Category Archives: Through the Calendar

Observations engendered by different seasons, celebrations, and times of the year.

Miracle at Checkout 9

Posted on 28 December 2011 by Isabel Gibson

Being the 4th in a miscellany of short posts to mark the 12 days of Christmas. My line, which had looked so promising — only one person ahead of me, with a light load of groceries — has come to … Continue reading →

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The Gift that Keeps on Giving

Posted on 27 December 2011 by Isabel Gibson

The 3rd in a miscellany of short posts marking the 12 days of Christmas. Around about the turn of the millennium, I forwarded an email warning to my sons. I meant well, honestly. What it concerned I can’t remember: cell … Continue reading →

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Familiarity

Posted on 26 December 2011 by Isabel Gibson

Being the 2nd of a miscellany of short posts to mark the 12 days of Christmas. Standing at the window, I gasp in utter shock. The women gathered in the kitchen behind me stop chatting to ask, in some concern, … Continue reading →

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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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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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