I was always enchanted by the strangely magical realist tales of Beatrix Potter, but my daughter had no time for them. “Can you read me this thing about Tinker Bell and these other fairies and their talents instead?” Oy vey, this is what parenting in Orlando is like.  But I was overjoyed to find this lovely sim in the Destination Guide. In the words of the people who own the Noble Storybook sim (Isle of Myrth):

This island was born out of a love and passion for those who tell stories and tales. [Some] of the most known tales of several generations are the Tale of Peter Rabbit and many more, written by Beatrix Potter. Not only was she a a marvelous storyteller and artist, but [she was] also a woman who was more progressive then many of her time.

. . . We tried to create the atmosphere of where she lived, where she wrote, where she created and where many of her tales were situated. You will find her small cottage on the island, the lake, the forest where Peter Rabbit and his siblings adventures took place, and many more figures from Beatrix’s stories.

It’s truly lovely there. Here is the SLURL to the sim! A few more pictures (including one of the lovely Weather or Not? spiral umbrella from Genre) are behind the cut.

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I’ve never roleplayed in Second Life, which is ridiculous. There are so many fabulous places to go and do it, and so many dedicated and creative groups, that it’s shockingly remiss of me. This one is the Realm of Terra, Novus City. I went because it shows up in the destination guide, and was immediately lured by the interesting mix of stuff going on in the prettily-built city. It seems to have a bit of everything. According to the website

This is a supernatural sim based in a modern / steampunk theme that takes place in the aftermath of an apocalyptic world brought on by the wars of humanity and its supernatural races. In this world, the city of Novus is just starting to spring back from a great depression…

You can roleplay lots of different types of creatures, and it’s kind of fascinating to me to think of Fae from Celtic mythos coexisting with werewolves and vampires. According to the website, the city needs more humans. (For what, fresh meat?) Check it out at the destination guide here. More photos and credits behind the cut.

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I did a bit of urban exploration last night. I went to Hackberry Hall, a build listed in the “Haunted” section of the destination guide. Teleporting landed me in an enclosed Victorian-looking room with no discernable exits. I was too twitchy to solve any puzzles, so I panned out and poked around the sim until I found something to sit on… The other part of the sim is a gorgeously dank manor house that suited my Southern Gothic soul to the core.

I loved the little touches like the moon stationed firmly to the side of one of the gables, the barren trees, the little flying things… I didn’t get a chance to explore the house yet, but perhaps tomorrow. It definitely helped sooth my longings for October. Not long now, favorite month. Not long now.

I’ve posted a lot of photos after the cut!

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