Moonlight Becomes Her

28 Tuesday Jul 2026

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There are flowers that only bloom for the moon, and how beautiful it is knowing good things can grow in darkness.

This past weekend, while perusing the sales, I spied the above outfit from Dernier. I grabbed the DEMO, and just for a second after trying it on, I thought, I’ll get one color”. NEWP! Of course I bought the fatpack. I usually do. The ELYSA gown is truly a work of art. While it comes with a POSE HUD, I decided to use one of my own from Nantra, named It Girl. It worked perfectly.

The updo by AMACCI, named RINA, has been a favorite of mine over the years. While I do love mesh updos, sometimes a structured hairdo, with every hair in place, is needed to give an outfit a more polished formal look. The hairdo also gave me the excuse to use a floral headpiece by LODE named Lilies.

The jewelry, BRIA, is by Orsini, and a beautiful, delicate set that lets the gown shine.

I upgraded to a 2K face skin over the weekend by AMARA BEAUTY. I tried 20 skins over the course of a day before settling on SOLANA. Just a small tweak to the lips and I’m good for another 2 years.

The backdrop is the May 2024 group gift from MINIMAL.

Be kind to one another. Find joy in all that you do. Till we meet again♥

Poured Decisions

23 Thursday Jul 2026

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Do I want a glass of wine? You bet Shiraz I do.

Back in 2024, when I let a homestead go and leased a region, I named it ‘A River Runs Through It’. I searched for wine bar names, and the one that stuck out the most to me was Poured Decisions. When I let the leased region go in early 2026 and bought a region from Linden Labs, the name remained. The build on the leased region was more modern in design, and while lovely, it was not what I had in mind for Belle Reve. Since I was combining several past builds because I loved each one so much, I decided to use the Barnesworth Anubis Boseman Barn once again. It has the rustic feel I wanted, and just enough space to decorate it the way I envisioned.

The main room, with its soaring ceiling and loft area, is a large space but still gives an air of intimacy. The area in front of the fireplace is a place to sit and enjoy your favorite libation. The loft serves as a dining and wine tasting area, and most of the wines, charcuterie boards, and place settings are interactive or dispense your food or beverage choice, as are throughout Belle Reve.

The screened-in porch off to the right side of Poured Decisions is also furnished with dining and wine tasting choices.

The outdoor venue of Poured Decisions, accessible either off the porch or by walking around to the rear, also offers wine tasting and dining. Here you will also find an outdoor wood-fired stone pizza oven with a variety of pizza offerings, and a large dancing area with intan. You can play several different games at and near the bar. Wine and several other drink options are available as well.

Belle Reve, while a private residence, is open to the public 24/7. I love to landscape and decorate, then share it with the Second Life Community. Stop by, say hello if I am there, and please enjoy yourself.

Creators used in the making of Poured Decisions:

Barnesworth Anubis, Trompe Loeil, Bazar, Apple Fall, Heart Garden Center, LODE, Tartessos Arts, MadPea, Grimes Central Design (GCD), Commoner, What Next, No59, mintae, ChicChica, Mura Home, Movement, Lucas Lameth, Pitaya&Tropix, Artisan Fantasy, !Hironic, Stormwood, The Home Store (THS), D-LAB, MAGIC PARTY, [-Blue Sky-], Fancy Decor, FAYDED, Dust Bunny, KRAFTWORK, ISPACHI, Hive, Stella’s Own, {Q-Essentials}, ROOST, .:UR:. Building Components, MADDICT, Ex Machina, MADRAS, [Kunst], World Of Wood, Twice Baked, Elite Designe, TB Maison

***Please note that some items may no longer be available, as I purchased them several years ago.