Virtual Brush Box

Fencing False Alarm, Fortunately

Horsekeeping … time to get the horses … put Milton up … Rodney is right over there … hmm, were’d he go? … must have wandered off … he does that all the time … has no problem leaving Milton in the dust … walk out to his usual spot … not there …Continue reading “Fencing False Alarm, Fortunately”

Switching Gears

Adventures in Saddle Seat I have a card in my brush box that I read before my saddle seat lessons at Stepping Stone Farm. It gives me a headstart so that I don’t spend the first 5 minutes reinventing the wheel [Swapping Back and Forth]. Reverting to hunt seat does not require reminders. Continue reading “Switching Gears”

Circling Back, Rodney Returns to Full Circle Horse Park

Training Journal Back to Full Circle Horse Park last Sunday. First trip, a week earlier [Looking Around, and Around, and Around, Rodney at Full Circle Horse Park]. Would Rodney be better? Worse? The same? I was banking on better. How much better? A little? It took him over half-a-dozen trips to settle inContinue reading “Circling Back, Rodney Returns to Full Circle Horse Park”

Milton Is Getting A Break

Training Journal Milton is getting a break … from me. We did five cross rail shows [1,2, 3, 4, 5]. While he acquitted himself moderately well, he did not fling himself about the ring yodeling, ‘Yes! This is my calling. Show me the next one!’ His attitude was more along the lines of ‘What?!Continue reading “Milton Is Getting A Break”

Fiction Faith Graphic

Graphic Design Process notes On the down side, still relying on computer fonts, Arial in this case, rather than drawing my own letters. I had envisioned a completely different image based on swirly, swoopy initial letters. F & R seem to lend themselves to swoops, don’t they? However, I couldn’t get the InkscapeContinue reading “Fiction Faith Graphic”

Step One, Think Of Myself As A Writer

Writing About Writing Crossposted on Will Write For Feed Blog: Step One, my new blog. Fiction is different. When I wrote for the newspaper or as a freelancer, every word was promised before it was written. Twenty inches of school board meeting? Sure. Two thousand words on the History of Dressage? No problem. I hadContinue reading “Step One, Think Of Myself As A Writer”

Low Key Photo Challenge, Back To School

Photography The barn aisles are quiet. The painted ponies have been cleaned. The ice pop wrappers have been picked up. Summer camp ends. School starts. ~~~ Process Notes Phone. Haven’t had the big camera out in ages. Couldn’t face trying to recall what all the buttons do. Procedure for the Low Key PhotoContinue reading “Low Key Photo Challenge, Back To School”