Mushroom Carvings!

I've had a terrible night's sleep, I've learned more about things in my RL than I EVER really needed to know in the last 12 hours, and I am not in a good mental place, SO what do I do when my brain goes to jelly? You should know the drill by now, when I feel myself breaking, I slip into a fantasy world where nothing matters and everything is prettiful! It's truly my best way to turn off... 

Since it's supposedly Autumn and that means the colours should slowly be going from green to red, I feel it's allowed to start being a little more Autumn, and you know me I LOVE a good fairy moment when the seasons change. 
Today I was out on a mushroom picking trip, I REALLY dislike eating mushrooms... I dunno there is just something about the texture! Yes I also know that you're not supposed to eat the red ones LOL... Though there are a few people I wouldn't mind feeding them to at the moment... 
The fae were a little shocked when we were sneaking peeks at other people's harvests though... Someone was REALLY prepping the mushroom harvest for Halloween... 

What is she wearing;
Hat: random.Matter - Aspira Hat
Hair: everfaery - Brynne Hair
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Wings: Doe - Nymph Wings 01
Body Mushrooms & Paint: Quills & Curiosities - Festering Fungus
Dress: Faunus - Puki Dress
Sparkles: Cole's Corner - Glitterati & Starstuff
Pose: piXit - Yfool1, Pose 1R
Friends: Pitaya - Mushroom Buddies
Scary Mushrooms: Aardvark - Spooky Shrooms in Carved
Mushrooms: Elm - Mushroom Harvest, Ariskea - [Orchand] Mushroom Basket, dust bunny - Farmers Market in Mushrooms & [Merak] - Mushroom Decor
Tables: CHEZ MOI - FarmWheel Picnic Table
Backdrop: SYNNERGY.TAVIS - Harvest Lane {360} Background 

Single Wishes Could Be Enough!

How do I even contemplate writing something like this? I’ve been going around and around in my brain, trying to work out how to share this little bit of RL with you all recently and did I even want to talk about something so personal, in such a public way, in a random SL based blog post. This is my rambling space and a place I’ve always called my personal therapy but this post is one of the hardest I’ve ever had to share, I feel it’s something that I need to talk about, I just don’t know where to begin or how… 
You may have seen here in recent months that I had been talking more about my RL mum, and using this as a place to vent my emotions… Well, I guess that’s where we will start this story…

In November last year, mum was admitted to hospital in pain and very, very yellow - I’m talking, she could have been an extra in the Simpsons kinda yellow - and it was discovered there were issues with her pancreas… 
After Christmas, my sister and I were told it was Pancreatic Cancer.
I can already see the face that you just pulled as you read this, it’s the face that everyone pulled when we shared the news and, although I knew it was bad, I tried to brush it off and remain positive… 
In June however, when I went home to see family, we were told she did not have long left… Let me tell you, leaving to come back to the Netherlands was almost unbearable - it has always been hard but nothing like this - it was mum’s wish though. She wanted me to get home and finish the renovation project on our house. She said she wanted to be able to come see it, and she wanted to know I was happy in my own home again. So after returning home on July 1st, the hubby and I were working our asses off to get it done…
A week later, we heard from my dad that mum had been taken into palliative care in the local hospice, where they would give her the best care since it was becoming too much for him at home. She was ok… She said she had some “very nice young male nurses” - that her friends told me she enjoyed some silly giggles with - to make sure she was eating and allowed her to listen to her favorite Take That songs. 
On July 18th, mum passed away…
I was in Holland, but my sister had just got back to my parent’s house from her home in Wales… Someone was there with dad, that’s was a good thing, but I was not there at the time and I still feel such overwhelming guilt about that… All I wanted was a hug from my dad and sister! 
I did not get to see mum, and it may sound strange but for me that was OK. Goodbye felt like such a difficult word to say. I’d seen her recently and she’d been able to smile and hug me and tell me that she loved me, that’s what I wanted to remember. She wanted me to remember her as the vibrant sunshine that she was… The woman who was a carboot sale queen, a belly dancer, a jeweller, a mum and the best friend I could have ever asked for…
So, that brings me to the picture I’ve taken today… I had been doing a little shopping to try and cheer myself up. I discovered the “single wish sticks” - from Violetility, available until August 18th at The Warehouse - and plans changed. I knew what I wanted to wish for… I wasn’t crazy enough to wish that she’d come back… I know the lore on how that works, and I also know that she’s not in any pain now which is more than I could ever want for her, but I have a wish to hear her voice just one last time… I wish I could see her laugh at me again… I wish I could give her another tight hug and let her know that I love her…
I dunno if these gimmicky gadgets will work, but anything is worth a try… Wish me luck and thank you for reading my ramblings!!!

What is in the photo;
Wish Sticks: Violetility - Single Wish Stick (Available until August 18th at The Warehouse)
Frames: random.Matter - Triptych in Oak (Available until August 20th at Midnight Order)
Mug & Incense: Candle & Cauldron - Mug Incense Burner (Available until August 20th at Midnight Order)
Rabbit: Moonforge - Jackalope
Hand Book: Tentacio - Sebaciel Collection in Spell Book 
Leaf Book: mintae - Garden Notes in Botanic Journal
Book Stand: BALACLAVA!! - Witches' Book
Gold Cauldron: Elm - Margot Cauldron #1
Black Cauldron: random.Matter - Cracked Cauldron in Black 
Candles: BALACLAVA!! - Candelabra
Doily: Deco Soup - Vintage Doily
Table: Apple Fall - Hudson Desk in Weathered Oak
Backdrop: VARONIS - Sanctum Backdrop in Dark/Neutral 

Dandelion Wishes

I've been trying anything and everything recently to make myself feel better... As I've alluded to in the recent weeks and especially lately there has been a lot going on in my RL and even though I'm still not ready to talk about, blogging and all the ins and outs of it has always been my favourite kind of release... So far, it's not helped... 
Today I wanted to do something TOTALLY fantasy, totally in the fairy realm where my mind is resting and the fairies have control... Today I went outside, and laid in the long grass, playing with Dandelion clocks and talking to my mum like I always used to do... There were friends in the long grass to help me make dandelion wishes... 

When you're playing the the Dandelions, remember there are some that see it as a weed, but the fae folk see them as hundreds of tiny little wishes that can be whisked away on the breeze to spread happiness to anyone that sees them... 
This adorable little Dandelion Fae was lingering in the grass this morning, she invited me to stop for tea and her favourite food, which although looked like a dandelion was actually an extremely delicious Blooming Onion - created by Lucas Lameth, available now at Anthem... 
I know there are no wishes that I could make to change things right now, but I am hoping to feel better, and there's always hope right?!

What is she wearing;
Hair: [monso] - Ryan Hair in Black & Red (Colour tinted by me!)
Head: BeSpoke - Nacho Head (Skin layer has been re-tinted to match body layers!)
Eyes: IKON - Sovereign Eyes in Field
Dandelion Skin & Accessories (Hat, Shoulders, Cuffs & Staff): [Faunus] - Dandelion
Wings: STATIC - Firaga Wings
Under Skin Layers: [Faunus] - Helios & LUMAE - Female Fantasy Skins in MORTIS (No Longer Available!)
Dress: [Faunus] - Eladrin Dress
Pose & Flower Prop: Mixtape Poses - Dandelion (Bento) V1.0
Food: (Lucas Lameth) - Blooming Onion, Deep-Fried (Available until August 27th at Anthem)
Tea Set: Elm - Clove Crockery Items
Large Dandelions: dust bunny - Paper Blooms in Dandelion
Stump: HPMD - Autumn Stump
Dandelion Grass & Floating Seeds: LOVE - DANDELION DREAMS
Backdrop: Synnergy - Open Fields [Day] Backdrop

Peaceful Fluttering

Today is the last day of April and that means we're already a quater through the year, the Spring has almost totally sprung and Summer is on the way, PLUS HellBone and I are almost half way through the rennovations to the house and SOON we can go back home... I cannot wait... I'm counting down the days, not wishing the year away or anything but I want to be home SO MUCH... It's kinda hard to believe that I was excited about this little "adventure"... I'm trying to hold my shit together currently and wishing for ways to not crack... 

I need to disappear into a place of peace and quiet, never to return but always to be here for my family especially at the moment since Mum is sick and Dad needs the support to look after her.. HellBone needs to be looked after since he's over-stressed due to the rebuilding... 
All I want now is someone to look after me... I wish there was someone to help me feel better... Someone help me find peace... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: Magika - Millie Hair
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Robe: SOUJOUR - Vintage Robe
Top: miss chelsea - Cora Set in Corset (Available until May 17th at Shotgun Pop Up Events)
Pants: miss chelsea - Cora Set in Pants (Available until May 17th at Shotgun Pop Up Events)
Pose & Cage Prop: [piXit] - Farfalle, Pose F3
Butterflies: Elm - Aurielle Decor in Flying Butterflies Cool
Backdrop: Synnergy.Tavis - Butterfly Conservatory {360} Backdrop

I wanna be an Easter Feaster!

Easter Monday has always felt like a weird one for me, WHY is there a second day of Easter? I know that for religious reasons Good Friday is supposed to be the day he died, and Easter Sunday was when he was resurrected don't ask me for more details I don't know a lot more than that, I'm sorry... Yet, WHY IS EASTER MONDAY A THING? I'd never complain about extra days off work but hmmm... Christmas has a second day, which we often refer to as Boxing Day - and yes I KNOW the historical reason for that in the UK at least - Easter has two days... When can we start having time off for two days of Halloween?! 

Yet I guess it's just another day to relax, spend time with family or friends, or even on your own like I did a lot of today, and enjoy the treats of the day before just a little bit longer... Easter Monday was always a time to enjoy the eggs that I didn't get to eat on Easter Sunday because we'd spent it at our Grandparents as a little kid... Mum and Dad used to make an excellent family lunch and it was better than the day before because we could be relaxed and not expected to be on our best behaviour lol... 
I wanted an Easter feast for lunch today... I think I got a little carried away. I made sure there was Easter Cakes - thanks to Junk Food - some delightful little Butterfly Sandwiches - from Lucas Lameth - which really helped with the Spring feel to lunch, and even some Hot Cross Buns - from vespertine - that happen to be some of my favourite Easter treats from home... There was plenty of chocolate and loads of eggs too... Perfect for the picnic that I set up on the table in the garden... So perfect that even the little birdies came to visit and join in the fun... 

What is in the picture;
Hot Cross Buns: {vespertine} - Hotcross Bun Sandwich Prep
Egg Basket: Pitaya - Cozy Kitchen Decor in Eggs Wire Basket
Bird Vase: {vespertine} - Spring Buds Tree in Colorful Birds
Carrot Cakes: Junk Food - Carrot Cupcake
Butterfly Sandwiches: (Lucas Lameth) - Butterfly Sandwiches
Creme Eggs:  Junk Food - Primbury Eggs
Easter Basket: Elm - Easter Basket
Chocolate Bunny: dust bunny - Chocolate Bunny
Cup Tower: Mura - Charcu-tea-rie Cup Tower
Cake: Junk Food - Easter Cake
Cheese: MOVEMENT -  Camembert Bliss Serving Plate
Striped Eggs: Simply Shelby - Happy Easter Candy Eggs & Happy Easter Striped Eggs
Table: [Merak] - Harborline Table
Backdrop: Synnergy.Tavis - Mystic Bloomstead {360} Backdrop

Warning Signs in the Club Tonight!

I may have had the day off today but I've been a busy girl... I'm trying to keep myself occupied at the moment, living in this craphole of a flat... They even asked me if I'd be interested in covering shifts downstairs, and I KNOW the moment that they get me on their list that any time it's busy I WILL be called to come downstairs and help any time it's busy. No thank you, really... I don't want that at all... 
If I was going to take on another job it would be something totally different from the work I already do, aside from the fact that I am entertaining people as they buy cheese, I think I'd need to do something of a little different sort of entertainment?! 

When I first started Second Life, I like a lot of people started as a dancer and an escort. I read a LOT of smut and love it in lots of different forms. I was always a rather bad girl, until I settled down with my hubby that is captain vanilla and like a big teddybear... I love him, don't me wrong but I'm kinda dying to be a bad girl LOL... Maybe that's the new job I've got to start... Maybe I should go back to being an escort and let the bad girl run free... 
It's play time - as the signs on the toy shelves from Krescendo - state, and this club is known to get a little wild... While the money rains down, as I take a moment to sit comfortably - in a pose from piXit - and get a lot of attention just for eating one of the club's Naughty Waffles - from everfaery at this month's round of Lewd Station... It's true what some say, food kinks are the best paying kinks hehe... I will have to put up some signs to warn people about any wetness that may be present around the stage!!! 

What is she wearing;
Hair: [monso] - Sophie Hair in Black & Red (With extra bangs from the [monso] Pink Hair)
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Drool: ARISE - Lip Drool (No Longer Available!)
Outfit: Psycho Barbie - [Darkveil Set] in Fatpack
Lolly: everfaery - Naughty Waffles (Available until April 15th at Lewd Station)
Pose & Chair Prop: [piXit] - April, Pose 2
Yellow Signs: [Krescendo] - Wet Warning
Pink Signs: Elm - Slippery Safety Cone in Love Juice
Shelves: [Krescendo] - Spicy Shelf in Play Time Pink
Pole & Dance Pad: Violetility - Retrowave Dance Pole
Mop & Bucket: Elm - Slippery Safety Mop & Bucket
Panties: CHEZ MOI - Slippers and Panties
Money: (falling) [Bad Unicorn] - Falling Cash 'The Heat' & (floor) The Salvage Yard - Cash (No Longer Available!)
Backdrop: Paparazzi - BACKDROP - Night Stage 3

Slowly Moving In

It's kinda happened, HellBone and I have almost finished moving into the most different location from our real house, and it's feeling a LOT like we are on holiday at the moment... I don't think the cat has even started to fully understand that we are here for a while and she keeps waiting near any door that she hasn't explored behind yet...
He had to go out for work today and left me to settle in, do some unpacking and try to find my place here, whilst keeping the cat calm... That's what I was supposed to do... It didn't really pan out that way... 

I spent a LOT of my day doing things to settle us in, and make it feel a little more homey... The rest of the day, I spent a fair amount of time laid back on my bed reading a book to look after the cat...
It's good for my Book Counter - from Krescendo, available until February 26th at FaMESHed - which will be helpful considering that I have a few new books for my Lewdy Library Collection - from MadPea at the Gacha Arcana - and there needs to be a lot of reading done while the cats become Little Hunters - a collection from Aardvark, that can be grabbed at the new round of Kustom9 until March 9th - and discover any little mice that are living in the shop downstairs! 

What is she wearing;
Hair: Lamb - Lofi in Red Pack
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Top: Mug - Siya Top in Navy
Book: MadPea - Lewdy Library Gacha Item in Peckers of the Night (Available until February 28th at Gacha Arcana)
Pants: Mug - Siya Pants in Navy
Pose: -Extra- - Temptation (Part of Couple Pose)
Cats: Aardvark - Little Hunter Cat (Available until March 9th at Kustom9)
Book Counter: [Krescendo] - Book Counter (Available until February 26th at FaMESHed)
Books: random.Matter - A Quiet Place in Books
Lamp: Elm - Summer Neon Lamps in "hello"
Boxes: Atelier Burgundy - Moving Boxes
Backdrop: FOXCITY. Photo Booth - Harvest Rest

Today is Cleaning Day!

It's been a day of cleaning and sorting for me today... Still so much to do before we have to move out of our house for 6 months. I'm stressing, and I'm wondering HOW we wil ever get things done... It's not just the packing and sorting, it's also the bloody basic chores that we have to do on a normal daily basis... It's just getting to be too much... I had to find a way to get through the drudgery...

For me there is only one way to get through the cleaning mundanity at the moment and that is some very loud cheesy music... I've been dancing around today listening to the old boyband classics... Take That, Boyzone, Five and many other of the original Brit boybands of the 90s and 00s... Take That will always be my true love, and if you've no idea who I'm talking about you're welcome to ask me any time. I'm going to see them again this summer with my mum, sister and cousin and I'm SUPER excited!!! I cannot wait... 
Still time to get on with the cleaning... I do that and have time to dance with my Dancing Kittiens - from MishMish at Kustom9 until February 10th - they seem to be enjoying the music as much as I am...  

What is she wearing;
Headphones: (fashionably dead) - Radio Headphones in Baby Blue
Hair: Wasabi - Fluffypuff K9 Ed. Hair in Absolute Pack
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Cardigan: The Kiwi Co. - Cloud Collection in Cardigan
Top: The Kiwi Co. - Cloud Collection in Cropped Cami
Spray: Dots - Cleaning Bottle
Brush: Elm - Courtney Bathroom Decor in Toilet Brush
Shorts: The Kiwi Co. - Cloud Collection in Shorts
Socks: The Kiwi Co. - Cloud Collection in Socks
Pose: FOXCITY - Ghouls, Pose 1
Cats: MishMish - Dancing Kitten (Available until February 10th at Kustom9)
Record Player: Trompe Loeil - Vinyl Afternoon Record Player in Hip Hop
Neon Sign: [Fetch] - AYFKM Neon
Picture: [ Venture ] - Is That Smut Neon Frame
Vacuum: dust bunny & consignment - Laundry Corner in Hoover Standing
Cleaning Supplies: {what next} - Housekeepers Box Decor in Cream
Backdrop: Synnergy.Tavis - Stillwood Living {360} Backdrop

The Right Shoes For The Job!

It's Friday night, I've just got home from work and for me I'm now in my jammies curled up on the sofa with a cuppa tea and my cat. I've had a long day and now I want nothing more than a chance to relax... I'm nearly 40 but by body is trying to tell me I'm closer to 70 it seems LOL... 
I work in retail, you may know that by now, but I often wonder how I'd feel doing another type of job... Rudh on the other hand has NO such issue... She is and will always be a bit of a hooker LOL... 

She's gotten to work wearing some GORGEOUS but comfortable shoes - the Bobby Shoes from AsteroidBox at the current round of ACCESS - and into something a little more fitting for her work as a dancer in the strip club on this lovely Friday Night. Slipping into the corridor of the dance hall, shaking the glitter off all over the floor and bypassing all of the props that are stashed in the crates just inside the door, the girls are able to grab their shoes and even grab a new pair of panties from the Panti-o-matic... 

What is she wearing;
Outfit: Mug - Bellatrix Dress in Black
Stockings & Shoes: AsteroidBox - Bobby Shoes (Available until February 8th at ACCESS)
Pose & Shoe Prop: [piXit] - Shoe Me, Pose F4
Machine: dust bunny - Panti-o-matic in Panties
Sign: Elm - Slippery Safety Sign in Unknown Sticky Substance
Mop: Elm - Slippery Safety Mop & Bucket
Toys: Ariskea - [Hiyoku] Trunk of Dicks in Black
Red Shoes: Essenz - High Heels Clutter
Panties: CHEZ MOI FURNITURES - Slippers and Panties
Floor Glitter: vespertine - Floor Confetti Cover in Gold
Rack of Shoes: Garbaggio - Shoe Rack
Backdrop: Paparazzi - BACKDROP - Janitor's Hall 1

Backyard Camping Treats!

Since I am stuck at home today, and even though it's my normal day off and normally I wouldn't be complaining about being at home, I had a really strong desire to be getting outside, and there was no way I wanted to go round people so into the back garden I was going... 
It was a warmer day than expected, so I decided to make the most of it and make it one last fun day of Summer... 

Some of those summer days when I was a kid would be spent camping in the backyard, at least we'd lay there and just magically wake up in our beds in the morning as I believe Dad had carried us up to bed when it got late and we were asleep... 
One thing we never did though was make Smores - or is it S'mores, I don't know how it is written really - it's one of those American traditions that were never really a thing when I was a kid in the UK... It's something I've ALWAYS really wanted to try and do, but I've never really managed to try it properly... So while I'm lazing in my pop-up tent to read and watch my Cozy Campfire - from Krescendo - I pulled out the Junk Food Smores kits and hand to give it a go.. 

What is in the photo;
Smores Kit: Junk Food - Smores Plate
Blue Smores Plate: Junk Food - S'mores Station in Blue
Skillet: Junk Food - Smores Skillet
Fire: [Krescendo] - Cozy Campfire (Available until September 27th at FaMESHed)
Stove: Midwest - Someplace in Stove Yellow
Bottles: Elm - October Thermos
Teddy: hive - My Teddy in Soft Brown
Book: Puddles - Saucy Novel in Open
Box: Junk Food - Cooler Closed in Yellow
Tent: Sway's - [Camp out] Tent in Tie Dye RARE
Chair: Junk Food - Camping Chair in Blue
Backdrop: FOXCITY. Photo Booth - Block Party Noon

Harvest Treats Time!

I know that Autumn doesn't officially start until September 22nd, but that isn't about to stop me from getting into the Autumn Spirit as it's my favourite time of the year... I LOVE the autumn, and although I'm trying hard to avoid all things pumpkin right now, I'm going to start letting the leaves fall, collecting the conkers that the trees gift us and wrapping myself in lots and lots of snuggly blankets while I cuddle a cup of tea and read a book... 
There are a few tasks that I have to get done this time of year... I started to assist the mushroom folk in their harvest, and today I get to harvest something even more magical... 

Being a magical being has it's perks and that's why the plants in my perfect little magical greenhouse are now ready for the harvest of some very interesting treats... The Sugarfora - from dust bunny at  kustom9 until September 10th - have been growing hard and have some delicious treats for us this year... The hanging Macaron, the Donut Tree and the Chocolate Chip Cookie Bush keep me happy with delicious treats all Winter if I am lucky, I have already got a crop of Iced Pink donuts - in a bucket from Junk Food - and am testing the chocolate chip cookies which I have to tell you are DELICIOUS!!! 

What is she wearing;
Hat & Hair: Doe - Becca the Baker
Flour Make-up: Izzie's - Baking Mess
Top: Tres Blah - Summer Fete Apron in Black
Cookie: REIGN - BAKED GOODS in CHOCOLATE CHIP BITE *UNWRAPPED #7
Pose: [piXit] - Aikita, Pose F6
Plants: dust bunny - Sugarflora (Available until September 10th at Kustom9)
Bucket: Junk Food - Donut Bucket in Pink
Chocolate Chips: dust bunny - Homemade Summer Treats in Chocolate Chips
Cookie Rack: dust bunny - Homemade Summer Treats in Cooling Cookies
Bowls: Elm - Tamsin Kitchen Decor & Dahlia - Lazy Days in Mixing Bowls Yellow
Flour: Aardvark - Box of Flours
Counters: Elm - Clover Cabinets in Evergreen & Pitaya - DIY Kitchen Countertop
Backdrop: Paparazzi - Ivy Window

Mushroom Harvest Starts, The Celebration Begins!

My working week is finaly done and it's the weekend, so I'm going to let my hair down and have alovely, relaxing party - Pyjama's and Relaxing Time YAY! - there hasn't been much time for that this week and I truly need a rest at the moment. I don't know why, I'm exhausted... It must be the time of year as the season is beginning to change... 
I get home and I'm about to head inside and relax when the fairy senses inside me started tingling... There was something going on in the fairy grove and I had to go check... 

When I got to the fairy glade, having morphed from standard boring human to something a little more magical, I stumbled upon a different kind of party. Not the relaxing pyjama party I'd been hoping for, but a Mushroom Buddies - a new release from Pitaya for The Fifty - have been picking Orchand mushrooms to get ready for the Autumn feasts and hibernation preparation... Now I KNOW I wasn't keen on the idea of having to do anything more than relax BUT I can't turn down this kinda party, they have tea and CAKE!!!

What is she wearing;
Head Mushrooms: random.Matter - Elihu Crown & Ladybird - Mushroom Head in Red (With Make-Up)
Hair: Wasabi - Macaron K9 Ed. Hair in Absolute Pack
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Body Paint: [Faunus] - PEARL FUNGI in Body Applier Berry
Body Dirt Layer: Izzie's - Face & Body Dirt
Wings: everfaery - Woodland Bloom Wings (Available until September 9th at Access)
Top: .miss chelsea - Nomi Set in Top (Available until September 5th at equal10)
Shorts: everfaery - Garden Shorts
Sparkles: Cole's Corner - Starstuff
Pose: [piXit] - Nora, Pose 3
Friends: Pitaya - Mushroom Buddies (Available until September 20th at The Fifty)
Tea Set: Elm - Clove Crockery in Mushroom
Food: random.Matter - Woodland Treats in Roll Cake Vanilla & dust bunny - Brunch in Bagel Sandwich
Mushroom Baskets: Ariskea - [Orchand] Mushrooms
Red Mushrooms: ionic - Hallucinogen Mushrooms Seats
Brown Mushrooms: Raindale - Lillybell Mushrooms
Log: Ariskea - [Holo] Stump Mushrooms
Giant Flowers: dust bunny - Paper Blooms in Poppy
Falling Leaves: hive - Falling Leaves in Windswept
Backdrop: SYNNERGY.TAVIS - Harvest Lane {360} Background

Preserving the Beauty

I always seem to start my blog posts complaining about working and being tired... I'm sorry about that but it's my permanent state of being at the moment... Today was one of those weird ass days when I've not had to work because I'm shift swapping so my boss can be off for mother's day tomorrow... 
I've had time on my hands, I've been trying to relax and find myself a with some time on my hands to do something new... 

I've never been into the thought of stuffed animals, unless they are the plushie kind, or taxidermy of any kind be it big game or the tiniest little instects. I LOVE seeing them in the wild, I LOVE the butterfly house at the zoo and I'm not averse to eating the animals but they should be treated with respect and raised fairly... It seems like the kind of decor that Rudh might go for in SL though, it would be perfect decor for her little cottage core life whie the butterflies flit in and out of the windows on the breeze... 

What is in the picture;
Taxidermy: random.Matter - The Taxidermist Set I & II
Window: Elm - Aurielle Window
Flowers: {vespertine} - Summer Wildflowers Hinged Vase
Paint: Kalopsia - Seraphine's Paint Box (No Longer Available!)
Pencils: random.Matter - Craft Corner in Pencils Green
Clock: Nutmeg - Sunroom Clock
Bones: Magika - Small Bones (Past Group Gift)
Lantern: Schadenfreude - Portable Forest: Toadstools
Net: [noctis] - Entomologist's Net
Skull Plant: Schadenfreude - D. muscipula, yellowed Felis skull in Fly
Glue Gun: [InsurreKtion] - Craft Room in Glue Gun
Bird Cage: BALACLAVA!! - Bird Cage
Bird: Quills & Curiosities - Feathered Familiar
Left Plant: {what next} - Snake Plant
Right Plant: Ariskea - [Millie] Anthurium Doty Plants
Bookshelves: random.Matter - Librarium in Bookdesk RARE
Table: Scarlet Creative - The Arcade Dec 15 Campbell Desk
Backdrop: TROPIX - Vintage Room 04

A Sunday Easter Egg Hunt

Today is Easter Sunday, and the world and it's cousin seem to be getting themselves into the Easter Bunny Spirit... There are Easter Eggs to be collected, eaten and some even like to paint them, there have been many other things going on too since today is actually 4:20... People aren't just enjoying the chocolate... There's another herb making people happy as they hunt for eggs too...

I am not the herb loving kind, if anything I'll be willing to admit that it makes me feel kinda sick, butI DO love me some chocolate, and I LOVE me some sunshine and so skipping around like I'm the Easter Bunny in a garden was bound to happen today... I'm joining the myriad of other bunnies as they spread a little happiness... 

What is she wearing;
Hair Wreath: Tentacio - Daisy Crown
Hair: Wasabi - Play K9 Ed. Hair in Absolute Pack
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Face Paint, Ears & Wreath: [Faunus] - Easter Items
Mouth Flower: Tentacio - Daisy Mouth
Outfit: Mug - Seraphina Dress in Yellow (Available until May 10th at Kustom9)
Body Flowers: Mug - Seraphina Flowers in White (Available until May 10th at Kustom9)
Basket: Elm - Easter Basket
Pose: Fashiowl - Pizza Day, Pose 1
Swing: Simply Shelby - Rustic Spring Hanging Bench
Topiaries: dust bunny - Garden Creatures in Rabbit
Giant Eggs: Simply Shelby - Eggcellent Easter Backdrop Items
Backdrop: Synnergy.Tavis - Garden Gate {360} Backdrop

Valentine's Treats!

I know that I have said that I am away in the UK, and that I wouldn't be blogging anything because I'm having family time... Well... That was a kinda fib on my part, it's Valentine's Day and I wouldn't have been able to pass this romance filled day by without sharing SOMETHING on my rambling space would I?! If you answered yes to that, I wonder, do you even know me at all? LOL... Of course I'd find the time to do something full of romance and hearts and far too much sweetness... 

Of course, I will admit that I KNEW there might be something coming. I got ahead of myself and set something up before I left home because I knew myself and that I simply couldn't pass by a day like Valentine's without having something to say here lol... It's an addiction I fully admit to, and I'm going to own it... 
So I'll keep things short and sweet today, and send lots of love hugs and kisses... Remember to love yourself today, doesn't matter if you're in the self-love club or you're happily with someone... Loving yourself is an important step to greatness and if there is ONE PERSON in this world we should all be able to rely on, it's ourselves... 

What is in the picture;
Heart Box: Dahlia - Valentine Chocolate Box in PLAIN Blush (Available until March 1st at Cupid Inc)
Drink: Dahlia - Chocolate Martini
Cupcakes: BROKEN ARROWS - Sweet Love in Vanilla Cupcakes (Available until March 1st at Cupid Inc)
Bunting: Elm - V-Day Hunt 2025 Prize in Love Letter Garland (Group Hunt Prize)
Flowers: Pitaya - Single Peony in Red (Gift Available until March 1st at Cupid Inc)
Bottles: Violetility - Love Potion
Cookies: Aardvark - Cupid's Heart Cookies (Gift Available until March 1st at Cupid Inc)
Key: random.Matter - Motel Keys Gift in Red (Gift Available until March 1st at Cupid Inc)
Cards: floorplan - Business Cards (Gift Available until March 1st at Cupid Inc)
Desserts: BROKEN ARROWS - Sweet Love in Chocolate Cheesecakes  (Available until March 1st at Cupid Inc)
Bear: hive - Sweet Teddy Bear in Pink Heart
Cake: Elm - V-Day Hunt 2025 Prize in Heart Cake (Group Hunt Prize)
Strawberries: Dahlia - Sugar Rush - Strawberry Box in Brown
Confetti & Love Hearts: Elm - V-Day Hunt 2025 Prize in Heart Cake (Group Hunt Prize) & random.Matter - Heart Hunter in Candy Hearts Pink (Available until March 6th at Collabor88)
Backdrop: Amitie - Mirror Mirror Backdrop

Welcome to Gingerbread Town

 I want to find the Christmas magic... It still seems to be evading me a little bit, and I am more excited by the fact that a couple of days after Christmas I get to go home to see my parents and my sister and see her new house... I CANNOT WAIT!!! Maybe that's where my festive magic will be, maybe that's the time I am waiting for, and right now maybe once the big day will arrive I'll suddenly be feeling it... 
Still until then, I will do whatever I can to find that festive feeling... Even let my mind take me to far off, and maybe imaginary places... 

Some place like the magical little town of Gingerbread... Mostly everything here is gingerbread... There are chocolates and cake and Candy Canes too, if you're peckish please feel free to try the trees. The Candy Cane curly trees - from Simply Shelby for the Sugar Holiday Haul - are perfect examples of the deliciousness in this town... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: TRUTH & FAGA - Prelude in Redhead
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Outfit: Sakura - Christmas Kigurumi in Pudding
Plushie: dust bunny - Holiday Accent Pillows in Gingerbread Man
Pose: -Extra- - Brewed Bliss, Pose 1
Train, Carriages & Tracks: dust bunny - Gingerbread Train
Arch: Simply Shelby - Snowy Candy Cane Gate in Red & Green (Available until December 25th at the Holiday Shop & Hop)
Candy Cane Trees: Simply Shelby - Candy Cane Tree Set (Available until January 3rd for the Sugar SL Holiday Haul)
Orange House: {vespertine} - Gingerbread House (Available until January 5th at equal 10)
Town Houses: {vespertine} - Gingerbread Town
Carousel: dust bunny - Gingerbread Carrousel
Puff Trees: [Merak] - Douceur de Noel
Green Tree: Elm - Holly Decor in PomPom Tree Green
Chocolate Trees: MadPea - Chocolate Tree
Chocolates: MadPea - Chocolate Swirlie Truffle
Snow: [Since1975] - Mesh Falling Snow

A Mermaid's Garden

I went out on our annual work team outing last night and I'm a little tired today, but it was funny... The one thing I found myself coming up with one idea, and one idea only that wouldn't budge was something a little fishy... We had Sushi for dinner, so I had to get my Mermaid on, although this time, I went a little more monstermer than I ever have before... 

A monstermer deserves a little time in the limelight too, they aren't al Ariel wannabes down there under the sea, but that doesn't make them any less gorgeous... 
Within the Lost Atlantis - a backdrop from The Bearded Guy by the way - Garden, you may come across it's caretaker the Keppel Deep Sea Siren - a head and skin set from BeSpoke - in her Magic Clam accessories - from Faunus - that protects the fishies and tends to the flowers... Don't mind her scary looks, she's all heart and full of pearls of wisdom... 

What is she wearing;
Back Headdress: Boutique #187 - Mermaid Headpiece
Front Headdress & Wings: YOKAI - Mermaid Vibes Crown & Wings in Dreams SET
Head & Skin: BeSpoke - Deep Sea Siren in Keppel
Eyes: Izzie's - Angel Eyes
Eye Make-up: Rubedo - Drusilla & WarPaint - Regal Eyeshadow & Pearls
Body Paint, Back Shell  & Staff: [Faunus] - Magic Clam Set
Necklaces: (Yummy) - Oversized Pearl Gemstone Necklace & (Yummy) - Pearl Cascade Necklace in Shoulders Only, [ glow ] studio - Starfish Pearls Necklace (No Longer Available!) & League - Double Stranded Soft Pearl Necklace (No Longer Available!)
Bra: [Faunus] - Magic Clam Lingerie
Bracelet: Half-Deer - Mermaid's Majesty in Kraken Bracer RARE
Fish: MishMish - Shoal of Fish
Bubbles: MoonAmore - Ocean Lover in  Bubbles
Pose: -Extra- - Cozy Season, Pose 2M
Flowers: Elm - Blossom Flowers & Petal Flowers
Sea Plants: DISORDERLY. - Wrecked in Aquatic Plants
Tube Plants: Herbalys - Acid Fungi
Backdrop: The Bearded Guy - Lost Atlantis Backdrop

Foraging for Mushrooms

I've been at work all day today, but it's been oneof those fabulous Autumn days...The Sun has been shining, and the air is chilled... It's wonderful, and my favourite time of the year because of it really... 
I love going out on long walks in the chilled air, crunching through the fallen leaves, hunting for conkers or pretty leaf colours and I've always felt like I'd love to go on a nature walk to forage for mushrooms... I don't like to eat them, but the idea of foraging for them makes me smile... 

Outside the Cabin in the Woods, I decided that it was time to get a mushroom harvest hunt on... I dressed in something cozy, casual, a gorgeous mushroom knitted cardigan - from the Madi Set in the miss chelsea booth at the soon to end round of equal10 - and a cute little matching beret - which comes with the Pumpkin Hair from Wasabi - to go on my hunt... 
I know that the Amanita Mushrooms are poisonous, and definitely not for eating, but they make such pretty decor items, I NEED some to decorate the house... 

What is she wearing;
Hat & Hair: Wasabi - Pumpkin Hair in Offbeat
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Cardigan & Top: miss chelsea - Madi Set in Jeans (Available until November 8th at Equal10)
Pants: miss chelsea - Madi Set in Jeans (Available until November 8th at Equal10)
Basket: Elm - Mushroom Harvest in Amanita Basket Natural
Pose: -Extra- - 2024 Halloween Hunt, Pose 1
Mushrooms: CuteCvlt - Amanita Cluster & {vespertine} - Fungi Collection in Amanita Red
Backdrop: SYNNERGY.TAVIS - Cabin in the woods [360] Backdrop

Fairy Teas Need Human Magic!

Halloween has been and gone now, and that means, as the great Queen of Christmas Mariah Carey says "It's TIMEEEEEEEEEEE!" Christmas is almost here and we are on a slippery slope to the visit from the big man in red... 
It is time though to calm things down and watch the world go by a little, time to enjoy the Autumn colours and the chill in the air. The best way to do that... Time to settle down with a cuppa tea, as the happy little fae in me takes a break from painting the nature in red and gold...

The fae folk have a magical crystal table set up in the Enchanted Hall, with the soul purpose of it being for making tea and eating yummy things that magically appear... Cakes of all kinds, and croissant sandwiches sit on the mushroom clove crockery, while the tea cups in the set sit waiting to be filled with delicious hot tea or coffee... Most of the things in the Fae kitchen are naturally sourced, but if you look closely you will see that a trip was made to the human world in search of one of the most important things in the world... COFFEE CREAMER - from Junk Food - because no matter what kind of magic the fae have, there will ALWAYS be better coffee creamers in the human world hehe... 

What is she wearing;
Hair Accessory: random.Matter - Elihu Mushroom Crown
Hair: Magika - Delulu The Spooky Hair
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Pose: piXit - Wind Me Up, Pose F5
Tea Set: Elm - Clove Crockery Set
Coffee Creamer: Junk Food - Coffee Creamers
Rabbits: Half-Deer - Warm & Fuzzy Snuggle Bunnies in Choco
Coffee & Tea Jars: RazzBerry Inc - Mushie Jars
Food: Hangry - Croissant Sandwich, random.Matter - Woodland Treats, Apple Fall - Treats Platter & ionic - Eat me Macaron cookies
Jars: Elm - Clove Crockery in Acorn Jar
Kettle: Bixty - Kettle & Electric Heater
Table: Schadenfreude - Crystal Cottage in Dark Table
Backdrop: Paparazzi - Enchanted Hall 

I Wish I Could Bake Cakes!

I have been working on bettering myself this year...
I've been exercising more and have lost around 25kilos. I'm reading more so that I spend less time looking at a screen, which is helping me with a reduction in headaches and a better feeling about myself, as a way to relaxing and taking my mind off to places that aren't my normal. I'm trying to work on my photography skills, improving my pictures and taking time to try taking pictures of other things, broadening my horizons if you will. Everything is getting better, everything is making me feel better in myself and I'm proud of the changes that I've been making... Now what do I want to do to improve myself?

I'm good with reading, I'm good with taking pictures - and I'm not one of the best but what I do makes me happy anyway - and I LOVE crocheting so much that my blanket is ALMOST ready. I love cooking and make a mean curry, but there is one skill that I am really wanting to improve on is learning how to bake... My mum makes the most amazing fruit cakes, my sister is a champion cookie maker, if I so much as attempt at baking a cake with boxed ingredients I could burn the house down. I LOVE CAKE. I wish I could bake cakes. It would save me so much money if I could bake rather than buy cakes! 
Once I've gotten better skills, I think I could start a business... Baking cakes for willing victims, I mean, customers... A Spooky Cake, boed and ready to be collected - from Junk Food - and a Cheeky Cake with a sexy suggestion that will hopefully get someone lucky - like the cakes from Krescendo, available until September 10th at FaMESHedX - there should be cakes for everyone!!

What is she wearing;
Hat & Hair: Doe - Becca the Baker
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Flour on Skin: Izzie's - Baking Mess in Arms Flour
Top: miss chelsea - Indi Tee in Army
Pose: FOXCITY - Fascinate, Pose 7
Boxed Cake: Junk Food - Spooky Cake Box
Heart Cake: [Krescendo] - Cheeky Cakes in Sex (Available until September 10th at FaMESHedX)
Dog: JIAN - Great Dane Puppy
Baking Decor:
    Bowls: Apple Fall - Mixing Bowl Set
    Cake in Tin: dust bunny - At Home Baking in Cake Tin
    Bags of Flower: Apple Fall - Bags of Flour & dust bunny - At Home Baking in Bag of Sugar
    Jars: BROKEN ARROWS - Baker in Sugar Pot & Flour Pot
    Decor Bowls: Elm - Winter Baking in Decor Bowls
    Corn Starch: O.M.E.N - Messy Baking in Corn starch (No Longer Available!) 
    Butter: dust bunny - At Home Baking in Butter
    Eggs: random.Matter - Disaster Kitchen - Broken Eggs [Blue]
    Recipe Box: [Krescendo] - Recipe Box in Brown
    Main Bowl: dust bunny - At Home Baking in Frosting Bowl 
    Spices: Elm - Winter Baking in Spice Stack
    Milk: O.M.E.N - Messy Baking in Bottle of Milk & Measuring Cup (No Longer Available!) 
    Utensils: random.Matter - Autumn Treats in Cooking Utensils &  O.M.E.N - Messy Baking in Measuring Spoons (No Longer Available!) 
    Piping Bag: brocante - GBBC gacha in Piping Bag RARE C/NT
    Cherries: Nutmeg - Cherry Tin
    Flour on Table: O.M.E.N - Messy Baking in Spilt Flour (No Longer Available!)
Backdrop: SYNNERGY.TAVIS - Shabby Chic Kitchen Backdrop