The Laundry Room

Dutchie has put laundry on my mind. She released this remarkably detailed and beautiful period laundry room complete with appropriate (and inappropriate) animations for my washing up roleplay fantasies. It also makes me grateful for my washer and dryer. Laundry was hard work back in the day! But never fear, my Dolly maid is planning on some fun. The adult version of this table folds more than laundry!

Also adorably sexy is my mesh maid costume from Provocation. Now all I need is the butler!

 Credits:

Dutchie linen room cabinets with accessories (New Release)

Dutchie folding  table adult (New Release)

Dutchie wringer bench

Dutchie ironing board

Dutchie  drying rack and basket (New Release)

Dutchie scrub bucket adult

Provocation Maid costume
Slink Classic Pointed Pumps Black
Slink Female Feet (AvEnhance) - Mid
LeLutka - SERENA base and front(2) - AuburnHaze (New Release)
-Belleza- Leila Med 4 R

Mayfly - Deep Sky Mesh Eye (Deep Honey Hazel, w3)
Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands 

Cheeky Pea & Exposeur - Fancy Feathers poses and prop
 

Happy HallowMeme!

I'm ready for Halloween. I've been blogging possible Halloween costumes for several days, but for Strawberry Singh's HallowMeme I'm happy to do another picture and show off my awesome new Lelutka hair.

Meme Instructions: Share a picture of your Halloween Costume in Second Life and/or answer the following questions about Halloween. Don’t forget to share a link to your post in Berry's comments and if you share a picture, feel free to add it to the Blog Memes Flickr Group.

1. Did you go trick or treating as a child? Yes, I wrote about those mean scary cowboys in THIS POST.
2. What was the best Halloween costume you ever saw or wore yourself? I met a young woman right after college whose fiance dumped her almost at the altar. Rather than moping, she wore her wedding dress to a big block party on Halloween and won first prize!
3. What is your most vivid memory about Halloween? It's back to those nasty scary cowboys. But second to that was one of my friends who got so excited about getting dressed up to go trick or treating that she threw up before we even left the house. My tummy aches always came afterwards when I stuffed myself with candy.
4. What is the scariest movie you have ever seen? "The Birds" by Alfred Hitchcock. My sister and I saw it on TV when we were kids and were creeped out by birds for months and months.
5. Do you ever get nightmares after watching a scary movie? Not for years. However, when I started watching "The Walking Dead" on NetFlix this past spring I had nightmares after the first two episodes.
6. Are you superstitious? If so, name at least one superstition of yours. I'm not really, but I do get influenced by other people's superstitions. My mother-in-law, for example was constantly knocking on wood to ward off jinxes when she would say something hopeful. I find myself doing that at times and explaining my action to myself by thinking "it can't hurt."
7. What will you be doing for Halloween this year, if anything, in SL and RL? In my real life I'll probably be passing out candy and trying to keep my dog from being freaked out by excited children dressed like pumpkins and bumblebees. I'm not sure about what I'll do in Second Life.

Credits:

Tee*fy Dakota Corset Gown

Yummy Faceted Solitaire Earring
DECO - MESH Marilyn Pearls (Licorice)

LeLutka - SERENA Hair and Tiara - AuburnHaze (New Release)
Belleza - Leila Med R 2

Beetlebones Mesh Lashes V.01 (Dainty brown)

Mayfly - Deep Sky Mesh Eye (Deep Honey Hazel, w3)
Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands

!bang - masquerade mask and pose

Oh, the Horror!

I have a confession. On the first Halloween that I remember, my mother dressed me up as a witch and I went door to door getting candy. About three houses away from home there were three big boys of about six years old (they seemed big to me at the time) dressed as cowboys. They saw me and screamed, "It's a witch!" took out their toy six shooters and shot at me - pretend, of course. That terrified me, and ever since I've been a princess or a fairy or even a fairy princess at Halloween. No more scary costumes for me! Even my pumpkins have to wear a smile!

I did find a few Halloween themed items at Horror Fest that managed to be a little eerie if not horrific. The sugar skull tattoos from Ezura Xue are pretty! So is my webbed dress from Schadenfreude and the raven pose and props from Uncertain Smile Poses.

Credits:

Ezura Xue Dia De Los Muertos Face Tattoo *Black-Red (at Horror Fest)
Schadenfreude Widow Lost in the Woods Dress (at Horror Fest)
Maxi Gossamer - Rings - Dew Encrusted Teardrop - Small - R - SILVER
Pure Poison - Black Arachnide Earrings
Pure Poison - Black Arachnide Necklace
TRUTH HAIR Faye (New Release)
UNCERTAIN SMILE SORCERER 1 - RAVENS Pose prop (at Horror Fest)
-Belleza- Leila Med R 2

Mayfly - Liquid Light Mesh Eye (True Grey, w3) 

 Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands
Slink Female Feet (AvEnhance) - Flat

Thinking It Over

I'm not going to do Strawberry Singh's challenge questions this week, though I really admire her willingness to take on a controversial subject. She's trying to start an informed and rational dialog about the Terms of Service change that has Second Life creators rethinking their plans. Everyone should read her post and the links she has provided to several knowledgeable and thought provoking articles and presentations about the subject of intellectual property ownership in Second Life.

I have only one thing to say on the subject. The very best thing about Second Life is that it is a platform for creativity. Since this change to Terms of Service is causing talented artists to rethink using Second Life as a tool for artistic expression, it needs to be revised to be more creator friendly. I really don't understand why Linden Lab doesn't see that.

Credits:

MudHoney/Exposeur Wooden Leaf Chair - red (at Atelier Kreslo)

POST: Haarlem Deco Occasional Table

Keke Summer Bottles w/flowers

Fashionably Dead Hand Drawn Skinny Jeans - Dark Gray

Erratic / keira - shirt / birds (New Release)

Pure Poison - Coraline Necklace

Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands

Slink Female Feet (AvEnhance) - Flat

TRUTH HAIR Marleen (New Release)

-Belleza- Leila Med 3 R

-Belleza- Leila Freckles 1 MED

Beetlebones Mesh Lashes V.01 (Dainty brown)

Mayfly - Liquid Light Mesh Eye (True Grey, w2)

PARADISIS Brin de Folie : Bra Black

Come With Me

I got two unsolicited compliments yesterday on my Chemistry coat. When that happens I think "Blog it!" Then Truth released new hair, and the windswept look of the short style, Harley, made me think of David Tennant's wild hair in Dr. Who - except prettier and more girlie, of course! Then Clay told me on Plurk that I was sexier now that I was watching Dr. Who. That made me pull out of my inventory the big blue box from Hopscotch. So this blog post arose out of ALL those things!

I'm new to the Dr. Who party, but I'm catching up and already loving Donna (NO SPOILERS PLEASE!). I'm thinking the Doctor could regenerate into a woman just one time, don't you?

Credits:

TRUTH HAIR Harley (New Release)
Chemistry Military Coat (mid length / collar) - Grey
Fashionably Dead Hand Drawn Skinny Jeans - Dark Gray
DECO - MESH Classic Sneaks (black)
erratic / basics - racerback / dark red
Maxi Gossamer - Rings - Dew Encrusted Teardrop - Small - SILVER
Pure Poison - Gold - AnNi Earrings
Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands
-Belleza- Leila Med 3 R

-Belleza- Leila Freckles 1 MED

Mayfly - Liquid Light Mesh Eye (True Grey, w2)

Beetlebones Mesh Lashes V.01 (Dainty brown)

Creepy Crawlies That Shimmer - Fifty Linden Friday

I was so excited to see Pure Poison added to one of my favorite events - Fifty Linden Friday. The mesh jewelry there is fabulous! This quick blog post is to let everybody I know so they too can dangle jeweled spiders from their ears for Halloween. It's a definite contender for me to wear to the Halloween Ball.

Credits:
coldLogic dress - durling.soot
Mayfly - Liquid Light Mesh Eye (True Grey, w3)
Pure Poison - Black Arachnide Earrings
Pure Poison - Black Arachnide Necklace
TRUTH HAIR Charlize - Gingers02
-Belleza- Leila Med R 0

-Belleza- Leila Freckles 1 MED
Beetlebones Mesh Lashes V.01 (Dainty brown)

Perfect for Fall

I have great news for coldLogic fans! Two new casual dress styles were just released. They're perfect Fall dresses to accessorize with boots, leggings and scarves.

I get all excited by newness in my inventory. But there is definitely a place for the tried and true. When I did an inventory search for leggings to accessorize my look, I thought these cute lacy leggings from G Field gave my new classic styled sweater dress and belt a little style punch. And I've had them for a couple of years!

The second new dress is a little flirty and boho. I love it with my Ison boots and Ispachi scarf!

Credits:

top picture

coldLogic dress - zane.black Belt

coldLogic dress - zane.slate

G Field Rose Lace Leggings(Mid) -black-

G Field Rose Lace Leggings(Mid) ruffle cuffs

Clawtooth: Je t'aime - Strawberry cream

fri. - Allison.Boots (Regular) - Sock.tops

fri. - Allison.Boots (Slink) - Soot

Maxi Gossamer - Necklace - Royal Autumn Forest Acorn -Short

Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands

Slink Female Feet (AvEnhance) - Mid

Belleza- Leila Med R 0

Belleza - Leila Freckles 1 MED

Belleza - Leila Med Gloss Lips 7

Beetlebones Mesh Lashes V.01 (Dainty brown)

Mayfly - Liquid Light Mesh Eye (True Grey, w2)
 Del May Pose

bottom picture

coldLogic dress - zach.rust
ISON - cult riding boots (tan)
ISPACHI [Heuston Scarf] F. Medium : Col
LeLutka - SEIKO hair - IrishRed