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Sorry for disappearing for a little while!! Between busy real life and ea updates not letting me into my game, been forced into a bit of an unplanned hiatus. Hope to be back soon!

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WCIF: doll

Hey! The doll is part of this set by @lady-moriel. Thanks for asking!

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In no time at all, the little Zehr cottage had become very chaotic and very crowded. One evening, Thomas hesitantly mentioned to his wife that perhaps her beloved art studio would have to be converted into a room for some of the children. Caroline sat in silence for a moment, and Thomas worried that she was deeply upset.

Then, to his surprise, she smiled and said “You know, I think that is a wonderful idea. Besides, I do believe we will need the space even more very soon!” They embraced, both equally excited and nervous about another addition to their rapidly growing family.

And so, the little studio was turned into a cozy bedroom for the girls to share.

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Many grueling hours later, just as the storm was beginning to break, Thomas and Caroline were finally blessed with beautiful twin girls. They were simply overjoyed that their little family was growing so quickly, and Thomas could not wait to introduce Tommy to his brand new sisters.

Welcome Margaret and Harriet Zehr, born July 19, 1873.

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It was a late summer evening as lightning flashed and thunder crashed outside, when Caroline went into labour for the second time. Somehow she had thought that this time it might be easier, but quickly learned that that was absolutely not the case.

They would have sent for Dr. Burges but he was held up by the storm at a patient out of town, and so instead word was sent to Mrs. McManus, who came running as quickly as she could.

Thomas, meanwhile, was tasked with comforting little Tommy, who was overwhelmed with the storm and the cries he could hear coming from his mother’s room.

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SIMS HISTORICAL HORROR: OCTOBER 2024 SIMS CHALLENGE

Hello, hello! I started this last year, the Historical Horror Challenge. It doubles as a CAS challenge and/or Scenes challenge--the prompts were chosen so you can do whatever suits your fancy.

Enjoy the spooks as we travel through time, seeking the ghouls, frights and sleepless nights of years long past.

(Click below for more info!)

There are 31 prompts, one for each day of October. Use 1 prompt a day for scene edits, lookbooks, stories, CC, etc. There are 26 eras/styles you can choose from, and you can use ANY era/style with ANY of the 31 prompts. Be sure to tag #SimsHH2024 when you post, so I can reblog your amazing work!

Don't forget to tag with warnings if your post contains triggers/phobias/gore/etc.

SIMS HISTORICAL HORROR PROMPTS:

scopophobia

crown

miasma

portal

danse macabre

spy

ghost lights

in mourning

monstrous

red glow

shivers

fragile

mask(ed)

rotten

collector

memory

trapped

machine/engine

doll

execute

deep water

hunger

rage

conjurer

fire

monarch

mischief

doctor/nurse

seance

stranger

(down to the) bone

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As the days went by, Caroline tried her best to be patient with Tommy, but the longer the boy went without speaking, the more her frustration grew. Surely there was sometime wrong with him, and surely there was a way to fix him!

Thomas’ staunch patience, however, only served to further Caroline’s annoyance. Though for Tommy, this meant he felt much closer to his father than his cold mother, and often could only be comforted enough to fall asleep by listening to his father’s voice as he read him fairytales each night.

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Hey there! This is from @aisakalegacy. So, I just finished the last Finch Legacy post. I see that the Finch Legacy is marked as on hiatus on the navigation pinned post. Is it still the case, or should I consider it as canceled?

Hey! Currently I am considering it a hiatus- I still love my Finches and don’t think I’ll be abandoning them forever, but I’m not sure yet when I’ll be back to them. Thanks so much for reading all of it, though! It was a joy to see someone revisit them from the beginning.

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Though parenting was often exhausting, days in the little cottage were still full of love, and it wasn’t long before Caroline and Thomas were expecting their second child!

Tommy meanwhile grew bigger and brighter by the day, although he had not yet outgrown his fussiness, nor had he yet begun to speak, much to Caroline’s disappointment and frustration. Still, she loved the boy, and did her best to listen to Thomas’s constant reminders- “We must simply be patient with him, my love. He will speak in his own time, I’m sure of it.”

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rical gameplay and being a historical Sim, because I’m always really curious when I follow these posts. (Of course, you don’t have to answer if you don’t want to!)

1 - How do you decide each character’s personality and goals?

2 - Is there any specific historical event you’re excited to portray?

3 - Do you plan to explore deeper themes about marriages from that era? Not that I’m especially interested in the whole dark side of marriages in the last century, but sometimes in these challenges everything can seem a bit too perfect. Even in love marriages, the weight of prejudice and gender expectations could be really exhausting — and that doesn’t necessarily make the male characters awful; they’re just men of their time doing what they think is right.

4 - Do you plan to have a larger number of children in any generation? That was very common in the early decades of the challenge, but I rarely see creators having more than four kids.

5 - Do you feel like you’re managing to make your characters unique and deep?

6 - Do you have a favorite character? If so, who?

7 - Were you inspired by other creators to write your story or at least to motivate yourself?

8 - Which historical simmers would you recommend for a Decades Challenge fan like me to follow?

9 - Is there any DLC you think is essential for this challenge? Like, you REALLY couldn’t play without it.

10 - Which mods have you been using the most lately?

Tag other creators to answer too 😉

Wow, such awesome questions!! Thanks so much for asking!!

1 - How do you decide each character’s personality and goals?

So the way I’m doing this is I look at basically a breakdown of each character’s lifespan and through what years will they be a child, a teenager, etc and then comparing that with a list of things happening in each period, things that were popular, etc. Then it becomes a decision of what aspects of each era I want to embrace, and think about how much that character would go with or against the grain. Hopefully that all made sense- basically it’s a lot of lists lol.

2 - Is there any specific historical event you’re excited to portray?

This is a tricky one- part of me wants to say ww1 because I already have chunks of that written, but the thing is, I’m really excited for all of it. Mostly I’m just so hyped to be able to reference and portray some of the unique elements of Canadian culture and history, showing that we’re more than just American/British-lite.

3 - Do you plan to explore deeper themes about marriages from that era?

To be honest, probably not much, if at all. It’s just not something I’m super comfortable with writing or thinking about, even though I know it’s certainly historically accurate. That said, I may include some of the struggles faced by more unconventional couples, and don’t worry, I will certainly be injecting drama in other places.

4 - Do you plan to have a larger number of children in any generation?

Yes! Spoiler here, but in gameplay Caroline and Thomas already have quite a few kids- and I’m thinking at least one other generation later may have lots of kids too. I don’t want to do it for every gen though- I do find that in gameplay I get very overwhelmed by super full households.

5 - Do you feel like you’re managing to make your characters unique and deep?

God I kind of hope so, but I also don’t know that I’m fully there yet. I do have more ideas for our characters so far that haven’t come into play just yet though, so eventually I’m hoping they become the rounded characters they are in my head.

6 - Do you have a favorite character? If so, who?

So the actual answer to this is a character who hasn’t even appeared on the blog yet, but she’s recently been born in game, and will one day arrive to wreak havoc. But really I do love them all. To pick a character who has appeared already- probably Tommy. I’m just obsessed with watching my little guy grow up.

7 - Were you inspired by other creators to write your story or at least to motivate yourself?

Oh my lord yes!!! This story would absolutely not exist if not for the support of @aheathen-conceivably, @antiquatedplumbobs, @surely-sims, @historybunnny, @applesaucesims, and god, probably many more lovely souls I’m forgetting at the moment. Love all of you amazing cheerleaders.

8 - Which historical simmers would you recommend for a Decades Challenge fan like me to follow?

Oh man, well all of the people above to start, but also @antiquatedsimmer, @alainas-sims, @twentiethcenturysims, and also @thebramblewood sometimes has some very cool historical moments in her largely modern story. Also of course must always give a shout out to the great @pixelnrd.

9 - Is there any DLC you think is essential for this challenge? Like, you REALLY couldn’t play without it.

For my particular challenge it’s High School Years, because where would I be without Copperdale lol. Realistically though I think Cottage Living is probably the most useful especially for those early generations.

10 - Which mods have you been using the most lately?

Haven’t really been using many mods lately other than the usual MCCC and pose player and those sorts of things, so sadly no fun answer for this one.

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Motherhood did not come naturally to Caroline. Tommy was an incredibly fussy child, who cried almost constantly. He was particular about textures, scents, tastes, and about when and how he wanted to be held.

All of this was increasingly frustrating and exhausting for Caroline, who wished nothing more for her little boy to just be “normal”.

Thomas, meanwhile, seemed to have much more of a knack for soothing their son, much to Caroline’s chagrin.

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Many stressful hours later, Thomas was finally allowed back in the room. At last, he and Caroline were able to greet their new baby- a beautiful, healthy little boy who they named after his father.

Welcome, Thomas (Tommy) Zehr Jr. born May 28, 1871.

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Happy Canada Day from the Zehr's!

Fun fact! This flag is called the "Canadian Red Ensign" and this particular design was used from 1868 to 1922. The Maple Leaf flag that we know and love actually wasn't introduced until 1965.

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Dr Burges arrived at the house very quickly, and immediately began to help Esther to care for Caroline. Thomas meanwhile was extremely nervous, and so was promptly ushered out of the room to keep Caroline as calm as possible.

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🌼📻👻 for the ask game <3

Woo, another ask!!

🌼 Fave flower

Dandelions! Yellow is my favourite colour so it ticks that box for me, plus I just love that they are such resilient little bastards who don't care about where people want them to grow or not.

📻 Fave song currently

To pick just one, here's a special treat, which is what me and my boyfriend consider our song- Feel from the Lies of P soundtrack.

👻 Do you believe in ghosts

I actually don't, however I absolutely looooove ghost stories and have actually GM a long time Blades in the Dark campaign which is ghost heavy, so as a concept I love ghosts.

Thanks so much for asking!!!

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From @aisakalegacy:

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Thanks for asking!!!

🎂 How old are you

I'm 32 years young baybeeeeee!

☠ Something that angers you

Oh man, how much time do you have? To just pick one from work recently, it drives me absolutely nuts when management asks for feedback or criticism with absolutely no intention of listening to it or actually attempting to change to fix the things brought up. That's one of my biggest frustrations in life at the moment.

⛪ What is your religion

So I grew up going to Catholic school, and so obviously now am pretty much agnostic. I don't really believe in any particular religion at this point in my life, but also don't begrudge anyone for their beliefs either as long as they aren't hurting anyone.

Thanks again for asking, this was fun!

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As the women approached the house, Thomas rushed out the front door. Before he could say anything, Mrs McManus called out to him.

“Fetch Dr. Burges, quickly!”

Thomas wasted no time and took off right away as he was told.

Meanwhile, Esther led Caroline up to bed, and got her as comfortable as possible while they waited for the doctor to arrive.

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