Three coins in a fountain Each one seeking happiness Thrown by three hopeful lovers Which one will the fountain bless Three hearts in a fountain Each heart longing for its home There they lie in the fountain Somewhere in the heart of Rome “Three Coins in the Fountain” music by Jule Styne; lyrics by Sammy [...]

Waiting is what I was doing when I went into Crimarizon region yesterday.  It’s a beautiful build, that is most definite.  The problem with many a beautiful build, of course, is that it’s also lag hell.  I know; that’s the price we pay for beauty.  And the pose HUD and expression HUD, as well as [...]

“The only lasting beauty is the beauty of the heart.” – Robert Frost The unofficial poet laureate of New England was right in the essence of what he wrote; but there is physical beauty that endures if not lasts forever, and that can be found in architecture as well as the more portable arts.  For [...]

Every winter, When the great sun has turned his face away, The earth goes down into a vale of grief, And fasts, and weeps, and shrouds herself in sables, Leaving her wedding-garlands to decay – Then leaps in spring to his returning kisses. – Charles Kingsley, Saint’s Tragedy (act III, sc. 1) Now winter nights [...]

Ruriko Bracken, a Japanese Second Life Resident and a lovely model and photographer, takes a break now and then from the virtual world for some Real Life.  She’s currently back in, and most welcome in both her roles. In this feature, found on her own Japanese-language blog, Ruriko Style, Ruri-chan does a pair of excellent [...]

A quick note here on a lovely asymmetrical bob hairstyle I received for review recently.  Tameless is a salon I have not hear of before, but this Norine style, wavy and moving in the breeze as you walk, is an excellent wig for any who enjoy short styles, or want a more practical hairdo for [...]

The quest for new places has taken me to the Runway Café in The Lady Resort.  The resort is a large, elegant venue for meetings, shows, or just for getting away.  It has four suites and two penthouses for rent (suites L$1,000, penthouses L$2,000 per week).  But the main attraction is the café, which is [...]

This is the time of year when knits really start coming out of the closets, even in the Grid, where you can consider it summer or winter as you choose.  I tend to pull on coats as we get deeper into November, and also go scouting for good-looking knitwear, in part because I knit in [...]

Here I am at home in my new apartment, enjoying the sunset and listening to a concert on SCPR.  (That’s Second Life Public Radio, incidentally.)  It took a while to decorate this living room, and I dipped into the backstock of my store for the art hanging on the walls — as well as a [...]

I’m running behind today, what with a nap before I finished up the last Contact Sheet piece, so this is a quick piece on one of Azul’s recent limited-edition color releases, gifted to me most kindly by Cajsa Lilliehook.  I love the collar line here, but you can leave that off for an equally excellent [...]