The Orangery

The Orangery

When my children were younger we holidayed for several years running at a small, family-run, hotel complex in Sorrento, Italy. the hotel itself only had around 8 rooms but there were cabins scattered around the complex. The hotel complex had originally been an orange and lemon grove and most of the cabins where shady with [...]

Mermaids Don’t Lose Sleep

Mermaids Don’t Lose Sleep

"Mermaids Don't Lose Sleep Over the Opinion of Shrimp" I was looking at mermaid quotes for this post, for the obvious reason that the set is the Astralia Mermaid's Cove set, available now at everyone's favourite summer event, Summerfest. This one particularly jumped out at me after a conversation I was having last night with [...]

My Summer Dreams

My Summer Dreams

I love boho style items to wear and have around my house and sim so I was super delighted when I saw the Astralia release for Rewind event, which opens tomorrow, 15th June. The campfire set comes with adult and pg versions and to save anyone's blushes let me tell you that Astralia has invested [...]

Smugglers Cove

Smugglers Cove

“The waves were shadows, snakes under a quilt, creeping in almost unseen until they emerged in milky ripples at the water’s edge.” ― Winston Graham, Ross Poldark       Credits:- *hive // waterside shack **NEW** at Uber Trompe Loeil - Oria Rowboat dust bunny . lighthouse Apple Fall Floating Dock w/ Large Deck & Boat Mooring [...]

Music is What Feelings Sound Like

Music is What Feelings Sound Like

Today has just flown by so far. I, like so many others, have been glued to the TV screen for most of the day watching the Royal Wedding. We really do pomp and circumstance well in Britain and today's wedding had plenty of that mixed with elements of Meghan Markle's background. It was unlike any Royal [...]

Everybody’s Talking Bout Heaven

Everybody’s Talking Bout Heaven

As a lot of you will know a couple of years ago I started SL Calendar Girls which is a Flickr group for photographers and bloggers featuring the best photos of women in Second Life. Each month I choose my personal favourites from the Flickr group and post them in a curated gallery on the [...]