And we're off again...

So with the Photobucket pictures out of the way, we can make a fresh start. This time around the pictures are on Imgur. I hope it lasts.

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I closed the game with the Thao family last time, so that's where I started, three years later. 

Esther Thao had some trouble with her stove.



Richard hid in his toybox - probably more scared of his mother's freaking out than of the fire itself.



Despite this little setback, they seem to be doing well. Ernest is still working on his Sports Agent career, and Esther is still a cook.

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Yves Bernard died. Tracie went to the catacombs to find his grave, but they didn't have a grand funeral.



Yves is now buried next to Harmony. And Sofia Harrell is now the oldest resident.

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Jason Bingsley - one of the new immigrants.



Raoul Mendez, on his horse Scarlet, who recently won another race.



Bartender Waylon, on the Lucky Simoleon casino boat.



And an aerial shot of the Adams farm, with the cows, chickens and greenhouse back in place. And a new tractor.

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Since the town is based on Winchester Farming, by MySimRealty, I have a few of the original MSR families from their save game that comes with the world. I put them in my library. The Westboro and Bingsly families are already placed, and now the MuMacker family has moved in.

Here are the MuMackers: Michael and Daisy, with their children Holly Sue, Hank, Heather and Harrison.



Michael wants a perfect garden, and he joined the Science career. Daisy wants to be surrounded by family, so I thought she should have another baby soon (before she's too old).
They did change their name to just plain "Mack".

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And then it was winter. Here are more random shots of houses around town, because I love the snow.















Near the end of the winter, Brandy Bernard became the first horse to die in the game. She was buried at the Equestrian Center.

It's been a while - catching up!

It's been a while! The game still exists, though. And everyone is still doing fine. In real life, it may have been three years, but in the game it's been hardly two weeks!
First of all, I have to work through the last remainder of my Photobucket pictures. I kept a free account there, so hopefully they will continue to work.

Janelle Harrell got to the top of her career in Journalism, in spite of the fact that she was kicked out of that career a few times by the game.

Her lifetime wish had nothing to do with journalism, though - so anyone who wants to give it a shot is free to try it.

And there's a different brand of journalist still hanging around. The local paparazzo has been forced into a superhero outfit for some reason. (Or maybe for no reason at all except that it's a chance for somebody to finally air those outfits...)

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Julietta Mendez is a child now - and interested in the local wildlife, apparently.

The polar bear club is apparently still a thing.

So is sliding down the banisters.

And here's a glimpse of the inside of the new (old) library.

(Nobody likes Mena Mendez. There's a reason she dresses in a Vita Alto brand coat. There's a stench of Simicide around her...)

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The laundromat is still a busy place.

Not everyone knows how to repair a faulty washing machine!! Still, they are a necessary evil.

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Some more community lots have been furnished as well.

The new firestation is at the corner of the street, next to the pet shop. It has just about everything a firestation needs, including a woo-woo in its own garage.

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Across the street is a new e new nerd shop. They sell comics, and there are a lot of gaming tables in the basement. A small group of Sims regularly gathers for Dungeons and Dragons.

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Meanwhile a couple of Sims have been exploring the 'real' catacombs. First of all, Wu Kim decided to pay a visit to the Reaper, and challenge him to a guitar battle.

(If you ask me, it's kind of creepy to have Grim say he would like to 'know you better'. Ominous, even!)

Wu did really well - she got herself a death flower. Trevor McGovern tried, too, and he did very well.

Dominic Mendez had  lucky escape. His guitar skill may not have been sufficient, but his dodging skills saved his life!

The paparazzo didn't do so well. However, he didn't stay dead.

He was walking around town the next day, annoying as ever.

Grim then moved around the church a bit, and found the preacher - it looks like he's complaining about the fact that this version of Sims doesn't have 'death by flies'.

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There are always ghosts around in the church, especially after midnight.

Tom Thao - whose daughters Harmony and Regina just joined him and his wife among the ghosts of Winchester:

And more ghosts, of various ages - mostly grey and old, but with the occasional pop of colour, such as Xiu Ying Kim.

Ghosts don't always like seeing ghosts. Apparently.