Category: Philippine History

• BAHALA NA (Come What May) reduced price in time for Memorial Day

    With Memorial Day approaching, I am offering “BAHALA NA (Come What May)” on Kindle at a discounted price of $2.99 for a limited time starting today. “BAHALA NA (Come What May)” is dedicated to the men of the armed forces who fought bravely to protect my old country, The Philippines, against the Japanese forces. “BAHALA…

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  25 May 2017

  Blogging, Historical Novels, Philippine History, U.S. History, War in the Philipines, WAR MEMORIAL, WWII

• TEN WORDS TO IMPROVE YOUR VOCABULARY THIS MONTH

  English is not my native language but I am curious enough to learn a new word all the time. When I read a book and come upon a new word, I have a habit of checking it in my Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary. I have been doing this since I was in high school.…

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  18 May 2017

  #amwriting, #Author’s Life, #Books, Blogging, Writer’s Goal

• Rose Glossary

        Here is a Rose Glossary to help you understand some rose terms and enjoy your rose gardening hobby to the fullest.   AARS – All American Rose Selections AGRS – American Garden Rose Selections ADR rose – a winner in the German ADR rose trial (Allgemeine Deutsche Rosenneuheitenprüfung). No chemical pesticides have…

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  30 Apr 2017

  Blogging, Rose Gardening, Roses

• What was the inspiration for your recent novel, “The Wentworth Legacy”?

  I’ve been asked a few times about my inspiration for “The Wentworth Legacy” and so here it is. When we moved to Long Island in 1971, I was exposed to the life of the old money. My mother-in-law had remarried after her husband died to a member of what I considered the upper class of the…

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  20 Apr 2017

  #amwriting, #Author’s Life, #Books, #LongIslandGoldCoast, #mustreadbooks, #Romance, Blogging, Historical Novels

• The Green Rose for St. Patrick’s Day

    Is there a pot of gold for us lovers of roses?  For all the Irish in all of us, we can say we have a green rose, not St. Patrick rose which only has a tint of green, but a real green rose.  It is Viridiflora ‘Rosa Monstrosa’ otherwise known as The Green Rose. …

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  17 Mar 2017

  #Holidays, Author’s Life, Blogging, Fragrant Roses, Rose Gardening, Roses

• Charleston Kidney Walk for National Kidney Foundation

  Help us battle kidney disease. Many Americans know nothing about kidney disease until it is too late. My husband was diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) just over a year ago, Feb. 1, 2016 to be exact. He was not feeling good since July the year before but his doctor could not find anything wrong with…

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  3 Mar 2017

  #amwriting, #Author’s Life, #CharlestonSC, Blogging

• Wordless Wednesday – Looking up on the way to the Sistine Chapel, Vatican, Rome

    Until next time – Stop and smell the roses. Rosalinda, The Rose Lady   Rosalinda Morgan Author & Garden Writer      

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  26 Jan 2017

  #BeautifulPlaces, #Photography, #WordlessWednesday, Blogging, Tourist Attraction

• Kindle Countdown Deal for The Wentworth Legacy – 99 cents

  Starting Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017 to Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, you can order the kindle copy of The Wentworth Legacy for 99 cents at Amazon.com.     In 1927 while on a Grand Tour, Spencer A. Wentworth, a young scion of a wealthy old banking family of Long Island, New York Gold Coast, receives an urgent telegram…

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  18 Jan 2017

  #DowntonAbbey, #GildedAge, #LongIslandNY, #PoweredByIndie, #RoaringTwenties, #Romance, Blogging, Goodreads, Historical Fiction

• THE LEGEND OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE

  I stumbled upon the Legend of the Christmas Tree while going through boxes of old Christmas Cards.  Today, the Christmas tree is the highlight of our Christmas festivities.  Topped with a star, and adorned with lights and ornaments, it is a part of the beauty and meaning of the Christmas season. How did the Christmas tree come to…

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  25 Dec 2016

  Blogging, Christmas, Decorating for the Holidays, HOLIDAYS

• Thanksgiving Blessing

  Here is a Thanksgiving Blessing I want to share with everyone.   Thanksgiving Blessing   Bountiful God, You have blessed us in many ways, In the beauty and richness of our land, And in the freedom we enjoy. You have given us even greater gifts In our family who loves and cares for us And…

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  24 Nov 2016

  #Author’s Life, #Holidays, #Inspirational, Blogging, Inspirational