Tracing the Threads of History and Fantasy

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.

The Swan and the Raven

June 30, 2025

Some things are just drawn to each other. Last time I featured a DICTATORSHOP piece, I wore the Raven hair from Magika and a lingerie set from the Muses. This time, I also landed on the Raven hair (largely because I wanted this post title!) and another set of lingerie from the Muses, this one a gift at the SL22B Shop & Hop. It also lent itself well to the silver and black theme that became my overarching idea for this setup.

The gorgeous bath is from the luxurious and ornate Swan Lake range from DICTATORSHOP. These are the pieces you need to make an opulent statement in your home—you could just imagine Marie Antoinette dropping by to try out this bath! It is available in a PG and an Adult Vanilla version, with solo and couple animation menus for both versions. The logo gives access to the texture change menu (5 colours, gold or silver accents) as well as water and bubble options.  I really like how the swan wings came out with this lighting, there’s beautiful detail to the texture and to the mesh. And the animations definitely add to the decadence of this bath, having you lounge about as if you were a queen.