Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

State of the Blog: Avoiding Social Media

This time last year, I talked about leaving my desktop computer dark on Saturday and Sunday [State of the Blog, Weekends Off]. That meant no work, no blog, no Facebook. How did I manage? By and large, I have stayed with it. Plus, given our level of weekend activities lately, I often don’t have aContinue reading “State of the Blog: Avoiding Social Media”

Foto Friday: Where in the World is Spotted? Guest Post

Photos by Michelle Duplichien. Scroll over for answers. Welcome, Michelle. Michelle has a sister to Spotted, also named Spotted, making this the toy horse version of the clones on Orphan Black, which I have not seen but sounds interesting on the commercials, although Tatiana Maslany is one person playing many roles while the Spotteds areContinue reading “Foto Friday: Where in the World is Spotted? Guest Post”

Which Way Did He Go

Driving Thursday At our most recent marathon practice, Coach Kate suggested that I was over-navigating. I had deliberately kept up a stream of directions and reminders, often saying the same thing three times in the manner of NASCAR spotters who repeat themselves to insure they are heard over the track noise. She thought that perhapsContinue reading “Which Way Did He Go”

Getting a Grip, Proof of Concept

Saddle Seat Wednesday The situation is not as dire as I thought. Big surprise. It’s not that I don’t know how to ride the front end of a horse [Getting a Grip, or Not]. It’s that I forget. I finally had a saddle seat lesson, after several weeks of schedule mis-match. When I kept myContinue reading “Getting a Grip, Proof of Concept”

Rodney’s Feet

Right hind – still has remnants of puffiness above his fetlock from the trailer kerfuffle two weeks ago [Dubious Future]. Rodney’s tell for pain is acting scared of people, for example getting more headshy. In this case, the front end never registered a problem in the back end. So, I never worried unduly. (Worrying aboutContinue reading “Rodney’s Feet”