I’m working this morning, formally working in the little studio I’ve set up behind my house. I used the skybox from Ariskea from the December round of the Arcade, at only 3o something prims it was perfect. I just want a place to work, where the cats aren’t chasing me about. Continue reading
I stopped by Eternal Flame, a sim with a spare, ascetic ambiance of bitter winter, because it will be closed to the public soon. It made me think of T.S. Eliot’s Little Gidding, part of his Four Quartets that secured for him the Nobel Prize in Literature. He wrote this after his conversation and the poem itself is very much a religious poem, but much of it still speaks to me.
When the short day is brightest, with frost and fire,
The brief sun flames the ice, on pond and ditches,
In windless cold that is the heart’s heat,
Reflecting in a watery mirror
A glare that is blindness in the early afternoon.
And glow more intense than blaze of branch, or brazier,
Stirs the dumb spirit: no wind, but pentecostal fire
In the dark time of the year. Between melting and freezing
The soul’s sap quivers. There is no earth smell
Or smell of living thing. This is the spring time
But not in time’s covenant. Now the hedgerow
Is blanched for an hour with transitory blossom
Of snow, a bloom more sudden
Than that of summer, neither budding nor fading,
Not in the scheme of generation.
Where is the summer, the unimaginable Zero summer?
The poem seems apt for this bright and sunny New Year’s Day, especially the lines from the second section of the poem, “For last year’s words belong to last year’s language
And next year’s words await another voice.” Do I have a new language for this new year? I wonder…
This blog has existed now for 8 years. That’s a long time in SL blogger world, probably even longer in SL Fashion Blogger world. I forget sometimes why we’re considered part of the old guard, until I look through the feeds and don’t know who the hell anyone is.
I’m glad we’re still here, and I’m glad you are too. I don’t know what we’ll be doing in the next year, but I suspect shoes, hair, earrings and clothes will be part of it. And skins, don’t forget skins.
Thanks for reading us all these years.
That bear is strategically placed because I’m not wearing panties and HEY- YO yeah, vagina.
Gidge is Wearing:
Rings: (Yummy) Birthstone Ring – October – Opal (Blogger Copy)
(Yummy) True Fate Ring – Gold – Opal
Head: .LeLutka.Mesh Head-ARIA v1.3
Skin: Deetalez – Susannah
Earrings: Donna FloraALIENA earrings L
ALIENA earrings R
Necklace: ALIENA necklace
Dress: Baiastice_Ellie Dress-Brocade Vanilla-Slink Physique
Wedding Rings: EarthStones Destiny Bridal Set – Gold
Eyes: Mayfly – Luminous – Mesh Eye (London Fog, w4) L
Mayfly – Luminous – Mesh Eye (London Fog, w4) R
Feet: Slink Avatar Enhancement Feet Flat Left V2.0
Slink Avatar Enhancement Feet Flat Right V2.0
Hands: Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands V2.1 – L – Elegant
Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands V2.1 – R – Casual
Shoes: Slink Illona Flats L – Cream
Slink Illona Flats R – Cream
Body: Slink Physique Mesh Body V2.3.1
Hair: Tableau Vivant \ Cristal [S] – FP Collabor8l8
[gi inc] Auto Focus 2.1
What are you wearing for New Year’s Eve? WHAT? You better have a plan because here we are and some parts of the world are already doing it! What is YOUR PLAN?
I’ve chosen a new release from Baiastice which is part of the Holiday Collection recently released for your holiday season events. It’s a gorgeous, traditional formal gown that’s elegant and lovely – like you. Continue reading
Decor: MudHoney Open Magazine by Rayvn Hynes. Lark – Handmade Soaps – 8 by Sienia Trevellion. THE ARCADE Lark – Flower Press Open – 1 RARE by Sienia Trevellion. Prim: THE ARCADE -tres blah- Cozy Winter – Space Heater (Rose) by Julliette Westerburg. THE ARCADE Lark – Wall Art – 4 by Sienia Trevellion. THE ARCADE Second Spaces – Nordic Winter Lounge seat – light by Elle Kirshner. COLLABOR88 Ariskea [ Petite Paris] Mais Putain Frame by Aris (diaxm).THE ARCADE [monso] My Kitty Bangle for C88 by Morphine Janick. COLLABOR88 {vespertine} – wooden fireplace 3 by m o c h i. (amelie.knelstrom). -tres blah- Cozy Winter – Tea Tray RARE by Julliette Westerburg. THE ARCADE LipSeat kitty couch – pink by Barnesworth Anubis. -tres blah- Eclectic Collection – Sofa Chair by Julliette Westerburg. -tres blah- Eclectic Collection – Charmed Books by Julliette Westerburg. -tres blah- Hodgepodge – Cup of Joe by Julliette Westerburg. :Cheeky Pea: Los Robles Coffee Table by Isla Gealach. MudHoney Magazine Basket by Rayvn Hynes. dust bunny . acorn treehouse . RARE by Noel Melody (lxlnoel). Previous Arcade
I’m counting on 2016 to be a better place for me than 2015 was. Continue reading
My mother would’ve said that if Cajsa jumped off a cliff, that I would follow her. That’s entirely possible, as when Cajsa takes the time to pour her passion into something I know it’s worthy, and it’s touched her. When something touches someone you love and care about, that’s worth a moment of your pause. Continue reading
I do not know Brandy Maltas (Kalli Birman in Second Life®). However, I know a few things about her. Most urgently, I know she has cancer, a second recurrence of metastatic uterine cancer that has spread to her liver. Secondly, I know she must be a kind person because people care about her and are trying to help her. From the event information, I know she is a single mother of three who is trying to do her best to survive and make it through this battle so she can see her children grown. Lastly, I know that I hope people will support The Road Ahead, an event to support her struggle, before it closes on January 1st.
As an exclusive for the event, Mami Jewell has released a special amethyst color of her Electra dress. As you can see the dress can be worn different ways, all amethyst or black and amethyst, with all the billowing attachments or without them, with sleeves or without. Azul’s clothing is always versatile.
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I got here because I’m a sucker for Pinterest and doing it myself. I know I don’t have any wallpaper hanging experience but how hard could it be? There are 123456734186 “life hacks” for hanging wall paper and I felt certain I could slap this up before I ran out to do a bit of shopping today. No really, I just knew I could do it quickly. Now you’ve caught me mid-fall, about to faceplant or assplant or who knows what? How’d I get here?
Well it started simply enough…. Continue reading
Furnishings: -tres blah- Cozy Winter – Space Heater (Rose) by Julliette Westerburg.-tres blah- Cozy Winter – Big Pillow by Julliette Westerburg. -tres blah- Cozy Winter – Coat Rack by Julliette Westerburg. dust bunny . round end table by Noel Melody (lxlnoel). :Cheeky Pea: Winter Warmer Chaise (PG) Princess by Isla Gealach. House:dust bunny . acorn treehouse . RARE by Noel Melody (lxlnoel). Prim: Gnome – Godmother -Mustresse Rare, Tree – Tree Blah, Cozy Winter Sapling, tres blah – Cozy Winter – Snowman Trinket box
One of the things it’s easy to forget as the frenzy dies down, is that the ARCADE is open all month. Those must have items you wanted, well they are still there. Didn’t want to pay 10X the price for a rare at some yardsale? Well, you might just get lucky with a full pulls at the mothership and after all there are still a few very good days left for Arcade shopping. Continue reading
I stopped by Orchid yesterday. What a lovely place to visit. There are deer, horses, and birds chirping away in a rustic winter wonderland that made me think of Alice talking to her cat, Dinah.
Do you hear the snow against the window-panes, Kitty? How nice and soft it sounds! Just as if someone was kissing the window all over outside. I wonder if the snow LOVES the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says, “Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.”
If you’re not feeling sleepy, though, this fun skater’s dress from ISON at Collabor88 is a winner in eight gorgeous colors. ISON also presented coordinating Nordic sweaters to wear over it, but I was drawn to this fur hoodie from Xen’s Hats for the Instruments. It also comes in several colors, but the white one is my favorite.
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