Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Words Illustration by AJ/The Errant Moon [The Errant Muse] As part of my orientation, I have to convince my corporate-assigned therapist that I will not suddenly become homesick once I get to the moon. So I told them about my last visit home. ~~~ Mom: “Do you have to go all the way to theContinue reading “Dreaming Of The Moon As An Adult, Fiction Sketch”

Riding Awareness of the outside world. “Half a century after Dartmouth College first admitted women, a female scholar and college administrator for the first time has been selected to lead the Ivy League institution, ending the hegemony of men who have filled the role for 253 years and through 18 presidencies.” Valley News: Dartmouth CollegeContinue reading “Milton’s Noseband Adventures, Or How Tack on One Horse Affects The Other Horse”

Riding Awareness of the outside world. Surprise filling earlier this week. 😦 Wasn’t too bad. Worst part was epinephrine hangover. ~~~ I don’t know how Rodney does it. Before the show, I was deliberately keeping our work at Falcon Hill Farm to a trot. Now that the show was over it was time to moveContinue reading “All Revved Up With Nowhere to Go, Delay of Game, Again”

Riding Awareness of the outside world. Alabama NewsCenter: Alabama Dam Ride pedals for a cause, White, May 13, 2022. Photos by Meg McKinney. ~~~ Group order from Custom Ink. Each year everyone gets a new shirt in a new color for the summer fun shows. Wasn’t gonna order one. Have so many Stepping Stone FarmContinue reading “SSF Summer Show Shirt”

Riding Awareness of the outside world. NPR: Michigan medical students walk out on an anti-abortion keynote speaker, Sullivan, July 25, 2022. ~~~ Having finished doing everything, and writing about doing everything, time to recap this year’s Virtual Tevis. [Dance Card] Started on Thursday, April 7 with a 1-mile ride. Finished on Friday, July 8, withContinue reading “To Vfinish Is To Vwin, Virtual Tevis 2022”

Riding Awareness of the outside world. CBC: Bodies of Work, Olivia Apps ~~~ Lovely, narrow 3/8″ curb reins from Fennel’s. To go with my dual steering set-up. [Riding With Two Reins] Bought from a saddle seat store. Asked Coach Courtney to recommend a tack shop as she is the only person I know who deals withContinue reading “New Equipment, Reins”

Images Art from the outside world. Birmingham Times: Ramsay High School Student Captures 1st Place in World Games Art Contest, Michaels, May 23, 2022. ~~~ Prize Statuette Legacy Arena, 14 July 2022. AL.com: Podium reactions to Vulcan trophy highlight World Games, Goodman, Jul. 16, 2022. Medal TWG: The World Games 2022 Medal Reveal, image fromContinue reading “Views Of Vulcan, The World Games”