Last September I made a big decision to leave my parcels in Odie, on one of the ‘old’ mainland continents, and move to a much smaller one in the SL equivalent of the New World – Bellisseria.
After a few weeks of experimenting with different neighbourhoods, I was eventually successful in getting a home in a region that checked all the right boxes – lovely woodland area with a great network of country roads and good access to nearby rivers and the ocean. And, mercifully, in a region that doesn’t have one of those silly names (don’t care much for those). Spruce Woods. The moment I saw that name, I somehow knew it would be the right place for me.
Since the end of September 2021 I played a lot with the parcel, changing some of its features as holidays came and went: pumpkin patch was replaced by Halloween display, which was then replaced by piles of snow… It was only after New Year’s Day that I’ve had the time to think about a more permanent look and feel of the place (which again took some experimenting and negotiating priorities in relation to the rapidly shrinking parcel capacity!).
Instead of writing too much about it, here are a few snapshots to show you the place. Taking the pics, I wanted to capture some of the things I love the most about the place, which are otherwise easy to miss unless you know where to look – the frog in the small pond, a family of robins nesting on an old basketball hoop, the blackbird that has been a constant presence on all my parcels for years…
If you ever find yourself in this part of the world, feel free to stop by. The kitchen is fully stocked and you’re welcome to whatever you can find in the fridge 🙂 And as mentioned earlier, the parcel also serves as the home to the Refugium meditation centre – we meet on the ground floor of the house for the daily half-hour sessions between 2330 and midnight SLT, but you can use that space for quiet reflection or yoga practice whenever you feel like.
To visit, please follow this SLurl.
Nørgaard Village Post 
