Only Books have the Answers!

Today has been a busy but lovely day... I got to see my mum for a few hours when her cruise docked in Amsterdam - she said my tour was much nicer than the one offered by the cruise operators - and then after a very hectic morning, I came home to relax... I had a shower, got into something comfortable and promptly took a nap. I'd been planning to read, but I only managed a few pages before I passed out... 

Nothing like curling up with a good book, I LOVE reading under a blanket with a cuppa... I've been reading so much this year, and I realised the other day when I didn't get a chance to read before bed that I had trouble falling asleep... 
Like I said though, being in my jammies, with a good book, a cup of tea or coffee and my darling pussy cats - like the Bat-titude and Arachno Cats from Aardvark at the current round of ACCESS - can make everything better. In this case, I'm sat with a voodoo doll friend of mine whilst I look through the Necronomicon as the mess of my desk wasn't revealling the information I needed it too... Not even my Pendulum Prediction Board - from MadPea, available until November 10th at Kustom9 - wasn't able to find the answers...

What is she wearing:
Hat: Magika - The Spellcasters Hat (Special October 2024 Edition)
Hair: Magika - Abigail in The Cursed (Special October 2024 Edition)
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Pyjamas & Eye Mask: Decoy - Final Slumber Pyjamas
Pose: Diversion - Avoidance, Pose 4
Lap Book: Tardfish - Spell Book in  Necronomicon
Cats: Aardvark - Bat-titude Cat & Arachno Cat (Available until November 8th at Access)
Pendulum: MadPea - Pendulum Prediction Board in Gold (Available until November 10th at Kustom9)
Coffee: Dahlia - Ghostly Boo Cappuccino in Peach
Wall Art: LOVE - PETRIFYING PORTRAITS in Freaky Family (Available until October 31st at Trick or Treat Lane)
Cryptex: Static - Cryptex
Doll: What's Lost Spirits - VOODOO KILL YOU (Gift Available until October 31st at Trick or Treat Lane)
Lamp: Candle & Cauldron - Forgotten Lantern (Gift Available until October 31st at Trick or Treat Lane)
Bust: [Merak] - Veiled Lady Bust
Pumpkin: Vae Victis - "Twisted Trio" Pumpkin (Gift Available until October 31st at Trick or Treat Lane)
Cabinet: SPELL - Potions in Dark Wood
Books: Random Matter - A Quiet Place Books
Box: SPELL - Sacred Runes
Blanket Box: dust bunny - Hazel Nook in Blanket Trunk
Sparkles: Cole's Corner - Valkyrie Hand in Gold & LuluB! - Magic: Star Spell (No Longer Available!)
Chair: CHEZ MOI - Ghost Armchair
Table: Apple Fall - Hudson Desk in Weathered Oak
Backdrop: Paparazzi - BACKDROP - Ivy Window

Birthday Girl

Today is my 111th Birthday... In the words of Bilbo Baggins... Perhaps it's not that number but it's my Birthday all the same and I'm actually 38 today. As my dad wonderfully reminded me, I'm almost 40 and that makes me feel wonderful LOL... 

I've never really bothered with doing much for my birthday, though today my hubby did take me to my favourite second hand stores for some treasure hunting, ordered me a slap up Indian Curry takeaway and spoilt me rotten with books, books and more books... I'm such a spoilt girl...
Being in my late 30s always seemed like such a crazy idea when I was in my teens, now I'm here it feels like my 40s are a lifetime away... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: Wasabi - Tiramisu Hair in Offbeat
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Choker: Blah. - [Shining Star] Jewelry Set in Choker
Sweater: Mug - Monica ZipUp in Gray
Cakes: ChicChica - Cupcakes with candles
Pants: miss chelsea - Hati Set in Leggings
Pose: -Extra- - Make a Wish
Lap Gift: JIAN - Classic Husky Puppies Deco in Present Pupper
Bear: hive - My Balloon Bear
Chairs: dust bunny - Pastel Celebration in Balloons & Presents Chair
Floor Gifts: CHEZ MOI - Ho Ho Ho Wrap Presents
Cushion: Half-Deer - Pom Pom Floor Pillow in Rainbow
Backdrop: FOXCITY. Photo Booth - The Book Nook

OI, Where's My Cake?!

It's still very early into the new year and people I know are still working on their New Year's Resolutions. I never actually made any for myself, although I DID have some plans to do things that made me happy and so far I am managing to enjoy the things I planned. I listen to all of the crazy goals and plans that friends in both RL and SL have, and a lot of people are focusing on losing weight and exercise... I admit that when I'm running around at work, lifting heavy weight and constantly on my feet, exercise is the last thing on my mind... Though Rudh figured that she'd give things a little bit of a go... YOGA... 

She went all in this time, never doing things by halves, and after spending a fortune on setting up a work out space for her at home, filling it with exercise balls, dumbells and yoga mats - from collections by dust bunny, lmndrp and CHEZ MOI... She's dressed herself in a suitably sporty but still more than a little cute, in some leggings from Mug and a top from Palette, and she's ready to go... 
Never one for wanting to work out on her own, she invited a group of fluffy friends over to come and join in the workout party... They are all a group of Little Fit Bunnies - a release from Aardvark at the current sporty round of Anthem until January 27th - and while we were all trying to work out, bending into uncomfortable positions as she attempted to do some yoga poses... It was all going so well until one of those cheeky little bunnies said sod it to exercise, and went in search of the most delicious Sweet Winter Black Forest Cake - from vespertine - covered in chocolate and cream and a little cherry on top... Now I want that, exercise can wait... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: Tableau Vivant - Editorial in Bent over Redheads
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Top: Palette - Katie Top in Black
Pants: Mug - Sara Leggings in Black
Pose: Secret Poses - Body Balance, Pose 1M (Available until January 27th at Anthem)
Bunnies: Aardvark - Little Fit Bunny (Available until January 27th at Anthem)
Cake: vespertine - sweet winter black forest cake
Mat: dust bunny - Cedar Retreat Yoga Mat in Cream (Available until January 27th at Anthem)
Yellow Ball: dust bunny - Cedar Retreat Exercise Ball in Yellow (Available until January 27th at Anthem)
Blue Half Ball: Promagic - Workout Gacha in Bosu Ball Blue
Wall Rack Mats: CHEZ MOI - Mandala Mat Holder
Wall Rack Weights: ionic - Time to exercise!
Blue Ball: lmndrp. - Exercise Ball in Blue
Blue Weights: lmndrp. - Dumbell in Blue
Ropes: Short Leash - Playtime Toys in Rope DUO
Red Weights: FOXCITY. Prop - Weights
Bottle: brocante - Water Bottle in White
Backdrop: Lagom - Holly skybox

Fresh Food at the Marina

It's dinner time in my house, and as I've been off today I've managed to spend some time cooking. I prepped and fried and baked and served, I made the most delicious Shoarma, a favourite of the Avengers and my hubby! 
There are so many things I could make, I'm kind glad I made Shoarma, but in all honesty I really fancy seafood. Not sushi that my hubby is addicted to, or a Paella or Jambalaya, but proper chunky seafood, MAYBE a Seafood Broil perhaps?! 

I think that a Seafood Broil will be a delicious idea, especially if that broil could be eaten somewhere fantastic, somewhere fancy and somewhere with a gentle breeze and even better view. So many people are now jetting off on fancy holidays, I think that I want to go to!! I'm going to jet off to a Spanish island somewhere, and I'm going to grab my book and head on down to the Marina - which is a backdrop from Synnergy.Tavis - for a spot of dinner... They serve the most delicious Seafood Broil - thanks to a creation by dust bunny - so that you can grab a Seafood Spread Tray - from Junk Food - and get your nosh on, coating yourself in butter and beating the shells to get rid of your frustrations too.. 

What is she wearing;
Hair: Wasabi - Fiji Hair in Offbeat (Available until July 22nd at Uber)
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Glasses: Suicidal Unborn! - Pastel Sunglasses
Top: miss chelsea - Pati Set in Shorts (Available until July 30th at Anthem)
Shorts & Belt: miss chelsea - Pati Set in Shorts (Available until July 30th at Anthem)
Pose: FOXCITY - Comfortable, Pose 2m
Lunch Tray: Junk Food - Seafood Spread Tray in Silver
Lunch Food: dust bunny - Seafood Boil in Food Spread
Book: dust bunny - Beach Day in Breezy Book
Hat: Mug - Gardening Gal in #4 Brown Sun Hat
Bag: dust bunny - Dreamy Outing in Essentials Bag
Table: CHEZ MOI - FarmWheel Picnic Table
Backdrop: SYNNERGY.TAVIS - Marina {360} Backdrop

Making Friends on the Beach

Today I've been off work, off chores and taking it super easy... I'm being LAZYYYYYYYY... I want to just kick back and chill... I wanted to laze on a beach in the sand and read a good book, or build a sandcastle... Perhaps even more fun, since I enjoy doing them in the snow, I'll make the sand a little wet and build Sand Men!!! 

I'm Living Life - thanks to this adorable pose from -Extra- that should be part of a couple pose and I should be leaning on a human friend, but I don't have any of those lol - and the little goth girlie that I am, sometimes, can't resist wearing  HUGE hat to hide myself from the sun to sit on the beach and build the Sandmen - from Chez Moi at Tres Chic, 
It's such a cute beach, perfect for a little spooky girl like me... There's even an adorably Spooky Beach Hut - from Violetility - packed with super cute Goth Floats, like the cute little bat and the coffin lilo - from Krescendo - for when you're done building Sandmen and want to just float out to sea for a while! 

What is she wearing;
Hat & Hair: Doe - Makina (Available until August 20th at The Fifty)
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Face Chain: Boutique #187 - Padlock Nose Chain
Necklace: Kibitz - Jenna's Necklace in Silver
Bikini: PSYCHO.Byts - Kiersten Bikini
Bracelet: E-Clipse Designs - Oracolus in Black
Drink: [Cubic Cherry] - Healthy Drink
Pose: -Extra- - Livin' Life (Available until August 15th at Shiny Shabby)
Snow Men: CHEZI MOI - Sandman Set (Available until August 10th at Tres Chic)
Floaties: [Krescendo] - Goth Float Set
Beach Hut: Violetility - Spooky Beach Hut
Parasol: [Merak] - Parasol in Ink
Backdrop: [ Focus Poses ] - Tropical Beach Backdrop 

Sunny Spring Picnics

Today has been a day that has been a long time coming but I heard from the nurse that comes to clean up my wounds has told me that my wound is finally closed - it's still sensitive skin, but that will strengthen in a few weeks and I'll be ready to go back to work... It feels like such an emotional weight has been lifted from my shoulders and I will be able to slowly start getting back to normal. 
I decided to celebrate... A walk in the garden, a chance to feel the grass between my toes and a picnic as I sat picking daisies... 

I found the perfect place, I kicked off my boots - from Tentacio - and took one of the tupperware tubs out of the picnic basket, I brought tea and lemonade, some Playz Chips in my favourite, hard to get flavour in the Netherlands Salt & Vinegar, and a box of freshly made Bologna Sandwiches - from Junk Food. I sat watching the water and pigging out on the sandwiches, looking up for a moment when I heard sniffing and sneaking noises... One of my cheeky puppies had stolen a sandwich - bologna is not just for people apparently!

What is she wearing;
Hair Wreath: Tentacio - Daisy Crown 
Hair: Olive - the Libra Hair
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory 
Top: miss chelsea - Roma Top 
Jeans: miss chelsea - Roma Jeans 
Pose: FOXCITY - Sleepy, Pose 6m 
Sandwiches: Junk Food - Bologna Sandwiches 
Chips: Junk Food - Play'z Chips in Vinegar 
Dogs: Foxwood - German Shepherd Pup 
Boots: Tentacio - Spring Boots in Black 
Basket: CHEZ MOI - Classic Picnic Basket 
Bunch of Flowers: hive - Bria's Freshly Picked Wildflowers 
Tuppeware: Junk Food - Rectangle Food Container 
Rug: tarte - Boho Summer Rug 

Time for a Wild Pool Party!

 Guess who is back?! That's right it's ME... I'm bak after the much needed break to visit my family in the UK... It;s recharged my batteries and I am ready to start working my little butt off again... 
Though as I'm back I think that it might be a little fun to welcome myself back to RL with a little party. I'll warn you now though, it could get  little wild...

Before any other guests could arrive, my little animal buddies had made themselves very comfortable! The tiger cubs - from JIAN - and the adorable pygmy hippos - from Foxwood - had a great time exploring the pool in our garden while I was setting things up for the arrival of my other guests... I think they seemed to like the awesome Safari Sprinklers - from Krescendo at Man Cave - maybe it reminded them of their natural wild habitats hehe... 
The place was ready... I had a tub of Summer Sodas, ready and chilling from Junk Food, and everything was set for a water fight of epic proportions. The Let's Play! Water Balloon Fight - from peaches -  and I've even pre-filled a couple of buckets of squirt guns - from Junk Food at The Warehouse Sale. 
Let the battles, and the party, commence... 

What is she wearing;
Hat: Boutique #187 - Summer Vizor 
Hair: Wasabi - Teagan in Fireworks
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Shorts: Ananas - Wild Ones in Tiger (Available until August 9th at Kustom9)
Phone: Boutique #187 - PinWheel Phone Case
Pose: FOXCITY - Getaway Group Pose
Water Gun: Junk Food - Squirt Gun Bucket v2 (Available until August 17th at The Warehouse Sale)
Hippos: Foxwood - Pygmy Hippos (Available Saturday July 31st for The Saturday Sale)
Sprinklers: Krescendo - Safari Sprinklers (Available until August 11th at Man Cave)
Hose & Balloons: peaches - Let's Play! Water Balloon Fight
Drinks Cooler: Junk Food - Summer Soda Tub (Available until August 10th at The Liaison Collaborative)
Water Pillows: Half-Deer - Mini Star Float
Tiger: JIAN - Tiger Cub Collection
Chairs: CHEZ MOI - Maluma Beach Chair
Parasol: Dust Bunny - Bunny Bakery Umbrella
Pool: Trompe Loeil - Eloa Rainforest Pool PG 

Cacti Pricks in the Heat!

It's getting hotter here... For the past few days it's been far warmer than I like, and because it's Holland it's like living in a sweat box... The humidity makes it so much worse than it would be if it was just hot! I wouldn't mind dry heat, but this stickiness is just yuck and the Summer has only just started!!! BLEH I hate Summer LOL... Although I'm not sure I'd be any good somewhere it's hot and dry either... 

Life in the desert with the Cacti is also something that's definitely not made for me! I HATE hot weather lol... I do like Cacti however, they have proven to be very adept adversaries in the battle to see who will survive in my RL home LOL... Other plants die but Cacti seem to withstand the Rudh, the cat and even the fact I forget they are there LOL... So when I saw this amazing gacha collection from [Since1975] called Cactus Land was released, and it included the best sofa I've seen in a while I HAD to have one hehe... It's perfect for the pricks in your life, they will feel right at home... 

It was the fault of this set, that I had to decorate and make things feel a little prickly in my new desert home! Something a few more cacti and these gorgeous Solstice Chairs - from Trompe Loeil - were just perfect to fix... 

What is she wearing; 

Hat & Hair: Moon - Mim in Reds 

Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory 

Outfit: Luas - Ashara (Current Group Gift) 

Shoes: REIGN- Platform Flip Flops in Plain 

Pose: -Extra- - In the Sun (Available on 20-6-2020 for Saturday Sale) 

Dark Cacti, Sofa, Table & Backdrop: [Since1975] - Cactus Land Gacha Items (Available until June 30th at Imaginarium) 

Light Cacti: Hive - San Pedro Cactus & Prickly Pear Cactus 

Decorated Cactus: dust bunny - Pom Pom Cactus in White 

Chairs: Trompe Loeil - Solstice Chair 

Cactus Book: [nefarious.inventions] - Over.Grown Gacha Item in Cacti Book (No Longer Available!) 

Burgers: {what next} - Mini Cheeseburgers 

Kebabs & Fries: CHEZ MOI - Maluma Beach Set Items 

The Train Broke My Umbrella!

This time of year, so many pretty locations open up, places that are Autumnal and cold feeling without there even being a tiny drop of snow -gah snow YUCK lol - but this is definitely an inspiration that I've been needing. I NEED to get back on my horse and start enjoying the beautiful places of SL again, maybe it will get my blogging mojo working a little more... 
One of the places I explored and very much enjoyed was Mesmiric Cove. It's a pretty Autumnal location, that I plan on going back to, but as I was standing on a station platform a train pulled into the shot, causing a large gust of wind... 

My umbrella wasn't best pleased!!!
Though as secret - LOL - my umbrella was already having trouble before I used it as a pose prop in my picture. You can get the broken umbrellas from CHEZ MOI, and although they are decorative items they seem to work really well with these Persefona Umbrella poses too!! 
The reason that this outfit went the way it did though was because I wanted to wear my new Ensemble - such a good word that one LOL - from Valentina E. The Sloane Ensembles are available at Uber and come in a range of colours with a HUD for colour change sweaters! Feels like such a cosy but cute Autumn Outfit! 
Now, anyone know who sells a train-proof umbrella?! 

What is she wearing;
Hair: Pink Hustler - Disordered Hair in #5-3 
Skin: Glam Affair - Seya in Europa 2 
Outfit: Valentina E - Sloane Ensemble in Dove (Available until October 22nd at Uber) 
Pose: Persefona - Umbrella Poses 
Umbrella: CHEZ MOI - Broken Umbrella 

Ballet Fetish at ROMP

ROMP is still running... I love ROMP, I've said it before and I will say it again... It is the best event for letting the inner bad girl take over and do things that you may not normally do... Like being rather naughty in public LOL... 
Now is the time for something a little naughtier... A Ballet Class gone awry... The Bad Girls Ballet! This isn't Swan Lake LOL... 

It started because of ROMP and a pair of shoes that I thought were just so cute! At least my inner bad girl was doing a happy dance, she knew that she'd be coming out to play LOL... 
The shoes in question are the new Private Dancer Ballet Heels from Bliensen + MaiTai, which are available in a collection of colours at the ROMP location until July 29th, and as soon as I saw these I KNEW I had to do a pose with a bad girl ballerina. 
The pose I'm using is one from Vanity Poses, but I will admit that I used my Animare Pose HUD to adujst it slightly... More than Slightly, like the arm that is on her stomach should be holding the barre slightly... 
I'll leave it for you to decide though hehe, either she was being silly and is slipping from the barre, or this bad girl Ballerina is doing something really rather naughty!

What is she wearing;
Hair: *ARGRACE* - TSUMUGI in Reds
Skin: Glam Affair - Melanie in Asia in 05
Tattoos: *PerveTTe* - Little Things for You 
Top: Blueberry - Tank Top Group Gift 
Shoes: Bliensen + MaiTai - Private Dancer Ballet Heels in White (Available until July 29th at ROMP) 
Pose: Vanity Poses - LSM Barre 
Panties: CHEZ MOI - Worn Panties 

Sticky Fingers!

I feel like doing something a little naughty again today... Something that may be more of an Adult thing rather than cute and sweet and flowery like I have been doing... Taking pictures is such a passion and I LOVE that I can mix things up, some dark, some light, some hot and some sweet... Today is definitely of the non-PG variety... I was tired of decorating and decided to just relax on the sofa for a few minutes, and well as you may have experienced in the past, one thing lead to another... 

In my case, the decorating lead to me giving the house a proper house warming, after I dumped my bag and opened my new pack of candies from The Horror! - which you can purchase at ROMP now by the way - I couldn't help but get a little hot and bothered... There was just something about the things I had on that new tray, and I guess well, it didn't help with all the things I had in my ATOMIC Backpack either. 
It's a little bit naughty... But a girl needs a good B.O.B - even if it's candy - but I warn you candy B.O.Bs create a sticky mess LOL... 

What is she wearing; 
Hair: TRUTH - Kora (Available until May 5th at The Epiphany) 
Skin: Glam Affair - Seya in Europa 2 
Collar: The Horror! - Princessa Collar in Black (Available until April 29th at ROMP) 
Tattoo: [White Widow] - Chocolat in Black 
Pose: Signature Pose - Old Pine - Set 12 (Available until April 30th at The 100 Block) 
Sofa: Trompe Loeil - Alexi Chase Lounge Punk Loaded 
Bag: ATOMIC - Backpack for Bad Girls 
Panties: CHEZ MOI - Slippers and Panties 
Tray: The Horror! - Sweets Kit in Bubblegum (Available until April 29th at ROMP) 
Flag: The Horror! - Sass Posters in Anti-Social Social Club