Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Blogging About Blogging   Awareness of the outside world. Women in Aviation International: Girls in Aviation Day. ~~~ Didn’t I say I was going to take weekends off? [State Of The Blog: Weekends Completely Off] You are not wrong. I said that. I meant it. I discovered … 1) The idea of breaking my streakContinue reading “State of the Blog, Weekends NOT off”

Horsekeeping Lucky enough to have a horse.   Awareness of the outside world. Protests. Pandemic. Politics. Is there any part of public life that isn’t poisonous right now? ~~~ Question for those of you who keep horses at home. Do you have a standard barn routine? Or are you constantly making adjustments? We are tweakingContinue reading “Routine? What Routine?”

Fit To Ride & Photography & Thoughts   Awareness of the outside world. I was almost sociable. Gasp. Clutch pearls. Had plans yesterday to walk with a friend. My first social event since March. Person had unavoidable, last-minute work commitment. Non-bubble encounters have been mostly brief ones with store, doc, or husband’s co-workers. Weird. ~~~Continue reading “Life Lesson in a Medal, But Not The One You’d Think, Alps to Ocean Virtual Bike Ride, April & May 2020”

Training Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won.   Awareness of the outside world. How am I doing? Well, earlier this week, there was a nocturnal feline/canine territory dispute, which incited the dog to speak sharply, which startled me, which caused me to wake up screaming. Twice. Yeah, I’m coping real well. ~~~Continue reading “Virtual Extension”

Training Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won.   Awareness of the outside world. Male cupcakes! The Tour de France has always had well-dressed, good-looking women as prize presenters. This year they had well-dressed, good-looking men on the podium as well. My preference would be not to use human beings as decor. WhileContinue reading “The Restart, Virtual Trail Report, Tevis Sippy Cup, Miles 62 through Mile 66, September 2020”

Training Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won.   Awareness of the outside world. RIP RBG. Let’s honor her memory with actions that would make her proud. ~~~   I used our break from Virtual Tevis-ing to reestablish Rodney’s stand. [Holding at Mile 61] I will grant that Rodney needs time to getContinue reading “Thar He Stands”

Random Images   Awareness of the outside world. BBC: What did Jesus really look like?, by Joan Taylor, December 2015. Short version, the standard image dates from the Byzantine era. In other news, “Togas were circular (folded into a semi-circle to wear) and himatia were rectangular – modern toga parties, using sheets, are generally himationContinue reading “Thoughts From My Toaster Oven”