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"Poe.try" by Tomais Ashdene

If you wish to see more of Tomais' photography, please visit his Flickr photostream here.

Praise Where Praise Is Due

So it seems I was mistaken in my assumption in my post on Monday The Amazing Samuel when I wrongly credited Samuel Fallen for the wonderful work that was done with some of my items.

Yesterday I received two messages. The first from Samuel on Facebook, denying he had created the installation. The second from Butch Diaviolo-Ğrăçємσûηт, telling me that he was sorry to burst my bubble, but that he was the one who had done the work.

Assuming is of course always wrong, I should have learned that by now, I am sorry for doing it and have yet again learned the lesson.

Thank you so much my dear friend and cranky but brilliant and sublime builder and interior designer, Butch. You are totally awesome!

By the way, I still think Samuel is darn amazing!

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"Chained Princess" by Blanche Foxclaw

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The Amazing Samuel

As you all know by now, I have engaged the skilled landscaper Samuel Fallen, of Lytton & Fallen, to help with some landscaping around the new mansion.

Shabby-chic stuff from Apple Fall combined with a
Quidditch set from somewhere else in a beautiful way.

Well, you should also know that Samuel isn't "only" a landscaper and gardener, he in fact designed The Luton Manor (the new house I have bought) for Redgrave Houses & Homes and is also a marvelous interior decorator.

I got clear and irrefutable proof of the latter when I logged into SecondLife the other day,

The evening before I had dragged out some things by Apple Fall, that I knew I wanted to use in the decoration of the house, out of my Inventory and just left them in a mess on the floor to deal with another time. Well, when I logged in, the things had been tastefully arranged in a shabby-chic display by Samuel. I couldn't in a million years have done anything as good or better with them.

My new strategy will be to - sort of recklessly - leave things floating around and see what marvelous things Samuel will come up with. Please do not tell Samuel!

Otherwise the landscaping project is at somewhat of a semi-standstill as we are awaiting the arrival of spring and new stuff to arrive at Botanical. Tomais is busy interior decorating, while I tag along and help where I can, mostly by carrying the heavy stuff around and saying "Oooooo" and "Aaaaaa" at suitable intervals.

Memorial Concert for Avacar with Phemie Alcott

On the afternoon of Saturday, February 7, 2015, Second Life celebrity singer Phemie Alcott will be performing at a memorial concert for Avacar Bluestar, who passed away in November.

Read more about this event on Eddi & Ryce's Second Life; Hold the Date: Phemie Alcott To Sing at A Memorial Concert for Avacar Bluestar on Saturday, February 7

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"Absinthe Daze" by Nigel Cleanslate (Riel)

If you wish to see more of Nigel's photography, please visit his Flickr photostream here.