Happy Memorial Day!

I've always had a thing for a sailor, but for this Memorial Day I salute all the Armed Forces and their families for their bravery and sacrifice. To our Afghanistan troops in particular, come home safely and soon.

Credits:

Fishy Strawberry Navy Uniform Pin-Up Top, Bottom and Hat - Blue (at My Attic at the Deck)

Hucci Pinup Peep - Moonglow (at Collabor88)
Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands
Slink AvEnhance Feet High
Tram Hair D428 hair / maroon (at Collabor88)
Izzie's - Neva Skin rosy GB (at The Liaison Collaborative)
Izzie's - Neva Eyeliner black
Izzie's - Freckles
Izzie's - Lipstick cherry

Mon Cheri "Falsies" Eyelash - Upper+Lower

IKON Spectral Eyes - Blue

Kirin - Burlesque Poses / Cane Pose 5

Through the Snowy Woods

My first snow picture of the season! I was inspired to take it by the perfect DCNY jacket at the sale event My Attic at the Deck, and the beautiful snowy sim, Lucky Paradise. My home sim is still in the Autumn season but I'm getting excited for snow!

Credits:

 DCNY Warm-Up Jacket BlackRed (at My Attic)

Erratic / basics - racerback / dark black
coldLogic jeggings - seyfried.black
Mayfly - Luminous - Mesh Eye (Deep Honey Hazel, w3)
Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands
TRUTH HAIR Katya
-Belleza- Leila Med R 3

These Are Days

Ayla and I went to the newest My Attic at the Deck event (SALE!) and both fell in love with the Baiastice corset. Of course I had to get a picture and blog it. One of our favorite things to do in downtime is to dance, so that's what we did. Guess what was playing in the background on my iTunes?

 

Credits:

On Ayla (left)

Baiastice Lingerie Corset-black
Magika [Hair M] Reflect
Maxi Gossamer - Necklace - Baroque Teardrop - Short - Gold
Poetic Colors Milky Eyes - Dove
LeLutka - 2011 lashes/natur/touch me
Glam Affair - Cleo - India - Clean D

Glam Affair - Cleavage - India 1
-Belleza- Eyeliner 1
 

On Dolly (right)

Baiastice Lingerie Corset-blood
lassitude & ennui Knotted pearl necklace white
SLink Closed Eyelids (pose prop)

Slink Mesh Hands (av)
TRUTH HAIR Kimbra [Roots] - Gingers02Fade
-Belleza- Leila TLC Med 3 R

Evie's Closet at Fantasy Faire 2013

I'm really glad Fantasy Faire is letting me indulge my inner princess.  This breathtaking dress is from Evie's Closet, a mesh dress with a flexi overskirt, beautifully textured and covered with flowers.  When you purchase this dress in this color, your lindens are donated to Relay for Life for Cancer Research.  Faintasy Faire 2013 winds down on April 28th, so don't delay.  Evie's Closet is located on the Magnificat sim

Credits:

TRUTH Caprice w/Roots - pumpkinpie
Evie's Closet Kie Spring Fantasy Gown Flax (at Fantasy Faire)
Mayfly - Deep Sky Mesh Eye (Deep Honey Hazel, w3)
Pure Poison - Sapphire Wings Earrings and Necklace (at the NYC Soho Sample Sale)
Slink Mesh Hands
AE Skins - Bethany T2 Spring (at My Attic at the Deck)

Why Do I Blog? A Strawberry Singh Meme

It's time again to answer Strawberry Singh's questions for this week's blogger meme.  Now she wants to know why we bloggers do what we do.  This one will require a little thought. 

1. How long have you been blogging?  Since December 2011.
2. Why did you start blogging?  Ayla and I thought it would be fun.  I doubt either of us would have started by ourselves, but together we gave each other courage.  We both loved taking pictures and posting on Flickr.  Now that Ayla's on hiatus for health reasons, I'm on my own.
3. How many times a week do you post an entry?  Ideally I wish I had new content daily.  Before I blogged I'd check my favorite bloggers' sites daily and would be so disappointed when there was nothing new.  I would totally burn out if I did that though, so I take a couple of days off from blogging every week.
4. How many different blogs do you read on a regular basis?  I browse through the Second Life blogs from my blog role on a daily basis.  I like reading my Plurk friends' blog postings and I check out details from pictures I like on Flickr.  Cajsa Lilliehook started a regular posting of her favorite blog posts of the day.  I seek that out to discover new-to-me blogs to read and posts I may have missed. I have no idea how many that is!
5. Do you comment on other people’s blogs?  I do very rarely, and shame on me.  Because I adore getting feedback on my own blog, I should comment on other blogs to spread that good feeling around.
6. Do you keep track of how many visitors you have?  Of course I do!  Partly so I know what people like (or at least look at), and partly so I don't feel as though I'm just talking to myself.
7. Did you ever regret a post that you wrote?  No, although I've regretted a few of the pictures.  What was I thinking?
8. Do you think your readers have a true sense of who you are based on your blog?  I don't really know.  Probably these memes have given readers the best sense of the person behind the pictures.
9. Do you blog under your real name?  My real Second Life name.  LOL
10. Are there topics that you would never blog about?  Oh my, yes.  At the top of that list would be meanness.  There's enough of that in the world without contributing to it.
11. What is the theme/topic of your blog?  I think it's spelled out pretty nicely in our subheading "a Second Life blog about whatever takes our fancy" It's mostly fashion with a bit of home and garden thrown in.  I have dreams of one day doing a tutorial about something but I know so little about anything!
12. Do you have more than one blog? If so, why?  No.
13. What have you found to be the benefits of blogging?  I like the broad connections one can make by blogging.  I've met new people I may never have met otherwise.  And honestly, it's something to do with my picture!
14. So, why do you continue to blog?  I blog so I can squeal and say to a hundred friends at once, "There's the cutest new release at _____!"  Also so I can take pictures of myself with a swarm of butterflies around my head without anyone thinking I'm crazy.

Credits:

Adam N Eve Skins - Bethany T2 Spring (at My Attic at The Deck)

BOOM Metamorphosis butterflies (at My Attic at The Deck) 

Dura Hair - Girl*38(Sienna)
lassitude & ennui - Gothic doll corset dress noir (at Fantasy Faire)
lassitude & ennui Gothic doll jacket - noir (at Fantasy Faire)
Mayfly - Deep Sky Mesh Eye (Deep Honey Hazel, w3)
Slink Mesh Hands

Have a Happy 2013!

Time marches on and we greet the change of the calendar with friends and free flowing champagne.  I wish everyone who peeks at our little blog a happy new year for 2013.  I'm wearing a Ricielli party dress that I picked up at this round of The Dressing Room Fusion.  It came with two other styles - what a bargain.  See the hot shoes in pic number two?  A Christmas present from Ayla - thanks darling!

This Countdown pose prop is from W. Winx and is still available at My Attic.  Tuck it away for next year if you're too late for 2013.

Credits:

Kunglers TDR Fusion #002 - Necklace (at The Dressing Room Fusion)

Ricielli Mesh - Marchesa dress/chocco (at The Dressing Room Fusion)

Maitreya Gold Liaison Stilettos - Oil

Mayfly - Deep Sky Mesh Eye (Rising Spring, w3)

Slink Mesh Hands

LeLutka - POCAHONTAS hair - IrishRed

Glam Affair - Amberly - America 09 Red

Maxi Gossamer, You're Fabulous

We all know Maxi Gossamer is fabulous, but I had to shout it out when I took a photo of this Baboushka fur collar and hat, still available at December's Collabor88.

Also seen are my Mandala Steking ears, Glam Affair Renee skin - a special sale at My Attic - and the ever striking Mayfly eyes.  Know what else I'm wearing that's not in the pic? Nothing!

Tipsy in My Attic

I'm a little lost without a color assignment today for Luna Jubilee's last week of the 52 Weeks of Color Challenge.  So I drank a little wine, then a little more, and just a teeeeeensy bit more.... well, you get the picture.  I challenged myself to a photo with as many items from the latest round of My Attic at the Deck that I could squeeze into one frame. 

Let's see - there's the Scarlet Creative fireplace grouping, the Ploom hair, the Glam Affair skin, the Somnia top (I love this top!) and the Adorkable pose and wine bottle prop. Not bad for one pic! Actually, not bad for one sale event!  Hurry on over to My Attic.  You too can be tipsy.

My Attic

I decided to go "editorial" for this post, meaning that the pose doesn't exactly show off the outfit but I liked it anyway.  It's near Halloween and the closest I've come to a costume has been going blonde in my last post, so I thought I'd at least try for a moody photo for the My Attic at the Deck sale.  The hair from Exile and the Baiastice sweater with built in leggings are both on sale at My Attic - $95 L, and they're worth so much more!

Credits:

 

Baiastice Sweater dress/leggings-stripes blue (available at My Attic) 

Exile Hair  All for Love:Sear (available at My Attic)

 

Mandala Silver metal Polly Ring

 
Mandala Polly Necklace Black

 

Baiastice Amina Mesh Platform booties-black

 
flowey. classic cigarette

Mayfly - Deep Sky Mesh Eye (Deep Honey Hazel, w3) 

Slink Mesh Hand Flat R
 

Slink Mesh Hand Gesture L
  

Slink Mesh Wrists Small
  
Glam Affair - Lilith - America 05 Red HB