Its no secret that I continue to keep tabs on several aspects of my history in Second Life, even those that I no longer associate myself with or locations I no longer frequent.
Someone recently directed my attention to a recent post on the Stonehaven forum that Stonehaven was closing and moving to the OSGrid. I think the person that directed my attention to this post expected me to let out a congratulatory whoop. Quite the opposite indeed. I am very saddened by this development.
Rather than dwell on the basis of my sadness though, I am going to spend the next few days going through my inventory and sorting reminders of the time my Family and I spent there. I think I’ll lump it all into one handy folder titled “Memories”.
See, despite the falling out I had with certain members of Stonehaven and my disagreement over the *sanitization* of Stonehaven, one thing I cannot deny is the strong presence in my life of friendships forged and strengthened within that sim’s borders. Even today, some of my closest friends are people I met and played with at Stonehaven, both new and old.
Personally, I wish the sim luck on the OSGrid. The land prices there are astronomically low, and for a good reason. It takes a lot of bravery to try and pioneer a remaking of what was once a great and glorious place. It will also take a lot of work. I for one am not a fan of the OSGrid, yet, but my Family and I have begun *exploring* alternatives to Second Life should one become necessary. No, I’ll not say anything further on this topic as it is still very much in the exploratory stage. Suffice to say, a lot of the logic Dirk spells out in his explanation for Stonehaven’s closure is very sound. Not complete, but I’ll concede it is sound.
One souvenir I do not have is a photograph of the gazebo that used to sit above the deck at the newer Stonehaven castle. If anyone has a picture of this within their inventory, I would greatly appreciate you forwarding it to me. I have my personal reasons for wanting this. Bonus points if myself, Yar Telling, or Diomita Maurer are in the photograph. I’ll really be full of joy and good tidings if anyone has a photo of Felina Kitty leashed to the leashing wall at old Stonehaven, the one that sat in Littlefield.
Fare thee well Stonehaven.
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