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A Little Romance on this Dreary Thanksgiving Monday

Posted on October 12, 2015 by irishroverpei

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 →

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Have you read a Good Book Lately?

Posted on July 19, 2015 by irishroverpei

Why not try Lily & Me. Please read the three reviews below.   Art is the expression of emotion that elicits emotion! You certainly achieved that end. I laughed and I cried. I read an enormous number of books a … Continue reading →

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Back Where they Started!!!!!

Posted on May 14, 2015 by irishroverpei

Dear oh Dear! the provincial election is over, the Liberals are smiling,have a majority once again, the Greens are smiling,they made a breakthrough electing one member, the NDP are smiling, they did better than expected,and that just leaves the PC’s … Continue reading →

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Alcohol in the Royal Navy?

Posted on August 19, 2014 by irishroverpei

You might recall that on 2nd August I blogged about Black Tot Day that took place on 31st July 1970. The last day of the issue of rum to members of the Royal Navy.  All members having reached the age … Continue reading →

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A Special Place

Posted on May 3, 2012 by irishroverpei

Of the many places we visited in Newfoundland on our recent trip,none was more special than this. The site where the Arrow crashed in the early morning of December 12th 1985 taking 256 young men and women to their deaths. … Continue reading →

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Lest We Forget

Posted on February 23, 2012 by irishroverpei

I picked this photo off the Facebook site. It struck me as a very touching sentiment, natures own War Memorial. Unlikely to be true, the bike looks like it belonged to a child not a young man ready to enlist. … Continue reading →

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