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Art of the outside world. International Quilt Museum: Virtual Experiences. Or, International Quilt Museum > Visit > Virtual Experiences. ~~~ Apparently, a quilt journal is a book in which one records the details of the quilt one is making. I heard the words completely differently. Since an illuminated journal is a journal that is illuminated,Continue reading “Quilt Journal, Graphic Sketch”

Awareness of the outside world. AL.com: The best reactions to Birmingham’s new Miss Fancy elephant statue, Smith, Dec. 11, 2022. ~~~ [Midwestern Mounts] When you disagree with the people around you on every possible social, cultural, and political issue, the thing that brings you together has to be exceptionally strong. It is for horses. ItContinue reading “Life In Alabama, Finding Common Ground”

Awareness of the outside world. Photography Life: The Two People in Every Photo, According to Ansel Adams, Cox, September 23, 2022 ~~~ Improving my photographic skills? Hauling out the big camera? If I may quote a current meme, That sounds like a 2023 problem. Instead, please enjoy phone snaps of Spotted at Lake Ontario fromContinue reading “Spotted at Lake Ontario, Photos”

Riding Awareness of the outside world. Fusion. ~~~ Looking at videos of a horse for sale. On paper, horse seems nice. On paper, they all seem nice. So many variables. One thing I can say for certain. My psychological paralysis on the subject has not magically disappeared. “The more I do this, the more IContinue reading “Looking For The Next Smiling Face, Progress of the Horse Hunt”

Dogs Awareness of the outside world. ivt: Patron the Jack Russell: Meet the Ukraine dog with a life-saving job sniffing explosives, Irvine, 7 December 2022. ~~~ Jasmine and Rose needed a relo. [Jasmine and Rose, Meet The New Dogs] So we loaded up the car and drove two dogs from their home in Massachusetts to theirContinue reading “Jasmine and Rose Have A Big Basset Adventure”

Horses Awareness of the outside world. CNN: ‘A whole new world’: Georgia debuts all-terrain wheelchairs at its state parks, Sottile, November 12, 2022. ~~~ My beautiful dork. Rodney will be trotting on the long lines with the most minimal contact, only enough to suggest that he continue in a circle, and he’s tucking his chinContinue reading “Theoretical Horses”

Horsekeeping Awareness of the outside world. MAR-A-LEGO: Search and Seizure Edition. At approx minute 5:50 in the monologue YouTube: Jimmy Kimmel Live or on Facebook: Jimmy Kimmel Live. Hat tip to M. ~~~ A unseasonably early snap of low temps a few weeks ago jump-started our winter habit of bringing hot water to the barnContinue reading “Winter Protocols, Tea Service Has Begun”