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Awareness of the outside world. Nutrena: Creative Reuses for Plastic Feed Bags. Hat tip to M. ~~~ RamsayStepping Stone FarmSaddle seat lessonAugust 2025 A kind schoolmaster is in the academy program until the end of the year. So, I’m learning what I can while I can. After all, as Bree says, “No one can teachContinue reading “Welcoming a New Skill”

Awareness of the outside world. Waves hi to SSF at Louisville. I’m not getting livestream this year. Smaller contingent & no guarantees on how much screentime your rider is going to get. [Vicarious Louisville 2024] ~~~ Last week, Milton sound. Abscess reabsorbed? Cool. [The Year of the Foot] Sunday morning, trotted in to breakfast. SundayContinue reading “The Year of the Foot Continues”

Awareness of the outside world. Sidewalk Film Center and Cinema offers free uterine hygiene products in the men’s room. ~~~ Rodney is a hard keeper. Always has been, except for about six months when he was 15. Here are the types of hay we have fed recently to pack on the pounds. Milton gets aContinue reading “Rodney’s Hay Roster”

Awareness of the outside world. Scientific American: Cats Are Perfect. An Evolutionary Biologist Explains Why, Wong 2023. ~~~ Four pieces of paper glued at the outer corners. The result folds on itself in an infinite loop. In the gallery above, the corner photos are the four phases states. The mid-line photos show one side foldedContinue reading “Flexagon, Art”

👽👽👽 First Alien, sits down on alien couch-equivalent: Oof. Second Alien: Tough debriefing? First Alien: My reward is a month on fourth shift to give me the opportunity to reflect. Second Alien: I take it the outing to the science fiction convention did not go well? First Alien: Worse than the dog show. [Faces InContinue reading “Attending a Science Fiction Convention with an Alien Disguise, Fiction Fragment”

Awareness of the outside world. TFW you pull an item of clothing from the depths of your closet, put your hand in the pocket, and realize you have no idea how long that peppermint or horse cookie or dog treat has been there. ~~~ WheelsStepping Stone FarmPhoto by Greg WalcottAugust 2025 Onwards!Katherine

Awareness of the outside world. North American Hardcourt Bike Polo Association. Yes, bike polo. I admit, I chuckled. Turns out the version on grass has been around since 1891.(!) The hardcourt version originated with off-duty bike messengers in the early 2000s. Calgary Bike Polo: What is Bike Polo. ~~~ ASHAA Fun ShowStepping Stone FarmChelsea AL,Continue reading “Notes from a Semi-Successful Saddle Seat Show, August 2025”