Category Archives: Great Places to Shoot

Hide from the Rain

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After days of getting the “Full sim” message re: The Arcade, I finally got in and got some Lightning Bolts from Deco. Score! I also busted out my trusty umbrella, bought once upon a time at Trilogy. Once again, my blog takes place at the wonderful Zigana sim.

On Till:

  • Skin: The Body Co. – Sky
  • Ears: Aitui – Stretched Ears 2″
  • Hair: Exile – Sid
  • Facial Hair: Zovo – Beard
  • Sweater/Shirt/Tie: Nanuk – Hans Sweater (Retired)
  • Jacket: N-Creation – Hoodie
  • Pants: Entente – Au Fait Jeans
  • Shoes: DECO – Lightning Bolt (From The Arcade Gatcha)

Poses by Del May and the umbrella

Quietude 2

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When I was wearing that gorgeous purple dress yesterday, I thought this fabulously chic coat that will soon be released by Drift would go so well with it. Certainly, I would wear the two together in a heart beat. The pumpkin of the coat is complementary to the wine in the dress and they would be a natural color combination. Alas, even pairing a large coat with a XS dress, parts of the dress came through in the back and in the elbows. Sure, I could shoot pictures with straight arms facing forward, hiding those flaws, but then as soon as you wore, you would know that the pics were misleading. So the coat needs to be worn with system clothing – a good reason to save the best of your system clothes despite the switch to mesh.

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All Aboard

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Hello! I’m new to the blog after being invited to join these fine ladies and gents so that means that this is my introductory post! Some of you may recognize me from my [now newly restored] flickr or other blogs I’ve had the privilege of posting on, but to those who don’t know me, hi! My first post was all taken at the lovely Zigana, which I highly recommend you visit.

On Till:

  • Skin: The Body Co. – Sky
  • Ears: Aitui – Stretched Ears 2″
  • Hair: Burley – Nayuta
  • Facial Hair: Zovo – Beard
  • Tattoos: Aitui – Minimalist Lower Wrist Wraps
  • Shirt: FATEwear – Irwin Casual
  • Underwear: Ronsem – Boxer Briefs
  • Pants: Pumpkin – Low Jean
  • Shoes: Entente – Cousteau Shoes

Poses by Del May

Quietude

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My downstairs neighbor is up to something! I don’t know what but it involves implements of sonic torture — hammers, electric drills and power saws. I tried to distract myself with television and music, but if noise is what’s bothering you, more noise will not cancel it out. It just creates a cacophonous clash where the beauty of the music and the thread of the story are lost. I held my cat for awhile, his upper body resting on my shoulder sheltering one ear with the comfort of his purring, but the electric drill sent him scurrying to hide in the closet. I finally decided to log into Second Life® and shoot some pictures. I had picked up this gorgeous leather dress from MichaMi at The Dressing Room and needed to get it in the can. Because I wanted to shoot it with a coat, I wanted to find a fall sim and checked out Izzie’s – and that is where the magic happened.

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You Should Do the Harvest Hunt

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Anyone who knows me knows that I do not like hunting for things. Not in RL or SL. I have labeled folders in both lives, labeled drawers and a place for everything and everything in its place. Even my clothes are hung in the closet in ROYGBIV order so I NEVER HAVE TO HUNT for things. So, when I think something is worth hunting for, you can count on it being worthy. And believe me, the skirt from Bilo for the Harvest Hunt is worth hunting for.

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It was so worthy it motivated me to get out of my box and go look for a setting as pretty as it is. I found Water Horse. I think it’s worthy.
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The Great Wall of China

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I visted the Great Wall of China during my first month in Second Life five years ago and it was always a wonderful place to go. That’s why I was sad to read that it and three companion sims owned by Amiryu Hosoi may be forced to close. Please stop by and drop off a donation in the box at the landing point and don’t forget to shop at her store, Hosoi Design, if you’re looking for Japanese furnishings, prefabs and decor.

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If you go out in the woods today

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Sn@tch @ Vintage Fair

I can’t promise you would find a Teddy Bear’s Picnic, but the little bit of woods at Lettuce, home sim to Cafe Adrastea, does have the loveliest little glade of trees. A glade filled with flowers and light, though I could not resist adding a projector to give add some color to the light.

Sn@tch @ Vintage Fair

The June Party dress from Sn@tch is a floral explosion of color in itself. It’s got a very 50s silhouette with the figure hugging bodice, nipped waist and full skirt and is one of Sn@tch’s Vintage Fair creations. Ivey Deschanel made this lovely dress in six beautiful colors. The dress is made of system layers, sculpts and flexi. It’s one of the great things about Ivey and Sn@tch – the wisdom to choose the right technology for the dress. She makes excellent mesh, but knows that not every piece is best served with the latest technology.

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Devil in the Details

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It’s trite but true that success and artistry is found in the details and, in this case, in Les Petits Details. That’s where I found this gorgeous and oh-so-romantic dress at Vintage Fair. Les Petits Details is new to me, which is why events like Vintage Fair can be so exciting – adding the thrill of discovery to the already proven pleasure of great fashion.

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Bonne Chance

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One reason I love vintage clothing is its unabashed femininity. This dress from Bonne Chance for Vintage Fair is as feminine as they come with its slender, figure-hugging silhouette and lacey white on white adornment, it’s a dress fit for jazz nights and afternoon teas.

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Farmer’s Market

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I love to cook seasonal, locally grown foods and am lucky enough to have a weekly farmer’s market just three blocks from where I live as well as an organic supermarket and a organic food coop in the neighborhood. I stopped by this farmer’s market in Second Life but the selection was not nearly so extensive as in real life. There’s lots of melons, though, and nothing could be finer on a hot summer day than a fresh, cold melon. Many of you may not know that I also do a cooking blog, and there’s a fabulous watermelon salad recipe there if you want to pick up a melon here at the market on Scotland Creinch.

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