The Teddy Bear's Picnic!

I know sometimes the blogposts that I come up with are random. I love that I don't stick to particular style of picture taking and I find that it lets me relax - as I've said before it's my own personal form of therapy - I never know what will happen when it comes to making pictures and it lets my creativity flow. I can start with one simple item and from that a story develops... Today was one of those days... 
Today I found myself disappearing down a rabbit hole, and into nursery rhyme land... 

If you go down in the woods today, You're sure of a big surprise.

If you go down in the woods today, You'd better go in disguise.

For every bear that ever there was, Will gather there for certain because

Today's the day the teddy bears have their picnic.

I used to love this nursery rhyme... I mean who am I kidding, I still do... I remember as a little kid being in the woods near my home, teddy in hand, as we hunted for the location of the Teddy Bear's Picnic... Apparently it wasn't initially meant to be a song like it is now, the melody was written in 1907 and the lyrics were added later in 1932 - I wonder what the composer thought of the adorable little nursery rhyme his melody became?! 
So today, in my tired and wanting to go back to the UK for a bit brain, I decided to let my mind wander off to the Teddy Bear's Picnic... I packed up a picnic, that wasn't entirely Junk Food, and slipped into a disguise as suggested in the song. I found the most amazing Ursa Bear mask - a head from BeSpoke that can still be picked up at Abnormality until May 28th - so that I could be in disguise... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: Wasabi - Rue K9 Ed. Hair in Absolute Pack
Head & Skin: BeSpoke - Bear - Ursa (Available until May 28th at Abnormality)
Cape: UNA - LittleRedRidingHood in Cape Brown
Dress: Salt & Pepper - Maria Dirndl in Green
Pose & Swing Prop: -Extra- - Spring Breeze, Pose 2
Picnic Foods: Junk Food - Picnic Basket
Apples: BROKEN ARROWS - Apple Farm in Basket & Heart Mixed
Honey Pot: floorplan - Honeypot in Beige
Balloons: Half-Deer - Fairylight Balloons in Pastel
Backdrop: FOXCITY. Photo Booth - Picnic

The Meeting of the Season Changers!

August 1st always feels like start of Summer, even though Summer has officially been happening for a few weeks, and we're actually starting to gear down towards Autumn...
There is soon to be a mingling of the fae from different worlds... The Summer Fae with her gorgeous floral colours will meet the darker Autumn Fae, who are coming to kill off the greenery and welcome to Wintery flakes of snow... They are gathering slowly, meeting on edge of the dark forest on the Swamp Path... 

It is the Midnight Order, that has brought these two fae together on the Swamp Bridge - a release from Violetility - but the Dandelion Fairy is the one hosting the welcoming committee... Sharing her Dandelion Blooms with the Autumnal Goblinesque - thanks to the LOGO Cinder Goblin Head, available now at Midnight Order - and teaching her new friend how to create dandy magic... 
For now though, let's just hope that these two can share the spotlight before the Autumn ends the Summer and the colours fade from green to red... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: KMH - Hair F262 in Fatpack (Available until August 20th at Midnight Order)
Head, Skin & Face Accessory: LOGO - Cinder Goblin Head v1.0 (Available until August 20th at Midnight Order)
Hair Accessory: K R E E P - Evermore Hair Piece (Available until August 20th at Midnight Order)
Earring: (Yummy) - Raw Crystal Earring (Past Gift)
Shoulder Fur: Tentacio - Rose mamba in Fur Cloak Brown
Choker: Spellbound - Crystal Choker in Dark (No Longer Available!)
Necklace: (Yummy) - Layered Crystal Necklace
Wings: kotte - Fairy Wings in Fatpack
Dress: UNA - Xena Dress (Available until August 20th at Midnight Order)
Lower Fur: Caboodle - Alice Stole in Gray
Sparkles: Cole's Corner - Starstuff
Pose & Flower Prop: Mixtape Poses - Dandelion
Fairy Friend: !Ohmai - Dandelion Fairy (No Longer Available!)
Bridge: Violetility - Swamp Path
Trees: everfaery - Dreamshade Trees (Available until August 18th at The Warehouse)
Vines: everfaery - Faewood Vines
Backdrop: Synnergy - Dark Pond Scene

The Queen's Key-per

There are so many royals in the world that I never knew about. That sounds like a silly statement but before I moved to the Netherlands I was totally oblivious to the fact that other countries in the world have monarchies... I LOVE a good fantasy novel, one with a fantasy kingdom ruled by any monarchy is a plus in my mind... There are so many to choose from, but when I grew up I ALWAYS wanted to be one of the Queens of Narnia... I wouldn't want to be a ruling Queen in RL but I could handle being a queen in a fantasy realm... 

I think if I was a Queen of a fantasy realm, I'd definitely be a benevolent queen.... Someone evil and dominating her lands, ruling with magic and modern innovations like her Time Lord Wings - from SHARD - that she'd had made in the Engine Room - which runs until April 20th by the way - and her very own Key Holder Owl pet - from Tardfish - that makes sure she never loses her keys to the treasure vault. 

What is she wearing;
Crown: Grasshopper - St Josephine Tiara (Available until April 20th at Engine Room)
Hair: Wasabi - Tenley FLF Ed. Hair in Absolute Pack
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Wings: SHARD - Time Lord Wings in Fatpack (Available until April 20th at Engine Room)
Outfit: UNA - Libra (Available until April 20th at Engine Room)
Pet: Tardfish - Key Holder Owl in Golden
Pose & Props (Book & Wand): Fashiowl - Platform 9 3/4, Pose 12
Backdrop: Paparazzi - Gothic Window 3

The Anger of the Red Queen

Days like today have been crazy and problemati, tourists are much needed in my workplace, but at the same time they drive me fricking nuts sometimes. There has been so many people today that are out to make me want to kick their butts.
Getting home for the evening I slip into a pair of super comfy pyjamas, and curl up on the sofa to wind down after the day. I'm going to let my mind slip off into it's usual fantasy world although rather than pretty and fairytale, the Red Queen has had enough... The people are revolting, they are rising up against her tyrannical reign and she is angry... The magic is seething within her, ready to burst out and destroy... 

Standing in the throne room of Momento Mori Castle - a Spires Society creation for Midnight Order - her rage bubbling up, it's crazy to see such a beauty with such a terrible look on her face. It's worse to see the swirling mist inside her Moon Scepter, as her rage builds and it gets more violent when she gets more mad... Someone has to pay for this insolence... Someone will suffer... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: Usagi Society - Blyss Hair in FATPACK (Available until February 20th at Midnight Order)
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Head, Halo & Chest Piece: Artemisia - Mantle of Divinity (Available until February 20th at Midnight Order)
Fur: UNA - Yuri Fur in Beige (Available until February 20th at Midnight Order)
Dress: UNA - Yuri Dress in Red (Available until February 20th at Midnight Order)
Bracelets: [Drunken Brokkr] - Vonnica Hand Jewelry (Available until February 20th at Midnight Order)
Staff: Neverwish - Moon Scepter
Smoke: Cole's Corner - Enchantress Aura
Pose: FOXCITY - Whimsy, Pose 4
Middle Throne: Remarkable Oblivion - Danse Macabre Gacha Item in Throne RARE
Other Chairs: OUTWORLD - Cathedral Chair
Fountain: Eclectica - Gothic Fountain in All Colours (Available until February 20th at Midnight Order)
Backdrop: Spires Society - Memento Mori (Available until February 20th at Midnight Order)

Pixel Pizza for Pixel Plants!

When trying to relax there are lots of different ways to relax. Some people like to exercise, some like to shop, some like to read books - I'm usually one of those - and others play video games, but no matter what you choose to do it should be fun and allow your mind to reset itself for a moment. 
Today I'm in a gaming mind, I've been thinking about old games on my old Super Nintendo, I used to LOVE playing Mario... 

In Mario's world of Level Up - a backdrop from astralia - where the Polygon trees and grasses - from Bad Unicorn - blow in the breeze... 
Mario has gone on a little vacation, and while he's away I've been asked to feed his Chompy Plant Babies - from Tardfish - and there were no real instructions as to what they should be fed. I figure they should be fed pixel food, I'm thinking Pizza, anyone fancy a pixel Pizza Party - pizza from #ninety... 

What is she wearing;

Hat & Hair: [Atomic] - 1UP Gacha in Hair Electric (No Longer Available!)
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Glasses: [Commoner] - Shade-Stache in Green
Upper Necklace: Loki - Pixel Gamer in Full HP Necklace
Lower Necklace: Nerd Monkey - Chompy Plant Necklace (No Longer Available!)
Outfit: UNA - M.Cosplay Jumper in BlueGreen
Plant Pets: Tardfish - Chompy Plant
Pizza: #ninety - Pizza Party
Pose: FOXCITY - Soft, Pose 7
Trees: Bad Unicorn - Polygon Trees
Rocks: Bad Unicorn - Polygon Rocks
Grass: Bad Unicorn - Polygon Grass
Background: Astralia - Surrealistic Backdrops in Level Up 

Draconic Sushi and Steamy Noods!

Again with the posting blog posts at dinnertime, I always seem to find myself working on blog posts just after dinner when I've been thinking long and hard about dinner and what I want to eat, invariably the thought on my mind influences my blogging... 
Food was on my mind... I wanted something delicious and spicy... Something warm and filling... A little bit of spicy magic...

As I sat down to dinner, I had chosen a bowl of delicious Hearty Tonkotsu Ramen - from Cat-Noodle - with a naughty side order of Orenji and Pinku Sashimi - also from Cat-Noodle - I know it's naughty and a lot of food but I was feeling articularly hungry... I added an order of Boba Tea - from Junk Food - in both Matcha and Strawberry flavours since I couldn't decide which one I wanted... 
Though I was just settling down to enjoy the dinner, there was a a splashing in my noodles, there was a bigger splash and a Dragoon - from Tardfish at Hongdae until June 20th - flew from my bowl, flapping around the room and filling it with delicious sushi scents... Isn't he an adorable sushi dragon?!

What is she wearing;
Hair: Wasabi - Ash Hair in Offbeat
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Outfit: UNA - Paola in ScuareRed
Name Tag: minuit - Name-Tag
Pose: FOXCITY - Biggest Fan, Pose 5m
Dragon: Tardfish - Dragoon in Roll (Available until June 20th at Hongdae Event)
Noodle Bowl: [Cat-Noodle] - Hearty Tonkotsu Ramen Bowl
Drinks: Junk Food - Boba Tea in Matcha & Strawberry
Sushi: [Cat-Noodle] - Orenji & Pinku Sashimi
Plants: Apple Fall - Aspidistra in Wicker Planter & Ariskea - [ELLE] Bamboo Basket Plant
Backdrop: FOXCITY - House Of Zen 

In the Cold, Damp of the Basement...

It's May 1st, the 5th month of the year has finally started... WHERE DID THE LAST 4 MONTHS GO? There's also changes afoot that may well affect the SL blogging community as a whole, and I'm intrigued to find out how it will affect those that do blog. From today, Flickr - which is SL's main photo showcase place - will no longer allow free accounts to post moderate or adult related content... It could affect everything that we all know and love... I am a Pro account, it shouldn't affect me all that much, but maybe sponsors will be seeking different things... Who knows... 
Still to honour that change, and the fact that I'm a Pro account, I was having a conversation with a very close friend. Before long I'd been bound, blindfolded and gagged. Dragging down the stairs into a cold, damp, basement... 

In the Basement - a backdrop from PALETO - I sat on my butt that was bruised as I bounced down the stairs, and waited for hour upon hour, until my captor appeared like a shadow blocking out the light. He'd ripped off my clothing casting it here and there, my underwear - actually a bikini from Half-Deer - the only thing I could see in the pool of light at the bottom of the stairs. Dressed into a straight jacket - from UNA - and pushed onto my knees with the gentle touch from his riding crop, like a good girl - thanks to a pose from FOXCITY.
Since he went to all this trouble, how could I not be a good girl and do as I'm told. 

What are they wearing; 
Rudh:
Hair & Collar: MINA - Kim in Reds
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Outfit: UNA - Kinky Straightjacket in White
Skin Brusing: Ama - Whipped Ass and Thighs
Dirty Feet: Izzie's - Dirty Feet 
Dean:
Gloves: L'Emporio - Long Bento Gloves
Claws: [ContraptioN] - Osprey Claws
Corset: RIOT - Ares corset
Pants & Boots: Quills & Curiosities - Cryptdweller Bottoms 
Pose & Crop Prop: FOXCITY - Good Girl Bento Couple Pose
Leash: Short Leash - Puppy Love Leash Decor in Red Silver
Toy Box: Fapple - BDSM Tool Box
Chair: JIAN - Witch's Recluse Chair
Condom Scatter: Peaches 'N Cream  - 'Wrap & Tap' Condom Clutter & Lagom - Babygirl Gacha Set in Messy Condoms  & [ abrasive ] - Whipped Magazine Clutter V1
Toy Wall Rack: Fapple - Rodion Punishment Rack
Floor Underwear: Half-Deer - Carefree Bikini Clutter in Red
Cardboard Boxes: RC Cluster - New Home Moving Boxes
Beer Crates: DRD - Beer Stand in Crate Pile
Backdrop: PALETO.Backdrop - Basement 

Cupid of the Future

It seems like every year the holidays become more and more commercial, maybe I'm just being a grumpy old fart, but it seems like nowadays you can get everything and anything you want covered in hearts at this time of year... I find myself wondering, what a holiday like Valentines will be in the future... Will cupid grow up a little and become part cyborg, ready to spread a little futuristic lovin'? 

I would think that in the future, cupid might have become Cupids - or would that be Cupiden as a plural? - and there might even be female versions of the little angel... I know if there were, and it's the future they might be less baby-like, more adult in size, and armed with a brilliant new gun - like the UNA Cupid's Gun. Everything Valentine has gone much more high-tech to keep up with the times, and so from the Control Room - one of Synnergy's newer and most futuristic backdrops - they can keep tabs on all of the love arrows circling the world... 
Debating if someone should be struck with an arrow, should it be love or will it be heartbreak?! Life's big questions... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: Olive - the Sci-Fi Hair
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Mask: Normandy - Vectra interface
Heart Speech Bubble: Caboodle - Cupid's Emoji Bubble
Broken Heart Speech Bubble: Caboodle - Broken Heart Mood Bubble in Red (Gift Available until February 28th at CUPID INC)
Wings: Half-Deer - Neon Angel Wings
Tattoo: [Even Tide] - Cyber in Red
Outfit: Normandy - Carbine (Available until February 13th at Mainframe)
Gun: UNA - Cupid GUn (Gift Available until February 28th at CUPID INC)
Pose: Secret Poses - Shanai, Pose 3
Mechanical Heart: Fika - Mekaniskt Heart
Torso: DISORDERLY - Abandonment in Pile Torso
Backdrop: Synnergy - Control Room [360] Backdrop 

Pokebutts in Pokeballs

I'm really feeling all over the place at the moment, and I guess that's reflected in the fact that I'm all over the place with my blogging... Yesterday I was dark and magical, today well... I gotta catch 'em all! 

Luckily she ended up not trying to catch her adorable little pokemon friends in the original fighting manner... Who knew that Pokemon loved to play in the ball pit! I dropped a few of my Pokeballs into the ball pit to see if I could lure some of them and catch 'em all... 
Aren't these little pokebutts cute?! They are a collection from Ananas, available now at Ota.Con, and they are great for both cuddling and decorating with! Such adorable butts, you simply gotta catch 'em all!

What is she wearing;
Sprout: Dots - Little Sprouts
Hair: Magika - Unravel
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Top: Quirky - Miko Top
Shorts: REIGN - Cozy Shorts in Cotton #4
Feet: Izzie's - Dirty Feet BoM
Pose: FOXCITY - Lucid, Pose 5
Pokemon Butts: Ananas - Thiccmon (Available until May 31st at Ota.Con)
Pokemon Balls: H&C Wheels - Pokeball
Bag: REIGN - Slouchy Tote Bag in Rainbow
Shoes: CULT - Eva Flats
Drink: hive - Pride Tumbler in Pastel (Group Gift)
Purse: UNA - Rainbow Purse
Phone: #187# - PinWheel Phone Case
Backdrop: [VOZ] - Ocean Ball Pool in C 

Issa Me... Ruduigi!

 I've been having a random silly day today, trying to get myself to wake up for longer than five minutes... I feel like I'm permanently sleepy lol... Time to do something fun and play one of my oldest favourites.. Super Mario Brothers... 
Thought I guess I'm not going to play it in the way I might have done in the past... I'm now going to jump on the Gameboy and ride myself into the Mario World... 

Luckily I had my amazing Retro Gamer Hover Board - from Ananas - that allows me to zoom around through Mario land... 
Now of course I had to blend in, and being smart I realised that Mario might not be the best choice, but no one would notice an extra Luigi wandering around. I'm not sure, but I think maybe I look a little more fabulous than the real one...

What is she wearing;
Hat & Hair: [Atomic] - 1UP Gacha in Hair Electric (No Longer Available!)
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Glasses: [Commoner] - Shade-Stache in Green
Necklace: Loki - Pixel Gamer in Full HP Necklace
Outfit: UNA - M.Cosplay Jumper in BlueGreen
Boots: katat0nik - Old Boots in Gray
Pose: Secret Poses - Astra, Pose 3
Game: Ananas - Retro Gamer - Hover Board in Default
Backdrop: Astralia - Surrealistic Backdrops Gacha in Level Up (Retired Collection) 

Let Her Eat Cake!

Well it's been a difficult few days for me, life is pretty quiet here in Holland, and there's not much happening in my working life - although I did just get given the weekend off! - but I want to find things to keep me occupied from slipping into a bit of a RL depression right now. I know that there people with worse situations in the world, but I just feel lonely due to missing my RL family! 
So it's Thursday and I'm totally free until Tuesday next week, what am I going to do to make things feel better... LET THEM EAT CAKE!!

I know she was not one of the best examples of monarchy throughout history, but there are some times in life when a girl can totally get behind the sentiments of what Marie Antoinette said... YES she wasn't smart for suggesting the people in her kingdom should eat cake when they couldn't even afford the basics and were starving, but come on... IT'S CAKE!!! Cake I feel, could always perk my mood up and make me a happier Rudhie! 
So I LOVED this dress in the MariaAntoniete Gacha from UNA... It comes in a range of colours, but being a gacha collection you gotta get lucky to win the colours you desire! I found this perfect pink set matched with the dress my Fantastique Frenchie - from Hextraordinary - had chosen to wear, and while we were posing with all this cake she looked adorable, until she decided to put her face in it!!! 
Still I won't be too mad at her, in the words of Marie Antoinette, "let her eat cake" and "bon appetite!" 

What is she wearing;
Hair: CUREMORE - Antoinette's Closet II Gacha Item in Rococo Hairstyle Reds
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Neck Wound & Mouth Blood: MoonPhase - Slit Throat
Staples: CURELESS & DISORDERLY - Shattered Existence Neck Staples (No Longer Available!)
Necklace: 7mad;Ravens - Bloody Guillotine Necklace (No Longer Available!)
Outfit: UNA - MariaAntoniete Gacha Items (Available until October 31st at The Arcade)
Cake & Spoon: Schadenfreude - Skull Cups Gacha Item in Cup Cake Jerry's Cherry RARE
Dog: Hextraordinary - Fantastique Frenchies Gacha Item in Marie Puptoinette Companion RARE
Pose: Nantra - Studio 54, Pose 1
Monster Cake: studioDire - Cake Mimic NPC
Lemon Cake: {what next} - Provence Picnic Cake
Battenburg: Kalopsia - Flora's Battenberg Cake
Tartlets: {theosophy} - Tartelettes in Cream (No Longer Available!)
Fruit cake: Apple Fall - Fig & Blackberry Cake
Pink Cake: tres blah - Pastry Mania - Raspberry Cake 

Summoning Wolves during the Eclipse

There's so much pretty shit going on with the Halloween season, but one of those events that I love has come back and I cannot be more excited about it. A lovely little dark corner of Second Life opened back up again and brought with it the Eclipse... The magic of the Eclipse is perfect for casting a few spells and bringing forth things that are more than a little special... 
The little witch in me went out into the woods and cast a spell, luring out the Dire Wolves... 

When darkness begins to fall it is the best time to call on the Dire Wolves... They come crawling from the deepest darkest recesses of the woods thanks to the spells contained within her Wolf Summoner Book - an Eclipse HILTED release - and a little wave of her Crystal Want - an Eclipse Astara release - ready to do her bidding...

What is she wearing;
Hat & Hair: Magika - Darkness Falls in Hud 02
Skin: Glam Affair - Seya in Europa 2
Outfit (Dress & Cape): UNA - LittleRedRidingHood (Available until October 31st at The Arcade)
Book: HILTED - Wolf Summoner Book in Red/Yellow (Available until October 31st at Eclipse)
Wand: Astara - Crystal Wand (Available until October 31st at Eclipse) 
Wolf: Jian - Warrior Wolves in Dire Wolf Companion RARE

In the Trees

In the swamp, beneath the trees someone lives there "peacefully"... She's a spirit of the woods, a carer of animals and the protector of all things... 
Recently though this forest spirit has been left fighting for her freedom by a big mean and very nasty ogre that lives on the other side of the mountains! 
This poor little spirit spends the vast majority of her days roaming amongst the trees, barely leaving her home for less than a few minutes at the time as invariably one of her reptilian charges needs her help, She spends her time dressing to feel like those humans she sees in the blog magazines she reads, and playing with the many toys that she holds dear, while the crazy ogre crafts her ancient looking wares and dances with her illegal minion bots...  
This poor little spirit needs to get out, her and the transportation crafter need to break free from the evil that is this ogre... She will surely drive them to insanity if they do not get free... 

The story is about 90% true, OK so I'm not a spirit, but we are having trouble with our land owning neighbours and HellBone and I are now in the process of looking for a new place to live - not just for us but for the entire MC too... Anyone know of a cheap full sim available?
I had this look ready for a while and then the story kinda feel into my lap after having trouble for a few days with our landlord... But I wanted to create a look that was fairly autumnal and fairly fantasy without the full on fairy effect hehe...
I wore a cute sack dress, complete with mud, that had picked up at a fantasy event - not sure which though sorry - from a store called Murdock !nc. I accessorised it with a necklace that came as part of the Misae outfits from Una, and gave it that Autumn feeling with some Tabou Irresistible Fallen Leaves Antlers and a Persefona Falling Leaves Wreath! I also scooped up a little friend to pose with me... The newest MishMish release is little foxes! SUCH ADORABLE LITTLE FOXES! They are available in three colours from Collabor88, and trust me when I say you will want them all hehe... 
There is just one thing that this woodland spirit needs to show you... I was walking with my foxy friend, and spotted the most beautiful gift from the trees... After washing the mud from my feet, I stepped into the most amazing pair of shoes, that will no doubt keep my feet mud free! The AZOURY Sauvage Heels with their super high brown trunk base will keep me Happy - not Sad - this November hehe! Yes that was a hint by the way, they are from Sad November hehe... 

Will our spirit heroine make it out of the clutches of the evil ogre alive? Keep watching to find out...

What is she wearing;
Main Photo:
Antlers & Body Leaves: Tabou Irresistible - Fallen Leaves (Past Event Release) 
Leaves: Persefona - Falling Leaves Wreath in Mix 3 (Past Event Release) 
Hair: Clawtooth - Cherry Bomb in Red eye flight 
Skin: Glam Affair - Candy Skin in America 09 (Past Arcade Item)
Face Wounds: (Under the Eyes) Utopiah - Excessive Pain Makeup 
Necklace: Una - Misae in Brown (Part of an outfit) (Past Event Release) 
Dress & Mud: Murdock !nc - Sack (Past Event Release)
Fox: MishMish - Little Fox in Red (Available Now at Collabor88)
Pose: Image Essentials - Graceful Elegance 14 
Shoe Photo:
Skin: Glam Affair - Candy Skin in America 09 (Past Arcade Item)
Boots: AZOURY - Sauvage Heels in Trunk Brown (Worn with SLINK Mid Feet) (Available Now at Sad November) 
Pose: Image Essentials - Flapper 2