A Guardian of the Winter Realm

Enchantment is more than just a feeling, it's a total state of mind and the magic of a true enchantment is wonderful... Every now and then in Second Life a magical Enchantment comes to life and brings with it stories of magic, mystism and wonder... If you listen closely and take a peek through the gates of the graveyard you may see this month's magic sparkling in the snow... 
This month's magical enchantment is a tale of a young man's new found family of spirits in the graveyard and his troubles when dealing with both the living and the dead... It's a tale that could be true for real life right now, but I think it is time we slip through the gates to see what magic is occurring... 

As we cross the bridge over the Snow Path - a backdrop from Saintstreet, available now until November 30th at Enchantment's Frostbitten event - and head toward the Winter Realm Archway - by Tirrany Designs - we have to be careful. There are spirits that will jump out of the shadows and some of them are a little unhinged - like the pose set from -Extra-  that I am using here - just like the Lich Hollow - a head and skin set from BeSpoke - who is covered in ice with frozen wings... The magic is radiating from this monstrous fae, a protector of the graveyard... 

What is she wearing;
Head Accessories: SynRJ - Frozen Crown in Black & Blue (Available until November 30th at Enchantment: Frostbitten)
Head & Skin: BeSpoke - Lich Hollow in Cadaver
Eyes: lovelysweet - Dark Snow Fey Eyes Set, Colour 5 (Available until November 30th at Enchantment: Frostbitten)
Body Paint Layer: Juna - Peca Tattoo in Medium (Available until November 30th at Enchantment: Frostbitten)
Mantle: Static - Wintertide Lanterns (Available until November 30th at Enchantment: Frostbitten)
Outfit: Web Dew - Ice Beira (Available until November 30th at Enchantment: Frostbitten)
Wings: Doe - Fae Wings in Blue Green Yellow
Wand: comet. - Wand Lumos (No Longer Available!)
Sparkles: Cole's Corner - Glitterati, Snow Daze & Softly Snow, & everfaery - Starfield Aura
Pose: -Extra- - Unhinged, Pose 3
Arches: Tirrany Designs - Winter Realm Archway (Available until November 30th at Enchantment: Frostbitten)
Trees: [MoonSha] - Wild Tree (Available until November 30th at Enchantment: Frostbitten)
Backdrop: Saintstreet - Snow Path Backdrop (Available until November 30th at Enchantment: Frostbitten) 

Oops! I Think I'm in BIG TROUBLE!

Ever have those days when you feel like your brain stops working?! I don't mean in the medical sense either, I'm talking like you cannot remember why you bent down to tie your shoe laces when you are in fact wearing slip-ons, or when you walk into a room and instantly forget what you came in for, or when you're mentally confused because today should be Sunday when it is in fact Friday... That kind of brain fart... I am getting those a lot lately, and someone told me I might be Peri-Menopausal, but I wish this brain fog would clear... 

It's as I was getting overly excited about my new outfit that I'd found at the Midnight Order, a Starla set - from Web Dew - decorated with Suns, Moons and Stars, things that have always made me feel special, and was making me feel remarkly happy that I wondered if I had been forgetting something... I mean I'd decked myself out with some gorgeous accessories, and even remembered to tuck my familiar little burdy into my Burdy Hat - which is a release from Tardfish for The Vault - but it wasn't until I was dancing through the Enchanted Book Hall - which is an older but still gorgeous release from everfaery - that I spotted something with a note attached... OH CRAP... In the bird cage, the Forgotten Birdcage - from CABALPIER - if you will, I think I'm in BIG TROUBLE...

What is she wearing;
Hat: Tardfish - Burdy Hat (Available until August 18th at The Vault)
Hair: Wasabi - Hot Cocoa HW Ed. Hair in Absolute Pack
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Earrings: Raven Bell - Starlit Earrings (Available until August 20th at Midnight Order)
Glasses: [AURO] - Stellar Vision Glasses (Available until August 20th at Midnight Order)
Outfit: WEB DEW - Set Starla (Available until August 20th at Midnight Order)
Gloves: Effervescence - Miranda Gloves (Available until August 20th at Midnight Order)
Pose: [piXit] - Feidina, Pose F2
Birdcage: [CABALPIER] - Forgotten Birdcage (Available until August 20th at Midnight Order)
Shelf & Decor Item: random.Matter - Stargazer [Part II] in Shelves and Globe (Available until August 20th at Midnight Order)
Lights: {anc} - Panel Lamp Stand in Amber (Available until August 20th at Midnight Order)
Backdrop: everfaery - Enchanted Book Hall Backdrop

When a Wolf wants to Sleep

Tomorrow is my day off, I've been working today, and I'm counting down now until I get to go home and see my parents, but tomorrow is going to be a lazy Thursday, and I'm going to read and relax and SLEEP!! If I can pursauade my body to let me sleep without pain, if I can persuade my mind to switch off... I NEED to turn my head off and sleep... Maybe I need to start counting sheep... 

I've had many Better Days - although the pose is from -Extra- - and so now I'm ready for bed... I think I might sleep for the next 6 months of my life... Perhaps?! 
I have been reading and doing all kinds of things before bed to make sure I get a good night's sleep, and so tonight I might have to start counting sheep or something... For some reason when I think of this though my mind starts to wander, which doesn't help me sleep, and I start to wonder if a wolf was to count sheep would they be drooling as they do it? Would Grandma's bed in the Red Riding Hood story be a bit soggy if the Big Bad Wolf was counting to fall asleep in Grandma's bed? 

What is she wearing;
Hat: toksik - Ensnare Mop Hat in White
Head & Skin: BeSpoke - Wolf Exodus (Available until February 18th at The Warehouse Sale)
Eyes: Mana - Daemon Eyes (No Longer Available!)
Nightshirt: Web Dew - Vintage Nightgown (Available until February 20th at Midnight Order)
Pose: -Extra- - Better Days, Pose 2
Sheep: MishMish - Counting Sheep in White
Cushions: Pitaya - Pura Vida in Long Cushions
Backdrop: SYNNERGY.TAVIS - Northern Cliff House Backdrop

The Engine Room, A Quiet Place To Read!!

Today is Good Friday, and its caused me some definite Eye-rolling moments involving customers being Karens with children that ran wild and ate EVERYTHING that was put out to taste... It drove me NUTS... I needed a chance to get away and once again I drifted off into my mind's fantasy world and headed on an excursion back to the Engine Room. It's peaceful there, I can curl up on a comfy sofa and read the newspaper without being disturbed... 

The Engine Room is lovely and cosy on this cool April Evening, thanks to the gorgeous green tiled stove - from CABALPIER at The Engine Room - filling the room of the Clock Tower - a backdrop from Pitaya - with a warm, snuggly comfort whilst the clicking of the cogs and the dripping within the Mushroom Menagerie - from Ceridwen's Cauldron - creating a lulling sense of ease. 
It was the perfect place to relax, and I even made one of the cutest little friends in the form of the Engine Room's Shiba Inu that brought me the newspaper! 

What is she wearing;
Hair: ZAO - Two Hair Pack (Available until April 20th at Engine Room)
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Mask: Quills & Curiosities - Sky Pirate's Mask (Available until April 20th at Engine Room)
Outfit (Including Book & Bottle): Web Dew - Octavia Outfit (Available until April 20th at Engine Room)
Pose: Secret Poses - Saire, Pose 6
Dog: JIAN Pets - Shiba Inu in Black & Tan Newspaper Companion
Table Orb: veyard - CYRUS' Device in brown/ gold green (Available until April 20th at Engine Room)
Table Jar: Constraint - Elf Specimin Jar (Available until April 20th at Engine Room)
Table Books: random.Matter - Antique Shop II in  Bookstack
Furniture (Including Chairs, Ottoman & Table): ChiMia - Streamline Moderne Set (Available until April 20th at Engine Room)
Lights: Eclectica - Steampunk Plasma Lamp in Brassy (Available until April 20th at Engine Room)
Mushroom Tank: Ceridwen's Cauldron - Mushroom Menagerie in Victorian Bronze (Available until April 20th at Engine Room)
Floor Orb & Rug: LORE - Deco Room Furniture in Tripod Lamp & Rug Green (Available until April 20th at Engine Room)
Floor Book Piles: DRD - Antique Shoppe in Book Stacks
Furnace: [CABALPIER] - Tiled Stove in Green (Available until April 20th at Engine Room)
Backdrop: Pitaya - Clock tower backdrop

Strangers in the Junk Yard

It's been raining hard here for the last few days, it's been raining so much it's very torrential and it's bringing with it the cooler air. There's more than the drumming of rain on the ground though, if you listen carefully the drumming is heralding the arrival of a steampunk phenomenon... An Engine Room is coming and the steampunk brigade is coming to town... I had things to do to prepare, I had things o do to make sure I'm ready and able to welcome the new, shiny brass... For right now though, I decided to take my puppy for a walk and enjoy the cool crisp air... 

I decided to take my puppy, Fluffy, for a walk in the Junk Yard - a backdrop, and pose set actually, from Synnergy.Tavis that is available at the Cake Day Event until September 29th - I wanted to pick myself up some pretty decor to welcome the Engine Room guests. 
Whilst wandering through the cars in the dripping rain, I blinked more than once as there was the strangest of men standing there, looking at me with one large eye... The strangest part was that the Eye, was in the middle of a TV screen, he was a TV MAN - from What's Lost Spirits, that will be available at the opening of Engine Room on September 20th. He seemed to be having a little trouble, his cable was sparking in the rain, he looked like he needed to find somewhere to dry off... Fluffy and I decided to take him home. 

What is she wearing;
Hair: Magika - Sienna
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Glasses: random.Matter - Axen Glasses in Black
Outfit & Umbrella: Web Dew - Annabelle (Available from September 20th until October 20th at Engine Room)
Shoes: UTOPIA@Design - "COCO"
Pose & Dog Prop: SYNNERGY.TAVIS - Pose Set 46, Pose 1 (Available until September 29th at Cake Day Event)
Friend: What's Lost Spirits - TV MAN (Available from September 20th until October 20th at Engine Room)
Spark: Moon Rabbit - Party Sparklers
Street Lights: Di'Cor - Street Lamp
Rain: [Dysfunctionality] - Simplest Rain
Clouds: kotte - Cloudy Set
Backdrop: SYNNERGY.TAVIS - Junk Yard [360] Backdrop (Available until September 29th at Cake Day Event) 

A Walk in the Jellyfish Fields

Mermaids come in all kinds of different shapes and sizes.. I LOVE mermaids of all different kinds, not just the fish tail style, but in this today I went a little jelly... A little wriggly with a zing in my step... It's a new version of Ariel, this time I'm a little bright and zingy... 

Wandering through the Jellyfish fields around the great city of Atlantis - created by The Guild - I stopped to chat with my old - but not like the Disney version - pal Snippy the Crab - who is a new release for the event from Quills & Curiosities. He's looking a little electrofied lit up in neon thanks to his crab fusion - which is available via one of he HUDs that are available alongside the crabs at The Guild! 
It's a lovely day to wander through the jellyfish fields and dance in the bubbles outside the city walls... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: Olive - the Wise Hair
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Scale Tattoo: Izzie's - Body Mermaid Scales in Gold
Green Tattoo: Nefekalum Tattoos - Crysalis in Green 
Carving Tattoo: Evermore - Siren Carving
Outfit (Including Umbrella): Web Dew - Jellyfish in #3 (Available until March 31st at The Guild ATLANTIS)
Pose: -Extra- - Spring Showers, Pose 3 (Available from March 7th until April 2nd at Spring Fling)
Crab: Quills & Curiosities - Snippy the Crab in Pet Version, wearing, Snippy the Crab Fusion Texture (Available until March 31st at The Guild ATLANTIS)
Bubbles: Moon Amore - Ocean Lover Gacha Item in Bubbles & Go&See / Cat-Noodle  - Bubble Pop (Available until March 11th at Dollholic)
Jellyfish: Foxwood - Jellyfish