Rescuing Deepmarsh

On late Thursday night, September 27, I was informed about Deepmarsh, a beautifully-designed sim that apparently was in trouble and in danger of vanishing. Given a name, Honor Woodget, I messaged her, and the following day got in contact with her. She told me she was an estate owner, "The lady that rents from me has had this place for ages. Her display name is River, but her account name is Moya McCallen. She set it up as a relaxation sim, come hang out calm down, take photos, etc. As you can see, she's done a wonderful job."

"About three weeks ago, the sim went past due. Because she'd been here a long time and it was such a well done place, I was patient instead of reclaiming it. At eight days late, I managed to catch her online. She said real-life work had kept her really busy, and she was having trouble getting online. As she was TPing to the tiles to pay rent, she crashed. (I) haven't seen her since."

"Now, she had a good friend who was listed as co-owner of the place: Bigticket Resident. He couldn't afford to pay rent on it, and offered to let me spam the group for help." She directed my attention to the donation box in the building in the middle of the sim, "At two weeks late, I put up that ugly box you see behind you (laughter) for donations." I asked how much was raised. Honor answered, "Visitors and group members paid me enough to pay the two back weeks rent, plus this past week." As we spoke, someone came into the sim, dropped a little cash into the box, and left, Honor saying, "And there's another 200L$"

"So tier is due again today (Sept 28)," she went on, "and I'm hoping to keep it going another week. ... From 11 L to 2000L donations, every single bit goes to the rent." Honor told me most was coming from other members of the group, saying they really wanted the sim to stay, "they love it."

"I'm just hoping Moya aka River comes back soon," Honor commented, "I think she'd be amazed at how people stepped up to help." She had no idea when that might be, "Two people have email addresses and have updated her, but no reply yet." They are considering the possibility she might not be back, "Right now, the community is weighing its options. ...to confirm the rumor, last weekend I did a donation matching thing for a bit. (We) got 4k in donations in 1 hour, which I matched. I might end up doing a dance here. But the 20 avatar limit bites. But yeah a fund raising event is possible. And there may be a buyer for it who would keep it as is."

"It's a great place for photo shoots or just zoning out. I mean I decorate some, as a land lady, but this place rocks."

Those who want to check out the sim for themselves, donate, or both, can head to: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Beck/114/148/21. There's also a Flickr group for pictures. 

Bixyl Shuftan

Reader Submitted: Gardens Of Grace

In February, Alysabelle sent in a reader submission about Galadhon Park's Glanduin sim. Several weeks later, she's back again with another. This time she writes about the "Gardens Of Grace." Located in the Cloud Nine sim, she describes the park created and owned by Aridis Inaka as a true "labor of love," going into detail about the many things one can see there.

Read Alysabell's ode to the Gardens in Places. 

Mauve

Second Life has plenty of places where there's parties going on, places to shop, and lots of flashy effects. But what if you want to go somewhere and just take it easy. One such place you can go to is Mauve. It's out of the way, but not too far away from some popular places. Not too many people come here, so it's good for those who like a little solitude.

Read the article from our newest writer, BloodyKitty, in Places.

Otium and Giovanna

Gemma Cleanslate was recently at Otium, a relaxing village and beach area one can to to relax. Along with the scenery, there has been something new added, an art exhibition by Giovanna Cerise. Gemma found the combination one that was not to be missed.

Read Gemma's article in Places.

Friendly Bear Romantic Forest

Second Life Newser found out about a romantic spot, "Friendly Bear Island." Located in GB Island North, it's a nice place to visit, with a number of picturesque scenes and couples' spots. Unfortunetly, it won't be up for much longer.

More on the location in Places.

Aloha Beach

Ever need a place in which you can head to and just sit back and relax for a while? Wesley Regenbogen recently came across one: Aloha Beach. Here, one can play sports, dance to the music with a friend, or just sit back and watch the surf lap at the sand.

Read Wesley's article in Places.

Serena Long Cay

Gemma Cleanslate was quite busy at Burn2, and while wanting to write about something, she also really wanted to relax. She heard about a place called Serena Long Cay, and headed there. The place had numerous activities to have fun and take it easy. While there, she found out a little of the owner's reasons for building the place as well as running into someone interesting.

Read Gemma's article in Places.

Deesha Romance and Relaxation Area

Second Life Newser recently found out about a place with an unusual combination of elements: science-fiction and romance. Deesha was set up to be a place for people to relax and enjoy the sights, and offers some surprises to visitors. It offers enough to get some couples returning again and again.

Read more in Design.

Hearts and Flowers!!!

Can you believe it! We just finished clearing out all our Christmas and New Year décor and it is time to plan for Valentines Day! I took a tour of the Geo Dome at Corner of Relaxation and you need go no further. Three floors of gorgeous pieces to put at your home or place of business. Best of all it is free for the taking.


Sweetsister Silverstar has put so many sweet items for you. There are trees and signs and cards. A sweet gazebo for sitting and hearts galore! You have to go to see it all! Take a TP up to Sweetsister’s and you will find some more goodies at a very low price. You can get to Saucy Loire’s place on a tp also. Just don’t miss it!

Relaxation (87, 170, 41)

Gemma Cleanslate

Ghoulish Delights

Well, after looking at the fun activities going on in sl as reported by Grey and Bixyl, I went to look for some décor at my favorite freebie holiday décor place: Relaxation, The Corner of Revolving time.

Vickijo Rivera, the owner always makes sure there are great free items there in the Geodome. This year Sweetsister Silverstar has placed some wonderful ghosts and ghouls for your taking. I picked up some wonderful trees to put on my roof and some pumpkins and scary textures that are low prim, all free.

Outside in the garden area Saucy Loire put some really cute inexpensive items to decorate the outside of your home or island. There is also a TP spot to take you up in the sky where Sweetsister has some terrific bargain items to round out the decorations. There I bought some arches, and floating ghosts which I have been leaving around various places where I can rezz them.

Don’t miss it the day is approaching fast!

Relaxation (89, 166, 42)

Gemma Cleanslate