SUNDAY, October 9th at 1:30pm: TEA TIME at Baker Street!

On we go with TEA TIME'S residency at the University of Washington iSchool campus in Second Life!

Before we take a brief TEA TIME hiatus to fully engage with the Halloween season, we pause a moment this week to laugh.  No, seriously, we mean it!  You wouldn't think that prominent authors with popular canons like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle would poke fun at their creations, but they did!
Today we share some shorter works from both the classic and adaptive canons, where in the authors "take the Mickey" out of The Great Detective.

Corwyn, John, and Caledonia, live in voice.

Sunday, October 2nd at 1:30pm: THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES Concludes

This series concludes at Tea Time's residency at the University of Washington iSchool in SL.  THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES concludes, with Corwyn, Kayden, John, and Caledonia. 

Holmes and Watson are closing in on a fiendishly evil plot for murder.  Will they be in time?   Join us at the 221B Lounge, for the thrilling conclusion.

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SUNDAY, September 25th at 1:30pm: TEA TIME at Baker Street!

@ 1:30 pm - TEA TIME at Baker Street!

Wonderful Hound art by Matthew Stewart

Our series continues at Tea Time's summer digs at the University of Washington iSchool in SL.  THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES continues, with Kayden, and Caledonia. 

Isn't this a Sherlock Holmes mystery?  Well, where in blazes has Sherlock Holmes been for the last two weeks (or 19,000 words or so)? Ah!  Elementary, friends.  You know his methods. Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth. That can only mean that Holmes is about to return!  Join us at the 221B Lounge and see how, and why?  The game is, indeed, a foot!

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      ~ At 6pm -  MAGICLAND STORYTIME  "Its A Small World of Folktales" - Caledonia continues a journey around the globe, beginning with her feet wet from Pacific waters and heading west - surfing with the Sun through stories from different lands. THIS WEEK: The Americas!, live in voice  CLICK HERE for slurl

WEDNESDAY, September 21st at 7pm: A MONSTROUS REGIMENT OF WOMEN Concludes ... for Now

A Monstrous Regiment of Women: A Novel of Suspense Featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes

This week: Just when things seem to be falling into place, Something incredible happens that leaves Mary unsettled and searching out Holmes' counsel.

Caledonia continues  Part 1 of author Laurie R. King's adventure tonight at Seanchai Library's 221b Baker Street, currently summering at the University of Washington iSchool in SL. Live in voice.
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WEDNESDAY, September 14th at 7pm: A MONSTROUS REGIMENT OF WOMEN Continues

A Monstrous Regiment of Women: A Novel of Suspense Featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes

This week: Patterns, patterns, patterns!  Out of the chaos begins to emerge a strange and disturbing pattern that validates Mary's suspicions that all is not what it seems in the New temple of God.  More revealed this week, as Mary continues her search for the truth behind the mystery.

Caledonia continues  Part 1 of the adventure tonight at Seanchai Library's 221b Baker Street, currently summering at the University of Washington iSchool in SL. Live in voice.
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SUNDAY, September 11th at 1:30pm: TEA TIME at Baker Street!

THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES continues at Tea Time's summer digs at the University of Washington iSchool in SL.  

Holmes has dispatched Watson to accompany Sir Henry to Baskerville Hall.

Barrymore and his wife wish to leave the estate soon. Watson hears a woman crying in the night; it is obvious to him that it was Mrs. Barrymore, but her husband denies it. Watson has no proof that Barrymore was in Devon on the day of the chase in London. He meets a brother and sister who live nearby: Mr. Stapleton, a naturalist, and the beautiful Miss Stapleton. When an animalistic sound is heard, Stapleton is quick to dismiss it as unrelated to the legendary hound. When her brother is out of earshot, Miss Stapleton mistakes Watson for Sir Henry and warns him to leave. New and intriguing characters, along with mystery stacked on mystery - this week.

Corwyn Allen, Kayden Oconnell, John Morland and Caledonia Skytower, live in voice.
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SUNDAY, September 4th at 1:30pm: TEA TIME at Baker Street!

THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES continues at Tea Time's summer digs at the University of Washington iSchool in SL.  

Intrigued, Holmes meets with Sir Henry, newly arrived from Canada. Sir Henry has received an anonymous note, cut and pasted from newsprint, warning him away from the moors, and one of his new boots is inexplicably missing from his London hotel room. The Baskerville family is discussed: Sir Charles was the eldest of three brothers; the youngest, black sheep Rodger, is believed to have died childless in South America, while Sir Henry is the only child of the middle brother. Sir Henry plans to go to Baskerville Hall, despite the ominous warning message. Holmes and Dr. Watson follow him from Holmes's Baker Street apartment back to his hotel and notice a bearded man following him in a cab; they pursue the man, but he escapes. Mortimer tells them that Mr. Barrymore, the servant at Baskerville Hall, has a beard. Sir Henry's boot reappears, but an older one vanishes.

Holmes dispatches Watson to accompany Sir Henry to Baskerville Hall. They learn that an escaped murderer named Selden is believed to be in the area.

Corwyn Allen, Kayden Oconnell, John Morland and Caledonia Skytower, live in voice.
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SUNDAY, August 28th at 1:30pm: TEA TIME at Baker Street!

THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES begins at Tea Time's summer digs at the University of Washington iSchool in SL.  

Dr. James Mortimer asks Sherlock Holmes to investigate the death of his friend, Sir Charles Baskerville. Sir Charles died at his Devonshire estate, Baskerville Hall, and Mortimer now fears for Sir Charles's nephew and sole heir, Sir Henry Baskerville. The death was attributed to a heart attack, but Mortimer is suspicious, because Sir Charles died with an expression of horror on his face, and Mortimer noticed "the footprints of a gigantic hound" nearby.  Intrigued, Holmes meets with Sir Henry, newly arrived from Canada. Sir Henry has received an anonymous note, cut and pasted from newsprint, warning him away from the moors.

The Baskerville family has supposedly been under a curse since the era of the English Civil War, when Hugo Baskerville offered his soul to the devil for help in abducting a woman and was reportedly killed by a giant spectral hound. Sir Charles believed in the curse and was apparently running away from something when he died. Could it have been the legendary spectral hound?

Corwyn Allen, Kayden Oconnell, John Morland and Caledonia Skytower, live in voice.
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SUNDAY, August 21st at 1:30pm: TEA TIME at Baker Street!

HIS LAST BOW: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes continues at Tea Time's summer digs at the University of Washington iSchool in SL.  THIS WEEK: "His Last Bow: A Reminiscence of Sherlock Holmes." 

On the eve of the First World War, the German agent Von Bork is getting ready to leave England with his vast collection of intelligence, gathered over a four-year period. His wife and household have already left Harwich for Flushing in the Netherlands, leaving only him and his elderly housekeeper. Von Bork's associate, Baron von Herling, is impressed by his acquisition of vital British military secrets, and tells Von Bork that he will be received in Berlin as a hero. Von Bork says that he is waiting for one last transaction with his Irish-American informant, Altamont, who will arrive shortly with a rich treasure: naval signals. And where does Holmes play into this?  Join us and find out.

Corwyn Allen, Kayden Oconnell, John Morland and Caledonia Skytower, live in voice.
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SUNDAY, August 7th: On The Road Again!

@ 1:30 pm - TEA TIME  at Baker Street - our new series continues at Tea Time's summer digs at the University of Washington iSchool in SL.  HIS LAST BOW  continues with "The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax." 

Holmes sends Dr. Watson to Lausanne to investigate Lady Frances Carfax's disappearance since he himself is too busy in London. Lady Frances is a lone, unwed woman denied a rich inheritance on account of her sex. She does, however, carry valuable jewels with her. It is also her habit to write to her old governess, Miss Dobney, every other week, but for the past five weeks, there has not been a word from her. She has left the Hôtel National for parts unknown. Her last two bank transactions were cheques, one to pay her hotel bill, and another for £50 to her maid, Miss Marie Devine.

In Switzerland, Watson finds out that Lady Frances stayed at the Hôtel International for several weeks, but then suddenly left in a hurry one day. Only one witness could suggest an explanation, one involving a big, bearded man who kept hounding her. It also emerges that Lady Frances's maid has left her employ, although it is not known why.  This is just the first strange occurrence to plague the Lady, who suddenly is nowhere to be found.

Corwyn Allen, Kayden Oconnell, John Morland and Caledonia Skytower, live in voice.
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 @ 3 pm - THE STORYTELLERS' SANDBOX at The Firestorm Community Gateway - The world is full of stories, even the virtual world.  The Storytellers' Sandbox makes its showcase debut at the Firestorm Community Gateway, featuring voice performers from all around Second Life to share tales of adventure. 

The first of a series, this session features: Dubhna Rhiadra, John Morland, Eleseren Briana, Bryn Taleweaver, Hanna Hoo, and Shandon Loring, live in voice. CLICK HERE for slurl

SUNDAY, July 17th at 1:30pm: TEA TIME at Baker Street!

TEA TIME  at Baker Street - continues at Tea Time's summer digs at the University of Washington in SL.  HIS LAST BOW: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes  continues today with "The Adventure of the Red Circle." 

Mrs. Warren, a landlady, comes to 221B Baker Street with some questions about her lodger. A youngish, heavily bearded man, who spoke good but accented English came to her and offered double her usual rent on the condition that he get the room on his own terms. He went out the first night that he was there, and came back after midnight when the rest of the household had gone to bed. Since then, neither Mrs. Warren, her husband, nor their servant girl have seen him. The lodger insisted on having the Daily Gazette every morning, and sometimes requested other things. All requests were printed on a slip of paper left on a chair outside the room where meals were also left.

Is it just eccentricity?  Or is there a real mystery - a danger lurking beyond that closed door?

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SUNDAY, July 10th at 1:30pm: TEA TIME at Baker Street

TEA TIME  at Baker Street - continues at Tea Time's summer digs at the University of Washington in SL.  HIS LAST BOW: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes  continues today with "The Adventure of the Cardboard Box." 

Miss Susan Cushing of Croydon receives a parcel in the post that contains two severed human ears packed in coarse salt. Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard suspects a prank by three medical students whom Miss Cushing was forced to evict because of their unruly behavior. The parcel was sent from Belfast, the city of origin of one of the former boarders. Upon examining the parcel himself, Holmes is convinced that it is evidence of a serious crime. What is the crime?  And more importantly "who dun it?"

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