RFL Home & Garden Decorating Competition


Lizzie Gracemount is one of the bloggers and competitors in this year’s RFL Homes and Garden Expo decorating competition on Hope 2. I love what she has done to Atlantis Lava Beach, one of 10 cottages from various creators available for decorators to complete. She has taken a cosy, eclectic approach using a warm lived…

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Home & Garden Expo Cuties


The one thing I love about the RFL Homes & Garden Expo is that you can always find something cute, funny or just plain unusual and over the years I have picked up some great and wacky goods. Animals aren’t strange though in second Life, we love our critters and I was pleased to have…

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New Linden Homes Preview


Linden Labs are planning to introduce a new range of Linden Homes and they are currently available to preview at the Homes & Garden Expo for Relay for Life, which is now open. The verdict? These are really lovely homes and actually feel more like homes rather than just somewhere you might want to get…

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NEW RELEASE @ The Home & Garden Expo For Relay For Life


New Release, Clam Bay Beach House Li = 140 Homes & Garden Expo Second Life’s popular Relay for Life Homes & Garden Expo opens today. This mega shopping event raises thousands and thousands of dollars for cancer research, so a great cause supported by dozens of builders like myself. The Expo is HUGE, 10 sims…

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Another Goodbye….Adieu Prince…..


It was sad to hear of another pop icon passing away with Prince’s recent departure. I hope I don’t have to do any more tributes to musical icons or anyone else this year but you never know, life can be very unpredictable. First Bowie, now Prince….

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Spring Is On Its Way


The days are getting longer and sometimes even in England the sun makes an appearance despite the cold! If you’re getting ready to move your parcel landscaping from winter to spring there are lots of potted plants for you to choose from in my in-world store. The plants shown here are a mixture of those available at my RFL Home…

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Goatswood Goodbyes


It seems to be a year full of goodbyes in one way or another and now the latest sim to close its doors is Goatswood, one of my favourite sim builds. Although it was a role play sim I would sometimes just go for a wander around. It was easy to

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Kitely Update ~ Where’s My Money?


My first Kitely cottage Atlantis Beach has been up for sale on the Kitely Marketplace for some time now and so I thought it would be a good time to give an update on my experiences so far. I chose Atlantis Beach as it is my best selling SL Cottage, here’s the link to the SL…

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Marketplace Kitely Store Now Open


I’ve finally managed to get a few things out for sale on the Kitely Marketplace. This will mainly be lighting to begin with more furniture and finally some cottages to follow. There really are only a couple of things so far; An Ivory lamp and cupboard set The Atlantis Arc Light – which you can…

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Woodland Hut ~ New Year Limited Price Promotion 99L


To welcome in the New Year, the Woodland Hut is being offered at a very special and limited offer price of 99L! Just as a reminder, this multi season hut comes with an extensive range of internal and external texture change options. She will look just as good in summer as she does in winter and just as…

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FREE Seasonal Gift Boxes


Dotted around the store are some new modify/transfer sets of FREE Christmas Gift Boxes. 100% mesh they come in sets of 7 individual boxes (various sizes) and each set has a different colour style which you can choose to keep or add your own look. The gift tag can be updated with your own special texture message…

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Woodland Hut Furniture ~ Work In Progress….


This is just a quick taster of some of the furnishings that will be available in the New Year for the newly released Woodland Hut. I enjoy the experience of creating new and upgraded decor for my builds and with this hut I have been surprised at how much I have managed to cram into a small space!…

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‘Heavy’ Snow At The Ven River Store


If you haven’t been to the Ven River store recently then you will notice a definite chill if you visit in the next few weeks. Winter has descended across the land like a big frozen fist. There is snow and ice everywhere. I do love winter in SL, it is always very atmospheric and avatars go to great…

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I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud….


Of course I am misusing the famous opening line from William Wordsworth’s well known poem, which has nothing at all to do with Bandstands and Bridges. The line seemed to match the mood in the photo and I like the instant emotion that well placed clouds can create in Second Life. In fact they are one of the few visual…

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Retro Kitchen On The Marketplace


This new retro kitchen was built for Atlantis Beach cottage but would work in most of my cottages or any modern but cosy loft/sky box. It’s a good match for any of these styles mainly because it comes with a built in texture change menu. It gives you the option to change

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