Lenora Rogers's Blog, page 175
July 8, 2014
Return to Fontstown
Originally posted on EdMooneyPhotography:
As part of my recent ruin hunt with my eldest son Ryan which saw us explore the Pigeon House and the remains of the ecclesiastical site at Old Kilcullen, we also managed to stop of at the old ruined church and graveyard at Fontstown. I had first come across this site by accident back in early 2012, so as Ryan had never been here and we were in the area I decided it was time for a return visit. The ruins at Fontstown are just five minutes up the road f...
The July Crisis: 100 Years On, 1914-2014
Originally posted on The July Crisis: 100 Years On, 1914-2014:
The First World War defined the twentieth century. In its wake, millions died. In its wake, millions lay wounded or displaced. World War I unleashed violence and tragedy on a scale never before seen during the course of human history.
One hundred years on, the debate on the origins of the Great War remains unresolved. The July Crisis of 1914, as the thirty seven days between the assassinations at Sarajevo and the German declaration...
Author – Laurel Downing Bill
Biography Laurel Downing Bill
Born in Fairbanks, Alaska, in 1951, Laurel Downing Bill moved to Juneau in 1959 after her father, Richard Downing, became the state’s first commissioner of public works. Eight years later, she began traveling when her father took a job with a company building roads and bridges around the world.
Laurel returned to Alaska in 1970, where she eventually met her husband, Don, in Fairbanks. In 1974, the couple moved to King Salmon, a small village about 360 air miles sou...
July 1, 2014
A Promising Date
Originally posted on countingducks:
Ruth was getting ready for her date with Herman, but her heart was not singing. She knew in moments of honesty that she had rung Herman to annoyanother man,and not from any real desire to see him or get to know him romantically or for any reason at all, come to think of it.
Like many of us, she was too proud to admit her mistakes when they affected someone else, so, sure enough, she smiled warmly when she answered the door to him, saying, “Herman, come in, c...
June 30, 2014
Stopping by Strasbourg
Originally posted on Random thoughts from midlife:
Sunrise over Germany
Mark and I were still waking up early in the morning on the Viking Tor, allowing us to see the sun rise in Germany over the Rhine River.
Viking Tor at the dock in Kehl, Germany – May 26, 2014.
We arrived in Kehl, Germany, across the river from Strasbourg, Alsace, France at 8:00 a.m. and we were on our buses, headed across the Rhine by 8:30.
Stork nests in Strasbourg.
Our shore excursion in Strasbourg consisted of a guided bus...
June 12, 2014
THE MYTH OF SPARTAN INVINCIBILITY IS DESTROYED AT THE BATTLE OF LEUCTRA
Originally posted on The Deadliest Blogger: Military History Page:
Epaminondas of Thebes Changes the Face of Warfare With the Oblique Attack
The Peloponnesian War indisputably established Spartaas the paramount power in the Greek World. Though that long conflict had been waged, ostensibly, by Sparta to free the Greek city-states of the Delian League from Athenian dominance; the Spartan victory merely replaced Athenian hegemony with Spartan.
Though superb soldiers, the Spartans were educationall...
June 11, 2014
June 10, 2014
M. R. Joseph – Author
M.R. Joseph is a best sellingauthor who chose to use Silver Lining Events for her Cover Reveal Party and for her Release Day Party scheduled for June 27th beginning at 9 p.m. EST. The event on Facebook is sure to be fun and very exciting. So, as part of the package for Joseph, I’m featuring her on my blog. In her own words, I’m going to let her tell you about herself and her books!
I’m a book nerd turned writer who loves the ‘Happily Ever After’ mixed with a bit of suspense, drama, and the occ...
June 9, 2014
Native American Contemporary Artist: Kevin Red Star
Originally posted on Dispensable Thoughts:
KEVIN RED STAR
Image Source:kevinredstar.com
Native American Painter; Born 1943 -
Official Website: Kevin Red Star Studio & Gallery, Roberts, Montana.
Kevin Red Star is a celebrated artist who is internationally known. He was born on the Crow Indian Reservation in Lodge Grass, Montana. He is the recipient of 2 Honorary Doctorate degrees. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Fine Art from the Rocky Mountain College in Billings, Montana in 1997;...
Sybil Thorndike never considered divorcing husband, Lewis Casson, but yes, of murdering him
Originally posted on interLitQ:
Lewis Casson
When asked if she hadever considered leaving her husband, Lewis Casson ,Dame Agnes Sybil ThorndikeCHDBE, the Englishactress who died on this day in history, 9 June, 1976, answered: “Divorce, never! Murder, often!”
Sybil Thorndike photographed in 1943
