Coffee Break

 

I believe forgiveness is the best form of love in any relationship. It takes a strong person to say they’re sorry and an even stronger person to forgive. Yolanda Hadid

I have been to so many events in the last week, so I have my work cut out for me. So many great designers are putting out some really great items. I decided to jump right in and talk about everything second life shopping for June. And here we go…..

I want to talk about this whole outfit… as well as poses. My awesome poses are by the great Cuca@Designs. It’s the cuppa Joe and Jane poses. You can find this pose set at Flourish. My shirt is by the ever fabulous Eliavah. This shirt is so gorgeous. Eliavah created this beautiful top for Fameshed. My wind swept hair is none other the wonderful Exile and you can find this beautiful swept away wig at Collabor88. My shoes are from Utopia@Design, which is also featured at Fameshed. Can we talk about shoes, I really adore these heels. I’m so going to rock them all the time this summer.  Lets not forget about this really fabulous handbag by Vive Nine. I found this at their mainstore. I recently won a contest for Vive Nine, so I was going through their store and checking out a lot of their clothes and accessories. They are not a store to be missed. They have some great pieces. Check them out. I can see myself using my fab bag all around town. And if you like this gentleman’s shirt.. you have to look no further than Anthem. It’s by always fantastic Gabriel. If you would like some further info, please check my credits out down below.

My quote on forgiveness… well my sweet honey bees, forgiveness is always something that I think about often. We’ve all been on both ends of forgiveness.. giving, or receiving forgiveness. It’s like a cat scratching you, but you forgive the cat and still cuddle, because well you love them. It’s kind of like that. I think about it often because I find it interesting how it’s easy to forgive some situations easier than others. I guess it sparked something that happened to me in rl. I forgave someone for almost breaking something of mine.. that had sentimental value. I was lucky it didn’t break, but … It also made me think that even if they did break it.. I would have still forgiven them, because I care about them–but also for myself. I didn’t want to hold onto that anger. It serves no purpose to hold onto anger. Holding onto anger holds a person back, from feeling happiness in the moment. It prevents us from enjoying the good that could be happening around us. It steals our time.. our happiness.. and our moments.

Sometimes it really is just best to forgive. And then after forgive… you could just go shopping inworld… like I did 😀

Seriously, there’s some really great stuff out there and I look forward to sharing all the wonderful shopping out there. Here’s to shopping.. grab a friend and enjoy….

Be Kind To One Another,

Cheers,

Violet XOXO

Credits

Shoes–Utopia@Design–Jill by Elisabetta Hyun–Fameshed June 2019
Nails–Ascendant –Letters Nails by ᴊᴀɴᴇ.ᴅᴏᴇ (kah.melody)–Anthem June 2019
Hair–Exile –Swept Away by Kavar Cleanslate–Collabor88 June 2019
Shorts–Ison–Daphne Shorts by Harry Hyx–mainstore
Shirt–Eliavah –Ayviur blouse by by e l i a v a h ღ (eliavahazaleia)–Fameshed June 2019
Bag–Vive Nine –Straw basket bag by Sanya Bilavio–mainstore
Pose–Cuca@Design–Cuppa Jane by Cuore Capalini Carillon (cuore.capalini)–Flourish June 2019

Male
Pose–Cuca@Design–Cuppa Joe by Cuore Capalini Carillon (cuore.capalini)–Flourish June 2019
Shirt–Gabriel –Spring shirt 2019 by Takuya Jinn–Anthem June 2019
Pants–Gabriel –Cotton Pants–by Takuya Jinn–mainstore
shoes–Gabriel -Dress Shoes by Takuya Jinn–mainstore

 

 

 

 

Car Wash

 

Summer means happy times and good sunshine. It means going to the beach, going to Disneyland, having fun. Brian Wilson

It feels like ..I have been away forever. I’ve spent a bit of time in real life, getting things a little more organized. As summer quickly approaches, I find myself planning fun activities. After the last few weeks, I need a bit of fun. That feeling of necessary fun has definitely influenced my photos as of late.

Summer is my favorite time of year. I always seem a bit happier. It definitely influences my pictures in second life. The summer months have always meant time with friends and loved ones. It’s also when I take a breather from the world around me and indulge on the best parts of life. For me, it means being outside more. It means parties, food, drinks, and laughter–and definitely making memories.

So I was thrilled to see that Cuca Designs made these two wonderful poses for Pose Fair. The sponge is included with the pose and the phone is also included with the male pose. This wonderful backdrop is by IIlluzion It does have a limited amount of time, so you will have to hurry if you want to pick up these poses. They’re fun and flirty–a bit cheeky. They will be available at the Pose Fair until the 25th–the poses and backdrop.  To help me cool off, Eliavah made this wonderful top for Kustom9. It really is an adorable shirt. You can pair it with a skirt, pants, or shorts. There’s so many options, and the textures are beautiful as always. The shorts are from Miss Chelsea. They are super sexy. Then this really really great hair from truth. The textures are really gorgeous. I haven’t bought truth hair for awhile, but I could not pass up this hair at Uber. The new round starts on the 25th.

I’m going to take a brief second to apologize for this post being so incredibly late. In the last few weeks, I’ve had a lot of doctors appointments. I had an incident a few weeks ago that led me to my surgeons office. I was given some not so great news, and I have been in and out of doctor’s offices. Thankfully, things seem to be slowing down, so I can begin to blog like normal. Thank you to my sponsors for being patient with me at this time. I will say that the warmer months have been helpful in keeping me cheerful. Sometimes it’s the little things. I hope you all find a little bit of summer in second life.

If you like any of the products in the above photo, please check out my credits down below.

Credits

Me

Hair–Truth –Surrender by Truth Hawks–Uber April 2019
Top–Eliavah –Suki Top by e l i a v a h ღ (eliavahazaleia)–Kustom9 May 2019
Shorts–Miss Chelsea –Sana Shorts by Miss Chelsea (misschelseastore)–Uber April 2019
Shoes–Vale Koer–Reference Sneakers by Bob–mainstore

Female pose–Cuca@Designs –Car wash by Cuore Capalini Carillon (cuore.capalini)–Pose Fair May 2019
Male Pose–Cuca@Designs–Quint Pose Set by Cuore Capalini Carillon (cuore.capalini)–Pose Fair May 2019

Backdrop–Illuzion–East Side Parking Lot Backdrop by Zorian Daines–Pose Fair May 2019

Male

Shirt–Gabriel –Spring Jacket Set by Takuya Jinn–mainstore
Pants–Deadwool –Kojima jeans by Masa Plympton–Anthem May 2019
Shoes–Bleich –Chunky ALex by Samanta Bleich–anthem May 2019

 

Dancing In the Moonlight

 

See flickr for bigger picture

 

The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness. Dalai Lama

In the last month, I’ve had nothing but appreciation for the people around me in both worlds. A friend who gives me more time for things inworld, when pain rules the day. A friend that remembers my birthday and does something sweet for me out of the blue inworld. She selflessly gave a gift to a stranger. A friend who dances with me virtually, which brings a smile to my face. Or even a special person that makes me laugh on the hardest of days. Those people … I may not know everything about them and it’s okay not to know everything about them. It’s the kindness in them that I see. I can see their heart and spirit in their being, for me that’s a huge deal. Healing isn’t just medications and physical therapy. Healing can be how we treat one another in times that are hard physically, emotionally, or financially. A smile and helping hand can do so much for someone. Real life brings pain and truly hard days. Grueling days are ahead of me. I will be tested, but it’s nice to log into a space where my spirit is lifted. And this is a thank you and a word of appreciation for all that you do for this stranger. I wouldn’t know what I would do with out you all.

In the spirit of appreciation, I want to share another message. I’ve heard lots of people who don’t give themselves enough credit, thinking they are important. That’s the thing about life, you are important. When you help someone in even the smallest way (opening a door for someone for example), you are important. Your spirit, laughter, friendship, kindness are all important to the world. A person doesn’t have to be bigger than life to be important. Even in a virtual space,, you’re important to others. And also, people will make mistakes, but people are not defined by their mistakes. It’s more important what you do after the mistake was made. We are all on a journey in this life and there will be speed bumps. It’s learning how to ride over them that matters most, and appreciating the people who help you get over those little road blocks.

And one more thing before diving into this month’s shopping. I heard a quote that really hit a chord with me. If you worry about all the bad things, you deny yourself the ability to enjoy all the good things. You miss out on the good that happens around you. It’s really true. Of course, there are going to be bad, awful, and horrible days, but we have to notice the good that surrounds us. For me, it’s the kindness that others have shown me in the past month. My heart would not be as full without you. So thank you to all the friends inworld who have shown me kindness, when I needed it most. ♥

Okay, now I can talk about the fun stuff. Pose Fair is still going on, so if you haven’t picked up some great poses, please head over there. A great friend and creative pose maker created this pose called Thrills pose pack. It’s by Cuca Design. The creator is a dear friend of mine. She just happens to be a really great pose creator. I hope you enjoy her poses, just as much as I do. Next we have my top from Mossu, which I love and adore. It pairs beautifully with the skirt from The Secret Store. The top and skirt are both available at Collabor88. You will have to hurry though, since there’s not much time left. Finally, my boots are a new marketplace release from Utopia@Design. I am a little obsessed with her boots. I can’t lie. I really recommend this designer. The attention to detail is fabulous. The building in the picture is by Nomad and I really really really like this rotunda. It’s probably going to stay up awhile on my land. It was the perfect addition to my creepy graveyard. Finally, lets talk hair, I absolutely love this hair by besom and it’s available at kustom9. I can’t recommend these events enough. I adore them.

I hope you enjoy the spooky events across the grid and the fantastic shopping. So bring a friend and enjoy the shopping and maybe stop by Ironwood Hills for a spooky hunt.

As always, be kind to one another.

Cheers, Violet.

credits

Hair–Besom –Teddy Bear by Coco West (kattington)–Kustom9 October 2018
Boots–Utopia@Design–Halloween– by Elisabetta Hyun–new release available on the mp
Shirt–Mossu –Amanda by Stephen (akirakiyoi)–Collabor88 October 2018
Skirt–The Secret Store –Fiona Belted Skirt by Maylee (maylee.oh)–collabor88 October 2018
Guy
Jacket–Gabriel–long jacket and open shirt by Takuya Jinn–older gacha&mp
Pants–Gabriel–Cotton pants by Takuya Jinn–older gacha and available on the mp
hat–Contraption –Standard Noble Hat by Walton F. Wainwright (faust.steamer)–mainstore

Pose–Cuca Designs–Thrills–by Cuore Capalini Carillon (cuore.capalini)–Pose Fair October 2018

Decor
Grass–{anc}–slight wildgrass by aki69–mainstore
Building–Nomad–Mystic Rotunda by Pira (piraiyah.novikov)–collabor88 October 2018
Tree–++Half Deer++–Deadwood tree–by Halo (halogen.magic)
Grave–Floorplan–Salem Memorial Headstone by Tegan Serin–fifty linden friday October 12th 2018
Bats–Florix –Bat Tempest by Dyana Rain–Salem October 2018

The Lovers

 

 

“Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.” Khalil Gibran

I know it’s early for another blog, but what can I say? There’s so much good stuff out right now. I just had to do another post…… you know to validate all my shopping. Seriously, the grid has been hopping with events. It’s a little late in the evening… very late, so this post will be a little short.

Some may have noticed links to music, I include them because music is part of blogging for me. It’s insanely relaxing to blog with music…and I like sharing. I have been on a very big hip hop/R&B kick for the last week or so. In the area that I grew up in, this genre of music was really popular. And I’ve been spending time in real life with some long time friends. We busted out the music and partied with BBQ, one very sunny day. This song reminds me of that weekend.

Now, for my title, it’s still my tarot card series. This picture is inspired by the lovers card. I was also inspired by….cough..cough…cough… The Red Light District event—-not to mention a few other events. But, I have to mention those events, because they were so good. I’m just going to blabber away where everything is from because there are so many of them.

To begin, my shorts are from Eliavah. I found them at equal10, which is a fairly new event. I’ve been to it a few times and I have to say it. I kind of love it. So definitely go to Equal10 and check out Eliavah’s merchandise. Just Because created this tube top with an option of having a ruffle or without, which was perfect for this outfit. The shoes are from Vale Koer which is now out along with the tube top at Collabor88. Now moving along to the male model, he is wearing an outfit by Gabriel at TMD, to include the shirt and pants. His necklace is from Real Evil Industries. I’ve never heard of this company, until now, it’s called Zoom, which created his glasses. His hair is from Doux. It’s called Troy and now on sale at Man Cave.

And finally, the furniture is next. The bed is on sale at The Red Light District and it’s by Krescendo. The lights are from Ariskea and the chair is by second spaces. You can find the chair, and lights at Collabor88–and my tube top. Last, but certainly not least, my backdrop came from a new company called House of Shade, which is working with foxcity. Speaking of which, my pose is from Foxcity.  I highly recommend every item, and event listed.

Whew… that’s a lot of stuff for one post. Thank you, if you’re still reading this. I know it’s a lot of events, but there are some really great things out for sale and a lot of wonderful events. There’s a lot of information in that second paragraph. So you can always check down below at my credits.

Finally..finally finally, this quote is so meaningful to me. I agree so completely. Love. I could say a lot of things about love, but I do need to end this blog in a reasonable amount of time. For me, it shapes my entire world. My whole reason for being here is to love. Love gives us life, honey. And without it, there would be a world of darkness. It’s wonderful to give and receive love in all its lovely forms. So love each other harder. And if you hate someone, love them enough not to do harm. Love is a wonderful emotion and it makes the world go round.

Be kind to one another,

Cheers,

much love

Violet

Credit:

• Me

Hair–Doux –Selena hair by Dᴀᴠɪᴅ Cᴏᴏᴘᴇʀ (dam1710)–Equal10 May 2018
Shorts–Eliavah –Twinsilk Shorts by e l i a v a h ღ (eliavahazaleia)–Equal10 May 2018
Halter–Just Because –Hester Top by Annie Melson–Collabor88 May 2018
Shoes–Vale Koer–Reference Sneakers by Bob–Collabor88 May 2018
Pose Foxcity –Steamy–by Satomi Masukami–mainstore

• Furniture

Backdrop–House of Shade –Good Trip by Shady (shady.bonne)–mainstore
Lights–Ariskea –Latern chandelier by ariskea (diaxm)–Collabor88 May 2018
chair–Second spaces –Uban Gyspy Chair by Elle Kirshner–Collabor88 2018
Bed–Krescendo–Crave Bed by KrescendoStore–Red Light District May–2018

 

• male model

Hair–Doux–Troy by Dᴀᴠɪᴅ Cᴏᴏᴘᴇʀ (dam1710)–Mancave May 2018
Shirt–Gabriel –Spring Shirt by Takuya Jinn–TMD May 2018
Pants–Gabriel –Jeans Rollup by Takuya Jinn–TMD May 2018
Necklace–Real Evil Industries –ReVox Unleashed Necklace–mainstore
Ears–Mandala –Stretched Ears by 菊之介王子 (kikunosuke.eel)–mainstore
Glasses–zoom–Aviator–by Jonas Acanthus—TMD may 2018