Because girls won’t play with an engineering toy unless it’s pink and comes with dolls & horsies, right? Sadly – for those of us who believe in individuality over cultural stereotypes – it appears to be working. Of course I bought them. I’ll part them out. The colors are AMAZING. For more erudite commentary onContinue reading “BrickFair: day 3 – Girls & Horses”
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BrickFair: day 2 – Foto Friday: LEGO Logo
Process: Build initials with LEGO bricks. Take photo. Load to GIMP Image. Randomly press buttons. More LEGO posts BrickFair site
BrickFair: day 1 – LEGO v. Horses
LEGO & Horses are so different LEGO is hard-edged, plastic, and clean. Horses are furry, animate, and dusty. Although if you ever handle LEGO that has been used in a freeplay area, you will feel an overwhelming need to soak your hands in bleach. LEGO stays were you put it. Horses only do so ifContinue reading “BrickFair: day 1 – LEGO v. Horses”
Glad Post
What is your reason for being happy? I have three: one equine, two off-topic. 1) I won my class last weekend [Report]. More importantly, I worked hard, rode well, and feel that it was a righteous win. Even more importantly, I had a moments before and during my classes, mostly the second one, where IContinue reading “Glad Post”
Joyous Toy Season
As a kid, my equine toys were several model horses and a metal truck/trailer set. I was more into stuffed animals. Lots and lots of stuffed animals. The number of animals in my house now is not a surprise to anyone. What were your childhood horse toys?
Showtime
No saddleseat lesson this week but I still learned something. The truck did not start. Since it had been plugged in overnight, this indicates a deeper problem than a simple lack of charge. When I called Stepping Stone Farm to cancel, the trainer said she might not be available next Friday. Students were still decidingContinue reading “Showtime”
My Summer
My LEGO club issues a challenge for each meeting, a word or phrase for which we each build a small vignette. The challenge for September was What I Did Over My Summer Vacation. Betcha never thought I could get this much mileage out of LEGO bricks & horses. (Procedural note: While I’m not a stellarContinue reading “My Summer”
Virtual Brush Box 