This is mad- I had no idea about this until now! When I chose the name ‘Kittywitchin’ for this blog I did it because it combined my name (Kitty, obviously) hinted at my obsession with cats, and also incorporated the word ‘Witch’, being a practitioner of Witchcraft in RL and SL it was important for me to get that in. (Note-I could have written ‘practitioner of the arts magical’ there and I’m sure it would have sounded better but contrary to popular belief I am NOT that pretentious!) However I had NO knowledge that there were actually once womenfolk known as ‘Kittywitches’, until just now! These ladies hailed from Great Yarmouth (Went on holiday there once as a youngling, very nice) and were obviously BONKERS, and this is where the similarity with me ends. They would dress-up in their husbands clothing, smear blood on their faces and demand money from the locals, or beer. They were probably widows with no income so were driven to these extremes. It’s really intriguing so I need to find out more., I found a video that some ladies have produced recreating the Kittywitches and their exploits. (Should you be interested, you can see it on my Vodpod, or click here)
Day: January 25, 2008
SS Galaxy Ahoy!
I haven’t been to the SS Galaxy for a while, so whilst I was on the scrounge for a photo shoot I headed back for a nosey. They have some lovely shops there and the ship is amazing, although a lot has changed since my last visit. (I had a cabin there for a short while, it was great fun) After my spree was finished (and I had aquired a rather nice FREE Blaze gown) I went outside to wait for the ferry to Sagittaria. This is something I’ve meant to do for a while. Every ten minutes you can catch the ferry and it takes you to the nearby port for fun and frolics. I was a tad sceptical as I’ve been in SL boats before and not ‘moved’ with them, or been left stranded in the middle of the ocean..BUT this one actually works and it’s oodles of fun! Get on the boat and you’ll cruise alongside the liner, turn and then head for the port. It really isn’t that jerky, and even warns you when a sim crossing is about to take place. (The Galaxy crosses 3 sims!) When you finally arrive and disembark you’ll found yourself in a lovely welcome area which leads you out into Sagittaria itself. It’s an exceptionally pretty build (What do you expect from Bill Stirling?) and you can hire one of those dinky ‘Bispa’ scooters to zoom around on, or explore using the mono-rail. Go and have a look, it’s rather grand…some of the houses are seriously droolworthy! Oopsy, forgot to mention, the Captain of the ferry is a penguin. ‘Nuff said.
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