Tracing the Threads of History and Fantasy

Northern Sunset

January 07, 2026

The snow blankets the landscape and all is quiet around the rustic, red-painted houses. A strange place to find a proper lady, but to see the northern lights, one has to venture outside of one’s comfort zone.

The beautiful winter day dress from Grasshopper Street, with its matching collarette and muff, really needed some lovely snowy surroundings, so I reused my setup of Fanatik’s Rorbuer buildings. These are traditional Norwegian fishing village houses and they look so lovely in this landscape and with an environment setting that suggests a cold winter evening and northern lights.

Come to the Jingle Bell Bazaar

December 14, 2025

The Jingle Bell Bazaar, hosted by Enchanted Realms and the City of Venna, has opened its doors and invites you to visit a winter wonderland full of festive shopping. There are over 70 creators participating and plenty of holiday-themed releases and specials.

One of these is the Mafalda outfit from Nala Designs, which features an opulent gown as well as matching jewellery and heels. A mix of rich reds and greens, it is definitely a gown for the upcoming holidays, with nods to Victorian designs even if the bare arms would not have fit in there. And matching the Christmassy colours are my eye appliers from Out of Orbit. The Yule pack includes greens with a just a hint of red and also several frosty versions.

The beautiful hairstyle is Magika’s Marzipan, with the group gift accessories to make it truly festive, and all the decor in the room are various Christmas releases from Libertine, which really capture that old-fashioned Christmas feel perfectly.

Pumpkin Pie

October 16, 2025

Today, you’re invited to follow along as I try out making a pumpkin pie with Herb & Fable. If you are unfamiliar with Herb & Fable, I try to give a little introduction, though I am pretty new to it as well and may have gotten some details wrong! It is a mini game within Second Life, which includes things like quests to gather certain items or instructions for how to grow plants or bake and make things. The pumpkin pie recipe and ingredients pack is a new release for the October round of We Love Role-Play, which also includes the Norse-inspired gown from Sweet Kajira that I am wearing and the pumpkin patch (from Jinx, who are the creators of Herb & Fable) you see during the video.

As always, photos and credits (with links to the event) follow below.

The Brewer is in Town

August 12, 2025

The brewer has come to town to sell his wares, with a wagon full of bottles and barrells. This neat prop by RiG! Artifact Design is available at the current round of We Love Role-Play. It includes two seated and one standing animation for male and female avatars. The horse is not included, it is Teegle’s Irish Cob which I just added in for some colour. The house in the background is also a new release for the event, Moon Coven’s Medieval Fine House, an elegant two-story building for a medieval town or village.

Finally we have the Marl Tunic from Stitched, available for Jake and Legacy. The belt is integral but the tunic can be worn with or without sleeves.