I Have Tried In My Way To Be Free

I Have Tried In My Way To Be Free

Like a bird on the wireLike a drunk in a midnight choirI have tried in my way to be freeLike a worm on a hookLike a knight from some old fashioned bookI have saved all my ribbons for thee Bird on a Wire - Leonard Cohen During the SeraCast last Friday I saw this gorgeous [...]

Christmas Time in the Morning

Christmas Time in the Morning

We've sort of had our Christmas morning early. This weekend we both received our gifts irl from each other and as the saying goes, great minds think alike, fools seldom differ! We both sent each other the same present...a rather nice bottle of Sloe Gin each! I'm saving some of mine to make Prosecco and [...]

Wake Me Up Inside

Wake Me Up Inside

How can you see into my eyes like open doors?Leading you down into my coreWhere I've become so numbWithout a soulMy spirit's sleeping somewhere coldUntil you find it there and lead it back home Wake me up inside (save me)Call my name and save me from the dark (wake me up)Bid my blood to run [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

He Lights Up My Life

He Lights Up My Life

"You light up my life You give me hope To carry on You light up my days and fill my nights with song" Whitney's Version It's Soppy Sunday! This post is dedicated to the person that lights up every single day for me with his unwavering support. 11 days ago I gave up smoking...I had [...]

Raise Your Glass

Raise Your Glass

No sooner is Christmas behind us but we start to think about how we will see in the New Year. For once I am actually looking forward to the new year celebrations in Second Life. I don't have any firm plans per se but I know I will be spending it with Mr Smith and [...]

When You Wish Upon a Star

When You Wish Upon a Star

I'm writing this while nervously waiting to see if a Government press conference is called for later today regarding a toughening of Coronavirus rules in the England. I have been looking forward to the first Christmas with my grandson and I'll be extremely miffed if that is now in jeopardy as I have the whole [...]