Patron, by it's very nature is a place you'll want to explore. Not only are the art displays, architechture and surrounding gardens beautiful, but they are also a place to find solitude and contemplate. Along the way you'll surely find many of the treasures that, creator, Eliza Wierwight spends her time there building.

Sunday mornings. I've written about these times before. SL is a lovely retreat of solitude and quiet on a Sunday morning, especially when it's too cold to be outside, and too early to be out and about!

I am very fortunate to be surrounded by some of the best people in Second Life. Not only are my friends fun to be around, but they're also very smart! It is one such smart person that pointed me in the direction of Visiwa. I had been hearing her tell me about this sim, and that I must get over there to explore and drop a landmark out to you all, but I was dragging my feet for one reason or another, and then something would come up and I just forgot it.

On a recent stroll around SL, I came across a sim named La Cuesta. Primarily a shopping sim for the store and hang out "Groll Inn", I found this sim to be beautifully picturesque, in a very eerie, spooky way. Not only were there skeletons hanging from towers, and mysterious tomb like buildings spotted on my journey there, but there was a feeling I had the entire time of being watched. Upon entering the Inn, there is a strange woman at the desk, she never quite made me feel i was truly welcome, even though I'm quite certain this is her job as Inn Clerk!

So things have been very busy around here! The Mall @ Camrina has opened. There's a wonderful fashion hunt happening through Miel, a women's fashion store at the Mall @ Carmina. Several concerts at the venue, and a wonderful photography contest. Then all of a sudden, it dawned on me that I dropped my first LM of the Day 2 years ago today! What a wonderful two years it has been, too! Lots of wonderful friends in the group...great places to see in Second Life...and exciting

Well, I have been having fun finding some really great LMs of the Day lately. Thank goodness I've been paying attention to Koinup and Flickr lately! While perusing a SL group page on Koinup I noticed a scene that I thought, surely, could NOT be Second Life, it just looked too much like it had been pulled out of a children's illustrated story book! 6pi is indeed in-world, and it might make you feel as if you have stepped into the pages of a story book! The colors and textures are immediately standing out as this sim's focal point, until you begin to wander around and you notice the landscaping, various buildings, and a variety of shoppes. Strewn about the sim you'll find tiny blue transparent cubes in which you can animate yourself for photos.

Have you ever just wanted somewhere quiet to visit and let the snow fall around you and just stare into the white forest? Hollow Forest is just that place then! I stumbled across this beautiful sim earlier this week,and found there to be some really nice architechture and builds, but mostly was just impressed with the winter scenery, animals, hills and the church building. Sometimes it's just nice to have a peaceful place to take in your day and prepare for your night! This is a lovely spot to take pictures if you're needing a winter backdrop.

Gattina Dumpling and Charlotte Bartlett's newest creative project, Hotel Dare is a collaborative effort involving some of SL's most innovative artists , builders, & designers. Each room of this hotel is a creation of a different artist. The hope is that artist will cycle in and create different rooms in the hotel about every three months. The artists that currently have works at Hotel Dare are Four Yip, Eelilahlee Westland, Chicanery Turnbull, Censored Mylunt, JoJorunoo Runo, Speedy Horner, Dizzy Banjo, Meat Carver, Poid Mahovlich, Mijn Boa, Rachel Breaker. 

Ding-Dong the Wtich is Dead! I landed at Magic of Oz, at Draxtor Despres’ advice, and was right there on the Yellow Brick Road! I had the choice to go to Emerald City, the Witch's Castle or Munchkin Land. Since Dorothy started in Munchkin Land, I figured it would be appropriate to go there myself (feeling strangely dressed for such a wonderful place..but I haven't any blue gingham dresses in my inventory!!)

I went looking for Halloween decorations. What I found was a treasure before my eyes. Falln Amusements /FallnAngel Creations Furniture Shop  is art, decor, amusement park, labyrinth all in a twisted manner. The amusement park is rusty, falling apart, yet you find yourself searching for more of it once you've been through it all. Everything is for sale in this sim. It's a store, but done in the fashion of entertainment! The bumper cars and the carousel are also not to be missed.