Virtual Brush Box

Problems of the Cheering Section

The biking world is on a roll (sorry) over the elimination of Ted King from the Tour de France. He missed Tuesday’s cut-off by 7 seconds. As if watching his team compete without him for the next 3 weeks isn’t enough, his parents had flown over to the finish of the next day’s stage toContinue reading “Problems of the Cheering Section”

Hi Ho LEGO

New set. For the general public, this is as iconic as horses get.

Shop ‘Til You Drop

More whining. If I can’t whine at y’all, who else is there? Several kind folks have found potential new horses. For this I am grateful. However, the idea of looking at prospects fills me with dread and ennui. Because: 1) I have already looked at nine horses this go round. Between WTF lamenesses and niceContinue reading “Shop ‘Til You Drop”

Donation Strategies

Two recent horse-related misfortunes are using the Web to raise money. In the first, a young lady was badly injured by a drunk driver. She will be away from the barn for a while. Supporters have set up a charity site specifically to cover the cost of caring for her horse: board, feed, farrier bills,Continue reading “Donation Strategies”

At Least I Got A Blog Post Out Of It

End of the month = a post about blogging. Prior posts here. Good day at the horse show? Bad day with Rodney? The more important question is how many blog posts can I spin from it? In all areas of endeavor, I have found myself using the title phrase more often than is healthy. LifeContinue reading “At Least I Got A Blog Post Out Of It”

Our 15 Minutes

Starred photos are Stepping Stone Farm. I am in the back row of the crowd shot. Caption for upper pictures:2) Reagan Huguley. 4) Miriam Reagan, Reagan and Courtney Huguley.

Welcome Summer

When I was young and spry, I took a hard line with air conditioning. I wasn’t about to waste money & energy on a little discomfort. Then one of our dogs got old. As a big, furry German Shepherd, she took the heat badly. So I would cool the house down to perk her up.Continue reading “Welcome Summer”