Spoonful of Sugar...OK so I had this idea. I enjoy exploring locations in SL, and often end up handing out Landmarks to my friends and family, so why not go a step further and start a Blog? Brilliant, right? Except I've been agonising over how to start the thing... Inspiration came in the form of something that combine two of my pan-SL passions, well-crafted environments and SHOPPING! The Spoonful of Sugar Festival takes its name from a song in the original Disney production of Mary Poppins. Now those of you with long memories or an eye for trivia may remember that "a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down", the "medicine" in this case being "Medecines sans Frontieres/Doctors without Borders". This event is a fundraiser for an organisation that provides much-needed international medical intervention, a service which is even more pertinent in the current time of COVID-19. So not only do we have a beautifully crafted desert environment, we also have 5 shopping sims and up to 100% percent of the makers proceeds go to an extremely good cause! A Teleport board at the base sim will take you to each of the five shopping sims, four of which follow the same pattern of a small walled town, somewhere in the North African desert.... Within the walls, the streets are shaded with draped textiles, lined with potted plants and filled with a whimsical menagerie of animals from domestic cats, through stoic camels to amiable-looking lions. The are also lined with shops... Almost 200 (I stopped counting at 180) makers have shops in the towns, ranging from big name fashion houses to individuals, - I found some wonderful craft pottery in one shop which I'd never have known about otherwise. You can read a full lit of retailers HERE Each retail space has been crafted by the makers themselves, but the town spaces are the work of Hatris Panacek of Ex Machina. Hatris is just one of a team of twelve dedicated SL residents who have brought together an extraordinary experience for the rest of us. In addition to the retail sims, there's a Gacha desert for those who like a little risk with their purchases and an extensive program of performances, again featuring many of headliners from SL entertainment community. I've already been back three times to the Festival which runs until the 20th September. Full details of the event can be found HERE Teleport to Spoonful of Sugar Finally a little Slideshow for you to enjoy...
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Ella
9/14/2020 10:51:02 pm
Congratulations on your new blog and first post! Thank you, Really enjoyed it and my visit to Spoonful of Sugar.
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Tanji
9/15/2020 12:30:55 am
Thanks cuz, so glad you had a look, here and there! Hugs XXX
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