Like Acadian said, it was a wonderful time at
Dawnshadow! Everyone seemed to enjoy the Winter Solstice there as much as they have at Pariah's in the past. Beloved Buffy was the first to arrive, but it wasn't very long before our dear friend Jerric came through the
red gate in his holiday finery.
Of course, Julian was happy to give them a tour of her latest decorating efforts. The
Outdoor New Life Tree welcomed guests to our newest home. Nuzi provided drinks from the
Open Bar next to the Outdoor Lounge. Everyone loved the
Waterfall Garden, complete with a little Crimson Dragonfrog for insect control.
The
Outdoor Dance Floor was particularly appealing, with live performances from the
AnderSNOW Sisters! They do take requests, though they know only three tunes. With a brief visit to the
Outdoor Buffet to grab some holiday cookies, it was time to go through the
Red Door.Inside, Maz took over hostess duties and continued the tour. The
Indoor Buffet was even more impressive, complete with a Keg of Mead for Jerric and a wide variety of wines, liquor and food for all. At the base of the stairs one could rest in a lovely
Sitting Parlor and admire the
Indoor New Life Tree. However, the sound of music drew the friends upstairs, to admire a
Gaming Parlor and a small
Reading Nook. In between, a
Knife In the Floor reminded visitors to
Cut the Rug.It didn't take long for Shonta and Calia (Lopov and mALX) to join us, and with the AnderSNOW Sisters providing accompaniment, we christened the Outdoor Dance Floor with
some pretty smooth moves. Jerric graciously left to let Lil come join the party, while Calia sent Malan. The three
Bosmer lasses managed to convince Malan to strip down and dance with them in the basin at the foot of the waterfall.
Shonta and Malan had to leave, but the
three Bosmeri couldn't stop dancing. Lil played the lute wonderfully for quite some time. Then it was back to the AnderSNOW Sisters so
all three lasses could dance together.Some time later, after the ladies left to rest, the lovely Kalea Ko came to visit. Do Rah welcomed her and they spent some time
conversing in the Waterfall Garden. During this time Cincinnati came and visited briefly. He did partake of the open bar and buffet. Later in the evening, Julian entered our Dawnshadow in DDA's Festive House contest. We do not expect to win, but we are about having our Housing Guildies enjoy our efforts as well.
Julian, Maz, Alise, Argis, Phae, Do Rah and Stefan thank everyone who came and enjoyed our newest holiday home. It is a very different experience from Pariah's, and yet we hope all had as much fun here as everyone had at the cold yet cozy Wrothgar Mountain Home.
Edited to add image of the Indoor New Life Tree!This post has been edited by haute ecole rider: Dec 26 2019, 12:52 AM