tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364498072456810782011-12-29T14:32:33.250-08:00My notes about MarillaAnne's Grey Hare <br>~A Coffee Shop and Art Gallery ~ <br>And my latest adventure: Adelebsen Isle<br> ~ A friendly German Village ~<br>and, of course, friends and discoveries in Second Life.MarillaAnne Sladenoreply@blogger.comBlogger381100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236449807245681078.post-64440326207364100362011-12-29T14:32:00.001-08:002011-12-29T14:32:33.276-08:00

If you're like me, you do not want to listen to politics etc etc etc ... but .... it's time to wake up.

MarillaAnne Sladenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236449807245681078.post-77094049831300169432011-11-14T21:37:00.001-08:002011-11-14T21:37:46.076-08:00

Well, some more of our friends are moving far away. We met them and and some more friends for dinner tonight. We don't really see them so often ... but ... we all went through one of those "defining moments" together and we have many things in common. Having one last gathering *had* to happen. Building, enginering, and sandbags were the topic of discussion ... unless of course you were trying

MarillaAnne Sladenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236449807245681078.post-86714245420120663912011-11-12T21:39:00.001-08:002011-11-12T21:39:52.948-08:00

Billy: Did you have fun watching movies with Ashley? Me: Yes! Billy: Why do you like watching movies with Ashley and not with me? Me: Because you don't like light-weight girly movies. Billy: Oh. You're right. I don't. /me *shrugs*  

MarillaAnne Sladenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236449807245681078.post-11999892916657898572011-11-11T18:50:00.001-08:002011-11-11T18:50:31.559-08:00

Okay, so Wednesday was rather disturbing. Billy (aka Mitch) went off to work and then called me with the news way too many are hearing these days. So, yeah. He was laid off effective Friday (today). No severence. Some supplemental pay on top of unemployment for a limited time, though. Now, I'm telling you this right here and right now. God has seen us through much worse. We have an amazing

MarillaAnne Sladenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236449807245681078.post-53073330289537856382011-11-10T18:50:00.001-08:002011-11-10T18:50:03.770-08:00

I went out on the train today. I LOVE the train. Today we stopped here on the way to let two hikers out. I love to get out here. But not today. Today I went and got new glasses. :)

MarillaAnne Sladenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236449807245681078.post-20371768349329259762011-11-09T10:03:00.001-08:002011-11-09T10:03:38.940-08:00

Decision #2: Adelebsen Isle is Closing effective Nov 21. Yes, it's a money decision. We've enjoyed meeting great people on Adelebsen Isle over the last four years. Thank you for all the encouragement you've given us. We wish you all the best. No, we don't have any future plans. My email address is always in my profile.

MarillaAnne Sladenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236449807245681078.post-8468123920586798042011-11-08T19:16:00.001-08:002011-11-08T19:16:37.870-08:00

That's pretty much all I have to say for today. I never knew my boobies could hide so much. I do have to go back for another sonogram in 6 months. But, it seems, I have the perfect boobies for growing Benign cysts. I'm not questioning at this point. It's hereditary is the theme I'm running with :) See you tomorrow.

MarillaAnne Sladenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236449807245681078.post-75660168804105239402011-11-07T20:26:00.001-08:002011-11-07T20:26:47.467-08:00

Twelve years of marriage and I still love walking with my husband. Walks on winter nights under a bright moon are some of the best. Tonight we walked around the village, listened to the streams, watched the traffic travel on the highway high above the village. The air was just the right crisp. It's nice. Here's what I wrote about one of our walks some years back when we lived by a lake in Texas.

MarillaAnne Sladenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236449807245681078.post-19365513543218824502011-11-06T14:50:00.001-08:002011-11-06T15:12:59.403-08:00

This morning my husband informed me that the Zombie Apocalypse has been happening for quite some time and that he is in fact one of the Zombies. He leaves home "normal," stops and picks up coffee, gets back into the car, turns on his tunes, and then drives in to work as a Zombie. He says there's lots and lots of people like him. AND they drive home as Zombies, too. Some return to their normal

MarillaAnne Sladenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236449807245681078.post-53667765462408381742011-11-05T17:39:00.001-07:002011-11-05T17:39:11.377-07:00

When I was just a little girl,I complained to my motherabout the fire engine sirensand this is what she said to me When you hear the fire enginepray for the people involvedpray for the firefighterspray for the people in need So now I live by a firehouseand my neighbor is avolunteer firemanand this is what i do When I hear the firehouse alarm,it is my call to prayer.I pray for the firefightersI

MarillaAnne Sladenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236449807245681078.post-48997023083658467312011-11-04T13:02:00.001-07:002011-11-04T13:02:31.176-07:00

[Entry to the old Buttonwood Cafe] "Wait! What? You're going to go to McDonald's over Magnolia's?" My friends and I are having a cafe crisis. "There's two things you don't mess with: People's food and their money. In that order." Well, our food is definitely being messed with. One cafe was sold and the new owners seem to be totally unaware that the cafe's existing culture revolves

MarillaAnne Sladenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236449807245681078.post-45601166360916994362011-11-03T20:15:00.001-07:002011-11-04T08:59:20.094-07:00

A bit of time for running away from RL :)

MarillaAnne Sladenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236449807245681078.post-24674770042602982602011-11-02T18:54:00.001-07:002011-11-02T18:54:41.582-07:00

Super tired. Good day. Billy surprised me and stayed home. My friend still went with me to my doctor's appointment. Huge surprise: I really like my new doctor. Decision #1 I'm on Zoloft to help with my concentration and anxiety and unofficial ADD Step #2 I have an appointment next week for a mamogram and sonogram. Must sleep.

MarillaAnne Sladenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236449807245681078.post-13182595329959704432011-11-01T11:40:00.001-07:002011-11-01T11:40:40.912-07:00

My first November in New York I participated in the #NaBloPoMo. It was a great deal of fun. When I look back, I can't believe how much things have changed and how much they've stayed the same. This month I will be making quite a few decisions. I don't know yet how much I will share. I'm not even entirely sure which things I will be deciding about. So. I think I'll drag you along on the journey.

MarillaAnne Sladenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236449807245681078.post-70313996389588435432011-10-30T07:57:00.001-07:002011-11-01T12:25:32.090-07:00

Over 12 inches snow. no power. no internet. intermittent low cell signal. Solution: generator + marine battery + Wilson Cellular (ty Billy -husband) + Verizon droid (ty Matthew -son). Results: steady 3g signal. tethered to netbook. able to research further survival techniques. Hooray! Yes. warm enough so far :~)

MarillaAnne Sladenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236449807245681078.post-23426149465158083102011-09-16T16:08:00.001-07:002011-09-16T16:08:11.457-07:00

A bit of info about the sim and about us, too. When we haven't been focused on our own flood alerts, Billy aka Mitch has been actively involved in supporting the NY SBDR Kitchen. (New York Southern Baptist Disaster Relief) He may go back out for another 7 days some time soon. I've either been packing or repacking us for evacuation or making sure he has everything to go to the kitchen site. This

MarillaAnne Sladenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236449807245681078.post-22734776130655173782011-08-25T07:52:00.001-07:002011-08-25T07:52:56.077-07:00

via flickr.com

MarillaAnne Sladenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236449807245681078.post-81969801449333792062011-05-21T16:23:00.001-07:002011-05-21T16:36:56.080-07:00

Tayren has a new larger shop in the market. There are also new looks. Most of Tayren's designs are complete avatar packages :)Tayren TheasMedieval Victorian & Fairy ~Avatars Dresses Costumes Outfits

MarillaAnne Sladenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236449807245681078.post-84199153567163578152011-05-21T15:53:00.001-07:002011-05-21T15:53:48.395-07:00

Nora's Chickens make me smile Noramyr Gullwing Flights of Fantasy ~ Noramyr Gullwing ~ Tiny Avatars for All

MarillaAnne Sladenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236449807245681078.post-85259506160137160272011-04-03T16:15:00.001-07:002011-04-04T16:25:49.312-07:00

--PARCEL WEB PAGE Fantastical and Magical @ Fantasy Faire --BASIC SLURL Fantastical and Magical @ Fantasy Faire boaz.sands boaz.sands marillaanne.slade violetteprint.inkpen MarillaAnne's Grey Hare Coffee Shop ~ Adelebsen Isle Village MarillaAnne's Grey Hare Coffee Shop ~ Adelebsen Isle Village come visit&title=Grey%20Hare&msg=come%20see">come see

MarillaAnne Sladenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236449807245681078.post-30395304290207504042011-04-03T10:23:00.001-07:002011-04-03T10:23:55.956-07:00

8. Information Rights Google may retain and use, subject to the terms of the Google Privacy Policy, all information you provide, including but not limited to Web site demographics and contact information. You agree that Google may transfer and disclose to third parties personally identifiable information about you for the purpose of approving and enabling your use of the Services, including to

MarillaAnne Sladenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236449807245681078.post-37172935114294768342011-03-31T19:22:00.001-07:002011-03-31T19:22:03.246-07:00

Also read: http://www.wired.com/underwire/2011/03/strahov-monastery-panoramic-image/ Amazing fun :)

MarillaAnne Sladenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236449807245681078.post-34597548077085404732011-02-18T19:28:00.001-08:002011-02-18T19:28:56.486-08:00

Eolande Elvehjem has started making hair to go with her jewelry :) This is her first piece named Felicia. Of course, my choice was red :) The dress is a classic and I still love it. It appeared on the cover of one of the very first books about Second Life --the book I read before I started "playing" Second Life ... If I find it, I'll post the name :) So can you imagine how thrilled I was to

MarillaAnne Sladenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236449807245681078.post-60053555571152902352011-02-01T21:17:00.001-08:002011-02-01T21:17:53.886-08:00

The Dress is made by Betsy Furman. Her store is Tiny Ruffles More photos and info: http://blog.adelebsenisle.com/2011/01/tiny-ruffles-new-dresses-for-tinies.html Go Get: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Adelebsen%20Isle/69/131/27 Betsy has some other very cute Victorian dresses also :) Oh the lamb is made by Wynx http://slurl.com/secondlife/Adelebsen%20isle/32/206/23

MarillaAnne Sladenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236449807245681078.post-36935246905533782292011-01-30T16:15:00.001-08:002011-01-30T16:15:02.856-08:00

Where I relax, originally uploaded by MarillaAnne.Just hanging out ... ok really I'm trying to figure out the best path through the promo maze :P

MarillaAnne Sladenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236449807245681078.post-20806444099147648562011-01-23T18:19:00.001-08:002011-01-23T18:19:53.315-08:00

via blog.adelebsenisle.com Way cute!

MarillaAnne Sladenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236449807245681078.post-55666228025179765982011-01-23T17:47:00.001-08:002011-01-23T20:08:27.907-08:00

SecondLife has allowed teens onto the grid. Linden Lab is telling the teens and their parents that the teens are only allowed onto G rated sims.Contrary to what all the viewer 1 code-based viewers are telling everyone, SL no longer has PG rated sims. http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Linden_Lab_Official:Maturity_ratings:_an_over...Moreover, SL's definition of PG has always been, in actuality, the

MarillaAnne Sladenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236449807245681078.post-59347702560151018892011-01-23T16:25:00.001-08:002011-01-23T16:25:30.069-08:00

via picasaweb.google.com

MarillaAnne Sladenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236449807245681078.post-12738773260239469632011-01-23T15:46:00.001-08:002011-01-23T15:46:35.141-08:00

via picasaweb.google.com I miss having Dogs!

MarillaAnne Sladenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236449807245681078.post-47338669135913159642010-12-06T06:56:00.001-08:002010-12-06T06:56:27.392-08:00

Silverax has been a shopkeeper on our sim, Adelebsen Isle, since October 1, 2008. Over two years. He has always been polite, encouraging, thoughtful, caring ... in-short ... amazing! Again, I am asking ... "WHY, why, why am I staying the course with Second Life when there are other grid communities?"

MarillaAnne Sladenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236449807245681078.post-34839505276547033212010-12-05T15:40:00.001-08:002010-12-05T15:40:18.353-08:00

just a few things I miss about Dallas, Texas

MarillaAnne Sladenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236449807245681078.post-3269603506355991232010-11-18T12:51:00.001-08:002010-11-18T12:51:28.759-08:00

... Why would @mkapor deactivate his FB account right when #SL seems to be getting ready to embrace all those lovely FB users? Could there be a bigger picture? Could there be a smaller picture?

MarillaAnne Sladenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236449807245681078.post-80342682143485023382009-03-10T06:58:00.000-07:002009-03-10T07:19:14.725-07:00

... But this One is Just for Me.The Video: My KingThe credit: Mark Barnes on his Ephesians 4:14 blog.

MarillaAnne Sladenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236449807245681078.post-35757163664745985752008-09-13T17:13:00.000-07:002008-09-13T17:19:11.539-07:00

I had this on another blog. The blog got locked. While I'm waiting for a review ... I will post it again here. And, yes, I am very aggravated! I recently went to NYC with two friends. My friend Barb is (like me) not from New York but (unlike me) she's become fairly adept at taking her visiting friends and family to tour around NYC. My friend Linda has lived in New York City (or nearby) for about

MarillaAnne Sladenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236449807245681078.post-29624904872735738272008-02-12T11:57:00.000-08:002008-07-02T06:57:34.629-07:00

Just a little encouragement can carry friends toward their dreams in ways that you, nor they, cannot anticipate.This month Eolande Elvehjem is celebrating her first complete year as a fashion designer in Second Life. She designs the most incredible pieces of jewelry for your hair. You can see them all at Eolande's Hair Accessories & Jewelry. You can also purchase Eolande's artistic designs at

MarillaAnne Sladenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236449807245681078.post-85899581572196254982007-08-16T09:54:00.000-07:002007-08-17T07:28:07.317-07:00

Neferia Able of Ivalde fame is now creating skins. As soon as I heard this news, I knew the skins would be top quality. I love shopping at her Ivalde store because I know that if I like the dress style, I'm going to love wearing the dress. I am never disappointed. If I'm wearing a great looking dress that hints of days gone by (example: from the 1950's), chances are very high that it's one of

MarillaAnne Sladenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236449807245681078.post-20799686290289008052007-08-15T15:46:00.000-07:002007-08-16T09:52:52.228-07:00

Zanza Marx revealed her latest "Belle Amie" creation: Poseidon's Bouquet Tiara which will be worn by the winner of the SL Tropics 2007 Competition.The tiara contains 253 prims and is valued at $L7500. Also, to be presented to the winner will be a matching necklace and earring set. The necklace is 219 prims.The necklace and earring set and the tiara will be available after the pageant as Limited

MarillaAnne Sladenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236449807245681078.post-8221184348734377602007-08-14T18:07:00.000-07:002007-08-14T18:07:59.093-07:00

In the past, I have passed notes back and forth in my Second Life group -- MarillaAnne's Network of Friends. Frankly, notecards are not a very effective mode of communication.So I have begun a blog. It will be about whatever my friends want me to talk about. And it will be a place where I can brag about them. Hopefully the bragging will bring them joy and business (if they want it).I wanted to

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