Chic at Phil's Place

It may be getting close to summer where you live, but it is cold, wet and blustery outside my corporeal door; a good time to bundle up just a bit and take a stroll in some lovely and virtual woods.

If you are a Flickr fan, you know that they have redesigned their layout and added a ton of space. This means no more "Pro" of old and no more "200 photos". Read all the important details here.

Now I have never been a big Flickr user. I upload favorites from time to time and sometimes upload a photo from the blog to Flickr when a merchant asks me to. My photos are never huge in size or in megabytes. But today after getting all my ducks in a row at the Home and Garden Expo (more on that Thursday) I zipped over for a lovely walk in the woods.

I took a giant (for me) photo which was going to take forever for anyone to see. And my computer (now over 2 years old) was not terribly happy with the process either. I resized to 3000 pixels and did some jpg compression and got it down to 3 megs. Here is the link to the widescreen raw shot if you care to look.

MEANWHILE, my very pretty outfit is from Senzafine, "Melissa". It fits nicely, walks well and is feminine without moving into too young territory. An excellent outfit for many occasions.



Skin: Akeruka Manuela Tan MK4

Pose by: STATUS

Surprises are often a wonderful things. The other day I found a mysterious folder in my inventory. It was from Evie's Closet and contained a notecard about freeness. We all like freeness. Many of us are fans of Evie's Closet which has been around perhaps before I came out of the pod. I do remember visiting throughout my checkered past, but I hadn't been by in awhile.

The outfit in the pack appears to be from Halloween (do we really care?) and is top notch. You have the choice of short skirt (worn), long skirt (a little blood won't hurt much) or just the corsety goodness. Pick it up on the freebie wall where there are other very nice gifts. I clicked on a mermaid outfit; you just never know when you might need one!

My photo op spot of the day is LEA23 where Alice in Wonderland is the theme.  It is  a big build and I didn't get to all of it, but views abound and there is a photography contest going on. So get out your cameras and snap a shot for a chance at a prize.



Skin: Akeruka Manuela Tan MK4

Poses by: aDORKable

I went out with a friend on the EnMESHed Into Summer Hunt today. It is a short hunt and I like those. While there were some issues getting onto the hunt trail (see earlier post), there are some great prizes. There were a few issues towards the end with landmarks seeming incorrect and a couple of stores I didn't find, but there are some great prizes on this hunt so it is worth doing.

We each picked our favorites of the day and here are mine. This super low prim skybox  complete with lattice planter and lounge chair is from Michigan Shack, the first stop on the hunt. It's a little tricky to find but it isn't too far from the landing point, so get the hint and stay in that general area.

This really cute mesh swimsuit is from Mmm...Kay! and really easy to find as the store is tiny. I am wearing a standard size S which is my norm and it fits perfectly.

A most unexpected prize was this hummingbird feeder from Ruth's Creations. So very cute, I modded it down a bit in size. The chain is copy so you can add extra as needed. There are other models in the store for sale.


Di's favorite prize was this outdoor set from Stitches Creations. There are several animations to choose from, both gals and guys.

Her retro romper outfit including boots and belt is from VERO MODERO.

There are plenty of mesh wearbles on this hunt including a few things for guys. There are other very nice prizes that didn't make it onto our review list.

Two that are noteable and that I think some of you might love are a fancy dress and shoe set -- well not a set as they are from two different stores, but they work well together.

The short 60s party dress (black top and pastel full and layered skirt) can be found at Lauren's Secret.  And "matching" dressy black heels are at Shoenique Designs (the landing point is quite a ways from the shop; start walking).

There are also some great earrings that go nicely with my swimsuit but didn't make it into the shot (well they wouldn't have shown up anyway) from Pure Poison.

There are also some very pretty wind chimes at stop number 2, Tia.

Skin: Akeruka Manuela Tan MK4
Poses by: aDORKable, LAP (nla) and the furniture