I found the following poem in my grandfather’s papers. His name isn’t on it but I’ve searched excerpts in google and received no results, so I think it’s safe to say he wrote it. I like it because it’s an authorial effort beyond his typical mountaineering work and therefore seems more personal. I also appreciate any […]
I found the following story in my grandfather’s climbing papers. The David in the story is David Ballantine Glover, my late father. The Alyson is Alyson Glover nee Bolton, my late grandmother. Kim is my grandfather’s faithful dog and climbing companion. Also, I assume, late. Editorially, I have added some paragraph breaks to the first […]
This story was found in my grandfather’s documents on 13 pages of photostat-ed onion sheaf paper. The first page has a hand written note that says “3,300 words uncut — too long!” which leads me to believe he wrote it for publication and needed to edit it for length. Throughout the document long passages have […]
“… maybe someday they will see, they slay the land they strive to free” Alan Tees Joseph “Joey” Ballantine Glover (30 JUN 1916 – 23 NOV 1976) was my paternal grandfather. I never met him because he was killed by two teenaged gunmen on November 23rd, 1976 at his place of work, the Ballintine Timber […]
On the occasion of my wedding to my wife in October 2004 my late father’s cousin Barbara gave me an envelope that was cryptically addressed “For the future”. Inside the envelope was a Pedigree Chart (courtesy of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints, naturally) on which Barbara had filled in the family […]