Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Awareness of the outside world. Life in Norway: Pepperkakebyen: The Stunning Gingerbread Town Of Bergen, Norway, by Nikel, November 22, 2022, with video. Appears in ““The Case of The Disappearing Gingerbread City” by R.W. Wallace”, which disappears in A Weird Holiday Season: A Holiday Anthology Edited by Kristine Kathryn Rusch. Website, WMG Holiday Spectacular. ~~~Continue reading “Academy Represent! Playing With The Big Kids, Show Report AWTA 2023-2024 #1”

Awareness of the outside world. Annual reminder for people with breasts to get a mammogram. Annual chortle when the mammogram tech tells me to ‘relax my shoulder.’ Lady, people have been trying to get me to do that for years. ~~~ The horses get lunchtime hay. [Lunch Is Served. Again.] The dogs get put out atContinue reading “The Logistics of Lunch”

Art of the outside world. Paintings by Mary Lingen. Though sheer coincidence, the art has a cubic, quilty vibe. Or least, it does to me. “People see all sorts of things in my paintings, some of which isn’t intentional on my part. It reminds some of stained glass, mosaic, quilts, maps of city streets, orContinue reading “Christmas Quilt Blocks, Graphic Art”

First Sunday, lighting of the Hope candle O Come, O Come Emmanuel Pets in Santa hats [pony] Christmas Cornucopia by Mark Forsyth [Christmas Gift] You know Christmas is not the only holiday in December, right? A Charlie Brown Christmas Lebkuchen-Schmidt gingerbread cookies Second Sunday, lighting of the Peace candle Adeste Fideles, sung by Luciano PavarottiContinue reading “Advent, A Prose Poem in 22 Memories”

Awareness of the outside world. Photo subject presented with apologies to my friends who are part of the two-thirds of the world who are not Christian, and for whom December might be an overwhelming dose of red & green. Holiday decor makes such an easy photo op. Pew: Global Christianity – A Report on theContinue reading “Festive Holiday Pig, Hay Roll Art, Photography”

Awareness of the outside world. “The donors are people who need pacemaker upgrades but whose previous implants still work.” AARP: Donate Your Pacemaker…to a Dog, University program helps canines lead longer, healthier lives. Fiedler, 2020. A tidbit about donating pacemakers has been making the rounds on Facebook. The links I found are all dated 2019/2020Continue reading “Gotcha Day, Dogs”

Awareness of the outside world. I am fond of the spoon theory as metaphor. I use it often, in private. I do not use it in public, for example on this blog. I have been told by someone with more social conscience that the term is inappropriate for me to use. I’ve wondered why. SoContinue reading “Cold Weather Clothing, Part 2”