First night in the new house

There is a lovely tree in the park next door.  It sits right outside of my windows.

This is what the tree looks like from the inside. 

Yay, alpha flash!  Obviously I will need to find another window solution.  I'm thinking that permanently drawn curtains might be in order for the second floor, which seems like a decent idea regardless.

The house is really coming together.  I'm almost done with the interior wallpapering, flooring and ceiling tiles, and I've even started putting out some decor.   I have a fireplace on each floor, a few rugs, and a new bed.  Oh, so comfy after a day of work...

Tomorrow is the "Bad in Babbage" villains' ball!  An invitation has been extended to everyone in the city, villains and non-villains alike, so I'm planning to attend. I do not yet know what I'll wear though.  I wanted desperately to wear a fez, but hats and I do not get along. 

I do have an outfit figured out for Saturday's "Breakfast in Babbage" though!  (And it includes not brushing my hair in the morning...)

My first visitor!

While I was hanging wallpaper in Ruthorford House last night, Mr. Edward Pearse stopped by to say hello and see my build. He took a gander at the exterior, and I invited him in to see how the interior is coming along. 

I was glad I'd gotten most of the floor and walls done on the main level because I think it would have been too humiliating to show anyone otherwise.  There are still a few architectural elements I'd like to add inside, but I couldn't stand being in there without improving the aesthetic just a bit.

Mr. Pearse and I chatted amiably for a bit, discussing various builds in the city. As he attempted to describe where Watson and Holmes are located he asked if I was up for a tour. So for the next couple of hours he led me on a whirlwind excursion through the city, pointing out sites of interest, secret passageways (almost all of which lead to the sewers), and prominent builds.  We spent that much time walking and still didn't hit Vernian Deep, Wheatstone, or New Babbage, where I'd already spent a good deal of time.  There really is that much to see!

Mr. Pearse was a superb guide, and he kindly introduced me to a few folks as we encountered them during our walk.  It was a welcome diversion and a much-needed break from building. I was in the mood for company, so it all worked out well. :-)

I'm beginning to feel quite at home!

Ruthorford House - Final

I realized today that the memorial in the park has Ruthorford spelled with an "o" instead of an "e," so I've corrected the name of my house.  I also enlarged it after seeing how small it looked on the Academy lot.  So here it is!  The exterior is final unless there is some problem that prevents it from fitting in with the theme.

Now to the interior!

The Rutherford House

I finished my house.  For better or worse, I just put it down on my parcel in Academy of Industry in New Babbage.  I decided to call it The Rutherford House after the memorial in the park next door, dedicated to Father Daniel Rutherford, hero of the Great Fire.

The exteriors are done for now, but the interiors are still a mess.  Still, I thought that it was good enough to plonk down in the meantime.

House in progress...

Still lots of plywood, but I got the structure done tonight, and found a texture set I like until I can make my own.  Although I'm loving the way the textures look, I'm hoping it's not to gothic-looking for Babbage, at least in the short term.

The black rectangle on the ground is a template of my plot in Academy of Industry, so I wouldn't build too big.

Oooh, this is more Babbage-y...

I've decided that the building I was looking at by Elmer Fisher is just a bit too colorful for New Babbage.  I may keep working on it for Caledon or some other location, but I don't think I'll be comfortable with it as a New Babbage build.

This is what I'm looking at instead now:

It's a little bit on the gingerbread side, but the dark colors do a good job of countering that, I think.

Goodbye, Ribbons & Bows...

One of the first things I did when I came back in-world, after discovering the remains of my old ribbon, bow, and furnishings store, was to set it back up again on my mainland plot in Namhae.

Since then I've realized that everything I made and sold back then is terribly antiquated.  I have bows that use 11 prims when other residents are selling sculpted 1 prim bows.  It's just not going to work.

The other night I decided that my mainland property would serve in a much more useful capacity as my own private sandbox, so I packed up my store and put it away.  It was a lot of fun to be in business, but that time has passed.  I'm sure I will create more things, some of which I'll be very proud, and will eventually put a few things up for sale.  My primary interest in Second Life isn't to sell things though, so maybe it won't be anytime soon.  I'll just  see how it goes.

So here's to moving forward!  Huzzah!