The cat and I gravitate to the same room in the Winter

Winter comes a bit earlier and Spring a bit later here in the mountains of Arizona and when the humidity rises, I am a bit pathetic now and I get freezing cold, which means I have a tendency to gravitate towards the kitchen.  If you are an avid reader like I am, then your kitchen is probably full of cookbooks as well as a few paperbacks here and there, because there is no better spot than an oven-warmed kitchen to sit and read while you bake or cook.  It is a perfect place to unplug and unwind, taking a little time for yourself.  Everyone who knows me well knows I love to cook and I would DIE for this new kitchen set up of mine in Second Life.  If you have been looking to add a kitchen to your home or to add a few new goodies, then check out the new releases from unKindness, Apple Fall, Chic Buildings and Dixie Dandelion!

The LTD Event opened recently with this wonderful new Pioneer Vintage Tea Set featuring the two shelving units, tea tray and trunk, perfect for any vintage kitchen, especially if you have seen this amazing stove from Apple Fall.  The Pembleton Cooker comes alone or with an accessory set and is currently right near the landing point for the store so hurry over today and grab the stove and the Pioneer Vintage Tea set from unKindness at LTD for a perfectly vintage kitchen!  

If you love to read and want to do your part to help out those in need then head on over to the Relay for Life, Home and Garden Show happening now through March 6th, with creators offering two items for 100% donation to the American Cancer Society, and this year the Expo team has added a gacha area with EVERY gacha giving 50% to the charity as well!  Today I am showing off the Book Lover's Gacha from Chic Building with the book stacks, ottoman and re-purposed cabinet, Chic's donation item, as well as the groceries from Irrie's Dollhouse, part of a whole gacha collection and this adorable rug and kitty set available from Dixie Dandelion.  By the way, for your convenience, if the goodies aren't from the gacha area, in Hope 5, then they can be found on Hope 6, so make sure to grab the LM and head over today.  While you are there, please make sure to take the time and wander through all 10 sims open for the event, you won't be disappointed!

The Décor

Stove - Apple Fall - Pembleton Cooker + extras

Shelves, Tea Tray, Trunk - unKindness - Pioneer Vintage Tea Set @ LTD Event

Be Brave sign - unKindness

Believe sign - unKindness

Groceries - Irrie's Dollhouse - Happy Homemaker Gacha @ RFL - Home and Garden Expo

Tops - Chic Building - Fly With Me Decor - Donation Item @ RFL - Home and Garden Expo

Cat and Rug - Dixie Dandelion - Braided Rug - Cornflower (cat texture changes on touch) @ RFL - Home and Garden Expo

Ottoman, Piles of Books, Repurposed Veggie Cabinet - Chic Building - Book Lover's Gacha @ RFL - Home and Garden Expo

Keep up to date on all the events and posts about the event at the link below!

https://slhomeandgardenexpo.wordpress.com/2016/02/10/the-expo-in-the-press/

Have a wonderfully wicked rest of your night and remember to always stay true to your style and make today's trends in home décor work for you!

~Jade~

 

Always Deer - A Tribute to the late Alan Rickman

I remember standing in line at Barnes and Noble in 1998 to pick up the first two Harry Potter books with a big pregnant belly.  I remember the first being a constant companion during a mostly bed-ridden pregnancy and I remember distinctly the feeling of falling in love with the characters.  When my son was born, I read to him nightly from the books and through the years they became a staple of our lives.  When my son's Father was killed, I know I buried myself in books and movies to escape my pain, and I know the movies were in constant rotation in the VCR.  My son identified with Harry, and the loss of his parents quite significantly and I believe there were times when the movies helped ease his grief as well.  As the years have gone by we both tend to do our movie marathons of the Harry Potter collection, curled up on my bed.  Waking yesterday to the news of Alan Rickman's passing, was a shock to both our systems and as I looked in his eyes I could see part of his childhood slip away, and that mature young man suddenly seemed like a little boy again.  Though he had many other roles in his career, the one of Professor Snape, had a profound influence on my son and I's lives.  Rest in peace Professor Snape, the world is still lit by the wands being raised in your honor.

The wonderful creative team at unKindness are also true Harry Potter fans and also were truly saddened to hear of Alan Rickman's passing; and in loving tribute this wonderful  "Always Deer" sign was created and is available for everyone to pick up at the main store.  The biggest lesson I learned from the series is that love never dies.  We carry a piece of our loved ones with us even when they have left this world, and that even in the darkest of hours, that love can save us, Always.

The Décor

Build - Scarlet Creative - Moon Rise Cottage

Sofa - ARIA - Nixie Linen Sofa + Blanket @ FaMESHed

Rugs - DIGS - Malabar Rugs @ LTD Event

Roses - Ariskea - [Nordica] Hybrid Roses @ FaMESHed

Chest - Glam Affair - Wooden Chest - Shabby @ Chapter Four

Lamp on Chest - Kaerri - Sticks Lamp - Small

Branch Lights - unKindness - Stik Lights - Birch

Basket - Zerkalo - All White

Pillow (L) in Basket - Zerkalo - Halloween in White

Pillow (R) in Basket - Zerkalo - Vintage Treasures - Paris

Ladder - Apt. B - LTD Gacha Ladder @ LTD Event

Hanging Wall Art - unKindness - Always Deer - Tribute to Alan Rickman

3D Frame - Apt. B - LTD Gacha Flowers @ LTD Event

Clock - Zerkalo - Love Nest Clock

Prints - Trompe Loeil - Classic News Prints

Have a wonderfully wicked rest of your day and remember to always stay true to your style and make today's trends in home décor work for you!

~Jade~