New Rules at Flickr – What can you do?

New Rules at Flickr – What can you do?

Happy Friday everyone! Flickr made an announcement yesterday regarding some change to their Terms of Service.  The changes mainly affect free users of the Flickr service. Flickr has always had rules about the safety levels of photos on it's platform, regardless of whether you are a free user or a Pro user of their service. [...]

Tropical Bliss Spa

Tropical Bliss Spa

The sun is shining and there is a definite hint of spring in the air where I am in the world! You don't realise how much it buoys your spirit when there is a little bit of sun coming through, the clouds have cleared...and it's stopped bloody raining! At least in Second Life it can [...]

The Escape Room

The Escape Room

"Toast to the ones here today Toast to the ones that we lost on the way 'Cause the drinks bring back all the memories And the memories bring back, memories bring back you" Memories - Maroon 5 Credits: *HISA - English Garden Shed Apple Fall Artist Supply Cart LI: 3 **NEW** at The Fifty Apple [...]

But It Would be Nothing, Nothing, Without a Woman or a Girl

But It Would be Nothing, Nothing,  Without a Woman or a Girl

Happy Monday everyone! I had a photo taking weekend and managed to catch up on several items I wanted to blog. The creative headspace comes and goes for me and I've learned that whenever I push myself to create a photo or scene when I am not in that headspace, it results in a photo [...]

Keepin’ Out of Trouble

Keepin’ Out of Trouble

Mr Smith is away on a family trip at the moment and, I am not gonna lie, my second thought after "I'll miss him" was "I'm gonna get soooooooo much stuff done!" So, I was pretty surprised to find myself last night bored and de-motivated to do anything. I played some Greedy, I sorted my [...]

Cooking to the Beets

Cooking to the Beets

I'm back in the kitchen again this week with a beauty of a kitchen with so many options I'd go over my word count if I mentioned them all. As I'd taken a photo of a lighter rustic kitchen a week or so ago I wanted to use the darker option in this kitchen to [...]

Reality Perspective

Reality Perspective

Second Life is the place many of us go for temporary relief from reality. It is after all, a virtual reality. When the stress and strain of real life gets too much we can immerse ourselves, and our alter ego, into our temporary, virtual world. Sometimes, that's not possible. There is no escape. Then is [...]

Celebrate Life

Celebrate Life

We woke up to a different world this week. Whatever happens, however this ends, the world is a different place and what has happened this week will be taught in history lessons forever. I feel for the people of Ukraine. I feel for the people of Russia. I feel for the people in other countries [...]

Spring into the Kitchen

Spring into the Kitchen

My week so far has been all about food! I've been decorating for a cheese and wine evening with my friends on Friday and this scene for blogging aaaaaand I will have a lot more food coming up as Farmer's Market opens on Saturday! Food is such a fun thing in Second Life. Everyone I [...]

First Signs

First Signs

Happy Monday! I have a week off real life work and I am looking forward to doing some decorating and taking some photos during that time. I'm also hoping to record some videos. I was answering some questions recently for an interview and one of them was about tips for photographers. I'm not sure I'm [...]