Work: day off. Report: I’m gonna be burning down a house. No worries, the conflagration less lyrical, more legal. The bag in question holds my turnout gear. Cute horse and fire anecdote: We were on a brushfire, which is a small, tame, domestic version of a woodland fire. Usually someone is burning trash and “leftContinue reading “Here’s Your Ticket, Pack Your Bags”
Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box
Numbers Game
Work: PM therapy/EVE grooming scheduled, even likely. Report: The day to dive into our new schooling program was not today. Spring advances and retreats. As do I. Ramblings: The delayed appearance of February’s end of the month ponderings on blogging. In order to keep up with a daily blog, I need to follow the inspirationContinue reading “Numbers Game”
Where To?
Work: PM therapy/EVE rain. Report: Jumps & exercises relocated around the field, per plan. Now I just have to get my a. in g. early enough to fit in two sessions each day. Daylight Saving Time should help. [BTW, DST is run by the DOT, of all people.] Ramblings for the Day: Self-help gurus andContinue reading “Where To?”
Guest Post: Art Imitates Life by Jennifer Walker
Work: day off. Jennifer Walker is on a virtual book tour promoting her new book, Bubba to the Rescue. During her VBT, Jennifer is appearing at various sites around the Internet [full schedule under Upcoming Events]. Just as much work. Fewer airports. Welcome Jennifer: They say art imitates life, and in the case of myContinue reading “Guest Post: Art Imitates Life by Jennifer Walker”
Needful Extravagance
Work: day off, inadvertent. Report: rinsed off his microwavable hot pads before reading the directions that say air dry 24 hours before using. Ah well, the blacksmith just left. Previous Horse had a rule that he got the day off after shoeing. Rodney isn’t shod and wasn’t going to work, but the spirit of theContinue reading “Needful Extravagance”
Putting Myself Out There … On Horseback.
Work: EVE heat & groom. Report: second day of our new two-person stretch, see Saturday. Felt movement in the target area while his head was down. Less when he raised it. Ramblings for the Day: My generous Guest Poster from Wednesday, Writing from the Right Side of the Stall, wrote about the similarities between onlineContinue reading “Putting Myself Out There … On Horseback.”
Countdown
Work: Day off Ramblings: I am spending the day at a bookmaking workshop. A liberal arts education and a fervid imagination have allowed me to combine book arts and LEGO [I made a book out of bricks] as well as LEGO and horses [see BrickFair posts in January]. Even I can’t figure a way toContinue reading “Countdown”