Valentine is for me

It's almost the middle of February and love is in the air, but not for everyone.... still.... when you can love yourself, you are blessed already. Frankly, that is how it should start. Love yourself and love will come to you in return. Maybe not romantic love, but love is still love. So go be happy for yourself!

I realise I have not written anything on my blog for a while. But! I have been busy spending:)

I have started collecting 3D backgrounds from weekend sales and this is from Synnergy.Tavis Sweetie Bakery. Pups are from Fashiowl and the flower, tea and pose are from [lilp]. The pink heart leaves are free from Botanical at the Valentine Shop&Hop.

This is from Blaink.- VHS Rentals. The 3D people are from various stores.

This is from Synnergy.Tavis Ocean City Boardwalk and the pups are from *Hextraordinary* and Teeglepet. I cannot remember what pose I use. I have too many!

Same day picture with background from Blaink. -Records and that is one of my 3D sitting guy behind there. 

And recently on a cool, foggy morning, that's my Miss Bella Valentine. Heart on her nose and eyes! Only in SL:)

And finally, Moon and the furbabies as painted by AI. Dalmation pups are from Jian. Paint my strawberry kittycat has been turned into a ginger kitty which is just perfectly adorable! I love ginger cats and she looks so much like my rl cat too!!

Wearing:

Hair: Doux Unruly

Top: Addams // Iara Jacket

Bottom: *COCO*_Culottes

Boots: *COCO*_Gift_KneeBoots_Brown(freebie GG)

Other pics: 

Hair: Truth Soda, Lamb Mercy, Stealthic Spirit

Top: Ison Melissa puff sleeves

Bottom: Kiwi The Orchard Edit/Ceres (my favorite coz I can tuck into boots)

Boots: Addam Florencia

Still snowing in some places

This is actually a freebie post, but my little plot is still snowing despite the already pink spring-Valentine theme landscaping. This is a virtual world you know so anything goes. And I really adore those pink floral flamingos I bought from Simply Shelby last year and I had to bring it out already.

The coat is S@BBiA::Ribbon Belt Fur Coat (Gift)

The boots are a groupgift *COCO*_Gift_KneeBoots_Brown

The hair is a groupgift from Mina called Adeline.

The head is the groupgift Lelutka Vela which I have reshaped.

The face skin is a freebie from Deetalez Megan2 no brows and the eyebrow is from a past Nuve freebie gift called Emily.

The jeans is very, very, very old BOM(it was not called BOM back then) and when I got it, it was not free and I think most don't even know about the brand. It was Armidi. It has served well over the years.

Finally, another AI rendered painting inspired from the famous Starry Starry Night! 2 moons(maybe3 if included avie moon) is quite out of this world!!

Here is the original picture: I took this picture at Luanes World. It is still snowing there.

Have fun!!

Meet Jesse

 Not that house I built, but my first Teegle horse. He is absolutely cute with his furry chin and his slightly rounded belly. And, best of all, he is the perfect size for my short avie.

He is a Limited Edition 'Baldur' Icelandic Horse I bought from the Dog and Pony Show recently. I googled the name Baldur, and decided to rename him Jesse after a sweet Youtube influencer who absolutely love his horses.

Here is Jesse with BabyBee my chonky mini pony and my sleeping kitties.

The horse comes as is. I think I will keep riding bareback, but I have already eyed a braided mane and tail for him.

Moon is wearing Addams lara sweater from last weekend sale, Coco crossover jeans from the Uber event, Truth Collective Darcy and boots from Bueno I got ages ago.

This is a freebie post

 

I am very happy with this latest group gift from Coco. Thank you so much! I love the soft green colour and the leaf pattern. It goes very well with ginger Moon.

Here is your TP to COCO.

Above is a Monet-inspired painting by Chatgpt.

Fun with Pose

 

This is actually a TMD weekend pose from Secret Poses called Brotherhood. Well, as you can see, you don't need to be a guy to use this pose, but I had to edit and move Moon's pose.... which is why I didn't add their feet in the picture. She was on air!

Chez Moi had a flash sale this weekend, but I bought this set during last year's sale. I didn't even know that there was a pose for man playing guitar! I never checked.

Then Moon and Carter went to Luanes Magical World to see the Unicorn. That place is so amazing, it's difficult to choose where to pose. If you join the group, you can rez and that was what I did. 

Finally, I use chatgpt to turn the image into an oil painting and it reminds me of a fantasy illustration from a book.

Moon is wearing *COCO*_Gift_OpenBackRuchedTop_Pink and HW60_*COCO*_FlareJeans_Floral.

With Carter, they are wearing David Heather Dionne and Cher Costumes from a few years ago.

Lady Luck

I've been walking around with my two rare Chinese Crested furbabies from Hextraordinary eversince I got them.

I got T-Bone on the first try. Pose is by Fashiowl. I like her poses coz they're filled with kookiness and if you're lucky, you can get them at affordable prices during the weekend event sales. She sometimes give away freebie poses too.

I was going for a retro 70's vibe and the turtleneck, big-belted mini and thigh-high boots are all from *COCO*.

The hair from Tram is not so retro, I know, but I like the messy, short style which gave off a youthful vibe.

At this time, I was still using Lelutka Simone Head and I just discovered how to use the BOM! I know, I am so late in that discovery and that bugs me but, I have been away from SL for almost a year except for a few minutes logins and I wasn't playing doll.

Well, now I am. I also found out that I could use my old system skins again, but who wants to use old, right? Time for shopping!

Anyway, I tested a lot of BOM skins which are essentially tattoo face skins without the tattoo body skins(this made me a bit upset coz that meant I had to buy a matching BODY BOM skin or a tattoo body skin too) I found [Mudskin] sold really affordable BOM skins. I liked their skin but a year ago, I found they don't have much choices for Lelutka skins but now they had 4 or 5 and I bought 3 of them! Above, Moon is wearing Hee Soo.

Then Lelutka updated their EVO Heads! I love their face animations! For the next 2 weeks I tested them off and on and it was a choice between Lake and Ryn. In the end I chose Lake for her strong and yet sweet features. Moon is wearing Palvin. Hair is from Lamb. Fauxfur jacket is from *COCO*.

Moon is wearing So Hee here. So Hee looks like Hee Soo's older sister. Top is from Erratic.

Here, I use the Glam Affair skin which came with Lelutka Lake 2.5 and also matching body skin which came with the updated version of Maitreya 5.3! Hair is from Tram. Boots from Gos. Dress is a freebie from Belle Epoque Rezday hunt. GO! GO! GO! There's a lot of freebies there and a 50% sales too.

Finally, I got Pink Lady on my third try. My second was a rare T-Bone wanderer. And that's why I feel lucky!

Coming soon is another 10L modern house in which this pic is taken. Almost all of the decors are old stuffs and their shops are now closed.

PEACE!

Cool Weather Days

I've always loved Jian's animals and during my roleplay days, I was in a wolf clan, so how can I resist this very affordable wolf for this past Saturday Sale?
Neve came out with this outfit, Stone Jacket and Tomboy V2 Pants at FAMESHED. I love clothings that don't bare it all. I paired the outfit with Gos' Star Boots from last week's Fifty Linden Friday find.
The hair is Truth's lastest Group gift.
In the background is my Jaynie Fairytail Cottage.

Also at Fameshed, I acquired COCO's Faux Fur Jacket and High neck Sweater which I paired with my favorite Tres Blah Flared Jeans.
The hair is from ELIKATIRA.
Those cute puppies are from Jian's previous releases.
In the background is my Jaynie's Cottage.

Mina_Mimi Shape

It's been years since I made a shape to sell. This is my first Bento Mesh Head Shape on Marketplace.

Hair: Analog Dog, Monso, BarberYumYum
Head: Lelutka Simone 3.3
Jewelry: MG
Undies: available in the Maitreya Lara Hud
Body: Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara V4.1
Top: Pseudo- Sepima Top White
Pants: *COCO*_StripeFlarePants_BlueGrey
Sandals: Mikonos :: Woman :: 10 Colors :: {kokoia}

You can get this shape for 69L at the Marketplace. It is copy and modifiable. There is also a free demo on the Marketplace. Hope you like it:)

Happy New Year!

My wish this year is that you and I will all have a wonderful 2019!

I am so glad 2018 is over. It had been a very trauma-filled year. It forced me on a journey of getting to know myself and I am a better person for that. Thank You God.

Just before the new year, I took time off building to get some freebies. Who doesn't love freebies hmm? Above is a pic of Moon wearing a free skin from Clef de Peau called Diana. The hair and jumpsuit are old Analog Dog hair and old freebie from *COCO* which is still available.

I also updated my original avie Carter to bento using the freebie full body bento gift from Altamura called Clodet. This is their Teleport Hub gift so you need to wear your Teleport Hub tag to get this. The group is 10L. It is such an incredible bargain! Thank you so much Altamura for giving us this gift! Carter is also wearing an old Analog Dog hair called Ging.

I must say, I am impressed with these good quality freebies and they have inspired me to do a better job of giving out good freebies too in the future!

In the first picture, Moon and Carter are wearing free *COCO* dresses and free hair from DPYumYum.

Have a blessed day!

the Pair...finally

After what feels like forever, I finally got my pair of Silver Tobiano Snowflakes Gypsy Vanners.

They're both offsprings of Moonlight Rendezvous(pictured below) but from different mothers. They even have stars on their face which daddy doesn't have. The downside is that neither have matching mane and tails.

Breeding horses are expensive in my opinion. These beauties give birth to live foals and you can't box them and keep them in your inventory. Which means your herd will multiply exponentially and if you don't have the lindens and the prim space, you'll have to start sending them to the cloud ranch even if it breaks your heart. It's also difficult to get the traits that I want because I have no idea which are dominant and recessive.

I had to send some of my pretty Sorrel Leopard Bashir Curlies to the cloud ranch. That hurt.

But that didn't stop me from getting a pair of these starter costume horses, last year's Day of the Dead. The horse in the middle is a Lusitano with the 2014 Anniversary coat. And that KittyCat sitting on the haystack is Amos my 1368-day-old Day of the Dead kitty. They're all ready for Halloween!

The past 2 weeks Moon has been wearing last year's Halloween Gift from Coco and riding on La Bella. It was only fair to take a picture with my beloved Amos, MaryJane and Cassandra too. I had to take out the pumpkins in the crate coz MaryJane wanted to sit in it. Typical cat!

Moon and Ave Maria my Black Tovero Mustang. Today I got tired of the witchy outfit and changed into this year's Halloween Gift from Coco. Moon is also wearing leggings Neve, hair from Exile and shoes from {kokoia}.

I took the first and last picture on ultra high for the shadows while the others were on med graphics. I don't know. I kinda prefer the medium graphics.

Therein ends my non-building blogging. Have a good weekend!

a little farm by the sea

My mares have been giving birth left right and centre.

Here is my dapple gray Orlov Trotter mare with her French Trotter foal. I really wanted a Baskir Curly like his dad standing next to him but it was not to be.

Then my Gypsy Vanner gave birth to a little mare just like her while my white Camargue gave me a Westphalian with the 2016 anniversary costume coat. I think it's cool that they can pass their costumes.

As is the case with my little Exmoor pony wearing a Farmer Bay costume coat.

I've had to use my shop parcel to keep some of my extra horses and ponies and after leaving them out in the sun for some time, I've made a little shack for them and added extras like the puppies from Jian and the hay wagon setup the Summer Farm Scene in the picture below for only 50L from Simply Shelby at Melville's California Dreamin which opens till August 20. It also came with a pair of cows which I edited out. There are a whole lot of other 50L and 50% off setups on sale there. So hurry!

Above is part of the California Dreamin scenery.

And finally, Moon is wearing the latest pants from COCO which you can get at the Knot & Co. She is also wearing an old Truth hair. As usual, she has on the Monica skin From Deetalez and the Lelutka Simone Bento Head together with the Maitreya Lara Mesh Body.

Wish You were Here

There were 2 reasons I braved the lag to go to this month's Gacha Garden. One was the Wish You Were Here pose set from Nantra and the other was the French Bulldog Fun in the Sun Frenchies by Jian. I wanted a companion dog which I could walk around with and I won her on the second try. The little Pug beside Moon is another companion dog by Jian I found at a flea market a while back.

Moon is also wearing the latest free group gift from COCO and the recent FLF heart necklace from Maxi Gossamer. I am a sucker for heart pendants.

Did I mention that my desktop died a month ago and I've been on a laptop since then? Which is why I haven't been building. I had ordered a new desktop but I messed up on the graphic card. My son usually does these tech things for me but since he migrated leaving us girls, I've had to figure these things with my also clueless daughters. I actually succeeded in dismantling the out of date graphic card but when I tried to install another graphic card, I found out that it was too big.... So, now I have to go find a graphic card. I might just lug the darn desktop to the shop and just ask them to fit an updated version.

Anyway, not building means I get more time to just explore SL and do shopping and spent more time with my virtual animals.

I got girls for my second round of foals. Above is a Black Percheron. She's already 6 days old

My Gypsy Vanner gave me a Piebald Gypsy Vanner filly.

My Timor Bay Pony gave birth to an Australian Pony lass. She's the chestnut coloured Pony.

And my Percheron gave birth to an Australian Stock Horse! She's another chestnut.