Virginia Lover

“The November evening had a bite; it nibbled not-quite-gently at her cheeks and ears. In Virginia the late autumn was a lover, still, but a dangerous one.”
― J. Aleksandr Wootton, The Eighth Square

November is upon us in the northern hemisphere and slowly the days are growing much longer, the weather is colder and it’s rainy with some snow. Bleah. Time for a sweater, this one a lovely crocheted masterpiece in varigated yarns from Gocha Merlin. I tripped on her store in MP when I was doing the LL ads and loved her funky knits and outfits. She seems to do her own mesh with some great textures. I opted to wear the sweater with shorts and tights as I see all the girls around my area doing. Mesh shorts from Erratic Rain fit perfectly underneath and old old cabled tights I had in inventory from Myllie Writer with new mesh boots from Kenadeecole (so cool and fit on the Belleza body if you wear it).

Sad November has started and there are lots of fun things including this umbrella with an elaborate color change hud for different elements of the umbrella and an AO that keeps it in place while you walk around from Jaimy Hancroft. My hair has a great set of hair texture colors AND complete control of colors on the band and muffs of the ear uffs from Ikira Frimon. I wore pink lipstick from Constance Daehlie (and her lovely eyes for Enchanted) with a skin from Shyla Diggs. It all works together. Even if the skies are gray, my look is bright.

Hair: [^.^Ayashi^.^] Aina hair-Brown set by Ikira Frimon for ^.^ Ayashi^.^, available at Sad November

Skin: -Belleza- Grace SK 5 Br by Shyla Diggs for –Belleza– *

Lipstick: #adored – gummi gloss – pinkies 2 by Constance Daehlie for #adored *

Eyes: #adored – firstborn eyes – silvery by Constance Daehlie for #adored, available for Enchantment *

Sweater: !gO! Klara sweater 4 by Gocha Merlin for !gO!

Shorts: erratic / lena – shorts / denim light by Erratic Rain for erratic *

Hands: Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands – Casual by Siddean Munro for Slink

Tights: *PERSONA* Woolen Tights – pink by Myllie Writer (no longer available)

Umbrella: -DRD-  Rainy umbrella by Jaimy Hancroft for Death Row Designs, available at Sad November

Boots: REIGN.- Boots With the Fur- (Violet) by kenadeecole for REIGN

Poses by Dove Swanson for Long Awkward Pose (no longer available)

The Best Days of Our Lives

I remember when
You told me all the joys in life
The simple things
Pleasure they would bring
When in troubled times

~ “Best Days of Our Lives” by Weekend Players

How can you not think these are the best times of our lives.. well our second lives. We have mesh, we have new rendering, we have a plethora of great content creators. C’mon, folks. Enjoy it! I put together an outfit with mixed textures today to compliment my furniture feature. An older shrug from Cerberus Noel (quality always looks good) keeps my shoulders warm over this top from Isabelle Requiem, which she is offering at She & Him. I tucked little shorts from Sanura Snowpaw underneath and work butterfly garter socks from Nena Janus. Group gift boots from Jaimy Hancroft complete this look (with clocks etched in the leather if you look closely).

My whole exercise in showing so many prints and colors in the outfit was to compliment the fabulous new furniture set from Cory Edo, which she is offering at FaMESHed this month. It’s no secret I am a *huge* fan of Cory, not only her work, which is artistic, well made, and top notch but also her attitude, which is practical, cheerful and intelligent. She loves mesha nd it loves her. I love how this latest set revels in patterns and colors, allowing the owner to mix them and match them with texture change scripts in the furniture and enough poses to make any virtual interior decorator happy.

My blushing beautiful skin is one of Peachiemuah’s newest releases for her Fresh Face line. With darkly lined eyes and full sensuous lip, this is a bit more mature look for her skins and quite welcome. My updo is one of Truth Hawk’s newest and so much easier to wear now he has a texture change hud. Audrey Lamede is generously offering these eyes and another pair as a gift in her store—no group needed but you should join to see her marvelous releases. And Maxi Gossamer’s acorn necklace and ring add a touch of fall to my look.

These…
These are the best days of our lives

Hair: TRUTH HAIR Vida by Truth Hawks for >TRUTH< *

Skin: (FreshFace) Heather Olive Bigger Breasts by PeachieMuah for [Fresh Face] *

Eyes: .ID. September Gift – Fall Eyes 2 by Audrey Lamede for Insufferable Dastard

Jacket: *GF* Ruffle Bolero -pumpkin- by Cerberus Noel for G Field

Top: [Crash Republic] Ivy Dress – brown by Isabelle Requiem for Crash Republic, available at She & Him *

Shorts: .: Somnia :. Button Flap Shorts {Teal} by Sanura Snowpaw for .: Somnia :. *

Necklace:  MG – Necklace – Royal Autumn Forest Acorn –Short by Maxi Gossamer for Maxi Gossamer, available at FaMESHed *

Ring: MG – Rings – Royal Autumn Forest Acorn – R by Maxi Gossamer for Maxi Gossamer, available at FaMESHed *

Socks: *League* Side-Gartered Stockings -Butterfly -Brown Garter by Nena Janus for League

Boots: drd rigged worn combat boots by Jaimy Hancroft for Death Row Designs

Furniture: Trompe Loeil – Ashdon Living Room Suite PG [mesh] by Cory Edo for Trompe Loeil, available at FaMESHed *

• Trompe Loeil – Ashdon Chair with Blanket PG
• Trompe Loeil – Ashdon Coffee Table Scripted
• Trompe Loeil – Ashdon Couch with Pillows PG
• Trompe Loeil – Ashdon Chair with Pillow PG
• Trompe Loeil – Ashdon Pillow Basket 3
• Trompe Loeil – Ashdon Fabric Screen High LOD 6LI
• Trompe Loeil – Ashdon Wall Illustration Grapes
• Trompe Loeil – Ashdon Wall Illustration Italian Rose

Rug: ::GUDU::  RugRug_n by Bersten for GUDU

Pose by Dove Swanson for Long Awkward Pose (no longer available)