O Shepherdess Where Are Thyne Pastures?

The last lamb was exhausted and weak. It looked up to the centre of its tiny world, the shepherdess, the benevolent caretaker and the source of all goodness, and it silently begged for water. "Oh my dear... I am so very, very sorry..." - whispered the young girl, and hugged the little woolly body closer. "There has been no rain for ages, the pastures are fenced, and we are not permitted into town. But I shall not leave you alone, my dear." The thirsty, exhausted girl kept the thirsty, exhausted lamb in her arms, and she was waiting for whatever fate was mapped out for them.

As far as gacha machines are concerned, I made a vow some time ago. "I shall play one gacha machine three times, and I shall be happy with whatever I receive" ... and, oddly enough, the spirits guiding those machine handles reward me with rare or ultra rare pieces amazingly often.

Many of the items I'm showing you here are from the current round of The Fantasy Gacha Carnival, already duly introduced by my swifter-than-the-wind fellow blogger Vyl here. You can tempt your luck at Acerbus Silva until August 31st (or, according to the notice you receive when landing, until September 8th), so you still have a few days to walk around, pick and play.

Dress: "Mei Mei" by May's Soul in Green (common) - 75 L$ per play.

Headpiece and collar: "Lifa" by Zibska, full set with colour HUD (rare) - 50 L$ per play.

Face jewellery: "Miradi'el" by Keystone in Onyx (rare) - 50 L$ per play.

Necklace: "Eloise Chain Collar" by The Forge in Black (common) - 75 L$ per play.

Hand jewellery: "Aaliya Hawk" by Luas in Metal (common) - gacha machine available in the shop, 50 L$ per play.

Sheep: "Sheepie" by Adore & Abhor in Licorice - a previous Zodiac Event gacha prize now available in the main shop, 50 L$ per play. I'm a RL Aries so I'm quite taken with this sweet cutie, you know...

Skin: "Fairy" by Mudskin, blogged here.

Nails: "Basic Prim Nails" by Candy Nail in Monotone 10 - 70 L$.

Hairbase: "Curls" by EMO-tions in Black - a previous group gift.

Eyes: "Immortal Eyes" by IKON in Sage - group gift June 2014, now available for sale in the main shop (150 L$).

Pose: Gesticulate - an old gift from the FabFree Headquarters, not available any more.

The picture was taken at El Laberinto Perdido, the latest build by Romy Nayar - quirky and bizarrely cute, as her creations usually are.

Early Winter

The Right Honourable, the Lady Chillyfreeze McIce Frost of Icicleville and Snowfields was toying with an ice cube rather recklessly. How was that possible? Autumn leaves still on the branches? Kids giggling in the soft sunshine? Rain now and then, Autumn rain and not a pretty snowstorm, as it should be? She dropped the ice cube and started drumming her fingers on a delicate table carved from pure frozen fairy tears. She must have been really impatient as the table broke into a million pieces a moment later. "Enough is enough! Something must be done! The world has to suffer from cold!" - Lady Chilly was furious by now.

The inhabitants of the tiny mountain village woke up in the next morning and they couldn't believe their own eyes. A few hours earlier they had enjoyed a peaceful, mildly warm late Autumn day... and today it was Winter, cold and snowy Winter. "Ohhh, look! Snow! Where is the sled? Let's go out and build a snowman! Mother, can I take a carrot from the pantry?" The village kids were apparently happy and undisturbed by the sudden weather change. Not far away, feeling an absolute failure, Lady Chilly decided to give up her high status and apply for a job. A nice job, preferably in a lovely warm room. A secretary, or maybe a cook.

Ready for an early Winter, at least in SL? Here are the goodies.

Skin: "White Queen" by Adore and Abhor - a stunning freebie from the Marketplace (0 L$).

Hair - Les Sucreries de Fairy, The Frozen Hunt gift - 0 L$. One of my absolute favourites in The Frozen Hunt, a wonderfully elaborate hairdo with many lovely details, a "must" for anyone wishing to impersonate any frosty critter, a snowflake fairy, or the evil Snow Queen from Andersen's famous tale, from now until the end of the winter season.

Eyes: "Resin Eyes" in Celadon by Sterling Artistry - monthly group gift (0 L$). The group is free to join, and - despite the fact that I generally dislike group tags in SL - I must admit that bouncing around in SL under the group tag "oOo shiny!" is hilarious! I feel like a greedy wee cartoon pixy every time I put it up, and I giggle a lot... thanks for the fun, Silverr!

Dress: "Frozen Blue" Dress by nMn Design, The Frozen Hunt gift - 0 L$. This is a real treat, as there are three more lovely winter mesh dresses in the giftbox, and one is prettier than another!

Snowfall train: part of the "Frozen Dress" by Ashmoot, The Frozen Hunt gift - 0 L$.

Jewellery: "Knight of the Night" by +:+WTG+:+ - November group gift (0 L$). It will cost you 100 L$ to join the group but these are Lindens very well spent, as the monthly gifts are fabulous, and there are also many lucky boards around for group members only.

Pose: "Caliope" by FlyLily! Poses - not available any more.