Category Archives: Rambles

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

Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

Posted on 01 December 2011 by Isabel Gibson

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere I go. But it isn’t the garland, the mistletoe or even the damned snow. I see Christmas ads: they’re everywhere. Every fall, the first TV ad for a table saw or … Continue reading →

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A Proportional Response

Posted on 06 November 2011 by Isabel Gibson

How do we honour and care for veterans in a way that is proportionate, respectful, and sustainable? Continue reading →

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Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow

Posted on 30 October 2011 by Isabel Gibson

Transforming an often miserable Hallowe’en into the Day of the Dead – a remembrance and celebration of our dead.   The snowdrifts are knee high and hard crusted; the snow underfoot is so dry it squeaks. With the temperature hovering … Continue reading →

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Outsourcing the Bird

Posted on 09 October 2011 by Isabel Gibson

Seasonal reflections on the challenge – the near impossibility – of satisfactorily cooking a turkey, at least in my kitchen. Continue reading →

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I’m Sorry (So Sorry)

Posted on 14 August 2011 by Isabel Gibson

Two things are needed to learn a language: patience and perseverance. Which of these two virtues matters more, do you think? Continue reading →

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Downhill Headfirst

Posted on 26 June 2011 by Isabel Gibson

Because no one goes downhill headfirst on a cafeteria tray better than Canadians. Continue reading →

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But It’s So Easy

Posted on 12 June 2011 by Isabel Gibson

Even in English, impatience is the cat that gets my tongue. Working in Spanish just makes it so much better. Continue reading →

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Cats on a Hot Tin Roof

Posted on 05 June 2011 by Isabel Gibson

My Oxford says a cat is a “small, furry, domesticated, carnivorous quadruped.” What does it know? Continue reading →

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If Winter Comes

Posted on 20 March 2011 by Isabel Gibson

We can’t control the weather. But when we can finally celebrate spring when it really is spring, we will know that we have taken responsibility for our own mental health. Continue reading →

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