„We all go a little mad sometimes“

June 16, 1960: Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho is released

Freebie of the day @ Dreaming Mermaid Isle <- Click for Teleport:

Driveable Bath Tub inclusive Psycho Shower Curtain

Freebie of the day

We offer a changing freebie of the day to our friends & visitors. Simply grab it in the info hut. No need to wait like at Midnight Mania boards. Today's freebie: An animated Elvis to celebrate the opening of the first Hard Rock Cafe on June 14, 1971 in London. Teleport: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Saragossa/128/128/22

Golden Bunny Hunt - solutions

Congratulations to all the winners of our Golden Bunny Hunt @ Dreaming Mermaid Isle:

Rosaline Roxley

Brittania Trill

Roland Teichmann

EtoMiyzel Islar

Kipper Kuri

Ocean Emerald

And here are the solutions:

1. What is the origin of the word "Easter"?

An Anglo-Saxon goddess called Eastre

2. Easter is based on which calendar?

Lunar

3. At Easter, rabbits are used to symbolize what?

Fertility

4. What country introduced the Easter Bunny to America?

Germany

5. Australians prefer to use which animal as a symbol of Easter?

Bilby

6. The most expensive jeweled eggs in the world were made by whom?

Faberge

7. Who co-starred with Judy Garland in "Easter Parade"?

Fred Astaire

8. Easter Island is a special territory of which country?

Chile

Your donations for Japan

Thank you for your donation which helped us to raise 6,500 L$ (ca. 19 Euro/30 US$) for the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

The rounded up amount of 25 Euro was transferred to the Japan fund of WorldVision on May 7, 2011.

Hiermit möchten wir uns ganz herzlich bei all denjenigen bedanken, die mit dazu beigetragen haben, auf Dreaming Mermaid Isle die Summe von 6500 L$ (umgerechnet ca. 19 Euro) für die Erdbeben- & Tsunamihilfe Japan zu sammeln.

Der Betrag von aufgerundet 25 Euro wurde am 07.05.2011 an die Katastrophenhilfe Japan von WorldVision überwiesen.

Welcome to our Easter Bunny Hunt 2011. 8 Golden Easter Bunnies are hidden @ Dreaming Mermaid Isle Sarasota. Each one contains a question in hovertext. Answer as many questions as possible and send your solution on a notecard to Durandir Darwin or MaryAnn Inshan, closing date May 6, 2011. Lucky winners will be drawn on May 8, 2011.

First prize 100 L$, second prize 50 L$, third and fourth prize 25 L$, fifth to tenth prize 20 L$. And a guaranteed price for everyone: a 50 L$ shopping gift certificate for all participants.
The winners will be announced May 8, 2011 and notified by us. Solutions and winners will be posted in our blog, too.


This hunt is free - no cover charge, no hidden costs.

Good luck and lots of fun for everyone.

Durandir Darwin & Maryann Inshan

to our main winners of the Charlie Chaplin hunt:

Rosaline Roxley, EtoMiyzel Islar and Roland Teichmann

Charlie Chaplin was born April 16, 1889.

Join our mini hunt to honor this great comic actor, film director and composer.

Find 8 animated Charlie Chaplin figures with letters in Hovertext on Dreaming Mermaid Isle, form two words (a film title) and send your solution to MaryAnn Inshan or Durandir Darwin.

Closing date: April 18, 2011, 12 PM PDT

Prizes: 1x 50 L$, 2x 25 L$ and 5x 10 L$

Good Luck
MaryAnn Inshan & Durandir Darwin

Teleport: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Saragossa/160/110/21