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  • American Rose Society and San Diego Rose Society honor our veterans

    Originally posted on Rose Gardening World: The American Rose Society just had their National Convention and Rose Show in San Diego and with plenty of roses after the convention, the San Diego Rose Society who was host to the convention… Continue reading

  • Home Front recipes from WWII

    Originally posted on Pacific Paratrooper: As most of you know, America experienced rationing for the first time in World War II and with the holidays looming in the wings, food seemed to be a logical subject. Some products  that were… Continue reading

  • The Philippines and its species-rich ecosystem – Part I

    Originally posted on Subli: FLORA The Philippine offers nature lovers tremendous biodiversity. Its tropical rainforest is the most species-rich ecosystem on earth. Substantial parts of the archipelago remain unexplored, both on land and under water. The country is remarkable for… Continue reading

  • Legaspi Built Intramuros, the Seat of Spanish Rule

    Originally posted on Subli: ? Miguel Lopez de Legazpi founded the city of Manila in 1571, 50 years after the Spanish discovery of the Philippines. Manila, being better positioned than Cebu for trade with China, was made the original capital… Continue reading

  • What do you know about Great River?

    Originally posted on Long Island Past and Present: There are so many Great Rivers but this one is Great River in Suffolk County, NY. Great River is a hamlet in the Town of Islip in Suffolk County in Long Island.… Continue reading

  • Other Spanish Expeditions to the Philippines

    Originally posted on Subli: ? After Ferdinand Magellan, other Spanish expeditions were dispatched to the Philippines over the next decades. In 1543, Ruy Lopez de Villalobos gave the name Las Islas Filipinas to the islands of Samar and Leyte. However,… Continue reading

  • YES, YOU CAN grow beautiful roses!

    Originally posted on Rose Gardening World: So you want to grow beautiful roses but can you do it? The resounding answer is YES, YOU CAN grow beautiful roses!   If you follow the following Basic Rose Culture, you’ll be on… Continue reading

  • Plant and Animal Beginnings in the Philippines

    Originally posted on Subli: Photo Credit – google.com What is Wallace’s Line? The Wallace Line runs up the Lombok Strait between Indonesian Islands Bali and Lombok. It continues north through the Makassar Strait that separates Borneo(Kalimantan) and Celebes (Sulawesi), turns… Continue reading

  • Cheesecake Anyone?

    For nothing better to do today, I decided to try my hand on baking a cheesecake. I saw this recipe months ago and clipped it. Ingredients: 7 oz. pkg. cannoli shells 3 tbsp unsalted butter melted 2 tbsp sugar 4… Continue reading

  • The Spaniards Discovered the Philippines – Part 2

    Originally posted on Subli: ? ? Magellan established friendly relations with the treacherous King of Cebu, Humabon, who professed Christianity in order to win the help of Magellan. The great navigator was induced to undertake an expedition to conquer the… Continue reading