Fall Equinox

It is Pemberley, but not of old, the time has passed, and the land has grown wild, and yet the magic lives on at Pemberley.  Host to live music and open to the public to explore.

Not everywhere is Winter in Second Life. There are still some gorgeous places that celebrate the warm colors of Fall. I found this magical place called Pemberly.  Created by Landscaper and scenographer:  Terry Fotherington

As fall lingers on with its radiant colors of bright orange, browns, and persimmon we get ready to celebrate the feast of Fall Equinox (which starts actually in September) here are some things you can do in Real Life and Second Life:

1. Clean, and declutter the house to prepare for the season (your inventory is a mess)
2. Decorate the house, bringing pieces of nature inside
3. Burn white and black candles in your home to honor the dark and the light
4. Journal about all the abundance in your life (like a blog?)
5. Host a feast for friends and/or family using produce from a local farm
6. Help cook a meal for those who need it the most
7. Apples represent wisdom and magic and we’re fortunate in N.C. to have so many apple orchards to enjoy. So go pick some apples - make a pie, cake, or homemade bread with them.

Reflect on all the things that you can be thankful for. There have been blessings whether small or large. Acknowledge them.

What is your biggest achievement this year? Don't be modest, you know you have done some good. Just like in Fall as the leaves fall to create a new vibrant beginning, so can you. 

 

I just love Fall and it brings me so much joy to find a place like Pemberly to visit.
Now get ready for that big feast that we call Thanksgiving Day in the USA.

I've got plenty to be thankful for

Hard to believe that the holidays are around the corner. How did this happen? What are you thankful for?

I've got plenty to be thankful for
I haven't got a great big yacht ( I do in Second Life )
To sail from shore to shore
Still, I've got plenty to be thankful for.

If we just think of those things that we take for granted our list would be so big. As I get older I do not have as much energy to spend the endless hours I used to spend in Second Life. I still enjoy it very much. Your creativity is more important than you may realize and here you can freely be yourself or whatever you like. Be thankful for having internet and a pc that can tolerate Second Life. Oh, that glorious WiFi. 

Make yourself some hot cocoa and be thankful for all you experience here. 

The BRAND-NEW Basement Gacha Store

The Basement Gacha Store has many cool items all for sale. I add new stuff every week. My inventory has been overflowing with my addiction to gachas. I hope you go and check out what I have stored for you in the Basement Gachas Store. All items you find here are marked under the marketplace values, so you easily can resell them and still make a profit.

You will find anything from clothes (mainly women) furniture, decor, seasonal items and so much more starting from 5l to RARE. These items are going fast.

All proceeds go into the Basement Club to keep streaming music and have a fun place to hang out in with the most unique DJs around.

Martinmas

Now that Halloween is over and it is not quite the Advent/ Christmas Season, you can celebrate some November Holidays.

There are of course the ones you may know like Veterans Day and Thanksgiving Day, but there is also a day called St. Martin's Day. This day has several meanings for Europeans.

Martinmas celebrations in some countries begin on the 11th minute of the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month — or at 11:11 a.m. on November 11. Carnival season also officially starts on November 11th at 11:11 am. At this time, people celebrate the beginning of what is often referred to as the “fifth” (Carnival) season. In the weeks leading up to the festivities, Carnival clubs meet to discuss upcoming performances, costumes, and parades.

Saint Martin’s Day now often involves feasts, dances, and bonfires. After sunset, children walk with their homemade, candle-lit lanterns on a stick through the streets following a man dressed as St. Martin on the horse. The walk usually ends at a bonfire, where the depiction of St. Martin cutting and sharing his coat comes alive, and the children receive their Bread Man (Weckman, Stutenkerl).

I have some lanterns that you can pick up for FREE in the gallery at the Little Red Riding Hood Exhibit. 

Happy November everybody!!!

Halloween at the Basement Club

This year we have DJ Bun G Chord playing some Halloween tunes, not the ordinary ones because we are unique. 

Come in your favorite Halloween costume and party with us while you get some clues to solve a puzzle only here at the Basement Club on the Retreat Property. This start at 6PM SLT on Monday, October 31, 2022

There is still the hunt going on in the forest at the Retreat, so check that out which includes the little red riding hood exhibit. You can pick up a few things along your way.

We have DJs Monday through Friday starting at 6PM and each of them exposes you to a variety of music. It is a unique little club unlike any other in Second Life. 

We believe that being unique and different is what makes us come here. Recognize and embrace those attributes and talents that make you an extraordinary person. Happiness is being unique. Every individual has their own unique, creative gifts which are influenced by their own vision. We love to hear about your special talents, your story, and what makes you "YOU". Join us here at the Basement Club or at the Retreat.

Let's go Trick or Treating

As we grow older we may be looked weird upon if we go trick or treating, but here in Second Life, it does not matter how old you are. There are so many spooky places to visit and see. 

Why we say Trick or Treat is not really known, but it became popular in the USA in the early 1950s from a cartoon and it stuck.

Go ahead and treat yourself to all the wonderful places you can find here.

The ghost is a torn sheet,
the skeleton’s suit came from a rack in a store
the witch is flameproof, but who knows
what dark streets they have taken here?
Brother Death here is a candy bar.
For the lady wearing the hat from Salem: gum.
And a penny for each eye, Lost Soul.
They fade away with their heavy sacks.
Thanks! I yell just in time.
Thanks for another year!

A very satisfying feeling

As an artist, I feel Second Life is a BIG art room where you can let thoughts in your mind come alive for others to experience.

I love when I create a scene and mood here. I can spend hours just sitting here, adding, and changing lighting and sounds. It is a very satisfying feeling. Art can change lives. Some may think art or second life is non-essential, but it is not.

The poet Madhu said it best:

"I don't mind being non-essential.

Even a child takes its mother for granted.

It does not run back to its mother until it's hurt.

Nobody first thinks of water when they arrive at an exquisite dinner party,

until they are choking.

I don't mind being non-essential knowing you will come looking when things are broken and nothing else works.

Art is non-essential until it is not."

I feel the same about art and second life, it will someday be essential to all of us. You might as well emerge.