Life is Quiet in Ely Corners

And now for some randomness…after playing Moira’s house for awhile, I hopped over to the Sotherses that live in the Avalon (Shane and his wife Toni).

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I still hadn’t given them kids, so I worked on that, using the copies of Toni and Shane I had saved to the CAS bin. Here’s Polly Sothers, their eldest child. She’s a bit of a tomboy and not afraid of anything.

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And here’s her younger brother Ian, who is a bashful, nerdy type. He’ll make a good scientist someday, or if he gets over his shyness, maybe a doctor.

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Here’s a close-up of Toni, who is also sister to Spencer Latham, carpenter and handyman extraordinaire. She’s wearing an apron because I plan on her being a baker.

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A close-up of Shane looking humorless.

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Spencer helped Shane and Toni renovate their kitchen not too long ago, so they have nice big windows, with a view of the river.

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Funnily enough, while I was playing the Sotherses, Moira came over to visit. She must have felt bad about passing out from boredom the day before.

They had a little grumpy interaction about their opposing traits.

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Wow, Moira really doesn’t like that Shane doesn’t have a sense of humor.

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But then they start talking about favorite colors, and all is well.

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Moira laments that she needs to get some photography jobs in town, but she’s not sure where to start. You know, I’m surprised that Shy Moira showed up on Shane’s doorstep — you’d think she’d avoid social interaction, since it makes her so uneasy. But she must feel OK talking to Shane.

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Perhaps this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Hey, it doesn’t hurt to have the Sheriff looking out for you.

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Speaking of Sheriff, I found out about the “unlockoutfits” cheat and was able to put Shane in a police uniform! I could even recolor it, too, so he looks like a small town sheriff. That’s right, he’s official now. I’m even building him a police station which will be part of the town hall/library. Go Sheriff Shane!

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I worked on their house a little, too, but only got the exterior finished. I found some 1916 house color recommendations (for Aladdin homes, not Sears, but still applicable), so this is somewhat period-accurate (thanks for the idea, WebbyMom!).

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The siding is buff (as close as I could get it), and the trim/fencing/accents are cream and leather brown. I added a porch to the back off of the master bedroom so they have a place to sit and gaze out at the river.

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That’s it for now! I hope to play/build some more this weekend. I’d like to finish the town hall/police station/library and possible another house or two. I also wanted to post a poll for naming the pub, but I keep forgetting to install the poll plug-in that I downloaded. D’oh! Hopefully next time. Until then, Happy Simming!

23 thoughts on “Life is Quiet in Ely Corners

  1. Oh man, I LOVE that Shane is a sheriff with “no sense of humour” – that’s gonna be hard on the town crooks, methinks! LOL

    He’s also pretty darn good looking, my dear. ;)

    I laughed so hard at Moira being bored to death! I had no idea Sims with “no sense of humour” could do that! I gotta add some real personality variety into my town so I can start to see some of this stuff, too!

    Glad that site came in handy. :) I need to go make some more notes myself. I was finishing the outside of a house for Radford last night and got a tad lost. I think it turned out well enough, but I need more inspiration for the next one. LOL

  2. aw cute kids!
    Rawr! Love how you slipped a photo of Spencer’s hawtness in there… yum.
    Shane looks good in uniform! Grats on getting your hands on that and the recolor is awesome.

  3. Shane is such a hotty! You say his wife is sister to another sim. I’m curious, is she a “storyline” sister, or did you somehow set their relationship as siblings even though she’s married and living with Shane?

    • Yep, I made Toni as part of Shane’s family (with Will, Hannah, and Owen), then split them up into their separate houses. Then I made Spencer and his parents, and used Twallan’s Master Controller -> Advanced -> Family -> Add Parent on Toni to make her related to them. I save people to the CAS bin when I make them so I can use their genetics for things, but sometimes the parents are generated by the kids, which sounds weird, I know. :)

  4. Yet another fabtastic update, Jen. I can’t help but pour over all of the little details within the pub, each time you feature it. It really has got an amazingly authentic feel to it! Also love the new additions to the neighbourhhod, Moira looks like she’s got a depth of character that’ll add something special to Ely Corners… and Trivett happens to be the family name of one of my favourite, funniest friends – so I’m honour bound to like her!

    One complaint… no new pictures of Spencer… I had my favourite sexy underwear on and a glass of wine at the ready. I was going to woo him with my wobblies then get him plastered and have my wicked way!

    Did you say 64 toddler days?????? Are you paying the very long life span then? ARE YOU INSANE????

    • Omygosh, Lily, I spent a full minute laughing at your comment! I think “woo him with my wobblies” is my new favorite phrase. Heeheee. And yes, I’m insane. Actually, since I’ll be playing about 10 different households in rotation, I’ll probably only end up playing maybe 6 days total of Daisy’s toddlerhood. There’s no way I’d play on Epic lifespan if I were only playing one active family…that WOULD be insane!

  5. Ha, the Chappletons are funny (off-key singing: “It’s Snooty, it’s Snooty, and the Lush, Lush, Lush, Lush Lush!” My apologies to Pinky and the Brain, I’ve only had one cup of coffee, and my brain is still snoring), and the houses are cool! Ian looks like my cousin Michael when he was younger. Nice one, Jen.

    • LOL, love the “Snooty and the Lush” song. I’ll be singing that in my head everytime I see them in the pub now… And yay for Sims looking like cousins! Heh, that’s kind of cool.

  6. Nice update. Even thou I love to watch what you build, I do have to say I love even more watching you play. I can\’t wait until you start playing for real. Also, I hope you get the police station done, I\’m now dying to see it.

    A question. You said you used the register mod to assign Will Sothers as the bartender. But what happens when you play his family? I tried the mod once, but it was creating clones of my Sims, so when I was playing Wanda Hurst, and assigned Wanda as the clerk, a Wanda clone walked into the shop and stood behind the counter. That\’s the reason I don\’t use the mod currently, but if this issue is fixed or I was just using it wrong, I\’ll might give it another try.

    • That’s a very good question, Ani. I’ll have to test that out next time I play. I would hate it if it makes a Will clone!

  7. Are you going to offer this hood (plus a list of used CC) for us to download when you’re finished? I love the characters you have here and the houses are gorgeous!

    • Thanks, Deb, I’m glad you like them! I might offer some of the houses and/or families up for download if I can figure out why my CUSTARD program is not recognizing lots and families so I can clean my Sims3Packs…I just re-downloaded the program, but I haven’t tried it yet, so we’ll see! I think if I were planning on offering a whole ‘hood for download I would have approached it very differently and not used so much CC on both Sims and on lots. Plus since I’ve been using Twallan’s mods my town probably would blow up on other people’s machines. Heh.

  8. Shane is pretty hawt. :O)
    The toddler is probably one of the cutest I’ve seen in TS3.
    Sorry to here about your crashing. I was just playing for fun yesterday and had played for several hours when I got the bright idea to change up some clothes. And just as I was finishing up in CAS — CRASH! =__= Bleh.
    I love that stucco-style house you built for your single mom. You should put a sticky note up on your computer so you can remind yourself about laundry rooms. *LOL*
    Good stuff!

    • I tried really hard to make Daisy not look like the usual scary TS3 toddlers, so I’m glad you think she’s cute! :D Ugh on your game crashing…that’s so frustrating! Especially in CAS where you can’t really save. :-( And good idea about the sticky note! LOL!

  9. If it keeps you interested by playing to whatever mood strikes you, then feel free to approach as haphazardly as you want! ;)

    Congratulations to Moira and Daisy! *cheers* What is the little “glass house” thingy on the front porch?

    64 days as a toddler? *faints* I’d go bonkers, if that was my game. *shudders* Hehe, I love Daisy’s face in the shot of Moira lifting her.

    Did the “Add Sim” thingy work as desired? And how do you “pay” the teen if you’re actually adding them to your household?

    Maybe Leo Chapelton just doesn’t like the smell of spilled beer? *giggles*

    “No one was on fire or anything?” *cackles*

    Sorry your game froze up/crashed on you though. :(

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA *chokes* OMG, I think I have to make a sim with no sense of humor now. That’s freaking hysterical that he bored her to death! *cracks up*

    Awwww *melts* Okay, that shot of Moira saying goodnight to Daisy is beyond precious!

    The Sotherses are a good looking family! I love their kitchen! Mine all seem to come out looking identical. *sighs*

    Shane’s a cop, so obviously he’s safe. *giggles at her pun* Ooo, he looks good in his sheriff’s outfit! *whistles* (Looks like Sheriff Carter’s outfit on Eureka.)

    • I always enjoy reading your comments, Aeronwy! That little glass thingy on Moira’s porch is a plant terrarium from the Outdoor Living Stuff Pack. And the “Add Sim” thing worked at least at the outset, but then the game crashed, so I didn’t get to test adding Joann back to her household and paying her. I’ll have to try it again! Ooh, I’ve never seen Eureka, but from reading a blurb about it on the web, I’m intrigued…and hey, the first season is on Netflix Instant Watch! *adds it to queue* Thanks, Aer! ;)

  10. Hmm, Shane is looking pretty spiffy in that uniform – I do love a sim in uniform!

    Moira and Daisy are so cute. They live the quiet life that suites Moira’s personality – they seem so sweet. Although, I like Moira’s sense of humor. The whole fainting from boredom was a bit much but hey, if Shae is boring well I guess he’s really boring!

    Loved this one Jenba (and the added porch on the back of the house makes me so envious! How cool would that be to have?).

    • Yeah, I was really surprised to see Moira pass out from boredom…I’ve seen Shane bore other Sims to death now, and they didn’t pass out, so I wonder if it’s just because Moira has a sense of humor? Ah well, I still have so much to learn about these crazy Sims.

  11. Oh wow, I really love how Ely Corners is turning out, such a wonderful families and homes. I once did the Ely corners, but couldnt handle Riverview map, so moved all six families to Sunset families, but later abandoned them as game kept crashing whenever i switched families.
    I really like reading how your little home for those sims is coming along, I don’t have time usually comment, but man at times your entries make me giggle.
    Looking forward to the next entry.