Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Words of the outside world. Merriam-Webster: Is it ‘St. Patty’s Day’ or ‘St. Paddy’s Day’?. ~~~ At the morning pasture walk, both horses now walk at liberty. Halters on. No leadropes. Of course, this means they have the ability to vote no. We have gotten good at predicting when that is likely to happen. Milton,Continue reading “Predicting Mission Success, Morning Walk Stories”

Awareness of the outside world. Past but worth noting. Grindr: Grindr Disables Location Features in Olympic Village for Milano Cortina 2026 to Protect Athlete Safety and Privacy, Restrictions on browsing and distance, plus privacy tools for all Olympic athletes, Balance, February 2, 2026. “And simply appearing on Grindr tells the world something about a person’sContinue reading “In Which I learn About the Interaction of Extremities Between Horse and Human, Unexpected Wrist Update”

Awareness of the outside world. Bonnie Hunter is a quilting blogger, among other quilt activities. I mentioned her blog back in December of 2019. Since I do not sew, my favorites were her travel posts. Looks like she has resumed leading quilt tours. Quiltville: Winter Wonderland! Morocco 2026, after the cat veterinary update. YouTube, BonnieContinue reading “Traditional Foods in Traditional Patterns, Quilt Art”

Stories of the outside world. Atlas Obscura: Celebrate Pi Day With These Mathematical Tales, White, March 8, 2024. ~~~ 🎨🎨🎨 Shopkeeper: When people walk in the door, I want them to see a big damn explosion of color. I want oranges and purples and spots and stripes. I want vibrant and exciting and joyful andContinue reading “An Explosion of Color, Fiction Fragment”

Photos of the extremely outside world. NASA: Hubble Space Telescope, Images ~~~ Lunar Eclipse, 3 March 2026. A chalk-one-up-for-experience photo shoot. Attempt one, nearing totality. From pasture. Note. Night mode did not help. Way too much light. Changed shape of light area. Photo not shown. Attempt 2, totality. Moon was setting behind the trees inContinue reading “Lunar Eclipse, Photography Attempt”

Horses of the outside world. Trailer noise. Something I hadn’t ever thought about. Time & Miles: We Don’t Deserve Horses. ~~~ Continuing to post about my latest outing. [The Ride, AHJA Kick Off Show 2026] The nerves were terrible. The time before the show was stressful. I was a hot mess. Some of the lessons generatedContinue reading “The Nerves, AHJA Kick Off Show 2026”

Horses of the outside world. Part of the reason for choosing this show was that it was a home show for the horse. Meanwhile, on the other end of the horse show spectrum, Tex Sutton: Air Horse One. Several videos available online. Appears that horses walk up the ramp to this plane rather than getContinue reading “The Plan, AHJA Kick Off Show 2026”