Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Awareness of the outside world. (Opting for diversion today. News awful over weekend. You don’t need me to tell you that.) In the 2009 animated A Christmas Carol, Jim Carrey voices Scrooge AND all three ghosts. This raises the interesting philosophical point that the ghosts are not external but are aspects of Scrooge’s personality. WeContinue reading “Split Progress, Morning Walk Stories”

Horses of the outside cold world. Horse Nation: The Land of the Midnight Sun: Horse Ownership in Alaska, Sloan & Carlson 2021. ~~~ Screenshot ABC 33/40, Friday, 12 December 2025. Is anyone else tired of winter already? I mean yes, we have a few cold nights each year. In February! This is early December! NotContinue reading “Winter Woes”

Art of the outside world. The Color Palette Company, cities as collections of colors. They do a nice job. I would order, but I am trying to be where I am rather than thinking about where I am not. ~~~ Colors: jade, khaki, lilac Project Description [Colorwork Alphabet Introduction] Previous Posts [Colorwork Alphabet] Onwards!Katherine

Horses of the outside world. Not at the horse show today. The stars had aligned so that I would’ve had another chance to show the fancy horse from the TN show. Phooey. [Trip to Tennessee] Update: Backstory for new visitors. Injury is keeping me out of the saddle. [Horsekeeping, Not & Wrist Wear] ~~~ #25Continue reading “Extended November Writing Challenge Part 2, Fiction Fragments”

Food of the outside world. Did you know the US had one? “Currently Chef Notter is the pastry coach of the USA Culinary Olympic Team which represents the USA in international culinary competitions.” EMC: About Us, cited 5 Dec 2025. ~~~ Chocolates, Elizabeth Moore Chocolates, Pelham AL USACookies, Benton’s Speculoos, Aldi Per EMC, bon-bons areContinue reading “Speculoos, Food Photography”

Awareness of the outside world. Election news. Florida Politics: Eileen Higgins shatters glass ceiling with runoff victory in Miami Mayor’s race, Scheckner, December 9, 2025. Hat tip to Bolts Magazine, via Bluesky. The Downballot: Georgia Democrats flip conservative seat in yet another upset, That’s 25 pickups for Democrats nationwide this year—and zero for Republicans, Nir,Continue reading “Telling Tales, Writing”

Awareness of the outside world. Peeks at news. Gaa. Still awful. Have a happy instead. APNews: A symphony of woofs: This is what happens when 2,397 golden retrievers gather in an Argentina park, Debre, December 8, 2025. Hat tip to G. ~~~ I was this many years old when I learned about the current ruleContinue reading “Reading The Rules, Trotting Into The Ring”