Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Images Art of the outside world. US Botanical Garden: Take a Virtual Tour. ~~~ Legend A – I shouldn’t have bad feelings about an entire twelfth of the year. Yet here we are. [Hello September] U – Stepping Stone Farm goes to the World’s Championship Horse Show in Louisville KY. I go vicariously. [2016, 2018,Continue reading “The Illustrated Month, August”

Words Books of the outside world. Listening to Semi-Famous by Josh Sundquist. Chose audio because he reads it. “The consensus was that it’s a memoir, they want to hear it from the author, and if it’s fiction, they want a professional actor.” The Everywhereist: What’s It Like To Record Your Own Audiobook?. I concur. ~~~Continue reading “State of The Blog, State of the Comments”

Fit To Ride Awareness of the outside world. “We are a campaign to heal intergenerational trauma, fight systemic racism and transform Black lives. As women organize walking teams, they also mobilize community members to support advocacy efforts and lead a Civil Rights-inspired health movement.” GirlTrek: About ~~~ GirlTrek: June 1st! The Jumpstart is here! AndContinue reading “Walking With Intention, State of the Fitness”

Riding Awareness of the outside world. My request to join a Facebook group was declined. Why does rejection always hurt? Even if the rejection is from faceless strangers of a group in which you were only moderately interested? And yet it does hurt. Each rejection recalls the other times I was excess to requirements. WhileContinue reading “Trotting About At Home”

Riding Awareness of the outside world. Women’s Bureau Birmingham Roundtable, flickr photostream by Meg McKinney. For background, news article (not pics by Meg) WBRC: U.S. Department of Labor’s Women’s Bureau director visits Birmingham to discuss women in the workforce, Maxie, Jul. 28, 2022. ~~~ The wise horse keeps one ear on the instructor. First ASBContinue reading “Return To Saddle Seat”

Riding Introductory note. This was an email sent to yet another hunter barn I am talking to about lessons. All the riding programs around here are full up. I suspect outdoor activities have done well through the pandemic. But I digress. Devil’s Panties is an autobiographical comic. The artist/author has a rule that if itContinue reading “Getting The Rules Straight, An Email”

Horsekeeping Awareness of the outside world. “It wasn’t just a cute, spontaneous wedding at a horse show. It’s about more than that; it’s about being visible. A courthouse wedding would have been silent, and this was public.” The Chronicle of the Horse: Get Me To The Barn On Time: Riders Wed During Dressage At Lexington,Continue reading “Hay Purchasing”