Category Archives: Features

This is a collection that focuses on features: Gardens & Parks, Homes & Gardens, Romance & Sex, Second Life’s Secret Sauce and Yordie’s Excellent Adventures including Expeditions and the Second Life seas.

Reflections Upon a Little Pond

This morning I took down the Harvest Moon Cafe, my Zen garden and environs. I’ve found that nothing is permanent in Second Life and we shouldn’t dwell on passings. I’ve always had a sense that Second Life is like a … Continue reading

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Coming to Life at Night

I’m interested in history and culture. Often I’ve wondered what life was like a couple hundred years ago. There was no electric lighting to fill the night, yet there are always places for people to visit at night. Btw, did you know … Continue reading

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Rehearsing for Geisha Show

The new Harvest Moon Café and Yordie’s Zen Garden is about as complete as I can make it. It is the culmination of maybe three months of part-time tinkering, but it was very enjoyable to create. As with every one … Continue reading

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My Zen Garden Evolves

I’ve written several posts about the region I’ve been working on. My plot is tucked behind a mountainous wall and features a waterfall and pond with stream leading to the sea. I’ve created the latest version of my Harvest Moon Café … Continue reading

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A New Little Japanese Garden

On Sunday I spent some more time working on my Japanese themed project. In the past, most of the time, I’ve created Zen gardens on a larger scale. Also, I started blending in my ideas about an Asian style café … Continue reading

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“I’m not building a game…”

Fleep: “They actually said things like ‘I’m not building a game. I’m building a new country.’” That’s  a quote from Chris Collins aka “Fleep” in her post “Why Anyone Who Cares About the Metaverse Needs to Move Beyond Second Life; Now, Not Later” … Continue reading

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The Zen Retreat & Horyu-ji Temple

This will be my 2nd in the series on Japanese Gardens in Second Life. It begins with a return to my roots, the first place I felt the magic of Second Life, and the site of my first home. I … Continue reading

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Homes & Gardens

In the past couple weeks I’ve visited the beautiful homes of several friends. I took photos and I want to start a new and regular feature I’ll label “Homes & Gardens.” In fact, I’ll go back and find some older posts … Continue reading

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