Roawenwood

In fact, I’m still not sure how I’m handling this. So I’m going to do what I tend to do, talk too much and get nostalgic. 

For those that don’t know me that well you might not have ever seen these sorts of thoughts or posts put out there.  To my long time people, you will remember dedications and talking. Sharing. So I’m back here sharing and maybe I should have been more than I have been. Life. It gets in the way so often that these sorts of things get forgotten.  My blog/writing/store and all of that have been such a huge part of my life. I have been in SL now 19 years, and of those 19 years 16 or so of them have been on the Five Blades sim. When it was purchased it was meant to be first a home and a role play. Then it morphed and became over time my playground, my store, where I designed sims and places to be. Where I invited you, my customers, my family to come and see what kinds of things I whipped together. Where there have been hunts, events, and most of the time me hanging out on a platform high up in the sky spending hours working through projects and ideas.

Where I’ve spent so, so much time. It isn’t just a store. It never has been. It has always been so much more.

This is a post or thought I never really thought I’d have to make or entertain but at the end of this week I have to let it go.

I have been working on keeping it for some time now and it gets harder and harder for me to… not for lack of trying but it is time for me to regather. To pull back in a bit and see what the next paths will be.

I don’t know what direction Roawenwood will be going into in the future, I have at the moment plans to at least have a small landing space to have a sort of HUB so I can still participate around and about the way. I will be updating Marketplace as best as I am able to add in the latest things so they aren’t just lost to the ether.

One of my greatest regrets at the moment is what is on the very ground level of the sim. It is beautiful.

A sim designed by my RL son, he somehow picked up a lot of tricks over the years of watching me work… and has the eye of a builder and a heart of gold.

We had worked together on creating a sort of village/estate thing that was supposed to end up being a Gorean role play.  A place where the misogyny could be left at the door but people explore and enjoy the power exchange that could be there. I was never able to give it the attention it would need to be promoted or to thrive so it has essentially sat quietly unused.

Since this is all closing up and retreating into the mists I invite you to wander the sim.  There is no Role play or rules at the moment, it’s just a place to go for what little time it has remaining before it disappears.

And it is really pretty. With flowers, fields, pirate wrecks, villas, gardens… too many places to list. 

VISIT THE VILLAGE – TP to LANDING

In closing I want to thank each and every one of you for sharing in my journey so far. 

It has been a glorious ride of ups and downs that has in so many ways enriched my life. This place has never been just avatars, characters or make believe. It is a very real place, with very real people. With this part of the journey coming to a close I look forward to seeing what comes next.  You never know where it will go, what lands will be conquered or journeys that will be shared. 

Huzzah! Onwards!