Brianna's Home

Fall is coming !

2010-09-02T13:04:00.003-04:00

Wow Bri forgets to publish here but she is already thinking about landscaping the Cafe and areas for this fall, she loves the falling leaves but tries to ignore how much they add to lag time :(
Three new performers at the Cafe this month so please stop in and help welcome them to Tranquil Cafe!

Trfanquil Cafe has moved again!

2010-02-08T09:13:00.001-05:00

Since my last blog the Cafe has been on the move, someone said it moves more often than a traveling medicine show :) This is the last move, if it doesn't work next spot is a lawn chair on my 512 and everyone will be welcome to bring their lawn chairs and sit. The new location is
New Tranquil Cafe now http://slurl.com/secondlife/Shona/138/156/37

forgot to blog

2009-11-20T18:49:00.003-05:00

Well I forgot my sign in and password it has been so long since I blogged. Have a new puppy now, Molly and she keeps me busy. Not as much time in world and certainly not much time to blog. Tranquil Cafe is still busy Sun-Thurs. and will be hopefully getting snow there soon.

Long time no blog

2009-10-07T09:43:00.001-04:00

Many changes in Bri's world, she sold the sim Tranquil, she lost Coco and one of her best SL friends. She now rents space for the Cafe which is working out much cheaper, sure don't mind the tier date rolling around any more :) And she has Molly her new puppy to chase!

Brianna sold Tranquil

2009-08-16T11:45:00.001-04:00

Well I did it, it was past time to sell the sim but is very sad to give up ownership and watch the places that I built with TLC be deleted. But it was the right thing to do will just have to move on and see where Brianna finds a new home.

Lost Coco

2009-08-08T09:55:00.001-04:00

We lost Coco a week ago last Tuesday. Has been a very sad time and trying to adjust in RL strains my time in SL. Planning to head to SLCC next week and get back into swing of things I hope.

Canceled Montreal

2009-07-24T08:39:00.000-04:00

Coco in RL had a bloat episode on Monday and had emergency surgery. I had planned on attending the Montreal music event this weekend but her health forced me to cancel. She came home yesterday and didnt move I just watched her breathe all day. Today she did walk a bit and ate some food. Hope things return to normal in both worlds soon.

Envy good bloggers

2009-07-11T15:43:00.000-04:00

I do envy good bloggers, I keep this up on my screen and yet have an innate ability to ignore it. Have added five new performers to Cafe artist list this week. Hope to catch up with more info later :( if I don't forget.

Creating Summer

2009-06-28T09:25:00.002-04:00

I started planting summer flowers in Tranquil last nite, all of a sudden I realized the poppies and daffodils were past gone! But had an interesting visitor who had met Nazz on another world and stopped by the Cafe to say hi. This virtual existance is amazing actually, thanks Nazz for another new friend and potential performer at the Cafe.

New performers

2009-06-19T15:34:00.000-04:00

Watch the tranquilcafe.com website for updates on new performers, we just had Bailey Beaumont perform last nite, look like we will be adding a new folk jazz performer soon as well.

Free nite in SL

2009-06-10T18:34:00.000-04:00

Two artists had conflict in rl tonite so I have the evening free until midnite when we have Beth's rezz day party. It should be bunches of fun and hope it generates plenty of lindens for a new puter for her.

Home again

2009-05-22T16:53:00.001-04:00

Always good to be home again whether in rl or sl. Coco did wonders to the house while we were gone, completely destroyed the vertical blinds in the family room. But she gets away with such destruction cause she is such a sweetheart :)

Headed to Maine!

2009-05-13T09:30:00.003-04:00

Brianna goes on vacation today for a week, up to Maine and a week of cleaning and preparing cottage for the summer. But it isn't a difficult task in a 275 sqft cottage:) Maybe I will write some musings by the Bay.

Tara Ball is on Today

2009-05-02T10:35:00.002-04:00

I am a bit nervous, the Tara Ball is today, and is the first time I will stream live into SL. I have piddled with the song list every day but finally I decided to leave it alone last nite and just hope that everyone enjoys the lovely music. It of course is performed by recent artists but evokes the sound that I hope would have been in a music room of the period. Now I can just hope someone attends:)

Whatta Week

2009-04-27T09:36:00.001-04:00

Well this has been a busy week, still trying to finetune the website, welcomed a new performer Peregrine Singh, and learned to stream from my computer. My greatest challenge now is to locate authentic music from the Civil War era and locate dances from the period for the Grand Opening of Tara - most likely to happen on Saturday, May 2 if everything falls into place!

Tranquil cafe website is up!

2009-04-19T09:46:00.003-04:00

I can't believe that the website is up - thanks to Mark who did a fantastic job dealing with the arch procrastinator here we have tranquilcafe.com ready for your viewing. It is almost as beautiful as Tranquil. My photoshop skills aren't quite as good as his but maybe I will figure out how he made his pictures have blurry edges, the ones I upload are just plain rectangles.

Big event today the Robert69 Little Tribute Concert, I am just getting nervous - wondering if I can do seven straight hours of meet and greet. Stop over if you get a minute, it is in the Commons and should be fun.

Tomorrow evening we are holding a quieter anniversary get together in the Cafe, Kiaranne Flanagan and Shannon Oherlihy will perform great folk songs for us to reminisce by. Don't miss it!

California Dreamin

2009-04-02T10:11:00.000-04:00

I just made my reservations for SLCC in SF in August. It is sooo much fun to meet avatars in person and see behind the screen. Lots planned for Tranquil in April, a special Tribute to Robert69 Little who as rpbizzle on UTube has done videos of over 500 SL music events. Hope we raise bunches of lindens to honor his work.

Tara is under construction

2009-03-14T19:01:00.002-04:00

Bri always has a project up her sleeve. She won the Tara mansion and now is hard pressed to find time and lindens to furnish it. It is huge and is sooo hard to find furniture and landscaping that are from the period (especially since SL is only like 6 years old ). The most fun though is thinking about the party I already know who I want to play for the opening Waylon and JohnnyJ - but at the rate I am building it will not be finished til this time next year.

Bri's Rez Day

2009-03-06T09:44:00.002-05:00

Well my rez day is finally over and I can't milk it for any more presents :( But it was a great one, iz dovrcr started it with a great set, then MrMulti Writer performed a set of songs that I selected. My rl and sl friend Lauren Weyland then proceeded to roast me and that was a truly fun hour. The grand finale was Chester Cournyer's fireworks. He does the best in SL and it truly lit up my day.

Fricker's Mystical Performance

2009-03-06T09:35:00.002-05:00

There are a few memorable moments in SL, those you know you will never forget, Fricker's performance at the opening of the Paradise Garden was one of those times. His music haunts you and some how it recalls times when we were a different people. Fricker I can't express enough my appreciation for your wonderful talent and the peace you brought to everyone in attendance Tuesday nite.

Gardens almost finished

2009-02-16T10:32:00.002-05:00

The gardens have been very time-consuming and tedious. I also am easily distracted I think there is a special SL ADD that keeps me from spending too long on one task. My next project will be building the farm - that should also be fun, if you cant sell the land might as well try to grow some crops.

Superbowl Changes

2009-02-01T09:50:00.000-05:00

The great American Superbowl has an impact even in SL. MrMulti has RL parties tonite so fortunately Kiaranne doesnt take it so seriously and will cover for him at 5:00 this evening! The challenge with so many musicians and schedules is I am continually changing the signs and notecards and events. Takes probably an hour of messing around for every hour of music but most of the time it is worth it.

New Project

2009-01-29T10:20:00.001-05:00

Last week in FLA I visited the Morikami Japanese Garden and absolutely fell in love with the place. It inspired me to create a japanese garden in SL on some property that I just cant seem to rent, sell or give away. So watch it grow and hope it will be a place of peace and meditation for those in need.

Logins Disabled Again

2009-01-19T17:45:00.002-05:00

Since last Thursday nite logins have been disabled every evening in SL. It is very frustrating to have an event scheduled and no one can attend or tp or support their performer with tips. But that is the nature of this world. Hope it clears up tonite or I will be stuck reading a book :)

Thinking about Spring

2009-01-15T13:27:00.000-05:00

Is cold here in rl, about 4 degrees. This has me thinking how much longer we need to have winter in Tranquil. Not sure I can make it through the month of January cold in both worlds!

Things settling down a bit.

2009-01-04T14:34:00.001-05:00

Now that the holidays and my rl birthday are over things are settling down I hope. The sim crashed twice yesterday apparently due to three threes - go figure. MrMulti performs tonite, last nite was fantastic with DaveSmall Finesmith and Luigi DiPrima celebrating my birthday.

Tranquil is on Winterfaire Hot Spot

2008-12-26T15:06:00.002-05:00

We made it on the Hot Spot Winterfaire list! We are celebrating all over the sim. Thanks to Mags, Chills, Malibu, Vanesse, Tsu and Jojo, and Sazzy. All contributed to the decoration of the sim for winter. Will be interesting to see how much traffic that listing will bring to everyone.

Surprize Gift

2008-12-21T16:41:00.000-05:00

An old friend who left SL 7months ago just decided to come in last nite and empty her bank account into mine! Whee I am going on a non-stop spending spree for at least two hours when I get time. I think I need another version of my new skin and possibly more hair and oh a few new winter outfits, lotsa ways to spend a windfall in SL. Tks Bronia and if you come back in everything will be non trans so I cant give it back :(

Brianna's on FaceBook

2008-12-15T15:59:00.001-05:00

Ok so many of my SL friends were coming into my RL facebook I decided I better get a SL facebook before my identity becomes too transparent so I now have a facebook page under Brianna Beresford. Stop by and meet some of my friends in SL. Time to walk my dog in RL, bad weather headed here tonite.

Lunch with DanD

2008-12-14T15:56:00.001-05:00

How could I forget to mention I had lunch with another Tranquil resident yesterday DanD. Was great fun and another avatar closer to my goal!

DaveSmall Finesmith Performance

2008-12-14T15:52:00.002-05:00

Tranquil had its second critique of a performer last nite you can find this one at
http://thump-thump.blogspot.com/ Dave's performance was great as usual and the review reflects his fan's opinons. This is the last busy week for a while, I haven't scheduled much during the holidays as crowds are hard to get right now, everyone has three places to be at once. I need to work on RL holiday card just sent SL ones earlier today.

Meeting Mags and Chills for Lunch

2008-12-11T09:39:00.000-05:00

Looking forward to meeting Mags and Chills for lunch today in RL! Decided my goal is to meet all of the residents in Tranquil in RL in the next year, that could be a challenge but a fun one!

Checking links

2008-12-08T15:39:00.000-05:00

Just trying to figure out how to post a link to the blog, this was Dave in the Cafe on Sat nite.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtsXVf2E2xU

Back in the Cold

2008-12-08T14:42:00.002-05:00

Sorry I took a trip south in rl - and didn't take my blog address with me :( Has been a busy week in both worlds, but plan to do some catch up today. Cylindrian Rutabaga streamed from a RL appearance last nite, almost a 2.5 hour concert was magnificent! Will try to drag a picture up here soon. I finally figured out how to use gimp to make a 500X300 size pic for the Winterfaire application, doubt if I could do it again though. Cold, snowy and dreary here. I need some SL sunshine.

Tranquil Sled Ride is UP!

2008-12-01T17:29:00.003-05:00

Wow our newest resident Malibu Fhang built a fantastic sled hill in Tranquil. We just got the sled situated and ready to go. Stop over at the Commons and you will find the sled rezzer there you just click on the sled and tell it sit and it will take you on wild ride! This is gonna be even better when I get it landscaped properly!

Weather Machine is a disaster

2008-11-29T11:27:00.001-05:00

Well as usual SL technology is beyond my ability. My new weather machine is snowing everywhere inside houses and it makes these huge snowdrifts about ten foot high. Everyone will suffocate walking through them. I hate to bother the creator but I think I will have to or winter here will be a mess. Too much to do and too little time, wonder if I could create a rl alt?

Montian Gilruth Concert a Hit!

2008-11-28T21:46:00.004-05:00

The crowd was great and Montian was fantastic. In fact I was criticized for being too enthusiastic last nite at the concert :(
I guess I will try to refrain from complimenting every song next concert! I will just praise every other song in more detail.
Been working on winter landscaping today, it takes almost as much time in SL as in RL. I did get a few tulip bulbs planted today in rl and getting ready to jump back into SL and plant the trees I just bought at Heart garden center.

Jumping In

2008-11-27T18:22:00.002-05:00

Wow I have been over 24 hours, if I didn't have Montian playing at 7pmslt I may just have set a record for being outta SL. I tried to figure out how to tape him tonite but not enough time to understand and download that procedure. Hope everything is OK at Tranquil.

Is SLim the same as being in SL?

2008-11-26T19:49:00.001-05:00

I tried to download the new tool SLim which is purportedly able to allow us to communicate with friends in SL when we aren't there. It didn't work so I am still in exile, interesting I noticed I started this blog when I was in exile in July - maybe I need to do this more often :(

Down Home

2008-11-26T16:09:00.002-05:00

Made it back home, cheated and bought the pumpkin pie at Frisch's, but theirs is better than mine would be. I am so excited Montian Gilruth will perform tomorrow nite in Tranquil, I am sooo thrilled, so hope peeps will be tired of turkey and getting back into SL by 7pmslt. I know my self imposed SL 24 hour exile will be over by then. Talking about SL doesn't disqualify my exile does it? Happy Turkey Day everyone!

Over the River today!

2008-11-26T09:08:00.002-05:00

Bri is over the river and through the woods today to the home place in RL. Hope to take a break from SL tomorrow and Friday will see how that goes :) Happy Turkey to everyone!

Steely Decosta at Cafe Last Nite

2008-11-25T12:51:00.000-05:00

This is what I intended to post earlier, this is a pic of Steely Decosta performing at the Tranquil Cafe last nite. He was a fantastic performer, played a great selection of new and old covers. Tonite Barton Cale will perform in the Cafe and Steak and Taters at O'Chills following Barton. Then the sim has a break for the holiday and back to normal on Saturday nite with DaveSmall Finesmith in the Cafe and Treble Runningbear in the Moonlight Ballroom.

2008-11-25T12:41:00.000-05:00

I cant figure out how to remove this didn't know what I was adding but that is the schedule of events last weekend. We had one addition Montian Gilruth performed after Lyndon on Saturday nite. You can see some of the performances at the YouTube site at http://www.youtube.com/user/TranquilEvents

Slow Sunday

2008-11-23T12:34:00.000-05:00

Last nite was busy, busy, busy. One great new performer Brixton Canning was at the Commons, DaveSmall Finesmith was at the Cafe, and Treble Runningbear was at the Ballroom. Music is getting more than I can handle, no time for exploring or having fun. Tonite is Kiaranne at the Cafe and Mal's first Moonlight Magic event at the Ballroom.

Tranquil Anniversary

2008-11-19T12:36:00.000-05:00

OK so its been six months since I put anything here, but I swear now that I found my blog spot again I am going to post something every day. Even if is boring. The Tranquil Anniversary Celebration was about the best party I have ever given in rl or sl. Three days of wonderful performances - dancing and fun. I forgot to put out any food or drinks but we all seemed to survive anyway. A great friend Robert69 filmed several of the performers and that caused me to create a utube page to put them on http://www.youtube.com/TranquilEvents
Last nite Mags my neighbor in Sl and friend in Rl had Steak and Tater supper and it was great, I think she is gonna cook for us every week, so stay tuned.

Brianna is Home

2008-07-04T23:03:00.000-04:00

This is my first attempt at a blog, not sure what purpose it will serve but perhaps it will be fun. I just got home from watching the fireworks. Some new ones added this year a heart shaped one and a golden waterfall effect. We had a great spot to watch and each year I think they are better than last. Most of this blog will be a discussion of my SL life but occasionally on days like today when I am in exile from SL will be sharing RL.