Sidesaddle!

The Water Horse riding horse is lovely, but the only way to ride it is astride. Consequently, many Victorian ladies were afraid they would scandalize the neighborhood if they bought one. An official sidesaddle is being worked on, but now there's a hud that puts you in the right position. The actual saddle doesn't change, but no one will notice if you wear a big enough skirt.

It works for both the warmblood and the quarter horse. The right stirrup seems to be rigged to the right leg, and it stays with the leg as it crosses over the horse. You can edit the stirrup to make it transparent, which makes both stirrups disappear. Then, if you want a side saddle stirrup, you can get one that attaches to your foot, so it's always in the right place.

Why would you buy this hud and an extra stirrup when an official sidesaddle is on the way? When you're impatient and these add ons are cheap! You can get both for $57L.

Credits:

Water Horse warmblood

Gaslight riding habit in red from Ladies Pleasure

Sidesaddle hud
Stirrup Add-ons

Mesh musings

Imagine finding an old photograph album in the attic. The pictures are old and a bit faded, or are they hand colored? Is that an ancestor, or is it you in another life, or you in a second life? How does mesh grass feel anyway?

If you could taste the cake, would you remember it? Do pixels have a flavor? How long have you been on this picnic? Were ants there? Did the camera make a sound?

Could you really smell the rose? And did it have thorns?

Credits:

Constance Stanbury Gown and hat from Sylvan Moon Designs, now at Fantasy Gacha Carnival

Jade jewelry set by Malik's Dark Creations

The grassy furniture is from Boudoir

Gothic ruins are from Sweet Revolutions

Summer picnic is from Dust Bunny

Climbing rose is by Reid Parkin

Animated fan by CTK

A Faire Tale

The ship creaked as it sailed into the harbor at Caledon Moors. The raid had been a success and the hold was stuffed with waffles. The little panda pirate stood on deck waiting her turn to disembark. A seagull had told her that there there was a faire going on, and she was determined to see it.

She walked and walked through the forest. She wasn't afraid because she was a fearsome pirate, armed with a big sword. 

The valley was beautiful, and she kept walking along, humming a happy tune about Ramsey the waffle snatcher, who was a famous pirate hero. In mid verse, she almost collided with a very tall bunneh.

"Uh excuse me," The little panda pirate muttered as she scurried away, manners not being a necessary skill for a pirate. 

"But wait!" called the bunneh. "Wouldn't you like a magical cookie? I stand here and give them to travelers." 

The little panda pirate took two steps forward and one step back, until finally, she came within snatching distance of the cookie. She grabbed it and ran. And she ran and she ran across the bridge to the edge of the forest.

Soon she could see the city ahead of her. She walked and walked, imagining all the food that might be at the faire. Blueberry waffles maybe, and donuts with frosting, and maybe even bacon on a stick.

By the time she got to the faire, the sun had gone down, and everything was closed. Her big goth panda eyes were sad, but little panda pirates never cried, so she turned around and started back to the ship.

She wasn't sure which way to go, so she headed across a bridge that looked familiar. And she walked and walked until she came to a dark thorny forest. Suddenly a bright figure stood in her path.

"W-w-who are you?" squeaked the little panda pirate. 

"I am the Lady of the Thorn Forest," the figure replied. "Would you like a magic cookie?"

"Yes," the little panda pirate said in a small voice. Then she grabbed the cookie and ran.

The little panda pirate ran until she found a safe spot in the roots of an old tree. She curled up to rest and she ate the first magic cookie. Then she took a nap.

When she woke up, she made her way through the dark forest. She could smell the sea, and knew her ship must be close by.

She began nibbling on the second cookie and it was gone by the time she reached the ship.

That night as she lay in her hammock, she wondered what might have happened if she'd kept going in the forest. Maybe she would have found a third cookie. Those things always happened in threes in stories. Who knows what magical powers she might have by now if she hadn't eaten the cookies. "Oh well," she shrugged, "They were good!" And she drifted off to sleep.

The End

Credits:

The photos were taken in Caledon Moors and at the Fantasy Faire in the following sims: Dawn's Promise, The Hill, Raven's Perch, Chaddul Ro, Fairelands Junction, and Morbus. 

The little panda pirate was played by Trilby Minotaur

She is wearing the Necromancer Outfit and Cleocatra Hair by Designs by Isaura, and the

Build-your-own-Dinkie body with the Apelez Ice-cream bunny head. Panda mod and eyes by Puppy

Pirate Hat by Solo Carrasco

Cookies by Ninety

The Bunneh was played by Poe North

She is wearing the Fairelands Traveller Dress and Cloak.

 The "Saint Patrick Shamrock Wreath" from Boudoir

DSD Rabbit with Jenny Black Pony Tail

She created her own accessories

The Lady of the Thorn Forest was played by Skye McLeod

Details for Skye's outfit can be found here

This story was written for the Blogger Challenge: Faire Folk