Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Horses of the outside world. North African Circus Mosaics: House of Horses Mosaics ~~~ GoldyRosewood Farm8 April 2026 Milestones Cantered a low course. Only 25% trust the horse. Up from 50% last week. [Back In The Saddle II] Jumped a low, narrow oxer. First oxer in I-have-no-idea-how-long. Sat chilly. On the second course, we got intoContinue reading “Good As Goldy, Hunter/Jumper Lesson”

Awareness of the outside world. BBC: Orbán era swept away by Péter Magyar’s Hungary election landslide, Kirby, 13 April 2026. ~~~ Milton ridden for the third time last week [Back in the Saddle I] This time, we went on the usual morning walk with both horses, except Milton was being ridden while Rodney walked inContinue reading “Tell Me You Are a Diva Without Telling Me You Are A Diva, Morning Walk Stories”

Awareness of the outside world. Laundry theory. Small load is shorter time, not smaller amount of water (as was my assumption). Furthermore, we should be using small loads/shorter times because fabrics have gotten easier to clean and detergents have gotten more effective. Will investigate. Has anyone heard similar? ~~~ Warm weather is nice. Open doorsContinue reading “Bug Season Has Begun, Horsekeeping”

Awareness of the outside world. CCS: Vermont’s Sixth Cartoonist Laureate Appointed. ~~~ Jobs I have held, as defined by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: 2018 Standard Occupational Classification System. 17-0000 Architecture and Engineering Occupations17-3031 Surveying and Mapping Technicians 23-0000 Legal Occupations23-2011 Paralegals and Legal Assistants 25-0000 Educational Instruction and Library Occupations25-3041 Tutors 27-0000 Arts,Continue reading “I-Wish-I-Could-Draw Graphic Memoir, Jobs Segment”

Blogs of the outside world. A Collection of Madcap Escapades. The monthly recap posts end with a variety of interesting & amusing memes. ~~~ The fiction I had planned for this post was even less story than usual. As I typed, I realized it was just a series of rants masquerading as dialogue. They weren’tContinue reading “Try Again Next Time, Fiction Fail”

Photography of the outside world. Photo Workout: Artemis II First Moon Photos: Every Camera Aboard and the Stunning Images Coming Back, De Rosi. NASA: Artemis II Multimedia. ~~~ Screenshot. Live image of the Earth last Tuesday. From my phone. My phone! In Other News “Shot” also = “show” when I type. Sigh. [Sustaining The Shoeing Record,Continue reading “Looking Homeward, Photography”

Awareness of the outside world. NASA: Artemis II: What’s on the Menu? ~~~ ASHAA 2025 year-end awardsReserve Academy DrivingReserve Academy Showmanship Adult WTC Champion Academy Equitation Adult WTCHigh Point Academy Adult The Awards Academy Driving – reserve ribbonAcademy Showmanship Adult WTC – reserve ribbonAcademy Equitation Adult WTC – ribbon & fuzzy blanket with association monogramHighContinue reading “Back in the Bling, ASHAA Banquet for 2025”