Category Archives: Rambles

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

National Treasure #56: Snowmobile

Posted on 04 November 2016 by Isabel Gibson

Sleds and where they came from. Continue reading →

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National Treasure #55: Stratford Festival

Posted on 02 November 2016 by Isabel Gibson

Founded in 1952, the Stratford Shakespearean Festival of Canada produced its first play, Richard III (boo, hiss), in 1953 in a tent 0n the banks of the River Avon in . . . wait for it . . . Stratford, … Continue reading →

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Day of the Dead

Posted on 01 November 2016 by Isabel Gibson

A collage for Day of the Dead. Continue reading →

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National Treasure #54: Trans Canada Highway

Posted on 31 October 2016 by Isabel Gibson

The longest national highway. Continue reading →

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National Treasure #53: Great Lakes

Posted on 28 October 2016 by Isabel Gibson

Water, water, everywhere, and one or two drops to drink. Continue reading →

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National Treasure #52: Group of Seven

Posted on 26 October 2016 by Isabel Gibson

Hey, not all national treasures need to exhibit the high-brow artistry of Bobby Gimby’s Canada: the Group of Seven can qualify for some love, too. Franklin Carmichael Arthur Lismer A.Y. Jackson Frederick Varley Lawren Harris Frank Johnston J.E.H. MacDonald OK, … Continue reading →

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National Treasure #51: Bobby Gimby’s “Canada”

Posted on 24 October 2016 by Isabel Gibson

A musical treasure. Well, it’s musical. Or maybe more of a treasure. Continue reading →

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National Treasure #50: Rex Murphy

Posted on 21 October 2016 by Isabel Gibson

Rex Murphy: Newfoundlander, Rhodes scholar, sometime boozer, and voice of Canada. Continue reading →

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National Treasure #49: Joni Mitchell

Posted on 19 October 2016 by Isabel Gibson

Saskatoon girl makes extraordinary. Continue reading →

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