Visiting with Friends

When I found Kira, she was setting up her new store - yes, another one! - and she was so excited to show me a likeness that a friend had made of her and Hu. It was an incredible likeness and I was most impressed. I got to be present when Hu saw it for the first time and he agreed that it was uncanny.





I soon found myself in Jasmyn's sitting room of her newly finished house. I believe she still has a few minor things to touch up and add, but overall, the house is finally finished! She even has a secret passage way, but I won't tell where it is. Needless to say, the whole of her house was impressive and I may just commission her to create such a lovely house for me someday.



When Jasmyn was called away, I went to Antiquity Township to have a good look around. I hadn't really looked through Township. I met His Grace Duke AngusGraham Ceawlin there and he showed me around a bit. We put up my sign for the Grand Opening party for my store in the town hall. We also had the luck of bumping into Col. Somme there. We discussed the forthcoming Antiquity ball for a bit, but before long I became fatigued and retired to my home for bed.

A very full day

Play Day

I took photos of the two stores today so I could place ads for them. The photos aren't the greatest, but at least people can see the store and identify it when they are looking for it.





While I was at the Everglow Chelonia store, Vox came by to see what how it turned out. I think he liked it.



He proposed we go dancing on the beach, which I was totally up for after all the hard work these last few days, but we ended up on Weather Island where Vox decided we should go surfing instead.





We caught a few waves and we had a few laughs, but soon it was time to part ways. I then met up with Hu and Kira in Neutralia.



We talked for a while as Kira shared a bunch of her modeling photos with us. Then she decided to take a few more photos while Hu and I looked on. She's so pretty.



I then worked on placing an ad for the stores, but came across another ad... Land available in a new Victorian sim called Antiquity. I went directly there to look at the place. I spoke with the land owner, Gregg Barrymore. He is holding a plot for me for 48 hours until I decide whether or not to buy it. It seems like it would be a great place to put up another store.

Now Open!

I did it! I got both stores open tonight!

First I finished putting up all of the vendor boxes in the Caledon Tamrannoch store.





Then I went to the [Everglow] store and put up all of the vendor boxes there.





Before making the vendor boxes live and for sale, I ran into Hu and Kira at her shapes store across the street. She showed me her progress on making her first skin. She's really come a long was since her last version that she showed me. I was really impressed. I think if she keeps the work up, she'll be designing saleable skins in no time!



So Hu and Kira walked over to my store with me and we worked out pricing together. Kira thinks I am selling myself short with the prices, but I think that for the Caledon market, they are fair. She said she bought a gown the other day for $800L and wedding dresses run $1500L to $2000L. I was amazed.



So we went to a yard sale and were playing on all the furniture for a while. I didn't stay there with them for long since I wanted to make the vendors in the Tamrannoch store live and for sale as well.



I went back to Caledon and proceeded to make all of the vendors live. Then I invited Jasmyn over. I promised her a dress in exchange for the building she made for me, so I thought I would let her choose, but also test the vendors as well. I gave her the money to buy the dress of her choice and she bought "Promenade in Maroon" (a persoanl favorite of mine) and we concluded that the vendors worked perfectly.

She put the dress on and it fit perfectly. She looked gorgeous!



And after a long few days and a lot of hard work, I said goodnight to Jasmyn and retired for the night. I will notify other individuals tomorrow of the opening.

A new Laurel Crown building

So many accomplishments tongiht.

First, I finished my vendor cards for the most recent dress for the store. I got them affixed to the vendor boxes on the wall.



Then, I spent a lot of time adjusting the permissions for all of the dresses to make them Mod/Copy/No Transfer. That finished, I spend a good deal more time stuffing each vendor box with its corresponding dress items and LMs. As I completed those, I took them all back into my inventory for storage.

Next, I walked around the backyard and caged all of the squirrels so they wouldn't get hurt during demolition and construction.

I then removed the existing store building.

When that was done, I put out the new store building that Jasmyn had made for me. She siad it was just good fun and practice to make the building, but whatever she calls it, I am glad she did it, because it is a wonderful spacious room for the store with a very pretty exterior! As I was working on it, Jasmyn came by to help me with the finishing touches.



We got everything in place and I went back to the backyard to let the squirrels out of their cages. I re-estabished their fencelines so that they wouldn't run out of the yard or into the pond.

I moved back into the store to start setting up the vendor boxes int he new space. Several people dropped by to see what we were up to. It was nice to see community interested in my work.



Just before I was to head off to bed, Hu and Kira dropped by to see the new building and my progress. They were very impressed.



My day was full, but very, very rewarding. I should have the store open tomorrow (I hope).

An evening with Jasmyn

Tonight I worked the vendor cards for the new dress and spent time arranging for them to go into the store. Jasmyn stopped by to chat while I worked.



In the midst of our discussion, Desmond invited me to his mansion to look at land int he next sim. I have been on the waiting list for another parcel for a branch store. Unfortunately parcels in the the sim being offered right now are to be woodsy, and more likely to lend themselves to residential as opposed to commercial.



Upon conclusion of our meeting with Desmond, Jasmyn and I met up with Hu and Kira. We discussed a few things, then went off to the Dogglounge for a bit of dancing.





When Hu and Kira left for issues with one of her stores, Jasmyn and I moved to her house to change our clothes. She had this wonderful place to show me - one of her favorite places in S: Avilion Garden.





We moved from the front garden into the grand ballroom danced together for a bit. The floor was glass and slick under my shoes, but the music was romantic and everything was so beautiful!. I vowed to go back to Avilion Garden again sometime.



But little did I know that Jasmyn was saving the best for last! She took me outside and down a flowered path.



And we ended up at one of the pretiest wedding ceremony spots I have ever seen!



Definitely a beautiful end to an evening well spent with a good friend!

Dance the night away

After finishing my most recent Victorian dress, I went to Coughton Court and danced to "GenX with Gabi". It started off with only a few of us, but as time passed, the crowd picked up the and the hall filled quickly.





My friend Dilbert then invited me to the 2nd anniversary celebrations at the Blue Note tonight, so I quickly found something more suitable to wear and joined him for some wonderful live rockin' jazz music.



Soon, however, Dilbert had to head out, so I went home and photographed my new dresses.



I got them photographed and started working on the vendor cards when I went to visit Kira and Hu and Bagnaria in Neutralia for a bit.



The good news is that I booked the date and time for the Grand Opening Party for the store:

Where: Laurel Crown Store, Caledon Tamrannoch
When: Sunday, September 16, 2007, 2:00pm-4:00pm SLT

I am making really good progress!