Tag Archives: Christmas

Olive, the Other Reindeer

Posted on 25 December 2011 by Isabel Gibson

Being the 1st of a miscellany of short posts to mark the 12 days of Christmas. Wiki reports that ‘many sources’ believe the ‘partridge in a pear tree’ line in the 12 Days of Christmas to be a mistranscription or … Continue reading →

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It’s Blue. It’s Imported.

Posted on 18 December 2011 by Isabel Gibson

Sometimes, what we know changes how we look at things; sometimes how we look at things changes what we know. Continue reading →

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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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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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