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19 March 2010 @ 10:33 pm
Okay, I know I'm not the only larger lady rider around here...my question is, is it possible to find tall boots that will fit uber-large calves?? Or will the only way I'm going to get tall boots that fit be to bite the bullet and get some custom made? A friend suggested I might look at men's boots; has anyone successfully tried that?
I did have a pair of tall boots in college that I could at least get on, but another part of my problem is I also have pretty long legs, and they weren't nearly tall enough; the tops of the boots would always catch on the flap of the saddle. Not that I could even get in those boots now (I tried!), as college was quite some time ago, and a combination of marriage+medications+divorce over the past couple of years have sadly caused me to expand all over.
( Illustrated here )
I did have a pair of tall boots in college that I could at least get on, but another part of my problem is I also have pretty long legs, and they weren't nearly tall enough; the tops of the boots would always catch on the flap of the saddle. Not that I could even get in those boots now (I tried!), as college was quite some time ago, and a combination of marriage+medications+divorce over the past couple of years have sadly caused me to expand all over.
( Illustrated here )
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frustrated
frustrated20 March 2010 @ 01:31 pm
20 March 2010 @ 12:12 am
"Together Til the Very End"
I've started drawing again, I attended my first DIY/Handmade show as a vendor, opened an Etsy Shop and I've finally got some prints that I'm proud to say I created.
19 March 2010 @ 10:09 pm
Hey equestrian, I just got a job as a working student I made this account to cover my experiences! If any one is interested in reading I will be updating quite often so add me if you're interested :) I just know before I took my job I would've loved to see some blogs so I thought I'd offer anyone here for anyone to follow.
Hope all off you have an excellent spring!
Hope all off you have an excellent spring!
19 March 2010 @ 10:55 pm
19 March 2010 @ 10:34 pm
My friend Nix sent me this adorable video of a ferret playing with a ball, and I just had to share it with you guys.
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cheerful
cheerful19 March 2010 @ 10:06 pm
I am drunk.
This picture was taken in a local coffee shop
- their smelly bathroom
- after many margaritas and too much Mexican food.
It was all in celebration
of one of my best friends getting married tomorrow.
So - drunk Myspace-like pictures
in random smelly bathrooms
was only appropriate.
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drunk
drunk19 March 2010 @ 09:06 pm
19 March 2010 @ 09:03 pm
My parents just left a huge bag of turnips (with greens) at my house. I've had turnips once - boiled. I liked them, but would really like to do something else with them. I don't recall ever having turnip greens though.
Recipes?
Recipes?
19 March 2010 @ 08:43 pm
19 March 2010 @ 10:57 am
I made a delicious ciabatta using this recipe.
Anyone know if it would work to bake this in a loaf pan? Just curious.
( slice slice baby )
Anyone know if it would work to bake this in a loaf pan? Just curious.
( slice slice baby )
19 March 2010 @ 11:08 am
This is one of those desserts that looks really impressive yet takes hardly any work at all - seriously! Most restaurants charge $6 or more for one serving but all you need are four basic ingredients, plus some fruit, and you have yourself one fancy looking treat for a fraction of the cost.
( Recipe and more photos under the cut )
19 March 2010 @ 12:25 pm
Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic is an Internet favorite these days. Just about everyone has made it, and with good reason. When that chicken comes out of the oven, roasted with 40 cloves of golden, oozing garlic cloves and fragrant herbs and spices, the smell is almost heavenly, as is the taste. However, as easy as sticking something in the oven for hours may be, sometimes you just don't want to leave the oven on all day. For this reason, I decided that I could just use my crock pot instead. True, the skin isn't as crispy as it would have been in the oven, but I'm sure that it's a thousand times juicier, and the flavors meld together just as well as they would have in the oven, as they are contained in my little crock pot. The garlic becomes almost buttery after three hours in the pot with the chicken, herbs, olive oil, and white wine, and the chicken itself has the most delicious skin and juicy meat. My husband made mashed potatoes go to along with this, and we decided to remove from of the garlic cloves from the chicken and mash them up to add to the potatoes; a genius move on our part, I assure you. I made a gravy with the leftover juices and garlic by mashing the garlic through a mesh sieve and simmering the juices and garlic paste with a bit of butter. The leftovers for this meal were happily eaten the next day, and I will certainly continue to make this classic dish in my crock pot. Recipe after the cut or on my blog at The Crepes of Wrath.
( Crock Pot Chicken 40 Cloves of Garlic )
19 March 2010 @ 09:54 am
I'm sure most of you have had some sort of mustard dill sauce before...so here's my take on it.
At the moment I'm kind of obsessed with pairing it with Apples.
Sweet Dill Mustard Sauce
Current Mood: content
content19 March 2010 @ 06:03 pm
19 March 2010 @ 03:44 pm
A bacon and chocolate cupcake from my local cupcake bakery:
I was really excited to try this flavor combo but it kind of fell flat for me - the buttercream was too thick and the bacon pieces inside the cupcake felt like eating paper. I'm going to try my hand at making cupcakes or some baked good with bacon soon.
More of my review, plus a picture of another one of their pretty cupcakes (one with cookie dough inside! it's amazing) at my blog