Writer's Musings

27 Jul 2018

Bomber Girls — The Women Flyers of World War Two

“Between 1942 and 1944, WASP pilots flew just about every sort of aircraft produced for the U.S. military from fighters and bombers to cargo planes and trainers.” LAST WEEKEND, a 92-yea… Source: Bomber Girls — The Women Flyers of World War Two

25 Jul 2018

Traveling the World through Reading

Reading takes you places. As Dr. Suess said, “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” Where in the world will your next book take you? When I was young, I dreamt of seeing the world. Coming from the back country…

19 Jul 2018

The Philippines – A Tropical Paradise

Originally posted on Subli: What do you know about the Philippines? Here is a glimpse of my old country, its geography and its natural beauty. Photo Credit – leytesamardailynews.com The Philippines is a tropical paradise in Southeast Asia with spectacular beaches fringed with gently swaying palm trees on fine white, pink and in some areas…

16 Jul 2018

Limited Time Offer for Stop and Smell the Roses – One Week Only

Starting Monday, July 16, 2018 at 8:00 a.m. PDT and ends on Sunday, July 22, 2018 at 8:00 a.m. PDT when it goes back to its regular price of $4.99. you can order the kindle copy of Stop and Smell the Roses for $1.99 at Amazon.com. Click here to buy now. Feeling stressed…

15 Jul 2018

Controlling Some Rose Disease Problems the Safest Way

A bed of Knock Out Roses at Brooklyn Botanic Garden. As long as you can develop tolerance and not demand total perfection, you can enjoy growing roses without knowing all the solutions to every rose diseases. As we get older, we just don’t have the energy to maintain a perfect disease free rose garden.…

11 Jul 2018

Limited Time Deal for “The Wentworth Legacy” – One Week Only

Starting Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at 8:00 a.m. PDT and ends on Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at 12:00 a.m. PDT when it goes back to its regular price of $6.99. you can order the kindle copy of The Wentworth Legacy for $1.99 at Amazon.com. Click here to buy now. In 1927 while on a…

10 Jul 2018

Vertical Gardening

Originally posted on Rose Gardening World: Do you go to the nursery store or look at those rose catalogs and said to yourself that I have to have that one rose or maybe two or three? Then you go outside and see that your garden is already full. What do you do? When you…

8 Jul 2018

A Rose (Rosa Banksiae) and a Tip for a Happy and Healthy Lifestyle

Class: Rose Species Syns: R. banksiana, Banksian rose, Banks’ Rose, Lady Banks’ Cultivated since 1796 Rosa banksiae is one of the best shrubs for a wall and in a few years will reach the top of most houses. It produces an abundance of pretty small roses with the sweetest fragrance you can imagine. The…

4 Jul 2018

July Fourth 2018

Originally posted on Pacific Paratrooper: While you enjoy your bar-b-ques and fireworks – take a moment to remember the troops that made it all possible for that to happen today. HAPPY BIRTHDAY USA !!! Ralph Waldo Emerson‘s “Concord Hymn.” It was sung at the completion of the Concord Battle Monument on April 19, 1837. ? By the…

30 Jun 2018

Muttontown, NY and the Muttontown Preserve

Originally posted on Long Island Past and Present: Muttontown is an incorporated upscale village in northern Oyster Bay Township with a total area of 6.1 square miles and family income is one of Long Island’s highest. The area borders Brookville to the south and west, East Norwich to the north and Syosset to the east.…