Neighborhoods, fashion, social circles, and events - Victorian Second Lifestyles

All Blog Posts (146)

Pictures from the New Babbage Formal Uniform Ball are posted.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bookworm1225/sets/72157622856631732/ Continue

Added by Bookworm Hienrichs on November 22, 2009 at 6:11pm — No Comments

Black Pepper Outfit II (complete head to toe outfit)

Honestly, this economics twaddle can completely addle one's mind. It ought to be banned. Look at the delay it has imposed on the release of my Black Pepper frockcoat and trousers as a complete outfit. Well overdue, I concede, and my apologies are deep and almost grovelling. The outfit includes the aforementi… Continue

Added by Mako Magellan on November 9, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

A little tour of some of my shops

From time to time I take a tour around the shops, even if there is no rent to pay and nothing new to put on the shelves. It is a pleasure in its own right. Though actually within site of my main shop in Magellan Straits, this small formal menswear outlet on the village square of Kinvara is surprisingly well patronised - and not just by Miss Woolley's… Continue

Added by Mako Magellan on November 6, 2009 at 9:28am — No Comments

Paris 1900

I'm at it again! Still opening shops in recreations of great European capital cities. Will I never learn? Where is this one? Well, if this is Monday, this must be Paris. And, as the picture graphically illustrates, here I am ensconced on the Champs Elysees, about halfway between Notre Dame and Arc de Triomphe.* I am… Continue

Added by Mako Magellan on October 26, 2009 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

Here we go again

It only took me a month this time. I have added a new post to The Plutonian Letters. Feel free to peruse and comment. Continue

Added by Onyx Plutonian on October 21, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Mako Magellan - cutter of cloth

I recently made an announcement upon the SL Blog pages. Sadly, it seems that what these pages gain in official status they lack in permanence and, since that announcement was intended to be effective until further notice, it is herewith repeated: It would be remiss of me to permit the continuation of the misapprehension that I undertake bespoke commissions. I therefore hereby state that while I am as receptive as ever to interesting suggestions regarding garments and other items, I generally ca… Continue

Added by Mako Magellan on October 17, 2009 at 2:35am — No Comments

Many new things at Mako Magellan Main Shop

I've made a fairly significant change at the main shop (SLURL here) which means that there are now hundreds more items available from the shop. The east wing of the building, which had remained largely empty since opening, is now full of vendors and, in additi… Continue

Added by Mako Magellan on October 15, 2009 at 10:54am — 1 Comment

Talk Like a Pirate Day! - Program and Event

Ahoy me mateys! It's… Continue

Added by Gabrielle Riel on September 19, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

Returning to the writing desk

After a two month hiatus I have once again updated my journal in which I relay some of what has transpired for me personally in that time. Please, feel free to peruse it at your leisure. The Plutonian Letters Continue

Added by Onyx Plutonian on September 4, 2009 at 1:40pm — No Comments

The Royal Mile...Revisited!

Ladies and Gentlemen of the Steamlands and 19th Century Grid, I cordially invite you to an Actual Life gathering in the Washington DC area this Saturday, September 5th at 4pm EST. I will be in the area for the weekend and would like to see some of you like I did in January, if possible! The Royal Mile is in Wheaton, MD, and is quite apropos for those of us that live in t… Continue

Added by Gabrielle Riel on September 3, 2009 at 11:41am — No Comments

The Third Annual Bookbinder's Ball - Aug 28 - 6-8pm SLT

Miss Gabrielle Riel, Prim Minister… Continue

Added by Gabrielle Riel on August 28, 2009 at 1:15pm — No Comments

Terpsichore Tuesday - Gen X with Gabi: The Music from the Movies of John Hughes

Sadly, the Summer of 2009 has seen the passing of some of G… Continue

Added by Gabrielle Riel on August 25, 2009 at 12:46pm — No Comments

The Caledon Tarot Court Cards Unveiled

The ladies of Here and Hereafter, Miss Alana Steamweaver and Miss Kitsuko Pelazzi, threw a most delightful soiree Saturday Last. Music was provided by the talented Miss Magdalena Kamenev and Miss Bamika Easterman and her Students were on hand to serve refreshments and generally make guests feel welcomed. The hospitality was surpassed only by the magnificant display of the Court Cards for the Caledon Tarot. All four suits are represented, Canes, Cups, Gears and Swords, with a King, Queen, Knight… Continue

Added by Onyx Plutonian on August 24, 2009 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

End of Summer Edison Land Deals

The summer is still high and hot, but before you know it, the air will take on a crispness, the trees will start to turn...and suddenly Fall will be here! My Estate, The Province of Edison, is based on the North American Upper Midwest and Ontario, Canada...and we follow the seasons as those regions do in the actual world. I'll soon be changing the trees to fall colors and full of apples! If you enjoy the seasons as we do in The Province of Edison, and ar… Continue

Added by Gabrielle Riel on August 24, 2009 at 1:14am — No Comments

To all present and prospective ning members!

Dear Friends, I've been so pleased to see you all join and I hope the introduction is clear enough for you to understand what we're about. If not, don't hesitate to contact me. Even if I don't know you, I'm glad you're here and I hope to get to know you and your place in SL. I am writing now because someone contacted me earlier to ask if it was ok to post about their Victorian SL land on this ning. I want you to know that it is the purpose of this ning! I would love it if you all would post ab… Continue

Added by Elspeth Woolley on August 22, 2009 at 10:04pm — No Comments

Exciting News!

St. Columba's Church, on Giverny Square by the sea In the utterly charming village of Giverny, Lady Soleil Snook and Lord Omicron Llewellyn have built a lovely new church. The textures are all hand-drawn and every inch of the church is unique and original. One can see the Qu… Continue

Added by Elspeth Woolley on August 19, 2009 at 6:52pm — No Comments

The Teahouse is Two - Part II.

I do not remember how we found Kam Carson, our next landlord, while searching for about a half-sim parcel, but he was (and is) as honest, cheerful and helpful as it is possible to be. He installed us on his sim "Sterling Grove" and it seemed like so much land! And so many prims! We were overjoyed, and quite undaunted by our less-than-optimal experience with the builder of the teahouse. Although he is an astute businessman, Mr. Carson's kindness is legendary, and dealing with him and Myztree Gork… Continue

Added by Elspeth Woolley on August 17, 2009 at 7:00pm — 4 Comments

The Teahouse is two!

The Marzipan Teahouse was born in August of 2007 and is, therefore, two years old this month. The realisation has caused me pause, to think back on our little history ... the joys and frustrations from birth to present. I've decided to memorialise it in writing before I forget any of the components of its past, all of which have moulded its character. Part 1. The very talented and colourful Miss Vivenka Voom and I met in the spring of 2007. She had lost all her money gambling ((was raising a s… Continue

Added by Elspeth Woolley on August 12, 2009 at 6:51pm — 2 Comments

Message from Saint Patrick's Church

I wanted to make August my holiday this year but was loath to cancel services at Saint Patrick's Church. Other than Saint Francis' Prayer, which we usually recite at the end of the service, and the age-old blessing that concludes it, I normally write the services. I decided on a compromise. For the month of August, services will continue as usual, but I am using prayers and sermons that were written in Victorian times. This seems appropriate, anyway, since we are an 1800s village. As I am not a… Continue

Added by Elspeth Woolley on August 2, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Wonderful Pictures! Thank you all!

I am amazed at the gorgeous pictures Lady Riel, Miss Hienrichs and Mr. Magellan have posted of the August Sweeties Revue! I appreciate it so much! Continue

Added by Elspeth Woolley on August 2, 2009 at 7:52pm — No Comments