Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Bentley Snowflakes, Glass Art

Art of the outside world. Curious Archive: Biblically Accurate Angels: Christianity’s Undisputed Horror Icons, Ashley, 24 February 2023. Hat tip to G of the North. ~~~ Ornaments from Snowflake Bentley. Celebrating the arrival of astronomical winter. Winter Solstice, 21 December 9:03 am CST, timeanddate: Season in Time. Ordered after I found out about the snowflakeContinue reading “Bentley Snowflakes, Glass Art”

What’s In A Name, Fiction Fragment

Books of the outside world. Project Gutenberg: A CHRISTMAS CAROL IN PROSE BEING A Ghost Story of Christmas BY CHARLES DICKENS WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN LEECH. 🌲 🎵 🌲 Shea waved his hand at the lights and decorations on the walls of the restaurant, “It’s a Christmas, Carol.” Carole returned his smile, a bit thinly,Continue reading “What’s In A Name, Fiction Fragment”

Changing Fashion and a Note on Word Usage, Wrist Update

Bones of the outside world. Location, Il Convento dei Cappiccini: The Capuchin Crypt. Article with photos, The Collector: The Secrets of Rome’s Capuchin Crypt: Interview with Pietro Costantini, by Marranca, Apr 30, 2025. ~~~ Same fashion, more change. The solid brace from the last appointment. Now I need to take it off more often. [WristContinue reading “Changing Fashion and a Note on Word Usage, Wrist Update”

Reading the Rules, Take Two, To Trot Or Not to Trot

Horses of the outside world. The Brothers Brick: Year of the Horse comes galloping along. Articulated LEGO horse. ~~~ The plot thickens. Last week, I talked about the potential problem of being eliminated for trotting into the ring. [Reading The Rules] Then I read, “Trotting into the ring with purpose shows the judges that you’reContinue reading “Reading the Rules, Take Two, To Trot Or Not to Trot”

Split Progress, Morning Walk Stories

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”