Lilian Agnes (nee Lockhart) Glenny
Lilian was known to everyone simply as Lil. When she became a grandmother, she wanted her grandchildren to called her … Continue reading Lilian Agnes (nee Lockhart) Glenny
Lilian was known to everyone simply as Lil. When she became a grandmother, she wanted her grandchildren to called her … Continue reading Lilian Agnes (nee Lockhart) Glenny
As the clock counted down to midnight to issue in a new year, I had no inkling that 1981 would … Continue reading 1981
This year the University of Otago has celebrated its 150th anniversary. Five generations of our family have been educated at the … Continue reading Otago University 150 years
Yesterday Alison and I took the train to Tivoli to visit Hadrian’s Villa and the Villa d’Este. Hadrian’s Villa lies … Continue reading The Garden of the Villa d’Este
In a small side-street just ten metres from our front door, there is a water fountain which runs continuously, all … Continue reading The Fountains of Rome
On the route from northern Europe to the Mediterranean the Alps have for millenia created a major obstacle to communications, … Continue reading The Great St Bernard Pass
This is the weekend of 20 and 21 July, which the French call “le grand départ”. School has finished, businesses … Continue reading La Suisse Normande
My father, Donald, was born on 23 December 1924. When registering his birth, his father forgot to include a second … Continue reading Donald Glenny: 1924 – 2012
When I set out from Le Puy, the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela was a discovery I was looking forward … Continue reading On the road to Santiago: Mateo’s masterpiece
I stayed overnight in an old farmhouse that has been beautifully renovated in the village of Vega de Valcarce which … Continue reading On the road to Santiago: the Holy Grail