Spring Photography Contest 2016

Take a picture at the Retreat and garden and post it here in the Retreat Group.

The contest starts March 5 and ends March 31, 2016. 
Winners will be announced the following week.
Winners will also be displayed at the Galicia Art & Cultural Hall

Prizes:
L$500 first place
L$300 second place
L$200 third place

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Come by soon and get started...relax, dance, and smell the flowers :)
Enjoy!!!
Post your pictures here:
https://www.flickr.com/groups/amretreat/

Home and Garden Tour Updates

Spring Fling Home and Garden Tour Flickr Page will show show some of the beautiful homes on display. Everybody has done such an amazing job getting ready for Spring.
Hurry, you have until April 19th to see them all.
Start here :)

2015 Spring Fling Garden Tour

It is almost time for the Spring Fling Home and Garden Show....the Retreat is ready for Spring and will be Stop # 6 on the Tour. I hope you will go and see all the beautiful homes decorated for Spring...enjoy...

From Bear to Herr

Not sure if the bear was more scared than me, but you can go and check him out here.

Where are the men to protect a damsel in distress?

Ich muss mich ganz lieb bei Robstar bedanken, denn er hat diesen Bär schnell vertrieben.
Auch danke für die schöne Tour in Second Norway. Ich werde mir auch "the Greenhouse" noch ein bisschen besser anschauen beim nächsten einloggen.

Hatte mir alles so gut gefallen und Du hast die Heimat ein bisschen zu mir gebracht. Danke :)

Pumpkins are filled early !!!!

I managed to fill the pumpkin early....yeah. So those who read the blog are lucky they can go look for them.
Look for other goodies too around the retreat, like the free lanterns in the Pavillon.

Get some free pumpkin spice coffee, so look for this cup :)

The RETREAT new and improved

The RETREAT new and improved.....I probably worked like three days on this. It meant like bringing the Club down to our retreat level, but I did not stop there. 

I took down the old Tuscany Home we had for over 2 years, which was a task in itself. How did we ever get so much stuff collected. Some was good, some was trash.

I moved all the things I wanted to keep into the Chateau at the Club, which is usable for all our visitors. 

I wanted to make the entrance a little more dramatic and beautiful, so I lined a road with twinkle trees :)

If you don't want to walk all that way you can directly teleport to the Club.

I hope you will enjoy the new and improved retreat and come to visit it often. Bring your friends! 

This is a beautiful getaway...I will add some more poses for picture taking and so on, so you can enjoy the place with your date :)

Club Melatonin and Store...NOW OPEN :)

After trying out so many designs for the new club, I think I found the right one for us. Club Melatonin is now located where once the Melatonin House stood. So come on over and dance the night away. Sit in comfort in the Red Room and don't forget to check out the store to buy some goodies. You will find the cheapest KittyCats here.

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Garden of Dreams

"The man who has planted a garden feels
that he has done something for the good of the world."

The Garden of Dreams is a magical place indeed. I go here often to just relax or fly and teleport in the bubbles to the different sky-boxes you can actually buy.

I am not sure yet which one I like the best, because they all are so beautiful and detailed.

The Library is a pure masterpiece. You must visit is and see for yourself.

La Botanique

I found a nice warm spot to stay dry while the rain is falling around the island.

La Botanique is a lovely hangout but bring a raincoat and wear rain boots if you want to explore outside.

Lobo

“There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls.” 

Great News!!! I found this cute wolf in our garden, so I am keeping him. He seems harmless and loves it when you pose with him. Come on over and shoot a few pictures with "Lobo" our pet wolf.

Butterflies in the garden

If nothing ever changed, there'd be no butterflies.  ~Author Unknown

Summer is almost here and the beautiful butterflies are now in the garden dancing.

"Cathie" home with Rose and Thorn

Where we love is home,
Home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.
~Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., Homesick in Heaven

When our first kitten was born it was such a magical moment. We knew she was funny, quick and oh sooo small. When she got picked up by her new owner the house was a bit empty at first, but we knew she had a good home. I think she is spoiled...thank you Rose and Thorn for taking her and spoiling her like we would.

We are so glad you enjoyed our garden and danced...

Worlds End Garden

All days are nights to see till I see thee,
And nights bright days when dreams do show thee to me.
~William Shakespeare, "Sonnet XLIII"

There is a place you can go and sit and watch the shooting stars hit the ocean's blue water and if you listen really careful you hear the sizzle as it touches.

Take the time and really explore here and then come back and bring a friend and you will see their smile as they see the beauty of it all. A great place to reflect. at. (Worlds End Garden)

The garden

"So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they're busy doing things they think are important. This is because they're chasing the wrong things. The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning." 
— Mitch Albom (Tuesdays With Morrie)

I spend a little time in the garden and took some pictures. The good thing is that there have been some entries for the Photo-contest. YEAH :)

Have a beautiful rest of the week....don't forget to smell the flowers and stop to see the beauty that is around you. There is so much to see.

OMG....I almost forgot to mention this, we now have some official judges for the contest too...one of them is the famous Shoji who said he is delighted to judge for us. So, enter away.

Happy Birthday Micheal !

The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.

  ~Lucille Ball

We did it...yeah...my sis and I surprised Micheal for his birthday. The garden table was set with yummy chocolate cake and cupcakes. The sun slowly going down. The cats playing with the butterflies and all of us just relaxing and celebrating Micheal's birthday.

I believe there is still some cake left...feel free to grab some.
I had a hard time getting Camden back into the house, he had so much fun chasing butterflies.

Beautiful Nature

One of my favorite places to explore is where you will find nature all around you. Calas Galadhon is a lovely place. Make sure you landmark it so you can go back often and also visit the rest of the sims that are next to this one. Breathtaking!

It was so much fun to stomp the grapes and then have your own grape juice. I was just covered with the grapes all over.

1 YEAR of being the luckiest girl in SL

"If ever there is tomorrow when we're not together... there is something you must always remember. You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. But the most important thing is, even if we're apart... I'll always be with you." 

— A.A. Milne

Today is the day before St. Patrick's Day and I am wearing the very same dress I wore last year, but something is different.
Last year I bought this dress for St. Patrick's Day but I couldn't wait to wear it and I decided to just go and show it off. I went to Cloud 9 and the luck of the Irish really paid off. I met Micheal :)
Today we will celebrate 1 year together in second life.

Who would have thought that we would be dancing here in our own garden one year later? I think I am a very lucky girl to have found him that evening. I am so ever grateful for him, because I know it is hard to find a good guy.

It starts with a smile

This is a beautiful sim to visit with a loved-one or even by yourself. So many poses and foto opportunities here.
It starts with a smile