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- Fri Nov 20, 2015 1:45 pm
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- Topic: Need winter coat for Switzerland
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Re: Need winter coat for Switzerland
I can tell you that I do own a coat which is similar to the last link (the "Suzanne") and even at my fattest it was fairly flattering.
- Fri Nov 20, 2015 1:44 pm
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- Topic: How to find a GOOD lawyer?
- Replies: 31
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Re: How to find a GOOD lawyer?
So how about a teardown? Are there any falling down homes left there or in a neighboring town? Abandoned anything you could get creative with? That's exactly what I'm looking for. Not a teardown but something that needs a ton of work. In my town, even the really dismal houses are super expensive- t...
- Fri Nov 20, 2015 5:56 am
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- Topic: Goofy photos of your horse!
- Replies: 23
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Re: Goofy photos of your horse!
The insanity of the Irish mane.
- Fri Nov 20, 2015 5:32 am
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- Topic: Need winter coat for Switzerland
- Replies: 33
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Re: Need winter coat for Switzerland
I do agree with others that J. Crew does have a slightly euro bent if you like any of the coats they offer. I also think Madewell does too. Both are in any US shopping mall. I don't know your style or I could maybe suggest something else. For super easy packing, the North Face Thermoball parka https...
- Fri Nov 20, 2015 4:13 am
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- Topic: Need winter coat for Switzerland
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Re: Need winter coat for Switzerland
If you are in Lausanne right now, you ought to be in bed! ;-) But I think the best bet is to buy something there. It will be 10x the quality and style of what you can get here, even if you buy it at a less expensive Swiss store (if there is such a thing). COS has some beautiful clothes, reasonably p...
- Fri Nov 20, 2015 3:00 am
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- Topic: Need winter coat for Switzerland
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Re: Need winter coat for Switzerland
Wait- *where* in Switzerland are you going to be based? Unless you're up some mountain, it's not all that cold there. The average daily low in Lausanne is 37°, which any Bostonian can tell you is t-shirt weather. :mrgreen: Geneva is about the same temp. I wouldn't worry about the weather. I *would* ...
- Fri Nov 20, 2015 2:50 am
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- Topic: How to find a GOOD lawyer?
- Replies: 31
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Re: How to find a GOOD lawyer?
Wicky came through! I had a very productive conversation with a very competent lawyer this afternoon. I feel better now. Thank you!! And the answer is yes, the town would pay for me to move my house to another lot. That being said, there are actually no lots in my town available. It is a very, very,...
- Wed Nov 18, 2015 12:47 pm
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- Topic: How to find a GOOD lawyer?
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Re: How to find a GOOD lawyer?
The peer reviewed website is likely Martindale, which has been helpful so far. I'm getting closer. Thanks.
- Wed Nov 18, 2015 4:04 am
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- Topic: How to find a GOOD lawyer?
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Re: How to find a GOOD lawyer?
Wicky has reached out. Very kind of her. It's a fairly small area so not a ton of people interact with lawyers who specialize in it. Martindale did confirm that the big office downtown does have expertise in it. I'm frightened that I can't afford them. I am not litigating so there is no big payout. ...
- Wed Nov 18, 2015 3:11 am
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- Topic: Need winter coat for Switzerland
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Re: Need winter coat for Switzerland
Buy it there. More stylish. Def. more expensive, but how often do you get a chance to buy something snazzy like that?
- Wed Nov 18, 2015 12:56 am
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- Topic: How to find a GOOD lawyer?
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Re: How to find a GOOD lawyer?
My ideal house would be something affordable so I could do another remodel and have it be what I want but I don't know if that's realistic since fixer-uppers and town houses in this neighborhood are now going for $1.2 million and up. There are downsides to having the smallest house in the neighborho...
- Tue Nov 17, 2015 11:01 pm
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- Topic: How to find a GOOD lawyer?
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How to find a GOOD lawyer?
I live next to a school which has told me that they do not nee me to move, but I will no longer like living where I live. They have offered to buy my property and have given me some paperwork to look through, and it is all based on eminent domain laws in Massachusetts. Some of the information is fai...
- Fri Nov 13, 2015 9:59 pm
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- Topic: Recent tomato allergy desperation.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 14134
Re: Recent tomato allergy desperation.
He has an asthma attack. It's just weird that Russets do it more than the thin skinned ones. I used to make potato soup all the time. Not any more...
- Fri Nov 13, 2015 3:52 am
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- Topic: Recent tomato allergy desperation.
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Re: Recent tomato allergy desperation.
Not to mention eggplant.
Interestingly, my husband, who reacts to most nightshades and reacts to Russet Potatoes, has little to no reaction with waxy potatoes like Yukon Gold or Bliss.
Interestingly, my husband, who reacts to most nightshades and reacts to Russet Potatoes, has little to no reaction with waxy potatoes like Yukon Gold or Bliss.
- Wed Nov 11, 2015 11:41 pm
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- Topic: Tell us about YOU.
- Replies: 223
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Re: Tell us about YOU.
I love this thread.
- Wed Nov 11, 2015 11:39 pm
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- Topic: "Not-happening-any-time-soon-VHS" anyone?!
- Replies: 29
- Views: 25175
Re: "Not-happening-any-time-soon-VHS" anyone?!
Uh, Wicky? If you feel the need to buy someone a plane ticket in exchange for some advice on, well, anything that suits your fancy- I'm not picky, I could be your girl. Just sayin'.
- Wed Nov 11, 2015 4:07 am
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- Topic: Call me crazy
- Replies: 11
- Views: 10042
Re: Call me crazy
I love this sort of crazy. Good luck.
- Wed Nov 11, 2015 3:48 am
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- Topic: "Not-happening-any-time-soon-VHS" anyone?!
- Replies: 29
- Views: 25175
Re: "Not-happening-any-time-soon-VHS" anyone?!
I'd change the subject of this thread to include "Lusitanos". Maybe wicky will chime in. She has two!
- Tue Nov 10, 2015 11:48 pm
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- Topic: "What's for dinner?"
- Replies: 808
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Re: "What's for dinner?"
Did you mean spiced pumpkin bars? I have that cookbook (you made me pull it out ;) ) and that's the only pumpkin bar listed. Yes, I meant those. But upthread I also mentioned that I cannot for the life of me follow a recipe as written, so mine have a simple icing and raisins added. I also double th...
- Mon Nov 09, 2015 3:10 am
- Forum: Tack, Apparel, Facilities and Transportation
- Topic: Help me find the impossible tall boots
- Replies: 10
- Views: 13409
Re: Help me find the impossible tall boots
I have ultra wide feet and Petries fit me very well.
- Mon Nov 09, 2015 2:45 am
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- Topic: Packing for a Month in Philadelphia?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 14839
Re: Packing for a Month in Philadelphia?
Be careful vacuum packing down. Somethings you can completely suck the heck. And it's way fun. Feathers ... No. Reduce to half volume only. I should have added that I only used the compression bag that you roll to get the air out, not the vacuum one. I work in the outdoor industry, with premium dow...
- Mon Nov 09, 2015 1:30 am
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- Topic: "What's for dinner?"
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Re: "What's for dinner?"
I love reading recipes, but actually following them? Not so much. This gets fun when baking, but I've figured out the ratios long ago. I don't make the most elegant food in the world, but I will say, all this meddling has given me skills in getting out of tight spots cooking-wise. So much so that my...
- Mon Nov 09, 2015 12:41 am
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- Topic: "What's for dinner?"
- Replies: 808
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Re: "What's for dinner?"
Lemon and garlic chicken with mushrooms (adapted from the NYT recipe because I am unable to follow a recipe properly), egg noodles from Greece because of nationalistic pride and supporting their economy by buying any good looking food product they send over here, and apple pie with a few Montmorency...
- Sun Nov 08, 2015 2:33 am
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- Topic: Packing for a Month in Philadelphia?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 14839
Re: Packing for a Month in Philadelphia?
Bring the waterproof coat. Dressy is not as important as waterproof at this time of year.
- Sat Nov 07, 2015 1:42 pm
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- Topic: Amazing act of kindness by a Somerville Police Officer
- Replies: 23
- Views: 16880
Re: Amazing act of kindness by a Somerville Police Officer
I don't think anyone would disagree with you on that one.
- Fri Nov 06, 2015 9:30 pm
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- Topic: Packing for a Month in Philadelphia?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 14839
Re: Packing for a Month in Philadelphia?
I only mention the vacuum bag because that's how I brought my winter coat for Christmas in London a couple of years ago. Everyone told me to prepare for really raw, cold weather, and my 3/4 waterproof down coat is perfect for that, but it is bulky. Left on its own it would take up the entire suitcas...
- Fri Nov 06, 2015 1:42 pm
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- Topic: RIP my sweet Ricky 2002-2015
- Replies: 21
- Views: 16164
Re: RIP my sweet Ricky 2002-2015
I'm so sorry.
- Fri Nov 06, 2015 1:42 pm
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- Topic: Amazing act of kindness by a Somerville Police Officer
- Replies: 23
- Views: 16880
Re: Amazing act of kindness by a Somerville Police Officer
I don't think we're talking about going 105 in a 35 zone here. At least in my case, I was going 40 in a 35 zone. I think if you're the cop, it makes a huge difference if you're a few miles above the speed limit due to distraction (e.g. not noticing the speed limit had lowered, as it does in the city...
- Fri Nov 06, 2015 3:06 am
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- Topic: Packing for a Month in Philadelphia?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 14839
Re: Packing for a Month in Philadelphia?
What Paula said. Pack for a week & do laundry. Throw in one dressier separates outfit so you can mix and match, and you're good to go. Get a down jacket and pack it in one of those vacuum bags to take up less room- you'll need a winter coat. It helps if it's waterproof, too. Philadelphia isn't M...
- Fri Nov 06, 2015 3:00 am
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- Topic: Amazing act of kindness by a Somerville Police Officer
- Replies: 23
- Views: 16880
Re: Amazing act of kindness by a Somerville Police Officer
When you have a kid on the psych ward, nobody is nice to you. That officer's "discretion" was a kindness I will remember always.
- Fri Nov 06, 2015 2:55 am
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- Topic: What would you tell your 20 year old self if you could?
- Replies: 47
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Re: What would you tell your 20 year old self if you could?
Forget that English Lit degree. You're bad at that kind of stuff. Go to med school. You love the subject matter and you're good at it. And, buy a horse.
- Fri Nov 06, 2015 2:52 am
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: DWNSA: Dressage Wimps Not So Anonymous
- Replies: 22
- Views: 17076
Re: DWNSA: Dressage Wimps Not So Anonymous
I had that happen once. Ultimately I fled in the night and vowed never to repeat the experience. It either sits right with my gut, or I disappear. It took YEARS to get over what that woman did to me. It was partially my fault for letting it happen but it was also her fault for, you know, existing. I...
- Thu Nov 05, 2015 4:07 pm
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- Topic: "What's for dinner?"
- Replies: 808
- Views: 611322
Re: "What's for dinner?"
M&M, I'd give you the recipe for Iced Pumpkin Bars but they're from the Moosewood Dessert Cookbook and I would be drawn and quartered if I posted copyrighted material.
- Thu Nov 05, 2015 3:31 pm
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- Topic: Google maps ... how to acquire high rez image?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6694
Re: Google maps ... how to acquire high rez image?
Have a discussion with the US Govt. The reason you can't get a hi res image is because the data feeds are deliberately fuzzed out a little bit for security reasons.
- Thu Nov 05, 2015 1:37 pm
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- Topic: Soda bread recipe?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 17887
Re: Soda bread recipe?
You don't *need* buttermilk but you do need some sort of acidy milk like soured milk or thinned yogurt. Otherwise it doesn't react properly with the baking soda and you get rocks instead of bread. It's just real buttermilk (and I have to say real because the stuff you buy in the Hood carton isn't ac...
- Thu Nov 05, 2015 1:31 pm
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- Topic: Amazing act of kindness by a Somerville Police Officer
- Replies: 23
- Views: 16880
Re: Amazing act of kindness by a Somerville Police Officer
This happened to me 2 years ago. I was heading to the hospital to have a meeting about my son and I was late. I was going over the speed limit and I was pulled over. I apologized and promptly burst into tears- it was just the final straw to tip me over the edge. I totally deserved a ticket but the o...
- Thu Nov 05, 2015 1:28 am
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- Topic: A few jingles for my dear old dad, please...
- Replies: 36
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Re: A few jingles for my dear old dad, please...
This sounds hard for everyone- hard for him and so hard for you.
- Thu Nov 05, 2015 12:01 am
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- Topic: Soda bread recipe?
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- Views: 17887
Re: Soda bread recipe?
Silly bascar- everyone knows you can't make soda bread in a microwave!
- Wed Nov 04, 2015 6:48 pm
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- Topic: How do YOU define Intellectual Property?
- Replies: 120
- Views: 68341
Re: How do YOU define Intellectual Property?
I'd be hard pressed to label any post of mine as intellectual anything.
- Tue Nov 03, 2015 11:15 pm
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- Topic: "What's for dinner?"
- Replies: 808
- Views: 611322
Re: "What's for dinner?"
Wine with a side of portobello pizzas and garlic bread. Iced pumpkin bars for when the wine is gone.
- Mon Nov 02, 2015 9:24 pm
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- Topic: Where did UDBB posters go?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 18625
Re: Where did UDBB posters go?
<Rubbing my hands together in preparation for thinking up something really horrible with which to drive bascar crazy>
- Mon Nov 02, 2015 9:20 pm
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- Topic: Should we have a What's for Dinner or Cooking new forum?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 17136
Re: Should we have a What's for Dinner or Cooking new forum?
I vote for fewer forums. Even the Menagerie forum takes away from the higher number of views in the OL. If you want more discussion, just keep it in the OL. Once in its own forum, the attention it will get is diminished. After all- when you posted your pit bull pictures, you put it in the OL for mor...
- Sun Nov 01, 2015 10:36 pm
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- Topic: Tell us about YOU.
- Replies: 223
- Views: 196622
Re: Tell us about YOU.
Scruffy the cat. Like I was there. Still the same. Still named after a Boston band from the '80s, not for any overfondness for cats. I mean, they're fine, but... Anyway, I bought a horse in April. Epona Farm here on the board bred him so it's really nice to be able to see baby pictures and connect w...