Happy Holidays to You All!

I would like to wish everyone in the Steamlands and beyond a wonderful holiday season!

Leftovers Dance

I went to Steelhead's "Thanksgiving Leftovers" dance as turkey bones...It looks like I ended up as soup stock...Hope you all had a great holiday!

Avast Ye Mateys

Arrrr...

Yes. It was International Talk Like a Pirate Day.

Happy July 4th!

Happy Independence Day!

Beltane at Winterfell

I caught the tail end of Lady Eva's Beltane celebration at her castle in Winterfell. I took my end of the maypole ribbon and dipped and whirled with the others...

A Happy New Year to You All

I ran into Miss RubyRed Xue the other day, who is funny and delightful to talk to and describes herself as "steampink". We had originally met at the Duke of Argylle's Grand Tour underwater ball. She made me laugh as she donned her My Little Pony form and brass goggles. She tickled me so much that I couldn't help but to give her one of my hats, which ended up perfectly matching the color of her mane and tail. Why feature her for my end of the year post?

It's just that kind of bright optimism that makes being in here worthwhile...

A Happy New Year to you and yours!

TONIGHT: Steelhead Holiday Storytelling!

Steelhead is presenting a lovely holiday storytelling event tonight starting at 4pm SLT in the Ballroom in Steelhead City. Readers will be participating via text, voice or the stream, so please be prepared to have all three methods set up. The program will be as follows:

4pm: Shalmendo Glineux - A Christmas Carol - (Stream: http://slan13.ipr365.com:10212)
5.30 pm: Miss Riven Homewood - The Gift of the Magi
6 pm: Miss Searra Weatherwax - Exerpt from 'The Hogfather'
6.30 pm: Forelle Broek - A Hanukkah Story by Isaac Bashevis Singer
7:00pm: Darien Mason - The Story of Chanukah
7.30 pm: Hotspur O'toole
8pm: VelesJaeger Munster - The Night Before Christmas
8:15 pm: Miss Elegia Underwood - A Christmas Miracle
8:45pm: Miss Malegatto Alter - 12 Days of Mad Scientist Christmas
9 pm: TotalLunar Eclipse & Tensai Hilra - The Giving Tree & Closing Remarks

"It's a Steelhead Life"

Col. O'Toole's hilarious send-up of a holiday classic featuring citizens of Steelhead. Truly hilarious...

Steampunk Nativity Scene

Mr Hassanov and Miss Poppy have set up a wonderful steampunk nativity scene on her land in Caledon Morgaine. Steampunk builders are encouraged to add appropriate things for it that are 30 prims and under.
I donated a brass and cog star...

Happy Turkey Day

Today is revenge for them attacking me as a tiny. A happy holiday to all of my U.S. friends...I will be back inworld next Monday.

Halloween Haunts In Winterfell & Steelhead

Halloween is easily my favorite holiday of the year. First, I popped through Port Novem in Winterfell...
Where I had a wee bit of poison...After stopping through Miss Underwood's well-attended encore reading for the Scary Stories Festival, I joined Miss Riven Homewood and a group of neighbors and visitors for the Steelhead Scary Homes Tour. Hanging noobs, sacrificial altars, HUGE spiders, fire everywhere...Miss Qinan and Mr Pinion really outdid themselves with their Mansion of Doom...
We visited Boomtown to see Mrs. Peterman's tower and Miss Underwood's home and cemetery. There was a surprise for us in one of the crypts...Over at Laval Point the group determined that there there had been quite a bit of blood shed and wondered where was Sheriff Fuzz? Of course, some wondered why I didn't share the rabbit stew... Tomorrow's costume dance will also announce the winner of the Steelhead's Spookiest Home. Be there...if you dare!

Spookiness at Laval Point

As I arrived at Laval Point, I realized that the skies were dark and lightning abounded. I looked around aghast...bloodstains everywhere, dead roses, the light turned to red, a fountain whose water was now blood. I looked over to the log home and there was a tiny chalk outline. A ghost silently glided through the fog. I looked across the way to the Pinion-Qinan home and it was lit afire and someone was hanged in the doorway. Steelhead is having rather spooky occurrences...come visit and see for yourself...

New Year's Eve Celebrations!

The Caledon Gaiety Company, Prim Perfect Magazine, Radio Riel and Riel Events cordially invite you to celebrate New Year's Eve in the Independent State of Caledon at the:

Gilded Age Masqued Charity Ball
The Gaiety Theatre - Caledon Penzance

Join us for an all-day extravaganza of formal balls, live auctions, silent auctions and "best dressed" contests! Let's celebrate the new year and give to a worthy cause - "Gardens of Hope"!

• 4:00AM - 6:00AM SLT - Sydney/Melbourne New Year's Eve Ball
• 2:00PM - 3:00PM SLT - Live Charity Auction
• 3:00PM - 5:00PM SLT - London New Year's Eve Ball
• 8:00PM - 10:00PM SLT - New York New Year's Eve Ball
• 10:00PM - 11:00PM SLT - Live Charity Auction
• 11:00PM - 1:00AM SLT - San Francisco New Year's Eve Ball

The Silent Auction will run for 24 hrs starting at 1:00AM SLT December 31st. You can view, and bid on, the items for the Silent Auction in the glass pavillion just south of the Theatre.

Attire: Formal gowns and suits from 1850 - 1910 with masques
Or whimsical, yet tasteful, Victorian period costumes with masques

$500 L awarded to both Best Dressed Lady and Gentleman at each event

The event hosts are donating all auction proceeds to "Gardens Of Hope", an organization that builds greenhouses, tree nurseries, and more in Lesotho, Africa. These gardens are then used as a source of food, firewood and income for several communities in this Southern African nation.

For more infromation visit Better World Island in SL or http://www.solidsaltspring.com/gardens.html .

In case of Sim crash or unbearable lag, we will have Coughton Court in Caledon Carntaigh open for the event as well. Guests can enjoy the simulcast of the event, view pictures of the Silent Auction items, and dance free of lag!

Happy Holidays from Elle!

Happy Holidays to you and yours this season! I shall return on the 30th and will see all of you then! Enjoy, and have a wonderful one!