#and an island. dining

[toyastales]

Grilled Thai Coconut Chicken Skewers

[lashtuns]

Kitchen Dining

[xbabyjah]

Dining Kitchen (Dallas)

[vintagehomecollection]

Southern Interiors, 1988

[o3o-lapd-o3o]

here's part 7! hope you guys enjoy! part 8 will be uploaded tomorrow!

(p.s my headcanon explainations are in the tags if you're curious)

the post/thread that started this whole au

dinner scene: part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4 | part 5 | part 6 | part 8

there's a masterlist now!

*after everyone had gone inside, telemachus left to go to his room to change while penelope and odysseus headed to theirs*

*penelope had help getting changed/ready from her handmaiden, however odysseus doesn’t start changing, instead he’s just sitting on a lounge chair looking out the window at the sun setting*

penelope: *now ready for the evening*

penelope: *to her handmaiden* thank you for your help. 

penelope: *smiles as she’s walking to the bedroom door with her* 

penelope: *remembers something* oh! please let the others know to make sure you all grab yourself enough to eat after all the hard work the past couple of days! or take some of the remaining fish & meat home to your families!

penelope: *waves goodbye as her handmaiden leaves the room*

penelope: *closes the door and turns to face odysseus*

odysseus: *still staring out the window*

penelope: odysseus?

odysseus: *no response*

penelope: *understands he doesn’t mean to ignore her* 

penelope: *slowly walks towards him* my love, it's just you and i now

odysseus: *finally realises penelope was calling out to him* 

odysseus: *turns his head to her* i’m sorry penelope

odysseus: *looks her up and down, always amazed by the beauty of his wife*

penelope: *giggles as she see the lovestruck look on odysseus face*

penelope: *stops just in front of him and twirls around*

penelope: see something you like?

odysseus: *standing up and pulls her into him by her waist* 

odysseus: always *goes in for a kiss*

penelope: *accepts the kiss*

penelope: *giggles when odysseus keeps planting kisses all over her face*

penelope: my dear husband, stop distracting me! 

penelope: it’s time for you to get ready.

odysseus: *stops the kisses and looks down and sighs*

penelope: *cups his cheek with her hand and turns his face back to hers* 

penelope: you know i’m not going to force you to wear anything you don’t want to, right?

odysseus: *leans into her hand* i know, i know…

odysseus: it’s so silly of me isn’t, it’s just clothing-

penelope: *now holding his face with both her hands* nothing is silly, not if it makes you uncomfortable my love

odysseus: *smiles* i love you

penelope: *smiles back* i love you too

penelope: *lets his face go* now, what would you like to wear tonight? 

odysseus: *looking at the tyrian purple pelops she's wearing* i would like to match my beautiful wife

penelope: *knows she had a chiton made for him at the same time she had her pelops made* ok, let's get you matching then

*once odysseus is ready, him and penelope leave their room and make their way to the palace entrance ready to greet their dinner guests*

*when they arrive, they see telemachus; who is dressed in more ‘princely’ attire than his usual day-to-day clothing, talking to athena who arrived not long ago*

telemachus: oh! mother, father, you're ready!

athena: *turning to them*

athena: *smiling* good evening

penelope: *smiles back* good evening lady athena

athena: please penelope, i think we’ve known each other long enough… especially after everything in the past year

athena: just athena is fine

penelope: *smiles* sure…athena

odysseus: *looking at athena* 

odysseus: it’s still so weird not seeing you in all your armour

athena: *laughs* well i thought the occasion didn’t require it

*the four of them continue talking for a little bit*

athena: i see that my uncle hasn’t arrived yet.

telemachus: *turns to his father* you told him it was tonight right?

odysseus: *nods* i did

odysseus: *thinks for moment and sighs* 

odysseus: he’s not going to come to this entrance… but i know where he’ll be

athena: i’ll go with you to get him

telemachus: me too!

penelope: *laughs* well i guess i might as well join too

odysseus: let’s go then

*they all head in the direction of the entrance for the palace gardens*

odysseus: *stops them before they all head outside* ok maybe we don’t all need to go down to the sea

odysseus: i’ll go meet him and we’ll both join you shortly

*telemachus, penelope and athena wait by the entrance talking amongst themselves, while odysseus makes his way down to the palace cove*

*odysseus arrives at the cove when he sees poseidon making his way out of the water*

poseidon: *sees odysseus* 

poseidon: king of ithaca

odysseus: *deadpan expression* poseidon.

poseidon: *rolls his eyes at odysseus, for the clear lack of title for him*

odysseus: the others are waiting, shall we get going?

poseidon: *about to agree when he remembers about the arrow*

poseidon: wai- uh i mean, i have a question before we leave…

odysseus: *eyebrow raised* 

poseidon: you're not… i don’t know, mad or angry with me or the sea’s inhabitants by any chance?

odysseus: huh?

poseidon: *pinches the bridge of his nose* has the sea or i, done anything to offend you in the past day?

odysseus: *now confused* no?

poseidon: *drops his hand from his face and then points at odysseus* then why did you shoot me?!

odysseus: *even more confused* shoot yo- whAT?

poseidon: *reaches into his chiton and pulls out the arrow he kept there* 

poseidon: *shows the arrow to odysseus* please tell me then, what have i done that's got you shooting arrows at the sea?

odysseus: *looking at the arrow, then up to poseidon* i've not shot any arrows at the sea? 

odysseus: also, who shoots arrows into the sea?!

poseidon: *hands up in the air in agreement, the arrow being thrown behind him* 

poseidon: that's what i said! but who else would it be? it hit the waters of this cove, so unless-

odysseus: *suddenly realises where the arrow has come from*

odysseus: *starts laughing*

poseidon: *brings his hands down and narrows his eyes at odysseus* what is so funny?

odysseus: *wiping a tear away from his eye from laughing so much* my son

poseidon: *now his turn to be confused* huh?

odysseus: *having collected himself * my son, he shot the arrow during archery practice

poseidon: *eyebrow raised* and you're teaching your son to shoot the sea… because?

odysseus: *rolls his eyes* it was an accident, my wife startled him and he misfired. 

odysseus: *lets out a tiny chuckle* i can’t believe it made its way to the sea though 

poseidon: oh

odysseus: yeah ‘oh’ 

odysseus: why would you think i’d shoot the sea anyway? 

poseidon: *arms now crossed and looking away from odysseus* 

poseidon: who knows with you…

odysseus : *smirking* oh poseidon…i’d just use other ways to get your attention

poseidon: *whips his head back to odysseus* 

poseidon: *sees odysseus’ shit-eating grin*

poseidon: oh be quiet… what if i arrived early? 

poseidon: *points at himself* i could have been hit!

odysseus: *snorts* oh please… an single arrow wouldn't kill you

odysseus: besides we both know you've been impaled with worse

odysseus: *turns to head back up to the palace* anyways, let's head up to the others

poseidon: *realising what odysseus said* wait-

poseidon: odysseus of ithaca!

odysseus: *just keeps walking ignoring poseidon’s outburst*

poseidon: *grumbles under his breath but swiftly walks to catch up odysseus* 

*odysseus & poseidon make their way to the palace garden entrance where now only athena is waiting*

odysseus: *looking to athena* where-

athena: *already knows what odysseus is going to ask* they headed to the dining hall.

athena: telemachus wanted to check some final things and penelope left to accompany him.

odysseus: *nods at her explanation*

athena: *turns to look at poseidon*

athena: *nods head at poseidon* uncle

poseidon: *blank look on his face* athena.

athena: *now looking at her nails* not seen you since you were up on olympus in apollo’s infirmary…

athena: *looks back at poseidon and grins* speaking of which… how’s your chest?

poseidon: *scoffs and crosses his arms* fine.

poseidon: *suddenly smirks back* need i remind you that you were also there for a similar  reason…how’s your face?

athena: *grin has left her face and now narrows her eyes at poseidon*

odysseus: *not wanting to deal with two bickering gods* 

odysseus: *sighs*

odysseus: *claps his hands together sharply* OK! how about we don’t fight in my palace, yeah?

odysseus: besides, telemachus has been extremely excited about tonight’s dinner, so i do not want anything ruining it…

odysseus: *makes sure to look at both of them*

odysseus: *red eyes appear & disappear in the blink of an eye*

odysseus: got it?

athena: *now semi-understands why poseidon listened to odysseus ‘requests’* uh-

poseidon: *putting an arm around athena’s shoulders* yep, no arguing here!

poseidon: *turns his head towards athena* isn’t that right my dear niece?

athena: *stares at poseidon in disbelief at the words ‘dear niece’*

athena: *turns to odysseus* you can’t be seri-

odysseus: *raises his eyebrow*

athena: *sighs* sure, no fighting in the palace

odysseus: *smiles* good. now i know you know where the dining hall is located athena, but poseidon doesn’t.

odysseus: so, if you’ll both please follow me.

odysseus: *starts walking down the hall*

athena: *shrugs poseidon’s arm off in disgust and follows odysseus*

poseidon: *sighs and also follows odysseus*

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[navajo99]

10 Facts on "What's so special about The Haudenosuanee and Lacrosse?" (From a Native American perspective)

Lacrosse is one of the fastest growing sports in the world right now, but most people look at the sport as expensive, exclusive, and very white. Most people who play the game have no idea the origin that goes behind it or how it was originally played. Lacrosse is a spiritual game for many Native Americans and other indigenous people. Here are 10 essential facts on Lacrosse and the Haudenosuanee. Please leave feedback on your thoughts and opinions of the 10 facts listed below!

Lacrosse is the oldest team sport on our continent, originated by a North American tribe. Some people might say it started around the 1100’s A.D. The Native American tribe originators of this game are the Haudenosaunee.

The Huadenosuanee call lacrosse “Dehontsigwaehs" which means they bump hips.

In the 1630’s, French Jesuit missionaries who were working in the St. Lawrence Valley saw the Huron Indians playing the Medicine Game. The name of Lacrosse is just a reflection of this term, another way of how the French pronounced this game was “le jeu de la cross” (the game of the stick).

 Traditional lacrosse game sticks were made from hickory tree wood which represented all plant life. It was said the original game of lacrosse could last several days and have been played with 100 to 1,000 men in a 2 mile radius of land. This game is still played to this day amongst certain Native American tribes.

The cosmology of this game of lacrosse started out way before it was even put on earth for the people; it started out with the animals in the sky world. 

The game was given to them by the creator and is very sacred to the Huadenosaunee people, some say it even has healing powers. It's referred to as the medicine game amongst the Haudenosaunee.

This game was called to make peace amongst nations, heal the sick, an exchange to the creator if there was ever a drought, fight diseases, stop war, fix conflict, and to be played with a good mindset at all times, for the creator.

It was never about the outcome of the score but about harmony through the game.

A Haudenosaunee tradition that is still practiced today, is when a male baby is born they receive their first wooden stick and at the end of their journey here on earth, they are buried with the stick. So they can continue playing the game with their ancestors.

Lacrosse is one of the fastest growing sports in the world right now. Thanks to the Haudenosuanee for sharing it with the world!

Let's use this post to spread knowledge to others about the Creators game of Lacrosse. Giving true credit to the Haudenosuanee who gifted this beautiful game to the world. In the spirit of connective blogging, your experiences, insight, stories, and knowledge will help grow this community. Let's create a safe space where we can learn from each other and have allies supporting the Haudenosunee Lacrosse Team's journey as they embark in 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Here is my question to get the blog started. Do you think after reading these facts, they should be allowed to compete as the first Native American tribe under their own flag? and as the founders of the game of Lacrosse? Yes or No? Have a great day! AHO!

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Kitchen Breakfast Bar

[thebleedingwoodland]

TS3 - Indonesian Food - Nasi Ikan Jimbaran

D E C O R A T I O N

Nasi Ikan Jimbaran, on this menu featuring ikan kembung, which is grilled Rastrelliger mackerel with sambal matah and rice. Jimbaran is name of popular beach in Kuta Selatan, Bali, Indonesia, as place to eat with romantic settings.  

Bali is name of island and province of Indonesia, located in Southeast Asia. 

This Nasi Ikan Jimbaran consists of:

Ikan Kembung Bakar -->  Grilled Rastrelliger mackerel

Bawang Merah  --> Red onion

Bawang Goreng --> Crispy fried onion

Nasi  --> Rice

Plecing Kangkung --> Stir-fried water spinach with plecing sambal made from shrimp paste, chili, lime and peanuts 

Sambal Kecap Cabe Rawit --> Green Cayenne Chili in Sweet Soy Sauce

Sambal Embe --> Red Cayenne chili with shrimp paste sauce from Bali province 

Sambal Matah   --> Red onion, red Cayenne chili with shrimp paste condiment from Bali province

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🌼🌷Flower Legacy Challenge🌹🌻

I wanted to play a legacy challenge with color themes like the Not So Berry Challenge, but with a flower theme! This is mostly for me to keep track of my future generations, but anyone is welcome to play!

Each generation "ends" when their heir ages into a young adult.

🌷Gen 1 - Tulip🌷

This sim is a plant-lover by nature. They have always had a green thumb, and they follow a clean lifestyle. They love gardening, and they are determined to make their community a better place. Despite loving kids and wanting to be a parent, they've never loved the idea of settling down with a long-term partner.

TRAIT OPTIONS: Vegetarian, green fiend, recycle disciple, good, loves outdoors, clumsy

ASPIRATION: Nature

GENERATION GOALS:

Join [SEASONS] the gardener career or [ECO LIFESTYLE] the civil designer career. If you don't have either of these packs, apply with the ministry of labor as a gardener.

Have 1 kid with a sim that you don't marry OR have 1 kid as a science baby

Grow a cowplant and keep it alive for all 10 generations

[ECO LIFESTYLE] Gain a green footprint for your lot

Max the gardening skill and career

🍀Gen 2 - Clover🍀

This sim is as ambitious as they come. They want money and power, and they could care less about anything else. They crave excess - excess money, excess space, excess family. They want as much as possible in every aspect.

TRAIT OPTIONS: Materialistic, ambitious, snob, self-assured, hot-headed, perfectionist

ASPIRATION: Fortune

GENERATION GOALS:

Join the business career or [CITY LIVING] the politician branch of the politician career

Get married ASAP and have 3-5 kids

Make at least 20,000 simoleons

Max three skills and career

🌼Gen 3 - Daisy🌼

This sim is all about the simple life. Thanks to their parent, they've always had plenty of money, but they payed a ton of attention to finances anyways. They are excited to start their family and they're all about taking it slow. They have a fondness for art and creativity.

TRAIT OPTIONS: Cheerful, art-lover, creative, neat, loyal, outgoing, goofball

ASPIRATION: Creativity

GENERATION GOALS:

Join the painter career

Get married to the first person you date

Have 1 child

[CATS & DOGS] Adopt 3 pets

Max the painting skill and painter career

💮Gen 4 - Cherry💮

This sim loves their family, and they want nothing but then best for them. They had a good childhood, but they always longed for a sibling, and they want to make sure their kids never have that feeling. Their kids are their #1 priority, which can sometimes isolate their career or their spouse.

TRAIT OPTIONS: Family-oriented, genius, neat, perfectionist

ASPIRATION: Family

GENERATION GOALS:

Join the astronaut career

Date a minimum of 3 sims, and be married at least twice

Have 5 kids - 1 with a bf/gf, 1 from their first marriage, 1 from their second marriage, 1 science baby, and 1 adopted kid

Max the parenting skill and the astronaut career

🌻Gen 5 - Sunflower🌻

This sim is a free-spirit. They've been desperate for an independent life sue to their helicopter parent. They've never wanted to be tied down by marriage or kids or a 9-5. They ended up with a baby as a young-adult, but they were determined to not let their new responsibility inhibit their freedom.

TRAIT OPTIONS: Noncommital, freegan, loner, green fiend, active, clumsy

ASPIRATION: Nature

GENERATION GOALS:

Never join a career

Have a kid with a bf/gf as a young adult - either with risky woohoo from MC command center, or just try for a baby and pretend it was an accident lol

Date a minimum of 5 sims, never get married

[CATS AND DOGS] Own at least 3 pets

Max the painting skill, gardening skill, and handiness skill

🥀Gen 6 - Rafflesia🥀

This sim has never felt loved. They never knew their second parent, and they always felt neglected by the parent they were raised by. They grew reckless and cold, and they decided to abandon their good nature. Despite their life of crime, they are fiercely protective of their spouse and their children.

TRAIT OPTIONS: Evil, mean, gloomy, kleptomaniac, loyal

ASPIRATION: Deviance

GENERATION GOALS:

Join the boss branch of the criminal career or the villain branch of the secret agent career

Marry a sim with the "good" trait

Have 1 kid and max the relationship with them

Make at least 3 enemies

Kill 1 sim with the heirloom cowplant

Max the mischief skill and career

🌹Gen 7 - Rose🌹

This sim was always showered with love by their parent, but they were still fearful of their parent's lifestyle. They decided to follow the exact opposite life of their parents: join a career that will benefit the world, and never settle down.

TRAIT OPTIONS: Romantic, noncommital, outgoing, good, cheerful

ASPIRATION: Love

GENERATION GOALS:

Join the entertainer career or [DISCOVER UNIVERSITY] the educator career or [CITY LIVING] the charity branch of the politician career

Date 10 sims

Have 1 kid

Make 10 friends

Max charisma skill and career

🪷Gen 8 - Lotus🪷

This sim has been drawn to the water for as long as they can remember. They've always longed for the ocean and admired the life within. They've devoted their life to studying the sea, and they are determined to raise their kids with the same respect for the water.

TRAIT OPTIONS: Loves outdoors, erratic, creative, outgoing, perfectionist

ASPIRATION: Nature

GENERATION GOALS:

Join the writer career

[ISLAND LIVING] Marry a mermaid. If you don't have Island Living, ignore this goal and marry whoever you like

Have 1 kid, and go fishing with them on 10 different occasions

Write 3 books

Max the writing skill, fishing skill, and writer career

🏵️Gen 9 - Marigold🏵️

This sim was taught to have a deep respect for natural life, and they always found interest in the science behind creation. They had been a star student as a child, and they carried their intelligence into their science-driven career.

TRAIT OPTIONS: Genius, creative, cat lover, dog lover, loyal, vegetarian

ASPIRATION: Knowledge

GENERATION GOALS:

Be an A-student as a child and teen

[DISCOVER UNIVERSITY] Get a degree in biology. If you don't have Discover University, ignore this goal

Join the astronaut career or [GET TO WORK] the scientist career

[GET TO WORK] Marry an alien. If you don't have Get To Work, ignore this goal and marry whoever you like.

Have 3 kids and [CATS & DOGS] 1 pet, and keep this pet alive for as long as possible

Make an enemy with one of your coworkers

Max the logic skill and career

Die by being eaten by the heirloom cowplant

��Gen 10 - Hibiscus🌺

This sim learned to cook in their teen years, while their parent was busy with work, and they quickly learned that they had an affinity for it. They gained an especially strong emotional attachment to the culinary arts after the death of their parent. Cooking became their life, and the perfect way for them to unwind after a stressful day - and they were determined to make it into a successful career.

TRAIT OPTIONS: Foodie, creative, hot-headed, ambitious, perfectionist

ASPIRATION: Culinary

GENERATION GOALS:

Gain at least level 7 cooking skill by young adulthood

Join the chef career or [DINE OUT] own a restaurant

[DINE OUT] Gain 5 stars for your restaurant. If you don't have Dine Out, ignore this goal.

Max the cooking skill, mixology skill, and career (if you don't own a restaurant)

[vintagehomecollection]

Beyond The Kitchen: A Dreamer’s Guide, 1985

[kawaiijay]

Diamond Head 🌴