Category Archives: Musings

Funny and serious personal essays about the new perspectives that come from considering the wonders of the world and the vagaries of everyday life.

Say Wut

Posted on 25 May 2023 by Isabel Gibson

A plea for a reinstatement, not a request for a repeat. Continue reading →

Posted in Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently | Tagged , , | 10 Comments

Random Juxtapositions

Posted on 20 May 2023 by Isabel Gibson

Don’t give up now. Continue reading →

Posted in Day-to-Day Encounters, Feeling Clearly | Tagged , | 15 Comments

It’s Official

Posted on 06 May 2023 by Isabel Gibson

I have become my mother. Continue reading →

Posted in Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently | Tagged , , | 18 Comments

My Whole Life

Posted on 21 April 2023 by Isabel Gibson

I am a one-kid illustration for glump. glump: to look glum: FROWN Sitting at the bottom of the stairs that lead up to the half of our storey-and-a-half house in Edmonton, my head hangs, my shoulders slump. Can you blame … Continue reading →

Posted in Feeling Clearly, Laughing Frequently, Mortality, New Perspectives | Tagged , , | 8 Comments

A Simple Rule

Posted on 12 March 2023 by Isabel Gibson

Can we knock this off? Continue reading →

Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Feeling Clearly, Mortality, Through the Calendar | Tagged , , | 10 Comments

And Now This

Posted on 11 March 2023 by Isabel Gibson

Dispatches from the road … Continue reading →

Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, New Perspectives, Photos of Built Stuff, Photos of Faces, Photos of Landscapes | Tagged , , , | 12 Comments

Socks, Pairs and Spares

Posted on 02 March 2023 by Isabel Gibson

Hard-done-by or not? You be the judge. Continue reading →

Posted in Feeling Clearly, I Have Lots, New Perspectives, Thinking Broadly | Tagged , | 20 Comments

Bat that Ball

Posted on 25 February 2023 by Isabel Gibson

Not a typical Vegas weekend. Continue reading →

Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Sports and Exercise | Tagged , | 12 Comments

Red Rock – Part 1

Posted on 10 February 2023 by Isabel Gibson

You don’t get much *firma* than this *terra*. Continue reading →

Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Landscapes, You are Here | Tagged | 8 Comments