Tracing the Threads of History and Fantasy

The Right Touch

March 05, 2026

After a long day of work, why not allow yourself to be pampered with a massage—perhaps with a few extras thrown in? The ClubNoir Massage Table from DICTATORSHOP may be just the piece of furniture you’ll want then.

The luxurious massage table is an OMNI version, meaning it supports M/F, F/M, M/M and F/F for the massages as well as the additional PG and Adult couple animations (these are of course dependant on the version you get). There are also solo animations for both male and female avatars. The massage sequence is quite impressive, essentially incorporating a full-body massage.

Visually, the table feels sumptuous but with an “After Dark” edge to it. The thick padded cushion and stitched leather upholstery give it convincing weight, while the customization menu offers plenty of flexibility: nine presets, seven leather textures, ten piping colors, and twenty-one base finishes.

To slip into the role of a masseuse offering more intimate services, as well as to show off the 2026 update to alaskametro’s versatile body skin (which brings it up to 2k textures, and the additional detail really shows), I opted for this sexy little apron from Faida paired with the flirtatious new long hair from Wasabi for Anthem, aptly named Tease.

Breaking a Sweat

November 19, 2025

I own a lot of things in Second Life hat I would never own IRL. However, Dutchie’s Luxury Gym collection has to be in the top 5 when it comes to which items are the most foreign to RL me. I am so not a gym person. Fortunately, my avatar is up for anything! And for this review, Ran joined me so we could put more pieces through their paces and show off a selection of the great animations in a short video. It does not feature all of the pieces and it does not feature the adult animations from the Exercise Bench. However, I have also added some photos below, including some to tease those adult animations.

The collection is essentially a full, modular gym environment, built around the usual high-quality animations, top-quality meshes and PBR-enhanced materials you’ve come to expect from Dutchie. You could easily setup a whole gym with this, not just a personal workout space.

To read about each piece in detail, visit the Specials page on Dutchie’s website, which links through to all of the gym items. For easy purchasing of the whole set, visit the Marketplace and pick up the Gym Set or the Adult Gym Set.

The cute hairstyle I am wearing is another Truth and Wasabi collaboration for the Truth Collective and the sporty top and pants is from Faida.

Dutchie’s Modular Kitchen

August 30, 2024

Time for an overhaul of your virtual kitchen? Then you should definitely be heading over to Uber for the current round, which happens to be their 10-year anniversary. Among the great new releases is one by Dutchie, a modular kitchen that will make it easy to setup your very own dream kitchen. Of course it uses the very latest in textures, meaning it takes advantage of PBR and requires a PBR-enabled viewer. This of course called for a video to really show that off as well as to demonstrate some of the animations.

The modular kitchen offers customisation of textures as well as how you arrange the set of base cabinets together with the additional pieces (sink, cooker, kitchen island, fridge and top cabinets). It comes in either a PG or an Adult version, 40 couple animations in the former and 100 in the latter. There are also over 30 animations rezzing scenes and props and the Adult version is compatible with Aeros and The Physics Cock as well as the Lovense Sex Toy. This is, however, an entirely PG video as I didn’t have Ran on hand for showing any of the couple animations. Too bad, because I think the Maggie outfit from Faida (here worn on Inithium Khara) is a really cute little outfit. And I like the attitude of Wasabi’s Starlight hair, with several thin braids and optional glowing bands woven into them.

Fantasy Faire 2024: A Guiding Light

April 27, 2024

I already used one of the poses from Audition, but the Beacons of Hope set is so perfect for the message of the Fantasy Faire that I wanted to revisit it again for this post. The lonely figure in the opening of the door, small against her surroundings but still offering a hopeful light, seemed like such lovely imagery.

Of course, it also gave me the opportunity to feature more Faire-releases, such as the pretty Eleanor gown from Faida, a sweet and simple style in a beautiful rose colour which is one of two special colours found in RFL vendors. I think the ribbon necklace from Sigma complements it in a lovely way.

The building is from Del-ka Aedilis Medieval Series, a charming townhouse with two stories and ivy clinging to the walls. The second story is set back a little bit, creating a fenced-in veranda in front of the door.