Category Archives: Rambles

Bits and pieces provoked by moving through space, history, and the calendar.

Between the Idea and the Reality

Posted on 05 September 2026 by Isabel Gibson

Oh. My. God. If anyone ever offers you an inter-provincial move in your 70s, Just. Say. No. Continue reading →

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Tooth and Tail

Posted on 16 August 2026 by Isabel Gibson

Scotty, the world’s largest T. rex, was discovered in Sask. 35 years ago today. – Headline from CTV News article Isabel, the world’s scattered-est blogger, was sighted in Ont. today. – No headline, ever. No, my daily trials and achievements … Continue reading →

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Naming the Clouds

Posted on 20 June 2026 by Isabel Gibson

Mr. Howard, I salute you . . . . Continue reading →

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Don’t Give Me that Face

Posted on 25 April 2026 by Isabel Gibson

Cheers! Here’s to anniversaries. Continue reading →

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Less is More

Posted on 08 January 2026 by Isabel Gibson

A wail from the retail/cultural wilderness. Continue reading →

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The Azolla Event

Posted on 17 December 2025 by Isabel Gibson

fern: a flowerless plant, with feathery or leafy fronds, that reproduces through spores released from the underside of said fronds Continue reading →

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Twice Blest

Posted on 09 November 2025 by Isabel Gibson

A mid-November reflection. Continue reading →

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One Last Gasp. Maybe. I Promise Nothing.

Posted on 18 October 2025 by Isabel Gibson

More fall ambling. Continue reading →

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Lilacs? Capital!

Posted on 04 July 2025 by Isabel Gibson

Ask, and it will be given to you. Well, don’t ask and your odds are way worse, but that doesn’t make such a snappy line of Scripture. Continue reading →

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