Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Explanation. We have a horse on stall rest following colic surgery. This has taken over the blog. Mostly. [Begin, Phase IV] Fourth month post surgeryWeek 4 of four weeks pasture rest The house is exhausted. We had a small, overnight storm during the weekend. In the morning, the horses were as tired as if they hadContinue reading “Stall Rest Chronicles 4 April, House Restful”

Explanation. We have a horse on stall rest following colic surgery. This has taken over the blog. Mostly. [Begin, Phase IV] Fourth month post surgeryTwo weeks at clinic DONEFour weeks of at-home stall rest DONEFour weeks of paddock rest DONEStarting week 4 of four weeks pasture rest Still not a lot to say about horses eatingContinue reading “Stall Rest Chronicles April 3, Pasture Peaceful”

Let’s take stroll down memory lane, courtesy of The Backyard Horse Blog: Let’s Play Horse Bingo. I reiterate their request. If this is yours, please claim for credit. Internet search not helpful. Too many versions of Horse Bingo out there. The results please ….. … drum roll …. … two bingos. Close to a clean sweep,Continue reading “Horse Bingo”

A weak entry. I plan to do better next year. Hersheyland: Twizzlers Links Click over for a book made from phyllo dough. TYWKIWDBI: “Booklava”, citing Edible Geography: Publishing Food #3. “The Sheridan Libraries Edible Book Festival began in 2014 and is now a highly-anticipated Johns Hopkins tradition. It is one of many such festivals thatContinue reading “Edible Book”

Explanation. We have a horse on stall rest following colic surgery. This has taken over the blog. Mostly. [Begin, Phase IV] Third month post surgeryWeek 3 of four weeks pasture rest Milton’s incision is still not closed completely. 😦 He’s fine. Bright-eyed & bushy tailed. Incision is mostly healed over. Belly has a sliiiight bit ofContinue reading “Stall Rest Chronicles 31 March, Milton’s Stubborn Zipper”

Thinking about what comes next. One side of a Venn diagram: What you want to do.Other side of a Venn diagram: What is available. If they overlap, awesome. Rock on.If they don’t, time to get creative. Let’s say you want to learn combat flower arranging. A practitioner at the Iron Blossom level has a dojoContinue reading “Making Time For The Other Horses”

Explanation. We have a horse on stall rest following colic surgery. This has taken over the blog. Mostly. [Begin, Phase IV] Third month post surgeryWeek 3 of four weeks pasture rest As we creep closer to our normal routine, what will be different? The joy of 💩. Horse poops in an inconvenient place, such a cleanContinue reading “Stall Rest Chronicles 29 March, Changes”