Bellisseria Parade of Homes Review

Decorators Find of the Week - 12.05.21

Writer|Photographer: Fiona Jogiches

The Christmas Tree

I have decorated my home and started with the Christmas tree. I love a traditional pine tree with old-fashioned ornaments. I found a lot of beautiful trees, beautifully decorated but the better the quality the higher the land impact, till I discovered this tree from Abiss.

The tree has a texture change menu so you can choose a color palette to suit your room. I chose the delicate peachy shades listed as Platinum and added some extra presents, you can also have Red, Gold, Blue, and Purple. It has lovely decorations, swags of pearls, tinsel, candles, and a lit star on the top. Underneath the tree is an assortment of decorated parcels and a traditional skirt. All this detail and only 6 land impact. I have looked at many Christmas trees with less detail, but good quality and they can easily range between 20 - 30 land impact. When so many seasonal goodies to put out every prim is precious.

The tree shown in Gold (none of my added extra presents) This size fits my room and is 6 land impact as seen.

I found the tree on Market Place and went to look in-store. I found the tree on display but not a vendor to buy, so went ahead and purchased it on MP as I was happy with the tree. It costs 299 linden which is probably the most expensive Christmas item I will buy, but to be able to have 5 color options and such a low land impact I felt it was a good investment and won't be searching for years to come.

This is the link to the Marketplace - [Original] the Christmas Tree - xmas tree by Abiss

If you want to see the tree in my home you are welcome to come and take a closer look and check if this is the tree for you, this is the LM - Fi's Coastal View

If you do come to look, help yourself to some cake and a drink from the kitchen or outside, but please don't leave the place a mess, the bears will be watching, tidy up behind you.

Wrap up warm and enjoy the Season of Good Will, skating and overeating, lots more shopping to be done and to share with you .

Till next time. HoHoHo

Newly added Listings. Week of December 5th. 2021

For the week of December 5th. 2021, we have 21 new listings this week to share with you.

NEW LISTINGS	WEEK OF 12.05.21
Kaylee's Home Home for the Holidays Under Victorian Home Listings
Garden of Gertie Look for the Free Gift Under Log Home Listings
Home for the Holidays Christmas, Hot Cocoa, and Ice Skating Under Log Home Listings
Mandy's Place warm and welcoming Under Log Home Listings
Winter Cabin Merry Christmas in the Cabin Under Log Home Listings
Eagles Lodge Pick up your gift in the Troll's hands. Under Bellisseria Christmas Holiday Home Listing
Lady Vic Esme's Holiday Home Under Bellisseria Christmas Holiday Home Listing
La Maison De La Mort Poke the Snowman to get a prize. Under Bellisseria Christmas Holiday Home Listing
Mackinac Island III Mackinac Island Christmas Under Bellisseria Christmas Holiday Home Listing
Mateo's Home Snow, xmas trees, Hot Cocoa, hangout, xmas music Under Bellisseria Christmas Holiday Home Listing
The Little Purple Witchy House by the Sea A Victorian witchy theme home. Under Bellisseria Christmas Holiday Home Listing
Gabriella's HouseBoat Merry Christmas come have Hot Cocoa Under Bellisseria Christmas Holiday Home Listing
2019 Noel Lane Boat Dock Rez Area too Under Bellisseria Christmas Holiday Home Listing
Tani's Aannex Homey, traditional and hot choc Under Bellisseria Christmas Holiday Home Listing
Nordic Narnia Your dreamy + cozy holiday getaway Under Bellisseria Christmas Holiday Home Listing
Sea Breeze Enjoy the decorations ..have a drink or something to eat! Under Bellisseria Christmas Holiday Home Listing
Forgotten Road Holiday Cheer is Here!  Under Bellisseria Christmas Holiday Home Listing
Peace Filled to the brim with Christmas Under Bellisseria Christmas Holiday Home Listing
1313 Mockingbird Lane My first Christmas at Belliseria. Under Bellisseria Christmas Holiday Home Listing
Mounier Holiday Homestead A home for the holidays Under Bellisseria Christmas Holiday Home Listing
Thinkin Pink Christmas Stilt Home Under Bellisseria Christmas Holiday Home Listing

 

 

 

Decorators Find of the Week - 11.28.21

Writer|Photographer: Fiona Jogiches

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

I personally don't like to decorate my home till December but have been out scouting for things and have added them to my "Xmas" folder ready to decorate with some Christmas music playing, a traditional homemade British mince pie, and a little glass of something warming to get me into the Christmas spirit. One of the shops I have visited is La Galleria, they had good traditional old-style decorations. I collected the angels from both the brown wooden mantle pieces along with the Christmas cards on the white mantlepiece. All are free and only 1 - 2 land impact per item.

There are some Vintage Christmas prints, again free and 3 land impact for the set of 4, the lovely Nutcracker sentinel chappie, he is 1 land impact small but can be stretched to make a lovely item guarding your front door but does go to 4 land impact when stretched but I think he makes a good statement and again he is free.

There are many free items including doormats, pillows, a sleigh, and lots more, but do check if you want the free items as not all products are gifts.

I will be shopping for more Christmas items over the coming weeks in different locations as more and more beautiful items are put out, but wanted to share these free items so you can have plenty of Lindens for those special Christmas items you will treasure and want to bring out every year that hold precious memories.

Now before I go... do I need those 3 linked reindeer for my roof?

Here is the Landmark to La Galleria - LA GALLERIA Living Rooms, Sofas, Bedrooms, Beds, Desks, Office:  La Galleria II

Have a lovely week, take care and remember Santa is writing his list and he will be checking who's Naughty or Nice.

Newly added Listings. Week of November 28th. 2021

For the week of November 28th. 2021, we have no new listings this week to share with you.

NEW LISTINGS	WEEK OF 11.28.21

 

Decorators Find of the Week - 11.21.21

Writer|Photographer: Fiona Jogiches

Thanksgiving ideas

With Thanksgiving next week I went to look for some ideas. I saw lots of pumpkins and turkeys and pumpkin pie but decided to buy some autumn/fall vases to put around the rooms to add some warm color.

I found several I liked in Vespertine and have put a couple out at the BBB HQ.

Landmark for HQ - BBB Main Office, Winters Elm

The Rosehip berries arrangement is 50 linden and are only 1 land impact, the Woodland treasures arrangement is 120 linden to buy and 2 land impact and the Oak branch arrangement with the leaves in the jug is also 50 linden and that is 2 land impact, I bought the Oak branches and the Ginkgo branches, the Ginkgo branches cost 120 lindens and are only 1 land impact. The Oak branch jug has 3 color options of branches in the pack, orange-yellow, reds, and multicolor.

There are more vases displayed on the table behind, for those that are still looking for a pumpkin to take center stage on your table this is a nice and different look - the Quirky Pumpkin. It is priced at 70 lindens and only 1 land impact.

This is the landmark to the vases - {vespertine} - home and deco main store

I would like to wish all our American cousins a wonderful Thanksgiving - Eat, Drink and be Merry.

Have a lovely holiday and see you all next time ...

 

Newly added Listings. Week of November 21st. 2021

For the week of November 21st. 2021, we have no new listings this week to share with you.

NEW LISTINGS	WEEK OF 11.21.21

 

November - Resident Owned Place of Interest

Writer|Photographer: Teresa Firelight

 

Jewel of Saphyre - Bellisseria Travelers Club

Our Place of Interest this month is Bellisseria Traveler’s Club. This is located on Ruthsburg, among scenic views of the nearby the lighthouse that has a fairy to/from the fairgrounds. Technically the building is a Winchester Traditional, but it has been converted to look Victorian. The interior is very inviting, completed with a few bars, a gaming room, a kitchen, a fireside lounge area, and even a bathroom where travelers can freshen up. They have a guestbook that you can sign, and offer several gifts that a traveler may find useful.

I sat down with Saphyre Cyberstar (one of the proprietors) to learn more about it.

Who owns the club and what motivated you/them to start this club?

“The club is owned by Saphyre Cyberstar (my alt) and Foneco Zuzu, my long-time partner in crime in SL. We both are avid Second Life travelers. We always keep our lands/places open to travelers and orb free, so that they have nice places to explore. We also keep an open Rez (up to the available land impact) for their convenience. Bellisseria makes that more challenging with the 351 land impact Limit, but we find a way to do so.”

What is the club’s primary purpose or mission?

“It is mainly a rest stop for travelers and explorers, who want to check out others' homes and get decorating ideas in Bellisseria. We also offer some gifts to make their traveling easier.” (More on gifts below.)

Guestbook . Bar . Guestroom

November Place of Interest

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What made you choose this lovely location for the club?

“We used to be regulars on the Bellisseria boat parade, which did daily cruises parades through Bellisseria. The parade passes this spot on its way back to the fairgrounds. So when my alt landed it by chance, I knew it was a keeper.”

You have a very involved build, turning a small Winchester Traditional into a large and inviting clubhouse. What did you draw your inspiration from as you designed this place?

“When we acquired this spot we were shopping for Dream Victorians, which were in high demand at the time. I tried to build my own Victorian-style home in the traditional section of homes, as it was such a perfect location.”

Grand Staircase . Gaming Room . Sitting Room

November Place of Interest

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Is there anything else you would like to say/share about the Traveler’s Club?

“Recently we started offering free vehicles for those travelers who may not be fortunate enough to have vehicles. We also offer a rez zone finder hud, which tells you if any available rez zones are located near you.

“To get these gifts, come in our main entrance. You will find a table with a guestbook -- (please feel free to sign it). The rez zone finder is on a little box next to the guestbook. The cabinet next to that is our mini-vehicle cabinet – just touch it and you will receive a fun selection of vehicles to try.

“Please remember that some of the vehicles will require more land impact than is allotted on private plots, so make sure to open the toys at a public rezzing area.”

 

Decorators Find of the Week - 11.14.21

Writer|Photographer: Fiona Jogiches

CHAIRS

Many Apple Fall lovers will already know the generous gifts Mr. Apple puts out around his store, garden and Outlet areas but some people new to Belli might not have spotted them so I wanted to share these chairs with you this week.

The different styles and woods are very versatile and at only 2 land impact each chair can be used for dining, a painting studio, garden, bedroom, the possibilities are endless, and all 6 shown are FREE.

I have used these chairs many times in many homes, at the moment the Wheelback chairs are in my breakfast room where I sit each morning and wake up slowly ready to face the day.

LM - Apple Fall Mainstore, Apple Fall (66, 192, 55) - Moderate
The Landmark is set to the main entrance at Apple Fall, there is a blackboard in the entrance area with different symbols on the board, look for the tag that shows a dollar symbol and written underneath the word "Outlet" I have circled this in red. If you touch the symbol it will tp you up to a higher floor.

There are 3 rooms of furniture, some items are 0L and free and some with the dollar sign mean you will need Lindens to buy them. The chairs are in a corner of the room where the four-poster bed is on display, (with drapes over the bed). You should find them easily, but just in case here are the coordinates -
(136, 138, 1488)

Remember downstairs and outside you will find many 0L items, if the items don't have the dollar symbol on, try passing your mouse over the item and you may find they may be free. Some that don't have the dollar symbol, or are not showing as free, maybe old gacha items used for display. An exception to that rule is The New York skybox at the back of the store, it does have the dollar symbol but is in fact now "free".
Be warned - once you start searching for other free items and see all the wonderful items in the store, like me you may get addicted and buy almost everything Mr. Apple makes.

Hope you find the chairs an asset to your home. Happy searching...

Newly added Listings. Week of November 14th. 2021

For the week of November 14th. 2021, we have 4 new listing this week to share with you.

 

NEW LISTINGS	WEEK OF 11.14.21
Chatterbox Cottage Beautifully decorated inside and out. Under Traditional Homes Listings.
Ennui-sur-Blasé A modern-styled camper home overlooking a lake. Under Camper Home Listings.
Kiss of Winter 2021 A Little hideaway - Sweet & Simple. Under Log Homes Listings.
Sunset Paradise Home on the water with sunset view. Under Resident Owned Places of Interest.
The Switching Post Train Depot. Land, Water and SLRR Access. Under Resident Owned Places of Interest.

 

Bellisseria Fantasy Community Center Release

Writer|Photographer: Teresa Firelight

Bellisseria Fantasy Community Center Release

After an incredible amount of work, planning, and creativity, the long-awaited Bellisseria Fantasy Community Center has finally arrived. It may very well be the Mole’s masterpiece to date – and create a standard that they will have to work very hard to meet on their next endeavor.

The fantasy regions were first released on Aug 12, 2021. The Community Center for the Fantasy regions did not arrive until almost 3 months later (on Nov 6, 2021). Its release was coordinated with a stunningly beautiful wedding, as Riot and Kalia Anatine Hax, pledged their eternal love, devotion, and commitment to each other.

A lot of people have commented that this new Eyrie fantasy region is the most beautiful place they have seen in Second Life to date. And I would tend to agree with them.

Rivers and Trees

Bellisseria Fantasy Community Center

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The architecture of the main building will amaze you… with elfin curves and pillars and roofless windows to the sky above. The landscaping that surrounds the community center building is lush and beautiful and creates a fantasy wonderland. There are, of course, crystals and mushrooms, glowing trees, and bright flowers. There are also delightful surprises hidden for you to discover as you roam the grounds.

Elven Palace and Mushroom Trees

Bellisseria Fantasy Community Center

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A special unfurnished version of the Community Center building was initially released to accommodate the wedding decorations (which were, by the way, incredible in their own merit). The region first opened at 11 AM SLT on Saturday, Nov 6th, 2021. It will be restarted soon to the permanent non-wedding version. The exact day/time up to the moles as they finish off a few details. When it is restarted in its permanent design, it will also offer a passport stamp.

Pegasus, Moles, and Boats

Bellisseria Fantasy Community Center

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This release was a historic first – coordinating a major build release with a big wedding event. A lot of people worked very hard to make this happen: Patch Linden, Derrick Linden, the amazing team of moles builders, Riot Hax, Kalia Anatine-Hax, the wedding coordinator, the wedding party, and team. They collaborated together to make the release day so magical.

Patch Linden . Derrick Linden . Riot & Kalia Hax . the Moles

Bellisseria Fantasy Community Center

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As a special treat, the moles and lindens took 15 minutes from their busy schedule to pose for a group shot – captured by both video and still photography. (And no, we were so focused on the photos that we did not think to ask them for bears.) But here is a rare treat… a chance for you to see what some of these amazing builders look like.


Patch Linden and Mole Statue

If you haven't been there yet, please plan to visit it soon. You can arrive by boat (from the Rigamarole region) OR you can walk in from neighboring regions (Fenrir Forest, Ladeedah, or Covendale) or you can TP directly to the arrival platform.

Landmark: Fantasy Community Center - Eyrie

The Wedding Event Of The Year

Writer|Photographer: Teresa Firelight



The Wedding Event Of The Year
Bellisseria Fantasy Community Center Release


Elven Palace


Bridal Wedding walk

This past weekend was an important milestone in an amazing love story. This is the story of how important relationships can form in Second Life, and how they can transition into Real Life. It is the story of happiness and personal fulfillment. It is the story of how people can find their Real Life soul mates in Virtual Reality. It is the story of a “dream” wedding.

Riot and Kalia

It is the story of Kalia Anatine and Riot Hax.

 

The story began over 14 years ago when Kalia and Riot met in Second Life (SL) and became friends. Before long, they knew that they were made for each other. With the exception of a single camera session and an exchange of Real Life (RL) photos, all of their interactions were on SL.

 

Wedding Rehearsals

The Wedding of Riot & Kalia Hax

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Then about a year later, on October 8, 2008, Kalia moved across the country to Riot. The relationship they had formed in SL held up and continued to grow and mature. They were a couple in both SL and in RL.

 

Kalia and Riot saw a lot of people get married in SL and then a few years later break up and go their separate ways. But any type of marriage – SL or RL – was not something that either of them was willing to take lightly.

 

Guests Arriving

The Wedding of Riot & Kalia Hax

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They finally got married after 14 years of being partnered in SL. During this time, they gathered a strong circle of family, friends, and Bellisseria neighbors in their SL lives. Second Life had become a magical place for them. But in all this time, Riot had not yet asked her to SL marry him.

 

One of Kalia’s talents is building wedding venues for others. One day she was working on one of these venus and mentioned to a friend that she thought it “funny” that in 14 years of SL partnership, Riot had never proposed to her.

 

The Ceremony

The Wedding of Riot & Kalia Hax

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What happened next is best told from the couple’s own words:

 

“When this tidbit of information was whispered into Patch Linden's ears, he would not stand for it. He had a very public talk with Riot – shouting his name and demanding a Mouse to Man talk on the spot. After being called out, Riot stood up and asked Kalia to marry him in every Bellisseria group they shared. Knowing that Patch was a good and magical mouse, he thanked him for forcing his hand and asked Patch to be his Best Man. The Mouse agreed and then got an idea that only Magical Mice could conceive of -- their wedding was the perfect event for the release of the new region. So, with the twitch of his whiskers and swoosh of his tail, Patch the most magical of mice made it happen.”

 

The 1st Dance

The Wedding of Riot & Kalia Hax

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And so, two important things were coordinated together into a breathtaking single event – possibly the “event” of the year. The new Bellisseria Fantasy Community Center Region was released – a stunningly beautiful area for all SL residents to enjoy… AND … Kalia and Riot finally had their “Dream” fantasy wedding.

 

An incredible amount of work went into making this happen. Moles and Lindens worked hard to make the most beautiful community center that SL had ever seen – and to coordinate its release with the wedding. And tons of preparation and work went into making the wedding happen, including planning, setup, and rehearsals.

 

The Reception

The Wedding of Riot & Kalia Hax

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It all came together on November 6, 2021. The new Bellisseria Fantasy Community Center Region opened to the public at 11 AM, and the fantasy wedding began at noon. There was a celebration and party lasting until 5 PM with music by three talented DJs: Shamu, Far, and Katie. The guests got to take part in the wedding by being the flower bearers… each holding an animated branch to honor the bride as she walked down the aisle. After the ceremony, guests could dance, walk around the stunning grounds, enjoy a beautiful boat ride or rez a horse to explore.

 

The wedding venue stayed up through the weekend so that those unable to make the ceremony could see and enjoy the stunning venue.

Mr. and Mrs. Riot and Kalia Hax

When asked about it, this is what the couple had to say: “We were humbled and honored to share our day in this way."

Decorators Find of the Week - 11.07.21

Writer|Photographer: Fiona Jogiches

KYALA CABINET

Walking through the house I went into the dining room to check if the plants needed watering and gave the furniture a quick dust. I was looking at a cabinet I have in that room and thought I would tell you about it for this week's Decorators Find.

It comes in six color options for the wood, Vermilion, Black, Turquoise, Camellia, Olive, or Sepia, and you can change the metals as well to either gold, silver, copper, or white. It is only 2 land impact.

I have mine in Olive at the moment but depending on the seasons you can change it to Turquoise or Camellia for bright sunny days and a pop of color and then there is Sepia or Black and of course Vermilion Red for Winter/Christmas days, whatever your taste.

I bought it at Balaclava for 120 linden and to have 6 different looks in a quality cabinet is good value.

You can find it here at the store - Balaclava

Have a lovely week and don't spend too much time dusting :) Till next week .............

Newly added Listings. Week of November 7th., 2021

For the week of November 7th., 2021, we have 1 new listing this week to share with you.

NEW LISTINGS	WEEK OF 11.07.21
Imagine Log Cabin on the lake. Under Log Homes listings.

Featured Home of the Month of November 2021

Writer|Photographer: Teresa Firelight

House type: Edelweiss Chalet

LM to this home:  Edelweiss Chalet

Our home of the month is an Edelweiss Chalet owned by Analisa Mounier. Analisa is a bit different of a homeowner because she doesnt get the Bellisseria houses for herself-- she gets them to share with others. Analisa takes great pleasure in decorating a home so that people can come and enjoy it. And she is very good at decorating. I took some pictures, but they dont do the place justice. You will have to come and see for yourself.

I walked around her lovely home and garden, then sat down and had a chat with her.

So who lives here? Is it just you or does anyone else stay here with you?

“Actually, no one. This is one of the homes I have on the parade. However, I do log in there frequently because there is now a train station right next door.”

This is a lovely house in a nice location. You owned it for about 7 months, so I assume you really like it here. What made you choose this location?

“This was the 2nd chalet location I caught. It's in a kind of private spot, at a dead end, and next to a little hill. I will never move now that the Lindens have given me a train station, car rez zone and a hot air balloon practically at my doorstep.”

Edelweiss

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I smiled at her reply, then ask my next question.

Your furnishings and decorations look very coordinated and well put together. How did you go about choosing this theme and what is the feeling you wish to convey here?

“Honestly, I did not like the chalets when they were first released but eventually I got bored and decided to get one. I wanted to see if I could make it into a place where I may want to live.

“I tend to choose a base colour (in this case gray), then at least 2 coordinating colors (pink and white), a metal (gold) and then decide on the wood accents (I do that last). Afterwards, I dig into my main and my main alt's inventories to find one piece or set that I can decorate around for each room.

“Finally (and unfortunately for my credit card), I go shopping to get just the one thing (or twenty) that I happen to need to complete the look.”

You have managed to get an amazing lot of furnishing and decorations (both inside and outside) with the 351 LI limit. Do you have any hints or tips to pass on to others about how to do this?

“Check Land Impact (LI) count before you buy any thing for the house. Make sure they are copy/mod so you can link them which can help reduce the LI count (I can sometimes get an extra 150 Li in a Linden Home this way). This is an arduous process. I will grab copies and test them in a sandbox. Do not link items that contain animations.”

What made you decide to open your lovely home to visitors and enter it into the Parade of Houses?

“Edelweiss is one of five homes I currently have open on the Parade. I find it fun and interesting to visit other people's homes and just thought others could enjoy mine as well. Then it kind of grew into an addiction. I am thinking about opening my stilt home as well (where I actually live) but I am constantly redecorating that one so it may remain private.”

What is your favorite feature or location of this house?

“The walled garden I set up just outside the dining-room. I started with the little bistro set as my inspiration and I think I came out beautifully.”

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Is there anything else you would like to share with our readers?

“Decorating my Linden Homes has been a mental life-saver since the beginning of the pandemic. I enjoy exploring the different decorating style homes that I don't have in RL because I live in the Caribbean.

“Being on the Parade has also allowed me to meet many other residents who have a love of interior design and I've become fast friends with quite a few.

“I really appreciate being featured so I hope even more folks will come visit and say hi.”

Decorators Find of the Week - 10.31.21

Writer|Photographer: Fiona Jogiches

AWNINGS 

I am lucky to have a beautiful stilt home in the warm tropical sunshine, I needed to feel the sun on my bones so packed my bags and here I am. The house is perfect but at some times of the day it's lovely to have some shade from the sun so I searched on the marketplace and found these gorgeous awnings.

They come in so many colors, plain or with stripes. The land impact is 2 for each awning, and at the original size fitted my Havana windows perfectly.

I tried them on the larger Lauderdale version home and the window on the back deck is larger so resized the awning and the land impact was 5 but I think 5 land impact is still acceptable for such a large area of window. The awning is not scripted like the awning in the LH Trailer pack, but the LH awning is 10 prims to enable it to open and close. Always remember to get the Linden Home Content Packs at each home you own, you never know when something from one home is useful in another. Inside the pack are details how to stretch the awning if you need to make bigger sizes.

2 versions are included TINTABLE and TEXTURE CHANGE.

You can easily change the color of the TEXTURE awning by touching the awning to get the blue menu chart. There are 12 different colors to choose from in the texture awning. If you prefer the plain tintable option you get a plain white awning which you can edit and TINT via the texture menu to create any color you wish.

You can find them here - Land Homes Awning Kit

They cost just 99 linden and I think that is excellent value. They are full modify so can be used on which ever Linden Bellisserian home you have.

Slap on the sun oil and keep safe, till next time ...

Newly added Listings. Week of October 31st, 2021

For the week of October 31st, 2021, we have 2 new listings this week to share with you.

NEW LISTINGS	WEEK OF 10.31.21
SHAKTI STUDIO Art Gallery Featuring the art of Shakti Adored-Sugarfield Under Resident Owned Places of Interest Listings.
Abertawe Beachfront Retreat Under Victorian Listings.