A Golden Sidenote…

Taking a moment from the current hustle and bustle (including more clothing reviews coming tomorrow) I wish to announce two more exciting milestones for The News from BardHaven.
First of all, A Wireless Transmission marks our 50th post. Secondly, today we enjoyed more than 400 visits in 24 hours for the first time.
Thank you again to [...]

A Wireless Transmission

The following transmission was just broadcast via experimental graphical radiowave signals to all of Caledon.
After a few moments of curious but colorful static, an image of the Baron and Baroness of BardHaven appeared in each home and business in Caledon, flickering on the screens of receivers that had apparently been left there in the night [...]

Childhood Reveries

In the Library of The House of Three Graces, baronial seat of BardHaven, there rests a book. An ancient, leather volume declaiming the history of the house and it’s denizens.
These days, it is often left open to those distant entries chronicling the childhood of the Baron of BardHaven himself. Tonight, as teutonic sobbings seem to [...]

After the Ball…

The following wax recording (transcribed hereafter) and packet of photographs was left on the doorsteps of certain well known individuals in both Caledon and Neualtenberg.
The plain manila envelope had only the following words, inscribed with a heavy hand in plain black ink.
FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION.
JUSTICE FOR CLIVE.
OUR FAIR DEMANDS ARE FORTHCOMING.

Reconciliation?

The Reconciliation Ball between ourselves and the Neucluelessgits is finally upon us. Caledon is abuzz with activity as our friendly, naive population tries on lederhosen and wears silly hats to make our “new best friends” feel more at home.
However, Reconciliation requires PENANCE and that is something the Kaiserin and her cast of rejects from [...]

Highland Fling

As once again the iron tongue of 6 AM SL time was soon to sound, signaling another Linden Update, my darling Kirawill and I were in a mood to ramble over our lovely Caledon, and see what we could see before another update potentially broke something.
As we have been rambling in a strangely chronological fashion [...]

Men’s Fashion – Suki’s Silks

Every so often we fashion columnists will get word of a designer or shop that somehow, for one reason or another, had completely avoided our notice until then. Usually in such cases we receive information from a trusted friend or colleague, or simply stumble upon the designer through blind luck.
In this case, it was a [...]

A Chance Encounter…?

Yesterday, as my dear Kirawill and I were standing about idly in beautiful Victoria City, having a small but extremely heart felt public quarrel on an otherwise deserted sidewalk, I chanced to look up and noted a singularly unexpected figure approaching us from the direction of the telehub.
To be honest, our argument about the nature [...]

Carntaigh National Holiday

Saturday night was again a special time in thrice blessed Caledon Carntaigh, as the Rezday of beloved Duchess Gabrielle Riel was celebrated in grand style.
A full day of festivities culminated in a grand ball held in the Ducal Manor, which though less spirited, and easier on the undergarments then certain previous gatherings of her reign, [...]

Words, Words, Words…

The last few weeks have been about words for me in both our fair Caledon and the world beyond, more so even then normal in many curious and unexpected ways. The way they inform, the way they obscure, the way they can help or hurt depending on who speaks them and more importantly, who [...]

30 & 3000

Another milestone of which I am quite proud was reached today. It has been 30 days since I first decided to create this blog, and in that time we have had more then 3000 hits as of today.
3000 hits over 30 days is not bad at all, and I am very grateful to you all [...]

CHIT Happens!

As Lt. Commander of the Caledonian Hazardous Information Tribunal (CHIT), I am pleased and proud to bring the following information to the Caledonian public about our important work.
The following photo essay has been developed by BardHaven’s Department of Espionage and WarMongering, entitled “A Day in CHIT”, to help the public better understand the tireless, routine [...]

Duchess of DEATH??

The following photos, taken by a hidden camera and delivered to BardHaven’s Department of Scandal and Innuendo by an unknown masked courier who was later found dead, DRESSED AS A CLOWN in the bedroom of an unnamed Linden are so shocking, so troubling, so OUTRAGEOUS that this correspondent cannot take responsibility for the effect [...]

Men’s Fashion – New from Silent Sparrow

As is typical of life both within and without Second Life, there are times when one can go for weeks without an interesting release, and then suddenly, there is a deluge. That is how I feel as I am pleased to announce another new release by Silent Sparrow’s hyasynth Tiramisu, but this time for [...]

A Sleepy Little Sim…

As my Kirawill and I awaited the impending power down orchestrated by our Linden masters, we decided to take a brief ramble, to see what the wonderful Boggle box that is Caledon would spell for us.
We found ourselves in Caledon II, the second of our sims to be founded, and a more subtle contrast to [...]