Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Fiction of the outside world. I was this many years old when learned about the Magic Pony genre, “Where powerful magical beasts selflessly serve the whims of their human masters for no clear reason.” The Turtle Moves! Discworld’s Story Unauthorized by Lawrence Watt-Evans 2008. Chapter 3 The Color of Magic. Extensive preview available thru Google Books.Continue reading “Witness To History, Show Memories, Non-Fiction”

Animals of the outside world. Raincoast Rider: Pony vs Tree Update. X-rays of horse’s head. Horse is fine. ~~~ My trip to Tennessee in photos and other media. Numbered to prevent me from getting hopelessly tangled. [Trip to Tennessee, Show Report, Southeast Academy Championship 2025] 1 Windshield. And I’m off. When we bought the house, theContinue reading “Trip To Tennessee, Photography”

Animals of the outside world. Scout’s Honor. Merit badges for dogs. ~~~ I find myself uninterested in talking about my nerves at the show. [Trip to Tennessee, Show Report, Southeast Academy Championship 2025] I lived them once, I have no desire to live them again. However, my nerves have been an ongoing issue, and I dislikeContinue reading “Trip to Tennessee, Nerves”

Animals of the outside world. YouTube, Jonny Devaney: How Dog Breeds React to Robbers (With Pictures) ~~~ The trip to Tennessee was a time travel adventure. [Trip to Tennessee, Show Report, Southeast Academy Championship 2025] First big show in two years. [The Red Queen Returns, Show Report, Alabama Charity Championship Horse Show 2023] First overnight by myselfContinue reading “Trip to Tennessee, Looking Back”

Awareness of the outside world. The Tri-State Exhibition Center is the home of the Tri-State Therapeutic Riding Center. TSCE: About ~~~ Be happy for me that I went to a horse show. Don’t be mislead by the ribbons. Solo & small classes. Will I take the bling and be thrilled? Absolutely. Do I need fourContinue reading “Trip to Tennessee, Show Report, Southeast Academy Championship 2025”

Communication in the outside world. My Modern Met: Polyglot Delivers Speech to High Schoolers in Their “Native” Gen Alpha Slang, by Taggart 2025. ~~~ Show last weekend, I plan to take all week to tell you about it. I did it for a fun show. Surely I can come up with a week’s worth ofContinue reading “Watch This Space, Show Posts Incoming, Plus a Cat Pause”

Art of the outside world. Artsy: The Birth of Collage and Mixed-Media, Artsy Editors 2014. ~~~ Part One: watercolor, India Ink, acrylic, gouache. My place at start. My place at finish. My results. Upper left & lower right were demoing the various products. The others were playing with various products. So many lovely products. AContinue reading “Painting, Mixed Media Class #1, Art”