Tracing the Threads of History and Fantasy

Eclectic Tastes

September 09, 2025

A bit peculiar. That was how they described the new master of the manor. He always dressed very elegantly—if in rather old-fashioned ways—and those who had called on him had found assorted curiosities decorating the drawing room into which they were invited. An odd-looking mirror with the frame adorned by what looked like crystals and mushrooms. A bookcase with strange volumes that no one had ever heard of. But he certainly seemed pleasant enough.

The bookcase by DICTATORSHOP is part of the Heritage collection and offers a choice of 10 woods and 5 metals for the texture as well as two different sets of rezzed items on the shelves. You can also leave them empty and rezz your own decor. The mirror by Blue Blood (for which I tweaked the reflection probe as I had trouble getting a reflection out of the box) and the suit by Pendulum are both available at We Love Role-Play, as always with a discount for the duration of the event.

I also picked up one of the latest hairstyles from No.Match, a braid in several lengths with a matching hairbase which comes fitted for both male and female avatars.

The Perils of Power

September 05, 2025

This ended up so much more moody than I had imagined at first. The regal lady, with her ornate headdress and dramatic gown (I love how the horns of the Escoffion by Grasshopper Street are echoed in the Melisende gown by Ruxy), seems both powerful and vulnerable, drinking her wine in solitude even though there are other glasses on the table. Did she expect someone to join her? What happened to keep them away?

The Escoffion is closely modelled on an actual historical headdress and can be extensively customised with textures and tints. It comes in a rigged and an unrigged version. The Melisende gown also offers several texture options for different parts of the gown.

The Labyrinth set of wine glasses, bottle and decanter is made by Cerridwen’s Cauldron and the Darkmoore chair and the table are by Noctis. Like the escoffion and the gown, they are available at the new round of We Love Role-Play, and everything is discounted for the duration of the event.

Its Teegletime Again

September 03, 2025

Until September 28th, you can visit the annual Dog & Pony Show for all things Teegle, including two brand new Teeglepets with a limited edition of each as well. One of the is “Freyja” the Icelandic Horse and given the name (and the breed) it had to be my choice for what to feature first. As it happened, it also fit really well together with the newest release from Del-ka Aedilis for We Love Role-Play, which opens on the 4th of September. The Jarnvidr Longall is a beautiful Norse building, which richly decorated wood and plenty of space to entertain your guests in true Viking style. It is available in a summer version (seen in the video) and a winter version with snow covering.

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

Fairy Falls

August 21, 2025

An island floats through the sky, a waterfall cascading down one side and pooling onto a cloud. That fanciful image is conjured up by Blue Blood’s Waterfall Retreat, still available at a discount for a few more days at We Love Role-Play. To give a taste of this unique piece of landscaping, I imagined myself as a water fairy, wrapped in a stream of bubbles (courtesy of Puke Rainbows and wearing a minimal bikini and some sparkling beads from Aurora. A touch of colour under the eyes is provided by Rubedo’s Emelie makeup.

A release from earlier during the summer, but not from WLRP, is the Truth Collective hairstyle Darcy, two short and messy pigtails that has an impish charm.