Colourful Living

I took this picture, was so late last night I decided to wait and blog today. So today I turned on the pic, hit up to clean the disks and stuff and then decided to blog. Then panic set in,  had deleted the picture. Thankfully I had popped it on my screen. It is a habit i have before i blog a picture, I  put it as a screen saver to have a look and see if I still like it. One screen grab later and the blog post is being done.  Its the colour and fun I loved about this picture, to look at and making it. TLC is all about colour  this month, so worth getting over to shop at.Now I am off for a coffee, and maybe a headache pill after that panic.

earrings & necklace - Kauna @ Dahlia
dress & mask - Jouer by Neve @ TLC
genus head applier - Carly by Belleza @ TLC
omega body applier - Pale  by Belleza @ TLC
hair - Lera by Fabia  @ TLC
pose - Shake It by Fashiowl  @ TLC
lighting - Les Chandelier by Figure8  @ TLC
masks - Mardi Gras by Serenity Style  @ TLC
plant pot - Cordyline Terminals by Cube Republic  @ TLC
brollies - Umberalla Sky  by Florix  @ TLC
backdrop -  Burano Italy @ Paparazzi 

I sit beside the fire and think ......

I sit beside the fire and think

of all that I have seen

of meadow-flowers and butterflies

in summers that have been;

Of yellow leaves and gossamer

in autumns that there were,

with morning mist and silver sun

and wind upon my hair.

I sit beside the fire and think

of how the world will be

when winter comes without a spring

that I shall ever see.

For still there are so many things

that I have never seen:

in every wood in every spring

there is a different green.

I sit beside the fire and think

of people long ago

and people who will see a world

that I shall never know.

But all the while I sit and think

of times there were before,

I listen for returning feet

and voices at the door.

                                (from The Hobbit)

house on mound/ mail box/. road sign - Hobbit Hole by Bee Designs @ Enchantment

wall/ gate/ bench/ table/ seesaw - Elevn Decor by MOoH!  @ Enchantment

grass - Meadow (dry) @ Raindale

mounds - Cliff Hill @ HPMD

The New

happiness is the new rich

inner peace is the new success

health is the new wealth

kindness is the new cool

hair - Casey @ RunAway
dress  - Ava by AtaMe @ Redeux
genus head applier -  Jordan @ DeeTaleZ
maitreya body applier - Mixed  @ DeeTaleZ
pose & prop - Made Up @ FoxCity
tattoo - Omelia on MP AuricA
chair & lamp  - Isadora @ Granola
rug - Lofty Living @ Crate
backdrop - New York @ Minimal

Play Time

some call it

seduction

I call it

f*****g you in ways

that make you wet 

without my

presence

genus head applier - Jenny @ Birth
maitreya body applier - Tone 2 @ Birth
leg tattoo - Star @ Carol G
wearing - Cristina by Lybra @ Frou Frou 
hair - Kayla by Mina @ Sultry
earrings - Cira @ Dahlia
shoes - Sassy @ Narcisse
pink box - Princess Secret Box by BackBone @ ROMP
wall unit - Princess Pleasure Place  @ BackBone
pose - Loco @ Foxcity

I waited for you ....

In the dark of the night

I wait for you to find me

 To bring comfort to my life

To come and save me

As I wait I become cold

Numb inside and out

Being let down is getting old

It fills my head with doubt

Where are you

You promised to come

What did I do

To make you run

champagne @ 22769
table, tings on table, stool - Isabelle Vanity @ What Next
bed - December @ Tarte
dog - Pom @ Half Deer

choker - Felicia @ Noir
shoes - Yara @ Fri.day
hair - Aislin @ Truth
top & leggings - Nayma by WellMade @ Designer Showcase
catwa head applier - Karin @ Session Skins
maitreya body applier - Tone 2 @ Session Skins

In or Out ?

Are you going out tonight or making dinner at home.  Hubby  has been in so much pain of late I thought it safer to make something special and lay the table out nice.So my kitchen is a bigger mess than normal, but worth it. In between things cooking I will try to blog and get caught up. I also need to change my house I have out on my land. I want this kitchen out in my  space I live and not just to blog it. Busy day ahead.

wall cabinet - Nola Shuttered Cabinet by Second Spaces @ TLC
kitchen square with seating and poses (adult or pg) - Kitchen Island by Backbone @ Cosmopolitan
windmill/ steps/ skybox - Industrial Loft gacha @  Backbone
cats - @Mutresse
kettle @ 220ml
cake @ 220ml
coffee machine  @ 220ml
coffee drawers  @ 220ml
scales @ Glam Affair
bowl of flour @ Pixel Mode
bag of flour @ Cubura
cupcake tray @ Random Matter
utensils @ Random Matter
spilled coffee - @ Half Deer
table setting - @ Keke
wine cart @ Peaches
ceramic palette @ RS
storage boxes (White) @ BALACLAVA
rug @ E.Marie
chair - 22769
pillow - @ Diamandis
side table @ Atelier Visconti
vase by window @ Dust Bunny
housekeeper box @ What Next

Holding On

and today I realized

that I am the biggest hypocrite

of them all.

 I tell everyone to keep holding on

that there is a light at the end.

That everything gets better as long

as you continue to wait.

I always tell people to have hope.

That they need to keep trying because

it is too early to give up, 

that there have so much to live for

There there is me,

and I am barely holding on

hair - Rebel @ Clawtooth
too & skirt -Rhi by ChiModa @ FaMESHed
genus head applier - Anushka @ DeeTaleZ
maitreya body applier - Nordic @ DeeTaleZ
lips - Natural Gloss @ DeeTaleZ
eyes - Earth @ DeeTaleZ
freckles - A @ DeeTaleZ
pose - Oki  Doki @ Foxcity

Few Furry Friends

The more I see of people the more  like spending time with my dog in RL. After being sick, have toothache, problems with my skin and then SL stress  - I think today I need cuddles in both lives. So meet a few of my furry friends.
I never planned to collect animals in SL, I only meant to buy a few dogs. Now I have  folders full of all sorts and I still don't feel I have enough.  If I could have a house full of does in RL I would. Though SL is better in some ways. I don't have to clean up after they  poo !.

skirt - Natalie @ The Annex
shirt - Fife Military @ Vinyl
genus head applier - Akira @ Session
maitreya body applier - Tone 01 @ Session
hair - Ajaye @ Elikatira

*dogs collected around the grid from many stores, past and present releases*

The Gift

Thank you for your gift

now it's time for me

to give you yours !

fireplace - Craftsman @ Lisp
clock on mantel - Hermes @ 22769
chair, side table, items on table  - Boho by StoraxTree @ Boardwalk
rug - Fur @ Sayo
rose bouquet on floor @ Ariskea
chocolates - Amore @ Dahlia
pose & rose in hand and petals on floor - Rosie by Imitation  @ Pose Fair - Pop-Up Valentine's Edition

catwa head applier - Jenny @ Birth
maitreya body applier - 02 @ Birth
hair - Thank U by Ade & Ersch @ TLC
wearing - Edith Burlesque by ZK  @ TLC

Feeling. my heart

Taking off

 my clothes

piece by piece,

I turn to you,

unwrap my body,

feel you trace

its contours

with your fingers.

I am accustomed

to covering,

what I now bare,

watch you waken

and wash me

with your eyes.

I feel the cloth

of your skin,

uncovered,

inviting me in,

feel your breath

warm in my ear.

I lean closer

into you, feel

your blood surge

as you hold me

and I echo

the beat pulling

on us as I wrap

my legs around you

and open as morning

glories do

when the sun

warms them.

hair - Julie @ Exile

boots - Tiny Hearts by Pure Poison @ C88

dress - Oliva by Celestinas Weddings @ Designer Showcase

tattoo - Fly @ Carol G

prop & pose - Wild Rose by WetCat  @ Pose Fair - Pop-Up Valentine's Edition

I might not bring you flowers .....

I am not a red roses kind of girl,   I adore yellow ones. I am not a person who is into the fan fair of one day, I  would rather invest in all my days.  A few balloons given with love means more than expensive roses paid for because they can afford it. Don't see the gift, see the person behind it. Don't see  pound signs, see what it costs that person to give it. Don't see the gift on one named day, see the thought  and love they give you every day. 

pose & prop - Victoria by SecretPoses @ @ Pose Fair - Pop-Up Valentine's Edition
dress - Daydreamer by Fashionably Dead @ FaMESHed

Small but perfect

Land can cost more than some folk have in SL, Well I have news for you. Get yourself a shipping container and pimp it out. I had fun trying to dress this in a way I liked and still fitted, it easy even more easy than I thought.

lelutka head applier ( hud has omega body applier included)- Zoe @ Spicy
prop & pose - Coca Dreams @ GingerFish
hair - Kaijah Truth VIP Group
earrings & necklace - Enamored by Cae @ FaMESHed
dress - Year Without Rain Flowers by Entice @ Designer Showcase

build - Shipping Container @ Minimal
open drawers  @ Elm
heater - Llama Inc.
daybed @ Tarte
wall hanger rack @ Second Spaces
mirror @ Paper Crowns
food bowl @ Dust Bunny

The men can chill too

This is more of a male sitting room I guess. It is nice to see the blokes being catered for. Saying that, it is so easy to use different pieces for any mood you want to  create really.  
I don't have much to say - not that I don't like the stuff, I love it.
It has been a tough week so I am just going to get lost in great design


table, stuff on table, chairs, pictures - part of Joie Living Room gacha by Bee Designs @ TLC
music center - Vintage Media Console by Dutchie @ FaMESHed
rug @ FANTAVATAR & MOONSTRUCK
dog - Bulldog Playing @ Gacha Garden7
plant  @ What Next

Feed Me !

I am not a romantic person, I love romance but I am not one for planning anything or event coming up with ideas. My husband  is romantic, maybe that is our balance. To be honest I am not even one that wants chocolate.  Packs of crisps and a glass of prosecco  while watching an old movie sounds perfect to me. 

necklace & earrings - Enamored by Cae @ FaMESHed
prop & pose - Candy is Dandy by GingerFish @ Pose Fair - Pop-Up Valentine's Edition
dress - Frida by LsR @ Designer Showcase
genus head applier - Jayleen @ DeeTaleZ
maitreya body applier - Nordic @ DeeTaleZ
eyeshadow for genus - Earth @ DeeTaleZ
freckles -  C @ DeeTaleZ
hair - H0827 @ Tram
wall art - XOXO Stitch @ Llama Inc.

The path to true love .....

It is the month of romance and love but did you ever wonder why stories like Cinderella  ended with them getting married !. The path to lust and attraction is a fun, magical yet tragic, heartbreaking time. The path to a deep, true love that can last a lifetime is hard work. It is not always liking the person but knowing that deep down you still love them. It is when passion isn't as much as it was at the beginning, but you feel at comfortable with each others sitting watching TV and not saying a word. Happy ever after is a myth. Even if you have the best education, loads of money  and all the things you think it takes to be happy - life happens. When it happens it hits hard, it hits with pain and trauma. It is in those times, when 2 people cling together that true love grows the most. 

hair - Hana by Exile @  Soiree
catwa head applier - Judith @ DeeTaleZ
maitreya body applier - Celtic @ DeeTaleZ
dress - Paula by Kaithleen's @ FaMESHed
path -Heart Paving Stones @ What Next
grass - Sweet @ HPMD
shoes - Martha @ Mosquito's Way
tattoo - Echeveria @ CarolG

It's Okay

I'm not okay, 

but it's okay

I'm smiling and laughing but It's all a game

I'm not okay 

I'll put on a mask 

So everyone else can relax 

But I'm not okay 

I never was. I never will be 

But it's okay 

Don't worry, don't ask me what's wrong

The answer will always be nothing 

Truth is I'm hurting 

Everyone says everyone loves me

Yet I can't learn I love myself

I'm friends to everyone so how come I have no friends of my own?

I spend time

I try 

Keep everyone happy

My life's a lie

They say I'm cheerful

They're all blind 

Truth is I'm not fine 

I'm truly lonely 

I'm not okay,

But i guess it's okay 

There will be a day

It will all fade

Just waiting for the day I'll go away.

hair - Hana by Exile @ Soiree

dress & gloves - Crista by Lybra @ Uber

catwa head applier - Romona @ DeeTalez

maitreya body applier - Celtic @ DeeTalez

pose - Portrait @ Artis

backdrop -  Reassurance @ Foxcity

I have a plan for us all

The weather is crap for most of us. Either people are so cold it is hard to cope or the heat is making folk melt. Either way I have a plan  for us all. Get a nice corner to find some peace, get a glass of whatever makes you happy and chill. Listen to music, read or just sit and be still. While the weather might making being outside difficult  we call all do with 'ME' time.

lamp & console - Industrial @ 22769 
fireplace/ bottle/ wall art above fire - Winery Fireplace Set @ unKindness
sofa - Bridgewood Daybed by Raindale @ Boardwalk
picture frames on  fireplace - part of Alexandria Set by The Green Door @ @ Boardwalk
picture - Woodland Deer @ Fourth Wall
flower vases - Newport @ Dahlia
rug - Tuscany @ unKindness
 table-  Octopus @ Trompe Loeil
candles - Cages @ Emm
 plant -  Dracena @ Tarte

The Beauty Of A Woman

The beauty of a woman Is not in the clothes she wears,

The figure that she carries, Or the way she combs her hair.

The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes,

Because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.

The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mole,

But true beauty in a woman Is reflected in her soul.

It is the caring that she lovingly gives,

The passion that she shows,

And the beauty of a woman

With passing years only grows.

                     Audrey Hepburn

necklack & earrings - Kenzie by Cae @ Uber
top - Ivy (comes with shorts) @ MOoH!
genus head applier - Faith @ Session 
maitreya body applier  -Tone 6 @ Session 

Waiting

I'll be waiting.

I may be young or old and gray,

Counting the days,

But I'll be waiting,

And when I finally see you come,

I'll run when I see you--

I'll meet you

boots  - Alina by Pure poison @ FaMESHed

dress - Raggedy by 1313 Mockingbird Lane @ Garage Sale for 5 L  starts 1st Feb

hair - Melly by Runaway @ Salon52

gloves - Aspen @ Dahlia

bodysuit - Knit @ Sn@tch

catwa head applier - Judith @ DeeTaleZ

maitreya body applier - European @ DeeTaleZ

pose - Kawaii @ Image Essential

rocking chair / table - Brighter Days by Magum Opus @ Boardwalk

It's blogger hard sometimes

Some days ideas fly around and bloggers can't get posting fast enough to get the nice idea in a picture and post. Other times, no matter what amazing stuff we have, it is a battle to get it into a picture that  is worth using. Most days I battle. I see so many talented people around me daily I   have to try and look past it all and do the best that I can. 
Every now and then I see a blogger thinking they are not good enough or a designer wishing they could reach a higher level. Just do the best you can, enjoy the process and keep  working at it and learning. Help yourself by helping others. 

memo board/ blackboard with drawers/ rack with hat/ tools hanger/ planning clipboards/ wall schedule/ organizer/ style panel  - Don't Forget Anything Gacha by Serenity Style @ A+
dresk - Johnny Corners @  Serenity Style
chair - Work @PLAAKA  
floor lamp  Industrial Loft  gacha by BackBone @ Epiphany
skybox -  Industrial Loft  gacha by BackBone @ Epiphany
stepladder - Industrial Loft  gacha by BackBone @ Epiphany
rug - Messy @ Tarte
shutter -  Purposed @ Tarte
umbrella stand - Brighter Days - by Magum Opus @ Boardwalk
typewritter -  @ Tarte
the rest is all things picked up on random gacha plays,  when I see a gacha  that I don't mind what I win I hit it up once and move on.