Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Food of the outside world. Did you know the US had one? “Currently Chef Notter is the pastry coach of the USA Culinary Olympic Team which represents the USA in international culinary competitions.” EMC: About Us, cited 5 Dec 2025. ~~~ Chocolates, Elizabeth Moore Chocolates, Pelham AL USACookies, Benton’s Speculoos, Aldi Per EMC, bon-bons areContinue reading “Speculoos, Food Photography”

Awareness of the outside world. Election news. Florida Politics: Eileen Higgins shatters glass ceiling with runoff victory in Miami Mayor’s race, Scheckner, December 9, 2025. Hat tip to Bolts Magazine, via Bluesky. The Downballot: Georgia Democrats flip conservative seat in yet another upset, That’s 25 pickups for Democrats nationwide this year—and zero for Republicans, Nir,Continue reading “Telling Tales, Writing”

Awareness of the outside world. Peeks at news. Gaa. Still awful. Have a happy instead. APNews: A symphony of woofs: This is what happens when 2,397 golden retrievers gather in an Argentina park, Debre, December 8, 2025. Hat tip to G. ~~~ I was this many years old when I learned about the current ruleContinue reading “Reading The Rules, Trotting Into The Ring”

Awareness of the outside world. The what? Time to start moving the wrist. Off to a good start, but my brain is empty. (Post is coherent because it was written before Doc appointment on Monday.) ~~~ Chugging along on the morning walk with the horses. Up to three laps, or 0.6. miles. Annoyingly, each addedContinue reading “Slowly Moving Forward, Morning Walk Stories”

Awareness of the outside world. Have you heard about the ICE-influenced Nativity scenes? ~~~ Doing what I can around the barn, but still not doing much. [Horsekeeping, Not, Things I Can’t Do Now] Standing around the barn as a decorative element is a weird combination of being there and not being there. When I goContinue reading “Horsekeeping, Still Not”

Art of the outside world. “The pattern of the kirigami was the key to dropping objects straight down … in the field of materials, kirigami is a great source of inspiration (Gosselin).” The Mainichi: Parachute inspired by traditional Japanese paper art could assist in humanitarian aid. Hat tip to Helen Hiebert Studio: The Sunday PaperContinue reading “Three Way Weaving, Paper Art”

Talking about fiction in the outside world. Transfer Orbit: The idea is never the problem. Interview with John Scalzi. Amusing on its own and a second professional who says what I have said. [Sending A Message To The Future, intro] ~~~ #20 Strength Training, 213 words The instructor pointed to the numbers on the boardContinue reading “Extended November Writing Challenge Part 1, Fiction Fragments”