Virtual Brush Box

Book Source

Thanks to Paperback Swap, The Monday Horses by Jean Slaughter Doty (bio & bib, also here) is now in my To Be Read pile. I wonder if it will be as good as I remember. Thanks to Jennifer Bryant for introducing me to Paperback Swap. For the price of postage, my books go to goodContinue reading “Book Source”

End of the Month Commentary: Identity

[Other End of Month posts] I am clearly conflicted on my handling of personal details. My blog isn’t titled First Name Last Name dot com. I find myself reluctant to use my name or yodel on about where I live. Yet, my name is a byline on every writing clip. With that, archived author biosContinue reading “End of the Month Commentary: Identity”

That Moment

Jumpers don’t have it. Dressage waits too long. Hunters have it but don’t care. In jumpers, you know your results as soon as you cross the finish line. After a dressage test, you have to wait until the judges sheets are collected, the marks computed, and the scores finally posted on a wall outside ofContinue reading “That Moment”

Foto Friday: Trees & Water

Off Topic: Foto Freebie

Since the designer is giving away the image for free, I have assumed that he will not mind my snurching it in order to show you what is available for download from Pixtus. On the page, scroll down for low & hi res. The Photography Cheat Sheet If you know these already, I envy you.Continue reading “Off Topic: Foto Freebie”

Other Writing: USDF Connection March 2013

“Behind the Scenes: Fox Village Dressage Software” March 2013 USDF Connection United States Dressage Federation A short interview with a computerized show-database specialist. (Okay, how do I write that sentence to make it clear that the database is computerized, not the specialist? #English be hard.) Update. Article on the company website: What’s New

Service to Reader: Horse Comics

As with the annual calendar of national competitions [post & page], all comics from this post and comments will be consolidated into a page for future reference, see Pages on sidebar. The first two comics are by artist I have worked with. The rest are in no particular order. Fergus the Horse. Fergus is drawnContinue reading “Service to Reader: Horse Comics”