Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Stepping away for the holiday week. Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving, or Happy Thursday of your choice. ~~~ LaGuardia AirportTerminal CMay 2024 Onwards!Katherine

Awareness of the outside world. RedDotBlog: Why You Should Never Judge a Potential Art Buyer: Lessons from a Gallery Owner, Horejs, October 2, 2024. This applies to more than art galleries, speaking as someone who a) is often coming from the barn & b) is not from around here. [Cultural Commentary] ~~~ Women’s Leather EmbroideryContinue reading “Leather Embroidery, Art”

❄️ 🏴󠁵󠁳󠁡󠁫󠁿 ❄️ Boss: We need a project manager for a temporary assignment in Anchorage. We’d like you to go. Main Character: Anchorage as in Alaska!? Boss: Do you know of others? MC: Yes, there are eight other places named Anchorage. Seven in the US, one in the UK. Don’t roll your eyes. You knowContinue reading “North To Alaska, Fiction Fragment”

November is kicking my butt. Here’s one from the vaults. ~~~ Found while archiving files from 2023. I assume it was taken out the front door with my phone camera. Onwards!Katherine

Dogs of the outside world. On the social media of your choice, look up a video by the 2Huskeeters – Indiana Bones and the Raiders of the Lost Bark! Watch out for those boulders … 🐕🪨🐕🪨🐕🪨 ~~~ One morning, Jasmine decided to give my anxiety meter a workout. She’s fine. Chef dished out breakfast. Left.Continue reading “Meal Management, Life With Dogs”

Awareness of the outside world. Southern Living: How Biltmore Estate Employees Successfully Sheltered 54 Horses During Hurricane Helene, Five employees and the director of the property’s equestrian center ensured all horses were safe. Hanson, November 15, 2024. Hat tip Digby’s Hullabaloo: Friday Night Soother November 15, 2024. ~~~ There is an upside to not riding.Continue reading “Still Silly After All These Years”

Awareness of the outside world. BBC: 100 Women: How the ‘urinary leash’ keeps women at home, Mitra 2017. Although the article is several years old, public toilets remain an urban design issue. UN: World Toilet Day. ~~~ As I’ve said, Rodney is getting extra grain, in an attempt to put on weight. The excess isContinue reading “Silly Season, Morning Walk Stories”