Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Riding Journal   Awareness of the outside world. History.com: 11 Things You May Not Know About Marco Polo, by Andrews, 2013 updated 2018. ~~~ Proof, once again, that everything in my life becomes a blog post. [Life with a Blogger]   Some members of my family are more visually-driven than text-oriented. Therefore, I have beenContinue reading “Playing Marco Polo In A Dressage Ring”

Riding Journal   Awareness of the outside world. Three family members fully or partially vaccinated. Starting to hear about friends getting their shots. ~~~   Every few years, the dressage pooh-bahs redo the tests. A while back, they split the eventing dressage tests apart from the straight-up dressage tests. Which is weird. Back in theContinue reading “A to X to Where?!? Weirding Out Over New Dressage Maneuvers”

Horsekeeping   Awareness of the outside world. It’s not changing history to tell the complete story. OPB: New, mysterious Portland monument honors York, an early explorer of Oregon, by Foden-Vencil, Feb. 22, 2021. ~~~   Milton now wears the new shipping boots. [These Boots Were Made For Shipping] Milton loads well. Milton ships well. HeContinue reading “Milton Gets The Fancy Leggings”

Riding Journal   Awareness of the outside world. As a kid in the ’70s during first wave feminism, I always thought it was unfair that I could choose to wear pants but a boy could not choose to wear a dress. ~~~ Horze Moulin Crystal Handle Dressage Whip from Riding Warehouse. The gentleman who orderedContinue reading “Manly Sparkles, New Equipment”

Words   Eventually he would be known as Tiktaalik roseae, a ‘fishapod’. We will call him Albert. In a shallow lake in what would become Canada, Albert swam back and forth in the shallows, giving the fisheye to the scattering of bugs just out of reach on the shore. If you took the time toContinue reading “Great Moments in Fish Exploration, Fiction”