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Boilers on! Check.

Engines on! Check.

Steam Goggles on! Check.

Let’s get this underway since our last testing on dragons exploded in bits and pieces!  Our genius Head Engineer has awoken from his nap and finished cleaning up his spilt hot tea.  We began our new apparatus construction weeks ago while whittling away at a pyramidal chunk of wood and had a bright idea with the green slime left over from Doctor Strange Structable’s last metal soup.

If you are in the audience viewing from afar, sit back and hold on tight!

What did I hear? Wait… A birthday celebration?

Can it wait?  Noooooo, they scream.

Birthdays only come once a year and this science fiction 21st-century industrial steam-powered collaboration is taking place right now!

What’s the fuss all about that is dividing up our precious biological study time today? 

Someone out there, no not the cattle, just screamed again!

It’s Second Life’s 19th Birthday and they’ve mutated creations involving free gifts, half off special deals and a full world to travel and explore.

Boilers off! Check.

Engines off! Check.

Wings on! Check.

Let’s fly!

You have until the end of July 10th, 2022 to grab those great gifts, special prices and join the fun!

For your complete Shopping Guide and landmarks directly to their SL19B Shop & Hop Shops, click HERE!

I had a super time gathering all my Steampunk goodies and so will you!  Check out the Style Card below!

∻⊰ 🌷 ⊱∻ STYLE CARD ∻⊰ 🌷 ⊱∻

ZENITH ~ Steampunk Doll Dress & HUD ~ SL19B22 (Half Off)

HERO ~ Steampunk Hat ~ SL19B22 Gift

Raven Bell ~ Sleek Stache & Color HUD ~ SL19B Gift

alaskametro<3 ~ Metallurgy Lipstick METALS BOM/Omega/EvoX ~ SL19B22 Gift

MIURA ~ Belteguese Soft Liner & Mesh Pearl Eyelash ~ SL19B22 Gift

KUNGLERS ~ Cora Bracelet Malachite ~ SL19B22

bonbon ~ Esme Hair with HUD

ERG ~ Bat Wing Monocles

WoW Skins ~ Milk Sira NB Body Maitreya ~ Lel-EvoX

I always wear these Meshies unless otherwise noted:

Body ~ Maitreya Lara V5.3

Head ~ LeLutka Nova

KZ Poses ~ Sealed

∻⊰ 🌷 ⊱∻ DÉCOR ∻⊰ 🌷 ⊱∻

[Harshlands] Stasis Tank ~ SL19B22 Gift

Eclectica- Steampunk Tube Tubes ~ SL19B22 Sale

[P3] ~ Nemo Caged Light – Green Waves ~ SL19B22

LoveEverlasting ~ Steampunk Floating Octapus ~ SL19B22

HIDEKI ~ Octopus Diver Head (Green)

!Ohmai ~ Steampunk Natural Squirrel  (Store inactive)

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Happy Shopping & Hunting…And Exploring!

Happy Birthday Second Life!

xoxo Bambi

"Rendevous Par La Mer' by Bambi Chicque

“Rendevous Par La Mer’ by Bambi Chicque

Meet me where Heaven

Cuddles with the sea,

Look for me

Where the world swirls in

And our happily ever after

Will happen here,

Rendevous

Par la mer

by Bambi Chicque

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There’s such an inspiring story being told within

the photo above; a movement of grace,

a tranquil and peaceful place.

All thanks to the amazing Designers noted below!

☆═━┈┈━═☆.♡.☆═ STYLE CARD ═☆.♡.☆═━┈┈━═☆

Décor:

Emerald Crystal Cluster ~ Lilith’s Den ~ Fair Play at Emerald City ~ MFGC!

Bon Vivant Café Table, Flowers & Chairs with HUD ~ [CIRCA] (H&G 2016 RFL) ~ WLTB ❣

Love Boat Light ~ River Beds (H&G 2016 RFL)

Graceful Garden Globe Statues ~ Lunar Seasonal Designs (H&G 2016 RFL)

Ancient One Octapus Statue ~ Culprit (H&G 2016 RFL)

Beaded Lamp GACHA ~ Dust Bunny

Bronze Crane Sculptures ~ meadowWorks (H&G 2016 RFL) ~ MFGC!

I’m Planet Fish School Gold GACHA ~ anc Ltd.

RFL Orchid Arrangement ~ Kaerri (H&G 2016 RFL) ~ WLTB ❣

19th Century Japanese Crane Serving Plate w Origami ~ Decades Gallery (H&G 2016 RFL)

Olympic Old Growth Tree ~ The Forest (H&G 2016 RFL)

Lavendar Coffe & Tea Servers, Violet Coffee & Tea Server ~ Absinthe & Others (H&G 2016 RFL)

Garden Compass ~ Nola’s Notions (H&G 2016 RFL)

DYSTOPIA Stage Grass M01Glow ~ E.V.E.

DD African Grey Parrot Cage ~ Dreamland Designs (H&G 2016 RFL)

Corner Shop Brown Bricks ~ Enigma Designs (H&G 2016 RFL)

Villa Ambrata Home Keys ~ Fallen Gods (H&G 2016 RFL) ~ MFGC!

Wardrobe & Pose:

Female Pose 01 Set F_S_4 ~ terra design Poses

Phoebe Tan Skin, Lipstick02, Eyeshadow01 ~ LoveMe Skins ~ SKIN FAIR SNEAK PEAK!

Whistles Poesia Silvana Laguna Gown ~ Faida & Fallen Gods ~ MFGC!

Emerald Crystal Headdress ~ Lilith’s Den ~ Fair Play at Emerald City ~ MFGC!

Fool’s Fortune Hair ~ Little Bones

Sprite Elf Ears ~ Illussions

"Siren’s Caboodle of Tease" by Bambi Chicque

“Siren’s Caboodle of Tease” by Bambi Chicque

Sirens of the deep

Chants of rhythms

Bouncing beneath the waves

Quiet whispers

Float atop the breath

Of Sailors plunging their telescopes

To peep at the flashing beauty

Fading faster than the monsters

Dashing through southward storms

To awe and hope

Rolling from the bay

A simple kiss at sunrise

Soaring spirits might touch

With his heart in her hands.

Will she promise by moonlight

To expose her collected caboodles

Open just a single word

From her raindrop lips

Before she plunders

Yet again

To the deepening

And darkness of the seas

Below the maritime ships

Where it all was just a tease.

by Bambi Chicque

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I was loaded up with Mer-Stuff to review!

And away we go!….

My eyeballs ping-pong when I open SWaGGa’s review packs!

Shortie?  You did it again!  Love your Happy Crabs & Fish!

Which reminds me of when my son and I got stuck in a broken elevator at the

Dallas Apparel Mart during a trade show just when we had returned from

a vacation on Padre Island (Corpus Christie, Texas) and he brought home

his first “hermit crab pets”!  My son loved talking to people and while everyone was

a bit jitterish with the elevator making knocking noises while we stood there

in limbo, he bolted out loud:  “We got crabs!”

Everyone stares right at ME!

OMG!! I laughed in embarrassment and said:  “HERMIT crabs, HERMIT crabs!”

Well, that broke the ice and we all had quite a chuckle.

They finally repaired the old broken elevator for us and we all scrambled back

to our busy life with a smile on our faces!

Watching Shortie’s Happy Crabs scattering around in my mermaid cave sure

brought back memories to me!

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While unpacking Soul’s Headfins, The Annex’s Sea Net Necklace

and Black Tulip Pose’s Mermaid newest sets…..bubbles of

“pick me ~ pick me” came screaming from my inventory!

Although anc’s “Flottante” Puppies are quiet and elegant, I did

feel the nudge to add them to my photo as well!

So I pulled together some items to decorate with, swam into my

MerTail  (by JOMO)and accessories….and wah~lah!

Sirens of the deep are forever placed and any Merfolk would feel

right at home!

I wanted to do something a bit unusual to my photo since everything

is under water and I wanted my followers to feel the sea drifting

before their eyes while oooh’ing and ahhhhwww’ing over these

stunning designs by some of the best Creators in SecondLife!

My mer-fins….HATS…. off to all of you!

∻⊰♡ ⊱∻

STYLE CARD by Bambi Banner.PS.Décor:

Happy Crabs, Happy Fish Ylw/Blu RARE GACHA ~ SWaGGa ~ Enchantment

Starfish Table ~ 22769 bauwerk

Flottante Puppy Milk SitA ~ anc ~ Collabor88

Here Be Octopus Carved Stone, Starfish FX Bubbles GACHA ~ Meadow Works

~ (Fantasy Faire 2015)

Sea Horse Gold ~ ::: B@R :::

Bambi:

The Dance Of The Mermaid #2 Mirror ~ Black Tulip Poses ~ Enchantment

Headfins (Center & Sides) with HUD ~ .:SOUL:. ~ Enchantment ~ MFGC!

Sea Net Gold Necklace ~ The Annex ~ Enchantment

Sirene Golden Bra ~ EMO-tions

Dragon Scales Light Skin Tattoo ~ Even-Tide ~ (Fantasy Faire 2015)

Mermaid Tail, Dorsal Fin & Tentacles with HUD ~ JOMO

Ultra Rare Roleplaying Green Skin Tattoo ~ Demonic

Winter Tipped Hair ~ Calico

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"Calm Before The Storm" by Bambi Chicque

“Calm Before The Storm” by Bambi Chicque

I imagine Mermaids to play before the storm, romp amid the storm and

rejoicing soon after the balmy breeze!

She finds her friends in the azure sea waters;

then dines along with the fish before plundering to all her treasures.

She waits for the splashing waves to bring about mystifying blustery squalls;

which comes again and some more!

Her favorite time is the calm before the storm….

amid the rainy gales and, of course, after the whilrlwinds die down!

After all, the ocean is her shelter from the storm!

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Collabor88 has been on fire these past couple of rounds!

The Designers showcasing their latest items

have been producing some of the most amazing mesh to hit the grid ever!

I certainly congratulate them on their uniqueness and

quality set forth for probably anyone in SL that loves to

decorate, blog, photograph or simply wear the coolest of styles!

Every time I open a mesh program, I stare at it, click on a few things,

set back and tell myself “laterzzzz”, then click out! LOL

I have GOT to take this mesh thing more serious!

I obviously made a huge focus on

Half Deer’s “Hippocampus” Aqua MerHorse

(from Collabor88’s previous round) here in my photo!

My mouth drools for more, Halo!!

Love, Love, Love all things by “anc!”

If you look carefully, you will see the golden gleams

from their Nebra Beads, too!

(available at this round of Collabor88)

I pulled out CIRCA’s “Siren’s Song Kelp & Coral”

(available in her Siren’s Song Vanity Sets)

which brilliantly captured the teal-azura essence of

everything blending for my photoshoot!

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I remember floating on a sailboat once upon a time atop

Lake Travis near Austin, Texas ~ where the winds

were totally not there.  Soaking in the sun, adding iodine to my

sunscreen (omg, yes we used to do that!), sipping on Perrier with lime,

gazing at the waves at an upside-down angle while sunning my tummy;

lined up with the rest of my friends doing the same….

then….!!

A HUGE HUGE “something” came out of the water….

Yes – HUGE! (not a catfish, bass or turtle)

….then!!

A HUGE splash and waves coming our way….

We all sat up, pulled our feet in from the waters

(you should have seen the look on our faces!)

and discussed the possibilities that Loc Ness or a

non-salt-water Hippocampus….or something of that nature

must be living below these waters!

Binoculars found no traces ever again! LOL

But the memory is sure there!

Anyone have a similar experience?

So….as soon as I saw these adorable MerHorses by Half Deer, I made sure

they had a nice home of their own at my mermaid cave to swim in!

*** I took a couple of mermaid photos this past Sunday and finally

have time to get them posted after a loooooong loooooong class this week

and tending to a re-injury of a displaced knee from about 3+ years ago…

Feeling much better today and made 100% on my test!…….

~ More Merfolk coming right up! ***

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Hippocampus Aqua MerHorse ~ Half Deer

Siren’s Song Kelp & Coral ~ CIRCA ~ WLTB ❣

Oceana Shells ~ Fallen Gods ~ (Fantasy Faire 2015) ~ MFGC!

Nebra Beads SunGold ~ anc ~ Collabor88

Bambi:

Sacred Lotus Pearl Flower Ring GACHA ~ CIRCA ~ WLTB ❣

Kara Essentials Hair & HUD ~ Elikatira

Liv Braid ~ EMO-tions

Valeria Hair ~ LALA Moon

Ursulae Mermaid Tail & Top ICE ~ The Plastik ~ Enchantment

Adore Lanthe MerSkin (Scales/Dark Brow) ~ Lumae ~ Enchantment

Headwear Blue Tail Ocean ~ LODE ~ Enchantment

Abyss Necklace Teal ~ Indyra ~ Enchantment

Little Mer 1 ~ ROQUAI Poses ~ Enchantment

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"Mama Wata Sightings" by Bambi Chicque

“Mama Wata Sightings” by Bambi Chicque

The mystical shrines of Mama Wata deities are often rendered in their most ancient

primordial interpret of the mermaid.  The ancient Africans, known as the Dogon’s,

claim to have known the existence of mermaids and mermen

4,000 years ago and titled them as Nommos.

The archaic homes for Mama Watta and Nommos’ is written to be from

Orion’s Belt (Sirius celebrated star system) and were water spirits born from the sea.

Stories from Londoner’s Naturalists Henry Lee (1883) recounts that “in

the sea of Angola, mermaids are frequently caught and resemble the human species.

They are taken in nets, and…” are heard to shriek and cry like women.

Mami Wata derives from the words mommy/mammy and water.

Although there are no real historical roots to Mami Wata,

their stories can be traced linguistically through the languages of Africa.

To ask one from that beautiful and mysterious part of our world, they would say

Mami Wata came from the ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia

(derived from two African words “Mama” and “water”).

The first honored water goddess in Mesopotamia mythology reads from the

stories of their Creation Flood, also known as “Mami”; Mami Aruru

was a known ancient Babylonian prayer as the

Creator Of Life (Dalley 2000, p. 51-16, Stone 1976, p. 7, 219).

Where ever our beloved mermaids came from or live today,

I always vision them to be free, gleeful and perky!

Splashing about with their great tails,

walking on air above the sea bubbles and blissfully watching the ships from afar.

I imagine they make their homes in the deepest of our seas among sunken ships

where treasures have been collected to decorate their ocean quarters.

Creatures of such beauty must exist!  I believe in mermaids, don’t you?

Special Note ~ The Fantasy Collective is still open!

Gentle reminder to all you merfolk….

your dreams will come true with this round of fantasy

Under The Sea wardrobe, accessories & décor!

Happy Swimming!

STYLE CARD by Bambi Banner.PS.

Mermaid Tail, Scale Tattoo, Tins & AO & HUD Mesh ~ JOMO

Shipwreck Mesh ~ Kalopsia

Eastern Star Black Tears ~ Eshi Otawara

Windsong Special Edition Hair “Rainbow Sparkle” ~ EXILE

Scale Face Tattoo ~ ARISEThe Fantasy Collective

Lir’s Charm Gold/Seafoam Necklace ~ EMPYREAN FORGEThe Fantasy Collective

Tiff:

Subliminal 04 ~ Ma Vie Poses

Darla Skin Lipstick02 February Group Gift ~ LoveMe Skins

Starfish Undine Sky Eyepatch ~ Cubic Cherry Kre-ationsThe Fantasy Collective

Ariel Bra Gold & Sheer Wrap ~ CILAThe Fantasy Collective

Bambi:

Sublimliminal 5 ~ Ma Vie Poses

Amberly II (India) Skin ~ Glam Affair

(This is my every day love that skin skin!)

Sea Nympth’s Head Crown ~ The Forge The Fantasy Collective

Sia Rose Bra, Thong, Head Piece & Pauldron ~ LUASThe Fantasy Collective

 

"A Little Respect" by Bambi Chicque

“A Little Respect” by Bambi Chicque

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And if I should falter
Would you open your arms out to me
We can make love not war
And live at peace in our hearts
I’m so in love with you
I’ll be forever blue
What religion or reason
Could drive a man to forsake his lover

Don’t you tell me no
Don’t you tell me no
Don’t you tell me no
Don’t you tell me no

Soul, I hear you calling
Oh baby please give a little respect to me…
by Erasure

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I had just popped in to begin a review set up when

Della reminded me of the

SEX SELLS GACHA FAIR (SSGF)

which is going on October 1 through 15, 2014!

Tons of goodies there!

Take a peak at the GACHA items available!

And make sure to visit this sizzling gathering of GACHAS!

Upon receiving some blogger review packages

I flipped over this exquisite flirty Corset

(by Pretty Kitty Designs) to

show off with my new mysterious Hat

(by *LODE*)

…and while arranging my posing stage

Erasure happened to be playing on my Pandora;

Hence ~ the song title just sort’a fit!

A Little Respect!

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STYLE CARD by Bambi Banner.PS.

Touched After Dark Corset GACHA ~ Pretty Kitty Designs ~ SSGF Oct 2014

Elvie Skin Tone 2 Cream  #10 GACHA~ Lumae ~  SSGF Oct 2014 

*Note ~ She has “all” appliers available at her Lumae Shop!

Viking Armlets, Necklace & Chastity Belt

*(scripted Ver3.960) GACHA ~ PA DESIGNESSGF Oct 2014

Headwear – Black Pitch Hat with feathers & Birds ~ *LODE*

Octopus Table Marble Mottled GACHA ~ Trompe Loeil

Banshee Spirit Black Mesh Skirt ~ BamPu Legacies

(in the works for October release)

Elsa Hair Onyx ~ D!va

Shere Khan Bengal Tiger Ring ~ Chop Zuey

Big Hat Fun #3 POSE ~ Wicca’s Wardrobe

GHOG Elf Pet (floating in water) ~ !Ohmai Emporium

Bouquet of Flowers ~ AZOURY

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More coming soon!………….

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