Hoppy Easter

My daughter is very excited about Easter which is natural at her age (6), but her excitement was dampened by a case of strep throat recently.  Hopefully, she will be all better by Easter and, since she is in Catholic school, she has the week after Easter off and should definitely be recovered by then.  I'm planning our annual Easter Egg hunt where I hide eggs filled with toys and candy around the house on Easter morning (I won't hide any real eggs, although we will color them.  The plastic eggs are safer to hide in case some are not discovered (when real ones go bad, they tend to smell).  We will also be spending time with family, and she will not doubt get lots of baskets, candy, and small Easter toys. 

Dulcie in her bunny outfit at Rainbow Gardens

In Second Life, I've already hosted two Easter parties -- one for my Rainbow Gardens Pet Memorial Center and one for my neighbors on Seahorse Isle.  It was nice to interchange decorations and dance balls, althoughI had enough room to set up an egg hunt on Seahorse and enough prims for a 10-person bunny hunt line dance.  Most people came with ears and tails, and we even had one avatar bunny.  It was a lot of fun. 

Dulcie in the SING party bunny  hop line

Throughout the month, I've also participated in SL egg hunts sponsored by some shops and enjoyed visiting Easter Town where I  had the chance to race on the back of a Peep and float in an Easter eggshell (where else but in SL could you do that?) and also hunt eggs and bunny hop.

Dulcie in an Easter eggshell at Easter Town

Whatever you do in rl or sl to celebrate Easter, have a "Hoppy" one!

Spring in SL

I know it snowed here the other day, although it cleared up pretty quickly, but spring is still on its way despite the cold temps.  In Second Life, you can have spring, summer, or any season you want all year round.  But if you prefer to follow the calendar, you can start working on your house and garden to make it ready.



Dulcie on her new patio

Dulcie by her new fountain

 As March came around, I began to think it would be nice to add some outdoor stuff to my SL house.  I "planted" some flowers and added a patio.  I found a nice bistro table and chairs set that coordinated nicely with the wrought iron fence around my house and then bought a fountain from the same shop where I'd found the furniture, B&D Designs.  The price and prims were reasonable, and the arrangement comfortable for spending more time outdoors. 

Another spring project at my house includes breeding my two Amaretto horses, a feat I'm not sure how is accomplished but which should yield some interesting results.  My female horse, Star, actually just became pregnant to my surprise by our male horse, Steam.  I was playing around with the breeding menu, and I guess I did something right.  The little foal is expected on Tuesday.

I'm also planning some Easter parties at home as well as at my pet memorial center.  What is spring without an Easter egg hunt, spring outfit, and bunny hop dances?  In SL, all of these are in abundance. I look forward to the warmer weather in rl but, for now, I am enjoying spring in SL.