Tag Archives: angels

A Heavenly Story!!

Posted on July 29, 2016 by irishroverpei

Pope John Paul dies of old age and finds himself at the gates of Heaven at 0300. He knocks on the gate and a very sleepy-eyed watchman opens the gate and asks, “Wadda you want?” “I’m the recently deceased Pope … Continue reading →

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Believing in Angels?????

Posted on May 15, 2016 by irishroverpei

How many people believe in Angels? how many will claim to have seen one? Well there was a time when I thought I saw several. On a Saturday in the summer of 1962 I was a front seat passenger in a … Continue reading →

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Believing in Angels

Posted on January 6, 2016 by irishroverpei

Posted in family, HM Submarines, veterans | Tagged angels, car crash, choir boys, drugs, earthly, fog, hospital, maybe not, maybe yes., royal navy | Leave a comment

Christmas Card from 1964

Posted on December 17, 2014 by irishroverpei

It is at this time of year that my thoughts return to a Christmas past. I remember my first Christmas in Canada in 1964 and how different it was from my homeland of Ireland. The biggest difference I recall was … Continue reading →