Aethereal Artemis Tavern

In ancient times hundreds of years before the dawn of history …in Second Life terms..in reality the mid 2000s, there stood a Tavern called Artemis. Where I made some good friends and fond memories.

Many years later the Tavern fell into disrepair and was abandoned (the region closed around July 2024) leaving its patrons and staff to wander the grid and find alternative watering holes. But some were not happy with this and chose to regroup in a new Tavern.

At the end of last year a couple of friends from those times approached me and said they’d like to bring some of the folks back together. Quite fortunately I already have a Tavern on my Homestead region that I’d not actually put to use, other than making it my Herb & Fable workspace.

After all, the “land” in virtual worlds is there merely to frame the avatars.

Mark Stephen Meadows, I,Avatar p.43

I read that shortly before my friends made the suggestion, it made me think of how my Homestead had been empty except for me and an occasional visiting friend. If the land is a frame, it needs a painting or tapestry of stories to fill it. It was time to paint and weave.

So Aethereal Artemis was born and is based at my Tavern in Bloodrose Bay.

Aethereal Artemis aims to be a warm, inclusive space for community, learning and a bit of magic. We’ll be hosting relaxed social evenings, themed events and informal meet‑ups, along with occasional Wiccan inspired classes and discussions for those interested in nature based paths, lore, herbs, tarot and practical witchcraft.

Whether you join us for a chat by the fire, a ritual themed gathering, or simply a quiet place to unwind, the Tavern is open to all who wander in with good spirit.

For those in the Herb & Fable community there’s tea and cakes to restore you and I plan to add shared community growing beds and the like when they’re released. I’ve seen the word “coven” murmured occasionally in different chats.. maybe this could be what you’re looking for.

Arrival Point: Bloodrose Bay

Group Join link, copy into local chat and click: 

secondlife:///app/group/6da1bf54-0691-e47f-6fa2-115ffa231389/about

Disclaimer: The community members of Aethereal Artemis have no connection to the physical world organisation Children of Artemis. It just happens that some of us frequented their Second Life location before it closed.

Love is in the Air

It’s that time of year again, the build up to a single day when people are supposed to show love to their special person. The shops are all decked out in pink or red and the price of flowers skyrockets, not to mention the price of restaurant bookings. Linden Lab even gets in on the action with an 18 day Shop & Hop.

If you have someone in your life, that’s great, but shouldn’t be showing your feelings throughout the year?

What about yourself? Everyone needs to show themselves a bit of self-care occasionally too, so Herb & Fable have released a Self Love Spell, to give yourself that  bit of a boost.

Image from Gyazo

The Rose bed lets you grow the Rose bush for both Petals and Flowers, but don’t forget your Gardening Gloves when harvesting them!

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Your spell ingredients

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The Spell is performed using the Ritual Bowl. There’s no end “product” of the spell, but you do earn three badges and the Rose you grow makes a lovely decor item.

 HnF_ritual_bowl: 
HnF_self_love_spell requires the following ingredients:
HnF_self_love_spell: 1
HnF_sea_salt: 1
HnF_petals_red_rose: 1
HnF_lavender_sprig: 1
HnF_rose_quartz_small: 1
HnF_pink_spell_candle: 1
water: 1
It will take 10.0 minutes to make

You can grab the ingredients at the Valentines Shop & Hop http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Dahlia/224/109/54 or the main store.

You’ll also need some sea salt from the store and a Lavender sprig, for the latter you’ll have to grow some lavender. If you didn’t do the Lavendell Quest, you’ll need to go there and buy the Quest pack for 1L$ then go to the store and get the Updated Lavender bed and buy some seeds, so you don’t need to do the whole Quest if you don’t want to.

Most importantly though with this Spell is how it makes you feel,make sure you have some peaceful time to yourself to do it, so you can relax and enjoy it’s benefits. Even if you have to wear some earphones to shut out your surroundings and listen to audio narration of the spell, it’ll make a difference.

Happy Valentines!

Herb & Fable links:

SL Living Expo 2026 – Half-time!

We’re already half way through the SL Living Expo 2026 and the total raised is already L$ 16,897,722. Keep it up everyone! Here I’ve a few more items from around the Expo.

Credits:

  • Gown:Brigette – LaraX – Kitty Creations – Expo Booth
  • Throne, side table and stool: (RP) Peithos set (each sold separately) – Expo Booth
  • Stained Glass Panels: ^TD^Standing Stained Glass – Expo Booth
  • Side Table & Candelabra (sold separately) : [Luna’s Chronicles] – Expo Booth
  • Backdrop: {Framework} King’s Hall– Expo Booth

Living Expo Links:

Herb & Fable has Booze..!

Well… yes and no. There’s Vodka but it’s not really for drinking, it’s for making tinctures.

In this first instance you’ll be making a Red Clover tincture in the new processor, a 250ml Kilner jar.

Image from Gyazo

As in the physical world you need an awful lot of flowers to make a small amount of liquid. In this case you will need 20 red clover flowers to go with 3 shots of Vodka, which means having 5 clover beds out at once if you want to grow them all at once.

Image from Gyazo 

HnF_red_clover_bed:
HnF_flowers_red_clover requires the following ingredients for planting:
HnF_red_clover_seeds: 2
water: 2
It will take 30.0 minutes to make

If you do choose to try drinking the Vodka (by setting it to be Produce rather than Ingredient on first click), you can’t then use the rest in tinctures.

I’ll leave my open bottle on the bar in my tavern if anyone wants to try.

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When you use your Vodka for it’s intended purpose, you’ll receive your bottle of tintcture

HnF_kilner_jar_250ml: You gave 3 of item: HnF_100_vodka & 20 of item: HnF_flowers_red_clover.
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As you can see above, you can also make a Stinging Nettle tincture that needs the following ingredients and to save you working it out, that 1440 minutes to make is a whole 24 hours.

HnF_kilner_jar_250ml:
HnF_s_nettle_tincture requires the following ingredients:
HnF_100_vodka: 3
HnF_stingingnettleleaves: 10
It will take 1440 minutes to make

Head over to the Herb & Fable store to get the new stuff!

Herb & Fable links:

Second Life Living Expo 2026 Opens!

The 2026 Second Life Living Expo has opened today at 11am SLT and runs until the 6th of February. The Expo is a Relay For Life event in support of the American Cancer Society.

We’re excited to open today at 11:00 AM SLT.

Get ready to enjoy live events, special activities, and eight stunning regions filled with inspiration, creativity, and beautiful living ideas. Explore, connect, and experience the very best our community has to offer — let the adventure begin!

Official Annoucement by Roxy Chronotis

Teleport: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SL%20LIVING%20EXPO/128/228/23

Outfit Credits:

Living Expo Links:

Emerging from Hibernation to Cocoa and Chocolate Strawberries

It’s now been a month since I wrote anything here, I was hibernating. Everyone else was blogging or vlogging their Christmas and New Year’s messages while I just curled up and tried to avoid as much of it as possible after Christmas day.

During that time there’s been a few new releases from Cinnamon and Herb & Fable I’d like to share with you all. Today will be the Cinnamon items and the Herb & Fable ones will be coming soon.

The Chocolate Kit lets you make 6 chocolate bars you can consume, or use as ingredients to make two different types of chocolate drinks. Then there’s the Fondue set that allows you to make chocolate coated strawberry skewers.

Chocolate kit Contents:

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Chocolate kit recipe stages:

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My favourite thing in the chocolate kit is the Mexican chocolate drink, which comes in a huge bowl, now if you were presented with one of these, would you not have a maniacal grin on your face too?

Fondue kit ingredients:

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The fondue kit lets you make a plate of 6 chocolate strawberries, or individual skewers, but if you do make an indidual one, you’ll run out of strawberries to make the plateful, the plate also requires you to make 2 lots of chocolate sauce so that you have enough in your pouch for that many strawberries.

Image from Gyazo

I do have some other news of things happening in my Second Life that will be sharing in due course near the end of the month. This may interest Herb & Fable players, as well as any other Witchy folks.

You can get all the chocolate goodies at the Cinnnamon store: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Black%20Mire/191/126/2296

Herb & Fable links:

Yuletide Treats from Herb & Fable

In the spirit of the season and upcoming festivities of Yule and Christmas, Herb & Fable have released some ingredients and produce.

Mulled Wine

This spicy drink is made in the Saucepan and doesn’t even need stirring!

[11:18] HnF_saucepan:
HnF_mulled_wine requires the following ingredients:
HnF_red_wine: 5
HnF_star_anise: 2
HnF_cinnamon: 1
HnF_orange_slices: 1
HnF_cloves: 4
HnF_lemon_zest: 1
HnF_sugar: 1
It will take 15.0 minutes to make

You first need to slice your Oranges however:

[12:23] HnF_simple_chopping_board:
HnF_orange_slices requires the following ingredients:
HnF_oranges: 1
It will take 2.50 minutes to make

Yule Clove Orange

This is made using the Crafting Table and is, I think, quite charming when completed.

[11:18] HnF_craft_table:
HnF_yule_clove_orange requires the following ingredients:
HnF_oranges: 1
HnF_ribbon_red: 1
HnF_cloves: 40
It will take 10.0 minutes to make

Orange String Decor

Also made using the Craft Table is this seasonal decor.

[11:19] HnF_craft_table:
HnF_orange_deco_string requires the following ingredients:
HnF_oranges_dried: 7
HnF_string: 1
It will take 10.0 minutes to make

Which requires some more slicing and then drying the slices in the oven:

[11:31] HnF_primitive_oven:
HnF_oranges_dried requires the following ingredients:
HnF_orange_slices: 7
It will take 120. minutes to make

These tasks all take very little time to complete, except for the drying of the Orange slices, which takes a couple of hours in the oven.

All the ingredients are now in the Herb & Fable store.

Herb & Fable links:

Hucks Office Christmas Party 2025

At the weekend I attended my first virtual Office Christmas Party, hosted by Huckleberry Hax.

Forced Festive Fun season is upon us, and what better way can there be to celebrate than the annual office drunken bash with the very people you can’t wait to get away from over the holidays. That’s right, my friends, it’s time for Huck’s office Christmas party 2025

I don’t think I really need to say more, the Flickr album says enough:

Hax Christmas party_001

Credits:

My outfit is available at the Enchanted Realms: Jingle Bell Bazaar, which runs until 3rd of January.

Encahnted Realms Arrival point: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VennaCity/140/13/2001

Enchanted Realms – Jingle Bell Bazaar

The Christmas round of Enchanted Realms is now Open and runs until 3rd of January. Why not come and wander around the frozen lake as you browse the many merchants festive wares?

Credits:

  • Outfit: Nala Design – Mafalda Gown Outfit 4 – Event Booth

Encahnted Realms Arrival point: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VennaCity/140/13/2001

Enchanted Realms is being hosted on the City of Venna Roleplay sim, you can read about it on their website : https://cityofvenna2025.wixsite.com/city-of-venna

Santa’s Saucy Servants?

We’re all familiar with “Santa’s Little helpers”, a group of elves or the like that help Santa get ready for his busy night’s trip around the world delivering presents.

But what about when he gets back, who’s waiting for him? What if it happens to be these ladies? Santa’s Saucy Servants maybe.

I’ll leave that up to your imaginations. If you fancy having a cozy little shack to hang out with your Mr or Mrs Claus, head over to the Christmas Expo!

Credits:

  • Santa Shack: LouChara Cozy Christmas Shack – Event Booth
  • Red Dresses: Via Fulo Natalie Dress – Event Booth

Event Links: