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For Women the World Over
International Women’s Day The photo was taken a few years ago, and as you can see surround myself with women of international fame. Seriously, there remains a dreadful inequality between men and women. Certainly here at home, but so much … Continue reading
One Who Truly Cares –Follow Up
This is a follow up to my blog from yesterday 25th Feb 2016. While I do not have complete details or totals yet money is coming in at an amazing pace. I want to take a moment thank my friend … Continue reading
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Tagged caring, fund raising, hope, love, Pulmonary Hypertension, Scotland, toronto, Wendy
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Christmas 1960. For The Love of Eleanor
This Christmas requires some explanation, I lost my father early in 1960, the day after the funeral I met Eleanor. I have explained below how we meet and the relationship that followed and leading up to Christmas 1960. My father … Continue reading
Posted in family, HM Submarines, The Royal Navy & Me, veterans
Tagged Belfast my fathers death, Eleanor, kissing, love, photo, Submarines, sweet music, the parlour, True love
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A Little Romance on this Dreary Thanksgiving Monday
A First Kiss Lost By Frederick Rodgers. It has often been said young love is the purest form of love. In 1951, Sheila and I at the tender age of thirteen would have agreed with those sentiments. We … Continue reading
Posted in author of lily & Me, family, HM Submarines, veterans
Tagged first kiss.Isle of Wight, hurt, love, sadness, Sheila, what if, womens royal naval service., WRNS, young love
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Man’s Best Friend
One Sunday morning in 1986 we took Susannah into the hospital, she was quite sick. Before we left I had been doing up the pay roll for the coffee shop, when Linda called I slipped the cash into my desk … Continue reading
Posted in family, Uncategorized, veterans
Tagged best friends, doberman, dogs, fond, keep fit walk, kind, love, loyal, protect, true
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Read a Good Book Lately????
This is my second book and retells of my years in the Royal Navy. My adventures, mishaps and moments of danger. The good times and the bad, falling in love and suffering a broken heart (several times). Travel with me … Continue reading
Posted in author of lily & Me, Chapter XXI Armageddon, family, HM Submarines, HMS Cockade, hms ganges, military, The Royal Navy & Me, veterans
Tagged australia Dolphin, crush depth, heart break, love, Olympic Games, Portsmouth, radar, romance, ships, submarine, travel the world, Wrens
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International Women’s Day
The photo was taken a few years ago, and as you can see I’m surrounded by three women of international fame. Seriously, there remains a dreadful inequality between men and women. Certainly here at home, but so much worse in … Continue reading
Letter to Prime Minister Harper
Subject: WORDS FROM 1907 To: stephen.harper@parl.gc.ca Dear Mr. Prime Minister: I received recently from your Conservative Party comments made by you regarding the “Oath of allegiance” in the context of the hijab head garments. I applauded your stance even it’s … Continue reading
Posted in family, politics, veterans
Tagged all are equal, Canadian, christian country, God Bless., harmony., love, one people one flag, our flag, peace, True North
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A Blog Worth Sharing
My daughter Susannah wrote this very caring and poignant blog about her dear friend Wendy. Wendy is a lovely young caring and fun loving woman, a wife a mother and a fine school teacher. She is suffering from this dreadful … Continue reading
The Morning After
Its the morning after a night of birthday festivities wine,whiskey and presents. I feel quite smug this morning and have come to the conclusion that I’m growing smarter with age!!!. We started off with wine then dinner, more wine, then … Continue reading
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