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.

I Don’t Know

Posted on 04 July 2025 by Isabel Gibson

Structural perplexity. Continue reading →

Posted in New Perspectives, Photos of Built Stuff | Tagged , | 14 Comments

Making Haste Slowly

Posted on 28 June 2025 by Isabel Gibson

Too soon old; too late smart. Continue reading →

Posted in Feeling Clearly, Language and Communication | Tagged | 10 Comments

IYKYK

Posted on 13 June 2025 by Isabel Gibson

As to where it goes from here, well that’s still anybody’s guess. Continue reading →

Posted in Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently, Thinking Broadly | Tagged , | 8 Comments

Ready for. Ready to.

Posted on 30 May 2025 by Isabel Gibson

What “being ready” might look like. Continue reading →

Posted in New Perspectives, Thinking Broadly | Tagged , | 14 Comments

Rien d’absurde

Posted on 24 May 2025 by Isabel Gibson

Reflections on language acquisition. Continue reading →

Posted in Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently | Tagged , | 6 Comments

An Also Ran?

Posted on 24 May 2025 by Isabel Gibson

A small infelicity in construction. Continue reading →

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

Peaches No Ice

Posted on 10 May 2025 by Isabel Gibson

An unexpected challenge in hospital food. Continue reading →

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

A Memory by Any Other Name

Posted on 31 March 2025 by Isabel Gibson

What’s in a number? A name. What’s in a name? Continue reading →

Posted in Appreciating Deeply, How it Started, Laughing Frequently | Tagged | 8 Comments

Nuts!

Posted on 14 March 2025 by Isabel Gibson

No wonder English is so hard to learn. Continue reading →

Posted in Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Landscapes | Tagged , | 16 Comments