So, did you have lots of November 5th fun?

There were quite a few celebrations across the grid and I had a delightful time enjoying the fireworks and festivities. I was surprised as to how cool fireworks in Second Life were! LeapyLee and I descended upon the ever lovely Francesca Cassini, owner of 46664 Island in world. Fran was going to be holding a display that I wasn’t sure I’d be able to attend and lovely lass that she is she set her fireworks off early just for me and Dad so we had our very own special display! What a treat:) The fireworks that Fran used were absolutely amazing; she explained that they were a gift and what an amazing present to give someone in SL. I was surprised as to how authentic it all felt replete with whizzes, bangs and beautiful bursts of colour. I never imagined fireworks in world could be so effective, and I’ve decided bonfire night in Second Life really does beat the real thing. Why stand outside in the cold and damp when you can have just as much fun sat at your PC? Later on in the evening, after real life intervened, I managed to sneak back in world and elected to attend another celebration, this time at Ozland. I’ve never been there before and they had a lovely bonfire blazing away, more fireworks to enjoy and some great music interspersed with snippets of history relating to the occasion and why we celebrate in the UK, a great touch!
Finally Leaps and I ventured down to our local, ‘The Crown and Pearl’, where the usual chaos was ensuing. Prad had some hefty rockets to release (now, *that* sounds dodgy as hell) and Hellspawned Xingian had discovered a fabbo trick-sit on the rockets, and you’re propelled skywards so you actually end up as part of the display, then you plummett back down to earth! Much drunken fun ensued and I can honestly say that I haven’t enjoyed November the Fifth as much!
Of course, knowing what to wear at such a function was going to be a problem. I dusted down my Kat’s Coat that I got last year from Artilleri, which is seriously divine, a virtual classic, make no doubt about it, but it seemed too posh for the occasion. Let’s face it, no-one gets poshed up for a bonfire party-it’s all about wrapping up warm and cozy isn’t it? Therefore I needed a warm, comfortable coat, and the coat that’s making the most headlines in all the blogs* is rather fabulous Military Coat By Aohura, so of course it would have been wrong had I not indulged. There’s no wonder that this coat is getting so much press, it’s bloody wonderful! If Linden Lifestyles were still around it would have had Salome and Sabrina squeeing until Christmas. For starters, it has employed sculpties to perfection, employing them in just the quantity to creat coat perfection in hoody form!Details such as pockets and toggles and scrunched up sleeves make this a coat that really turns heads and gets questions asked…and THEN you have to see the hood! OMG the hood is to die for..it looks brilliant down, but really comes into it’s own pulled up to keep your bonce toasty. I’ve deliberately NOT worn it like that in the photo purely so you’ll go and indulge…trust me on this, with a fab array of colours and a smashing fake-fur texture surrounding hood this is potentially the ONLY coat you’ll need this SL winter:)

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