Where are all my friends? Come on in and lets get comfy by the fire!

[Madelaine McMasters]

21 minutes ago, LittleMe Jewell said:

This is what makes Colorado more bearable in the winter - the highs that we get before the cold fronts hit.  Current temp (fahrenheit) at 6:50 am Mountain time

 

This is that makes Port Washington (currently 5°F) more bearable in the winter, the knowledge that St. Paul is colder...

Unfortunately, I'm in St. Paul at the moment, moving my boarder back home (temporarily!). We'll be loading the truck tomorrow morning at a balmy -13°F (Feels Like temp = -34°F).

This the price I pay for knowing people with trucks.

[Rhonda Huntress]

35 minutes ago, Madelaine McMasters said:

This the price I pay for knowing people with trucks.

Move to Texas!
Everyone has at least one truck in the family.

However, the summers look like ....

[Rhonda Huntress]

[LittleMe Jewell]

I am not a clothes whore in RL.  In fact, I flat detest RL clothes shopping.  I have probably not shopped for new tops in almost a year and thus I'm in need of some new ones. I've been perusing a few online stores that I typically shop from.  I now understand why I've hated some of the latest top styles in SL.  A lot of SL fashion is based off of current RL trends and the current trend in ladies tops suck.  So many of them make me feel like I've been transported back to the 60s and 70s - which I personally don't think were very good times for clothing styles.

Given the choices I'm seeing, I may have to stay home a lot since topless isn't really an option when one leaves home.

 

[Rhonda Huntress]

16 minutes ago, LittleMe Jewell said:

So many of them make me feel like I've been transported back to the 60s and 70s - which I personally don't think were very good times for clothing styles

You don't care for tunics, frills and lace with loud prints?

 

There's always LL Bean ...

 

 

 

[Love Zhaoying]

5 minutes ago, Rhonda Huntress said:

LL Bean ...

Is there an SL Bean?

[LittleMe Jewell]

43 minutes ago, Rhonda Huntress said:

You don't care for tunics, frills and lace with loud prints?

 

 

 

 

This one might actually work - where is that from?  I've got plenty of short sleeve tops, so I need some half & full sleeve ones, but since the office is often so warm I prefer things like this with sheer sleeves (or very lightweight fabrics).  I seem to be having difficulty finding very much like that. Too many of them look like the hippy styles of the 60s / 70s (no offense to our own Hippy intended).

Edited December 29, 2017 by LittleMe Jewell

[Rhonda Huntress]

2 hours ago, LittleMe Jewell said:

This one might actually work - where is that from?

It is from Blueberry umm, Simply Be.  Now I can't find it again or I would link straight to it

Simply Be is a plus size store so they may not have specific things under a size 8.

 

[LittleMe Jewell]

9 minutes ago, Rhonda Huntress said:

Simply Be is a plus size store so they may not have specific things under a size 8.

 

Hahahhahahaha - I haven't managed to wear a size 8 since a few years after my wedding 20 some odd years ago.

I find it quite comical, and somewhat depressing, that a size 8 is considered 'plus size'.

[Rolig Loon]

Coldwater Creek has started offering nice things again, and I like some of the stuff at Serengeti.

[LittleMe Jewell]

49 minutes ago, Rolig Loon said:

Coldwater Creek has started offering nice things again, and I like some of the stuff at Serengeti.

I haven't checked Coldwater Creek in a long time and I don't think I've ever shopped Serengeti.

/me pops off to meander through their web sites.

[Rolig Loon]

Coldwater Creek went through a dumpy phase for a few years, but something changed about a year ago.  Still pricey, but good quality and styling.

[Madelaine McMasters]

Been ages since I shopped Coldwater Creek, Rolig. I'll give your suggestions a look... around April.

I hate shopping too, RL or SL. I haven't updated my wardrobe in forever. I'll be stylish again soon enough, though someone will have to tell me when. As a teen, I selected Laura Ashley sundresses for their carrying capacity. I was tired of barking up my shins when dumping the wheelbarrow. It's so much easier to just let go of the hem.

I also love wearing jean shorts under a sundress, so I can grab the hem, lift it up over my head and proclaim (for the 45th consecutive year)...

"Look, I'm wearing big girl pants!"

 

Edited December 29, 2017 by Madelaine McMasters

[Clover Jinx]

*pokes @Rhonda Huntress *

[GoSpeed Racer]

On 12/25/2017 at 10:20 AM, Parhelion Palou said:

I noticed it was a "white" Christmas, even in crowds on the streets. Unfortunately those weren't golden days for many people.

Now that I've been a downer ... Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays! May everyone have peace and happiness.

Since you focused on skin color, I thought I'd drop this in. Sheriff Bart would approve!

 

[Hippie Bowman]

Good morning all!  Happy Saturday!  Enjoy this Short Video. Top 10 Strangest and Most Interesting New Year’s Traditions.

 

Peace!

[CarolinaSchoen]

This is me right now...

[Rhonda Huntress]

Safety tip of the day:

When opening a champagne bottle, DO NOT put your hand over the top of the cork.

Most sparkling wins are forced carbonated like a soda pop so that every bottle is exactly the same.  Champagne will be a bit more energetic and occasionally explosive.

[Josephine Carissa]

*waving*

Greetings everyone, thought i'd stop by with snacks for you : )

Kindest Regards,

Josephine

[Rhonda Huntress]

That's a snack?

 

[Hippie Bowman]

Good morning all!  Happy New Year eve!  Would you believe it?  Snow possible in Florida Thursday?  /me hauls the brass monkeys in!

 

Peace!

[Asher Isodo]

1 minute ago, Hippie Bowman said:

Would you believe it?  Snow possible in Florida Thursday?

 

Yeah we have a 30% chance of snow or freezing rain here in Mississippi this afternoon.

[Hippie Bowman]

The breakfast club pulls up to Lagrange Point Spaceport today at 8 AM!  You can even have breakfast in bed if you choose!  Hope to see you! http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Lagrange Point/127/90/22

 

Peace!

[Rolig Loon]

1 hour ago, Asher Isodo said:

Yeah we have a 30% chance of snow or freezing rain here in Mississippi this afternoon.

It's supposed to get up to -5 by mid-day here in the north central part of the country -- too cold to snow. So far this winter we've had something like a half inch of snow total -- not even worth shoveling off the driveway. That's a lot better than freezing rain, but I WANT MY SNOW, DAMMIT. It's a heck of a stupid winter.

Happy New Year!

[Madelaine McMasters]

43 minutes ago, Rolig Loon said:

It's supposed to get up to -5 by mid-day here in the north central part of the country -- too cold to snow. So far this winter we've had something like a half inch of snow total -- not even worth shoveling off the driveway. That's a lot better than freezing rain, but I WANT MY SNOW, DAMMIT. It's a heck of a stupid winter.

Happy New Year!

It hovered around -11 most of yesterday in St. Paul, and there was just enough snow on the ground to make a very satisfying crunch under my boots (and a very impressive crunch under my boarder's boots, which support 2.5 times my weight and half my patience) as we packed the moving truck.

We've had about three inches of snow total at home and I would like to see more of that and less cold. My spruce transplants and gas bill are both taking a beating. On the flip side, this might produce some interesting beach ice pileups during a nor'easter.

Happy New Year, Kids!!!