L. A. R. P.

I'm ready to play!!



Book: Boof "D&D Player Handbook" (vintage hunt prize)
Shoulder Harness: Yummy "Leather Shoulder Brace" (We Love Roleplay)
Belt: Yummy "Leather Utility Belt" (We Love Roleplay)
Ring: Yummy "Ancient Amulet Ring" (We Love RP hunt prize in December)
Boots: Lassitude and Ennui "Battleworn Boots" (We Love Roleplay)
Gloves: Aisling "Ash Gloves" (texture-change HUD)(at the Secret Affair)
Gloves: Bubble "Floral Corset Gloves" (vintage but still available)
Hat: Mr. Poet "Bakerboy Cap"
Earrings: Lassitude and Ennui "Winged Earrings"
Bangs: barberyumyum "bangs A"
Sword: Varen "Requiem Katana" (vintage)
Shirt: Whippet and Buck "Hykova Buttoned Tank"
Shirt: Whippet and Buck "Neelia Beaded Yoke"
Shorts: Drift "Solstice Shorts"
Collar: Drift "Chic Collar"
Leggings: Doppleganger "Cuffed Cords" (vintage)
Dirt: Miss Shippe's "Digging in the Dirt" (vintage)
Skin: Essences "Galadriel"
Teeth: Dead Apples "Regular Teeth"
Eyeliner: Chop Shop "Winged Liner"
Ears: by Aitui
Lashes: by LeLutka

Love,
Serene

HO HO HO

I hope your Holiday was lovely and peaceful! I enjoyed it so much. I loved watching my daughter opening all her gifts but the best was how excited she was too see the new bike from Grampa. We kept it simpler this year; it was more relaxing. In Second Life, so many designers sent sweet little gifts. My favorite was the hunt over at the Inspiration Point sim. If you haven't gone yet, hurry!



I'll take a little time for happy introspection, to sip some hot cocoa, and put on some fuzzy slippers. I thought Christmas might be brown this year, but we finally got some snow late Christmas Eve.



( I love these new ears. Available at a discount for just a few more days at the Men's Department, the HUD changes them to three shapes, earrings, painted tips, or you can turn off the paint and jewelry. It comes with a very nice selection of skin tone presets and a hand tinting tool.)

Ears: Mandala "Steking Ears Season 5" (discounted at the Men's Department a few more days)
Doggy: Aisling "Zak - Cute" (at the Arcade Gacha)
Scarf: Tee*fy "Collar Snood Nordic" (at the Inspiration Point Hunt)
Sweater: Tee*fy "Noel Sweater Dress" (at the Inspiration Point Hunt)
Leggings: Tee*fy "Soft Wool Jersey Leggings Plaid" (at the Inspiration Point Hunt)
Slippers: Mango Cheeks "Teddy Slippers Polar Bear"
Hair: D!va "Daisy" (last year's holiday Gacha)
Skin: Essences "Ingrid" (this makeup was at the last Candy Fair)
Eyes: Ikon "Ardent"
Hands and Feet: by SLink

Love,
Serene

IT WAS KISMET

I went to the Creation.jp event and saw this sweatshirt and wham! It was kismet. I had to buy it. Why?



Because it looks like my precious NINO!! I swear I don't overfeed him. He must be out hunting possum when he's outdoors.



Sweatshirt: Eaters Coma "Sweatshirt / odd-eyed cat"
Pants: Maitreya "Zipper Skinny Jeans"
Shoes: Dysfunctional Designs "Kitty Wedgies"
Hair: Spellbound "Suspiria" (gacha)
Glasses: Deadwool "San Diego Glasses" (gacha)(previous Arcade)
Skin: Essences "Galadriel"
Eyes: Ikon "Horizon"
Lashes: Lelutka "Photoshoot II"
Lipgloss: Sugar Heart "Lip Shine" (unavailable?)
Rouge: the Skinnery "Blusher - In Love"
Hands and Feet: by SLink
Nail Polish: Flair "Watermelon" (I think it was a gift)
Kitty: Aisling "Nino" (at the Arcade Gacha)

Love,
Serene

ADRIA

If you are as in love with outdoor living as I am in warmer weather, you may fall in love with this sweet little gazebo. I used to have a beautiful one that weighed in at fifty-eight prims, but this new one by Atelier Visconti comes in at a slim 16 prims instead, not including the furnishings of course. I love mesh!



The gazebo is over in the Garden section of the Liaison Collaborative with some matching furnishings and accessories, but I also wanted to set out a few of my favorite things. I do like the comfy sofas and the table though. One of my favorite things about Atelier Visconti sofas is that they almost always come with a HUD to let you change up the appearance of the upholstery. Hmm? ... let's see that.



Gazebo/Dormeuse/Table: Atelier Visconti "Adria" (at the Liaison Collaborative)
Telescope: Lisp "Kepler Telescope"
Cookies: Post "Happy Valentines Day" (gift)
Teacup with Letters: Aisling "Bric-a-Brac Desk" (gacha)
Teapot: Tres Blah "Tea Time - Teapot" (gacha)
Star Lamps: Trompe L'Oeil "Star Duo Ground"
Banner: Second Spaces "Chalk Banner" (you can customize what it says!)
Twinkle Lights: floorplan "string lights"
Mobile: Vespertine "papercrane mobile"
Chimes: Zigana "chime neutral" (gacha)

Love,
Serene

GAIA

Forgive me if these lovelies aren't the newest releases, but they are still very recent. The Gaia Necklace by Aisling is really stunning though I am hiding some of it under the cowl. There are beautiful golden leaves rising in the back, and several sections of the beads and jewels are texture change so you can make them go with different outfits. Wow. I'm also really loving the sheer over-sleeves on this dress from the Muses!!



Necklace: Aisling "Gaia Necklace Gold (RARE)" (gacha)(texture change HUD)
Cowl: Junbug "A Winter's Night Fur Cowl in Silver" (gacha)
Gown: The Muses "Into the Woods"
Boots: Lassitude and Ennui "Embroidered Boots"
Tattoo: White Widow "Dream" (vintage)
Skin: Essences "Paris"
Eyes: Ikon "Ardent"
Lashes: LeLutka "Photoshoot II"
Lipgloss: Random Matter "Glossy Chapstick - Gold"
Hands: by SLink
Pose: by Adorkable

Love,
Serene

EARLY DUSK IN HARROWDALE

I went to take a quick peek over at the lovely Harrowdale roleplaying sim. The build is beautiful! The village has a quiet, well integrated feel, rather than the kind of patchwork of mismatched builds I have seen at many other sims. I am tickled that their roleplay is modeled on a Dungeons and Dragons milieu. Wow, that really takes me back ...

If you want to visit Harrowdale, wear medieval dress, read the rules notecard, and wear the embedded visitors' tag. Oh and wave hello to Katerina Bukowski a.k.a. Ulrika, a citizen of the village who was out and about photo-bombing bloggers. (just kidding!)



Oh yes I dressed up this old shredded gown with some nose-chains and a lovely staff from the Fantasy Gacha Festival. Do go see what's over there while you can!



Nose Ring and Chain: Aisling "Xanthe N2 Gold" (Fantasy Gacha Festival)
Staff: The Forge "Aura Staff Common (Worn Bronze)" (Fantasy Gacha Festival)
Necklace: Dead Apples "Antlers Chain Necklace" (last Arcade Gacha)
Dress: Evie's Closet "Tiny Ren Dirty" (less cleavage version)
Shoes: Lassitude and Ennui "Estampies" (oops they're cropped out, but they really are perfect with RP outfits!)
Gloves: Celoe "Mery"
Hair: Wasabi Pills "Sarah"
Skin: Plastik "Astrali Skin Ganymede"
Tattoo: Plastik "Soul Ink Reloaded - Cule"
Eyes: Ikon "Horizon"

Love,
Serene

WE HAVE NO BANANAS TODAY

... but we have bandannas. Lots of cute bandannas for sale at Hair Fair, L$50 each with 100 percent of funds donated to Wigs for Kids. Go buy some.

Bandannas: Aisling "Hyena", Ohmai "Hair Fair 2013 Bandana", and Aisling "Wolf"
Skin: Essences "Cho" (no-eyebrows version shown)
Eyes: by Ikon and Dead Apples

Love,
Serene