How to Win Friends and Influence Paperboys

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Now that Hades had fallen pell-mell in love with Camellia, it was time to find another beau. Meet paperboy #2, Horatio Palmfeather (another name for the ages), who showed up to deliver the paper while Hades was depositing a vase of roses on the Burr doorstep.

Burr Family
“Good afternoon! I’m Camellia Burr, and I have a great interest in journalism…”

And I was pleased to note that she has TWO lightning bolts with young Mr. Palmfeather! Allo, allo! (She only has one LB with Hades, and that was after she gulped a bit of the good old Re-Nu-Yu Porta-Chug.) This lad has the potential to be her future spouse.

Burr Family
“Did this come from a real live money tree???”

And now, a spate of birthdays. Belinda became an elder…

Burr Family
“Why, I feel pretty good for being grizzled and ancient!”

…Coriander became a young man (or rather, a teenager)…

Burr Family
“Knowledge Sim at your service!”

…and Farley turned into an old geezer.

Burr Family
“But I’m a happy old geezer, I’ll have you know!”

Now teens, the kids worked on getting a few more scholarships for college. Coriander practiced his piano…

Burr Family
“In the good old summertiiiiime…*off key note*”

…and Camellia worked on raising her Cleaning skill, the only one besides Body in which she hadn’t yet reached 8 points. Here she is, reading her heart out and looking a bit like an acne-ridden extra from a Harry Potter film.

Burr Family
“Shhh…I’m learning how to mop floors.”

Grandpa Vincentio had been in quarantine for about three days when Grimmy finally appeared. You know, the lei of brightly colored flowers around his neck doesn’t make him look any less sinister. Have you ever peered deeply into that hood of his? It’s chilling.

Burr Family
“If you think I’m sinister, you should see my Aunt Gertrude.”

The family mourned the passing of Vincentio with much weeping and wailing.

Burr Family
“Why did you have to take Grandpa Vincentio? WHYYYYY???”

On that slightly somber note, I’ll leave you with promises of Basil & family pictures later this week!

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OK, I lied – here’s one pic of Basil, just for Audrey (and for me, too – it’s no secret that I love the Baz).

Burr Family
“Thank goodness, I thought you’d forgotten all about me.”

Happy Simming!

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16 thoughts on “How to Win Friends and Influence Paperboys”

  1. Yay! Another Burr update! Wow Camellia is really pretty! Romance though, yuck and her lifetime want doesn’t work with the handicap…There’s always college! Right? Rerolling and all that. Anyway, love how the house is coming along. Poor Vinny :( dying all alone. I like the way Farley looks old, made me chuckle. You had me giggling at the paperboy’s name too XD. Hades lol. Loved it! :)

    ~J

  2. BASIL! :D *hugs him* Yay! Thank you!

    Ahem. But anyway! Another lovely update, as always. Camellia a Romance sim, eh? Wow, that should be interesting. XD Can’t wait to see how she fares with that. And you’re right.. she DOES look like she should be one of the extra from one of the Harry Potter movies in that picture!

    Poor Vincentio! Having to spend his last days on earth stuck in quarantine.

    And Farley makes a pretty cute old man. Not cute in the same way that Basil is, but in a “Ooooh! Just look at that precious lil’ old man!” kind of way.

    Can’t wait for the next update. I’m loving these Burrs. Also can’t wait t’see the pictures of Basil’s kids! .. And more Basil, of course. ;D

  3. Mental note: no eating and/or drinking whilst reading through Jenba’s blog! Ol’ Vincentio’s finger to temple gesturing made my stew shoot out through my nose. It hurts! But so funny! XD And boy, I love how the Burr estate is turning out.
    … Belinda is a *gorgeous* Elder. Wow. And awwww, Basil! Yay!! :D *joins fangirling over auburn curl-haired gent*

  4. Yay!! I just love the Burrs. All the girls keep turning out to be so pretty!

    So I’m only missing one picture for Maud’s Scavenger Hunt: the servo doing house chores. I’ve seen servos talking to volleyballs, servos getting electrocuted in bathtubs, and servos restocking shelves…but none cleaning the house! But I’ll keep checking! This was such a great idea!!

  5. Thanks, you guys! I’m glad you enjoyed the update.

    Mandie – I’d say that restocking shelves counts as a chore. Maude required “a Servo doing chores”, not necessarily household chores, so I’d say anything that qualifies as “work” would do it.

  7. hi Jen..I really really adore your website!!!It’s splendid!!! I loved reading about the Ravelos and the Braytons and now the Burrs…this is my first time ever leaving a comment so I am somewhat nervous although I don’t know y…Just wanted to say thank you for giving me so much reading pleasure!! = )

  8. Burr Update, WOOO! Anyway, it was really funny with Vincentio and his “shoot me now” and I can’t believe you rolled roamnce! Jadice is right, there’s always college (and a 80% chance she’ll be something better) I would really like to see Basil’s kids- did he have all boys?

  9. Aaaaw I love the Burrs. Looks like you finally have another winning family! I’m glad you got back into your groove. Looking forward to more! Especially since you are moving them through history, it takes away the monotony.

  10. Hahaha!! “Paperboy of the underworld.” I guess the undead need to keep up with the current events, too. As soon as you mentioned Hades and then the surname Palmfeather, I combined them and realized the sim world would be an even more frightful place if ever there existed one Hades Palmfeather. That cracks me up!

    Hehe… “Alpaca lunch”… that makes me think of something my grandfather would say! Or my father, as he loves Alpacas. :)

  11. Maaan, just missing out a few days and so many updates, Jen, you’re unbelieveable ;). Maybe I’ll take Maude’s challenge tomorrow, maaaaybe. But most of all, this update is so great, I just wished I had your story-telling ability. Thanks so much!
    Aaaand, happy birthday to Mt.Geneva, as it’s its birthday this week! And of course good choice on the new setting, looks great!
    So until later ;) – and, I’m much into “a’s” today :D

  12. Man, I was so excited when I saw you updated! Lol. What a great update!!

    When I saw Camellia as a teen I was stunned at how pretty she is! How do your kids always come out great?? ;)

    Horatio Palmfeather sure is cute! I think it would be great if he married Camellia and have even MORE gorgeous children! Wow, I can already see a line of handsome and beautiful kids in the Burr’s Legacy…

    Also, Basil’s kid in the picture sure is CUTE! My first reaction was Whoa! What a cute custom kid! Then I read that it was Basil and Roxy’s child, and I wasn’t surprised at all that they have pretty kids… I cannot WAIT for the update of their children’s picture! Genetics in this game is amazing!

  13. Oh, sorry for the double post, but thanks for putting the pic of Coriander as a toddler, he is so cute! (Even though he IS radioactive)

  15. Oh Jen! The Burrs are just smashing as usual! Extra nice pictures, btw. Loved Corriander losing to himself at chess! Love the paperboys – great title too – and so sad to see Vincentio go – and in quarantine no less *sniff* But it was very good to see the Baz. :) If I weren’t so tired, I would tell you more of what I liked, but please know, I laughed all the way through it.