Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Riding Awareness of the outside world. The Canadian Horse Heritage & Preservation Society: 2022 CHHAPS Challenge: 100 Hours in 100 Days, June 1- September 11, 2022. Open to all breeds. Grooming time counts. I know nothing beyond what it says here. Anyone know about the breed? The organization? The challenge? ~~~ I have most definitelyContinue reading “Leisurely Lesson”

Riding Awareness of the outside world. Health Imaging: Be prepared: IV contrast media shortage could last up to 8 weeks, Murphy, May 06, 2022. ~~~ Total. 33.8 miles, 18 rides, 14 hours 57 minutes, 26:32 pace, 2.12 mph. This week. 6.3 miles, 4 rides, 2 hours 35 minutes. Pace & rate, as above. Pace recordedContinue reading “We Ride At Dawn, Again, Week 5, Virtual Tevis 2022”

Horsekeeping Awareness of the outside world. NYT: Museum of Natural History’s Renewed Hall Holds Treasures and Pain, Lubow, May 5, 2022. Subtitle: Its oldest gallery, Northwest Coast Hall, reopens May 13 with rare cultural objects and a fresh emphasis on the lives of Indigenous people who made them. Announcement of project, AMNH: A Major ProjectContinue reading “Heading South, Hay Quest 2022”

Images Awareness of the outside world. History.com: Mother’s Day 2022.~~~ From left, Mary Elizabeth Parsons, the future Mrs. William Farnum Bunting, my grandmotherdaughter ofMrs. Charles Bergen Parsons, née Marie Louise Swandaughter ofMrs. Emil Francis Swan, née Mary Wescott Goffdaughter of“Dear” Goff Three of the four generations above with the addition of my mother. (Waves Hi!)Continue reading “My Maternal Line”

Blogging About Blogging Awareness of the outside world. It’s weird to see dates of late 2019/early 2020. I can’t help but think, ‘We had no idea …‘~~~ What is out there? I. The Image It started with a photo on Twitter. Oh pretty. Hmmm, I can use that on the blog. How? (Tweet text, #SomethingBeautifulContinue reading “Exploring The Rabbit Hole”

Fit To Ride Awareness of the outside world. UTNews: Plastic-eating Enzyme Could Eliminate Billions of Tons of Landfill Waste, Apr 27, 2022.~~~ The majority of my pasture walking this month was part of our Virtual Tevis rides, rather than my usual virtual strolls. [VT archives, Walking Virtually Kyiv] Physically the same; mentally different. Format forContinue reading “Different Ways of Walking, State of the Fitness for April 2022”

Riding Awareness of the outside world. I have nothing to add.~~~ I present this in the spirit of … Man plans, God Laughs. Again. [God Laughs] or … Where does the time go? Back at the end of March, I was bold enough to post that the horses go places for schooling. Milton goes toContinue reading “Poof, There Went April”