Roger, DSS
Source: New Day Herald website
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Sending hugs and lots of love xx
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Hi. Today was a bit better. Only one brief crying jag after cleaning from behind the loveseat and finding a half eaten bone.
Rest of day went well.
Heard from a friend I’d not heard from in many months and that did make my day.
We had a lovely chat on the phone and shared some great memories of Campbell.
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That good Patty… Those feelings will stay with you.. Its just over time we manage them better and remember all the good times… Early days yet xx
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I’ve been enjoying putting together ‘The Land of Ago’ series.
Patty L. Fletcher
Self-Published Author and Social Media Promotional Assistant
Email: patty.volunteer1@gmail.com
Website: http://www.campbellsworld.wordpress.com/ .
Food For Thought
We all are the Light, automatically. So we really don’t have to go too much further than that. We all have a Light within us – it is the Soul; it is that spark of God, of the Divine, that activates our consciousness.
-John-Roger, DSS
Source: New Day Herald website
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So sorry to hear about King Campbell. They love us with all their hearts and expect little in return. Thanks for helping to keep me sane during COVID, Carol.
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Yes it is always sad when we lose a pet but it must be a little worse when that pet/working dog is your eyes like he was Patty’s…You are welcome Pete you guys also help to keep me a little insane…haha…Take care and stay safe 🙂 x
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Always full of odd and interesting tidbits, Carol. I need one of those dogs.
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Thank you, Chel…they are lovely dogs and with such highly tuned senses 🙂 x
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