ON THE ROAD WITH ANN – Memories of Newfoundland, August 2011

Posted on 29. Dec, 2011 by in On the Road with Ann, Travel Pursuits, Video

Warm thanks to Bill Gentles who sent this labour of love from our trip to St. John’s and to Eastport. It gives a feel not only about this particular trip but what makes a Classical Pursuits trip special. Here is Bill’s Discovering the Newfoundland Soul, August 2011 replete with the live music from our tradtional [...]

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TRAVEL PURSUITS – Calling all grandparents – to VENICE, the ultimate theme park

Posted on 14. Dec, 2011 by in Ann's Musings, Journal, Travel Pursuits

Calling all grandparents. If you have a grandchild or two between the ages of 10 and 16 and you are interested in travelling together to Italy with Classical Pursuits in early July, read on. Then, we need to hear from you pronto if you are seriously interested. You may have seen the Grand Tour of [...]

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ANN’S MUSINGS – A poem by Jack Gilbert that caught my attention

Posted on 12. Dec, 2011 by in Ann's Musings, Journal, Today in Literature

I discovered a poem,  ”How Much of That is Left in Me?” some years ago and was immediately drawn to it and continue to be. I did not know the poet Jack Gilbert, even though I think he is widely celebrated. Today I found another of Gilbert’s poem, written in his 80s. I love the way [...]

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