Monthly Archives: July 2019

Little Teacher

Posted on July 31, 2019 by Caryn

My grand niece, Zoey Iverson is an amazing child. Zoey is just 4 years old, but she has taken on a task that is far beyond her years. Zoey is getting ready to start pre-school in the fall, but she … Continue reading →

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The Bowden Spacelander

Posted on July 30, 2019 by Caryn

Today it would be worth about $4750. Would you pay that much for a bicycle? I don’t think I would, but then I don’t suppose I would be buying a bicycle called the Spacelander. Still, if I was, $4750 would be the asking price Continue reading →

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A Little Girl No More

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Caryn

When I think of my grand niece, Raelynn Masterson, the picture that comes to mind is that of a tiny little girl of maybe 6 or 7, but Raelynn is no longer that little girl Continue reading →

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Enter The B-17

Posted on July 28, 2019 by Caryn

In World War II, my dad, Allen Spencer was the Flight Engineer and top turret gunner on a B-17. The B-17 was an amazing plane. Strategic bombing missions actually began at the tail end of World War I Continue reading →

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Mowing In Style

Posted on July 27, 2019 by Caryn

I think most of us who have mowed the lawn in our day will attest to the fact that even if you have a self propelled lawnmower or a riding lawn mowed, if you done do that job early in the morning or on a cloudy day Continue reading →

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The Strategic Mind

Posted on July 26, 2019 by Caryn

While researching some of the larger battles of World War II, I began to consider the brilliance of the men who planned these battles. Men like Sir Winston Spencer-Churchill, Supreme Allied Commander General Dwight D Eisenhower, Admiral Chester Nimitz Continue reading →

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Urban Legend

Posted on July 25, 2019 by Caryn

In a war, there are many heroes, and all too often, many of them are unsung heroes, who heroic acts all but go unnoticed. Lieutenant Colonel Matt Urban was one of those heroes, Continue reading →

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The Good Nazi

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Caryn

When most people hear the word Nazi, they don’t associate it with anything good. I don’t even think the Nazis of today consider themselves to be an organization for good. Probably the most atrocious part of Nazi Germany was the … Continue reading →

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That’s Ludicrous

Posted on July 23, 2019 by Caryn

With the arrival of the 50th anniversary of the landing on the moon, on July 20, 2019, many people have been reviewing old footage and books about the event. I came across a book that caught my eye on Audible. Continue reading →

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On The Wrong Side Of The Right Side

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Caryn

A while back, my sister, Cheryl Masterson suggested a book to be because she knew that I liked World War II history. The book, Midnight In Broad Daylight Continue reading →

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