Farewell to Ice Castle Xero

High in the skies above Caledon Morgaine, a beautiful castle of ice has been floating...
Owned by Xero Silverspar, many of us joined him and danced upon his ice crystal ballroom floor last night to bid it farewell...There he is behind me in the Strand cover with the Guvnah. I shall always remember being in my shop in Regency when it was new and seeing snow and knowing he was near...I stood in his crystal study, where I knew he had been trying to find a way back home...If the castle is leaving, then he must have succeeded in doing so then. If that is so, then I wish him much luck upon his journey home and he will be missed. It was always a bit warm for him here.

The Emperor's New Things

"Ellie, can you come over and see my new toy?" was the message that I received from Steel, also known as the Mad Blue Emperor of Steeltopia. Only he and one other in this world can get away with calling me by that nickname, and when he says "new toy", I am admittedly always a little nervous. When I arrived, he showed off the latest vessel in his naval fleet...
I did enjoy the blasting of its cannons and guns very much, but its Steeltopia colors fireworks was quite a pleasant surprise!Afterwards, I braced myself as we rattled through the streets in what I can only describe as Steel's "Transport O'Doom"...And he showed me the latest structure in town...the new Pneumatic Club, which has a fantastic central floor and should be a nice place for his dances and such in the future.

Steelhead Town Meeting 4/28 & Happy Rez Day Dia!

Tonight was Steelhead's town meeting. Alas, no one was arrested this time. For the highlights and Steelhead goings-on, click HERE...Afterwards, I headed over to Steam Sky City to attend the Big Brass Ball. Dia was the music presenter and celebrating her second rez day! A very happy one to you and enjoy that rusted tire iron! *winks*

Happy Dances Throughout My Rez Day

Today has been a fantastic Rez Day, especially as I got to share most of it with those dearest to me. I did stop through Lady Amber's Imbolc Ball in the Moors again this year to celebrate the coming of Spring with a bit of Morris dancing...
Puck Goodliffe came inworld just for me and I danced my happy dance around him and his raven Ingrid as his wicker man blazed in front of his Caledon I home. If you are ever there, take a look at his address on his meter...it is special and one of the most unique in all of Caledon...My darling partner Phin and I managed a tango or two. As you can see, I continued to wear flowers in my hair for the rest of the evening...And upon returning to Laval Point minutes before my Rez Day's end, I found that Lunar had just brought greenery and Spring to Steelhead! I am a woman who enjoys the simple pleasures our life inworld offers, so that was indeed a fantastic thing. This has been a wonderful Rez Day indeed! Thank you everyone!

Happy Rez Day to Me!

I turn two today on my Rez Day! I am doing a happy dance to the pretty mechanical egg music box that Lunar gave me from Miss Capalini's shop in Babbage. She makes such lovely things! Eds sent me a grand selection of all the cakes and goodies she has made for her patisserie so far. And my friend Mr Madcow Cosmos gave me a Doom Bell avatar. Also, I asked a friend to do something positive for herself for my rez day. She knows what I am talking about and I'm holding her to it! This is going to be a great day!

In a Mood

Lately, I have been in a mood where I don't want to work inworld. I still love SL and being in it, but I've just been feeling a bit...tired and unmotivated. I just want quiet, to explore, to contribute my talents in a good way and to have meaningful conversations inworld with those I care about.

All commissions will be finished...thank you so much for your patience regarding them. Not shirking anything at all, but I just need this time for myself for a moment inworld and I'll be back to business as normal.

Duchesses & Lots o' Trout!

My evening started out innocently enough with Duchess Dia (yes, I can call her that!) and the Duchess of Argylle and I having a great time making a triple decker Lunar sandwich at the reception party for the Moon Over Caledon exhibit at Kintyre. The portraits really are lovely...especially the gents' to me, given their incredible variety on display: human, demon, mech, equine, furry...The exhibit is up until Sept. 17 so don't miss your opportunity to see it...Do not leave Steelheaders to their own devices or they just might rez sword fish Steelhead trout and whack each other gleefully with them...
Afterwards, we went to visit Dia at her home in the Sound and chatted about potential duchy duties. Lunar said something about "hard working". I wasn't quite sure what the job entailed...
And Miss Hilra let loose with a torrent of fish from her fish gun in the parlor. Yes, Dia & I are under them somewhere. They then proceeded to both take out their huge guns. Chickens, mice and more mayhem ensued. I kicked up my feet on the settee and just got comfortable. Tea and gunpowder coming right up!

Caledon RFL Swashbuckler's Auction

Ah, today is was the men's turn, and thanks to generous bidders today's Caledon RFL Swashbuckler's Men's Auction raised over L$287K, which brings Team Caledon back into 3rd place in SL overall with a total raised so far of L$1,350,700!The posters were created by portrait artist Mr Jaksoi Pak. Three of my favorite gents were brave enough to put themselves on the block today: My dear friend Sir Tele, who I actually met at and became good friends with after last year's event...
Talented steampunk inventor and my wonderful building and business partner Kheph...
And Phin, the gent who makes me rather giddy on a regular basis that I actually won my bid on!
Everyone had a good time dancing in their pirate-y best, including Dr Bob Margulies here!

Waiting for the New Duchy

After over a week of building like crazy, Kheph & I had finally wrapped up things with our Rezzable build. Gryffin got me to take a break and listen to traditional music with him atop the pretty church on Middlesea...We then joined the Guvnah and a small group of folks expectantly waiting for the arrival of the newest sim on Penzance's Northern shore. But alas, it was not to happen just then as--much to the Guvnah's chagrin--inworld went borky. It did arrive however, and I would like to give my congratulations to Lord and Lady Primbroke, the new Duke and Duchess of Caledon Argyll.

A Gem for Tele

I received a message from Sir Tele asking if I could help create a little something for him...a gem token similar to one mentioned in the Lord of the Rings. There is a tale of Glorfindel and a bridge and I was more than happy to make it. When you touch it, it will give you a notecard about his home. I normally do not like sparkly things, but he wanted sparkly! Afterwards, I curled up on an end of his couch as we talked in front of the huge hearth fire. Of course, as soon as I got comfortable, the powers that be had other ideas and I crashed from inworld and was unable to return. I shall have to take him up on an offer to visit and chat again...

Conversation with Friends

I joined Edwina, Dia & Gryffin for a chat in the Gallery in Regency. It's been a long time since we've all been in one place and it was nice to do so...

Of Sims New & Old

I finally made it to Caledon Glengarry, which is a lovely sweet sim...Which made Mr Enoch decide to show me and Dia his marshmallow man, and upon crossing over into Caledon II, Miss Rothschild saw him and mentioned something about sweetness and needing a fork...
Mr Enoch had a bit of a citizen upon citizen griefing incident happen to him that I shall not go more into in here except to say that we were both very angry afterwards given that it was another Caledonian. Upon crossing over into Caledon I right afterwards, we started talking to Puck.
And Puck's wicker man was set afire as Deep One me and tiny CthulhuPuck watched...
After all of that excitement I was glad for coffee, cookies and a leaf chair in Port Caledon with Dia...Never a dull moment if you're with me!

Warm Folks and Warm Waters

First I watched Mr Enoch place his new building in Morgaine...Later, I joined Puck, Lady Darkling and Mr Drinkwater at Lady Darkling's new location of her Violet Petals shop in Winterfell. We were having a very, very funny discussion and at some point Mr Drinkwater confirmed that Puck had once been a bookish, quiet antiquarian. Darkling and I looked at them both in disbelief...
The region restarted and we ended up at Mr Drinkwater and Miss Anasi's place where there is a lovely underground pool of warm water. Dame Khgia, as a beautiful spring fairy, had joined us in the fun as we all splashed, floated and swam around while listening to French music...
"Spending the evening floating in warm water with good friends and conversation," Mr Drinkwater said. "How does one explain this to those who might not get it?" "Easy," said Darkling. "You spent it with good friends and lovely ladies!"

Creative Sprees and Neighborly Chats

Lately, I have been on a roll at E.Laval Fine Clothing. Lots of new dresses for the women and a new Worker outfit called "Peat" for the gents and one called "Invent" for the ladies. "Invent" is based upon a female miner's outfit from the 1880s and has an apron and leather-patched knees. I think I'll wear it while building...Here is the advertisement for the "Calais", inspired by one of my favorite artists James Tissot...Still dressed from my shoot, I thought I'd stop by Mayfair to check on my shop like normal. I found my new neighbor across the tracks, Mr Bubba Daniels, there with his delightful hounds. I had called out greetings to Capt. Paravane as I passed the Chaiwallah tea house earlier and she came down the street to join us. There is something to be said about neighbors having a pleasant chat over the fence with one another...
And if not over the fence, taking the time to gather in places like one of our many pubs or even the Inkyboy Gallery in Regency to chat with neighbors and friends. The parlor is always open to anyone who'd like to sit and chat with one another, as I did with Dia and Gryffin later on that evening...

Lancers, Huck, and a Waiting Kitty

I have completed the latest version of my Worker ensembles in "Peat"--a deep dark brown. Sir Tele asked to see it just before going to the Caledon Lancers review and Edison Ball. I found him on the top of a Loch Avie tower and we were joined by Dia, also rather smart in Lancer uniform. My, that will be quite a hop for Boanerges...I've been busy with shopkeeping, but stopped through the Edison Ball at Loch Avie. Oh dear, everyone being an interesting shade of grey really must stop...
Afterwards, I stopped through the Mark Twain-themed Steelhead Friday night party...
And Mr G. Hax and I have been bustling around the Inkyboy Gallery prepping it for the Grand Opening New Orleans "Patina" exhibit party Sunday. I tp'd back upstairs from the basement and thought it was so very cute that my kitty Nefi was sitting there waiting for me...

Just Another Night in Regency & SteamSkyCity

Am I sitting on top on my Regency mailbox with a shot of whiskey? Yes.

Is Dia sitting on top of my land's information sign with toast for me for my future hangover? Yes.

Do I feel like talking about why I was sitting on my mailbox downing spirits? No. After I got over my "moment", I went to SSC. Beyond SteamSkyCity, I rarely visit the Southern sims. I realized, for instance, that I've never been to Greystoke or Nova Civis! After hitting my head at the pumping station, I thought I'd explore Aether Isle and found myself at the top of the mooring tower there. What a view! There's SSC...And then Caledon itself spread before me. I have times where I think Caledon's one of the prettiest places on the grid, and this was one of them...