Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Writing of the outside world. Archeonews: A 2,000-Year-Old Roman Inkwell Found in Portugal Contains a Technological Recipe That Shouldn’t Exist, Oliveira et al. 2025. Hat tip to G. ~~~ #15 Ageless Ambition, 0 words Fiction wasn’t happening. Fiction is the point of this exercise. Instead of marinating in a fog of frustration, I wrote whatContinue reading “November Writing Challenge Week 3, Fiction Fragments”

Photography of the outside world. Cary Norton: Legotron, Mark I — 4×5 Camera made of LEGO bricks ~~~ Autumn in the CityBirmingham AL USANovember 2025 Onwards!Katherine

Awareness of the outside inside world. The Bone Museum. ~~~ Follow up to initial post. [Cursewords!] My solution to childproof caps. What Happened I blame the cold snap. Had put blankets on the fenceline to act as windbreaks for the run-in area. Got my feet tangled. Down I went. Mildly displaced compression fracture to endContinue reading “Wrist Wreport, Short Version”

Awareness of the outside world. “A free, fully-seated, home-based, aerobic and strength training program. Open to all ages, fitness levels, and mobility levels.” SitGrit. Person who spoke of this had a positive experience with the program. Hat tip to M. ~~~ BoogieSaddle seat lessonStepping Stone Farm12 November 2025 Boogie was kind enough to humor myContinue reading “A Lovely Lesson That Will Have To Last A While”

Awareness of the outside world, all of it, all at once. Visual Capitalist: The World’s Biggest Empires of History, on One Epic Visual Timeline, Desjardins, November 16, 2025. Hat tip to G. ~~~ Still taking horses for daily morning walk. Injury is to hand not foot. [Cursewords!] Doing 3 laps instead of usual 5. AmContinue reading “Short Walks, Short Post, Morning Walk Stories”

Awareness of the outside world. PSA. Take an occasion stroll thru your settings to see what you have agreed to. For example, I find things get reset after an update. ~~~ Fortuitously purchased on Wednesday before I went splat on Wednesday evening. [Cursewords!] Other barn minion will be doing the heavy lifting for a while.Continue reading “Bringing In The Feed”

Art of the outside world. “Since 2013, I have been working as a book illuminator, primarily for the Gutenberg Shop in Mainz.” Julia Bangert: Book Illumination. This is a job someone can have. Gutenberg Shop in Mainz. This is shop I would love to wander though. ~~~ Colors, heliotrope & indigo Project Description [Colorwork AlphabetContinue reading “Colorwork Alphabet H & I, Art”