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croit bheag | a lot by silverseaming
i recently reached 100 followers (ahhh!! thank you all so so much <3), and in celebration of this i'm releasing my very first lot!
as a historical simmer who isn't american, i'm always on the lookout for historical builds based in britain, so i thought i'd have a go at building some of my own!
this build is based on a traditional scottish highland croft, a type of smallholding that emerged after the highland clearances. the highland clearances took place in the north of scotland between 1750 and 1860, and saw highlanders moved from the land that their ancestors had lived on for generations. those that were left may have moved into crofting communities on poorer quality land.
my build consists of a two-room thatched house with a kitchen on one side of the building and chamber on the other side, along with small amounts of planting and grazing land (aka ridged beds and a barn in sims hehe). in the chamber i attempted a little box-bed (where the bed is enclosed within a wooden cupboard). i tried to make it cc free but @lilis-palace's folklore collections were too perfect!
lot details
§23, 262 (i had to decorate a bit, sorry!)
30x20
uses item from horse ranch, cottage living, get together and vampires
simple living, off the grid
cc not included (please see cc list)
playtested to the best of my ability!
required cc
lili's palace folklore konyha part i
lili's palace folklore homestead set
lili's palace intarsia heirloom set
lili's palace folklore off the grid set
AmeyaSims better than a bush outhouse
psb old needlepoint samplers
thank you so much to the cc creators <3
download (free on sfs) | or my gallery id is blossomtrait (select includes custom content)
floorplan below the cut! ↓
#decades challenge#decades challenge cc#decades challenge lots#ts4 builds#ts4 lots#ts4 historical builds#my builds#i know she's small but she's so cute!#i had so much fun building this#kind of tempted to build a historical england save file..
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Burning Rotten Bridges
[First] Prev <–-> Next
#poorly drawn mdzs#mdzs#mianmian#nie mingjue#jin guangyao#JGY is nothing but outwardly calm and carrying on his duties as the chair for the meeting#but in that small pause after Nie Mingjue commemorates Mianmian for leaving...you can feel the tension.#Because Nie Mingjue comes from a place of privilege. He's always been in a position where his legitimacy and political standing-#-were never challenged. He didn't have to fight for respect. He was born into this world respected.#For people like Mianmian and JGY who clawed their way up from the bottom...this is a huge deal.#Truth be told I have a lot of things to say about what it means and feels to be in a position where leaving is messy.#There are times where the situation is bad but to leave means that those years of your life will have been for nothing.#That all the other suffering incurred will be fruitless. So you just *keep going*. Because it *has* to be worth it.#Because going back to what you were before is even more terrifying than the hell you are boiling in.#My concrete example for this is post-grad academia.#Because that cohort will have spent over a decade pursuing a goal and leaving means...well...it means throwing away those years.#It means losing (likely nearly all) your connections. It means going into debt you'll never pay off.#It means putting up with some pretty heinous abuse from your supervisor because what are you suppose to do? Leave?#Leaving is for those with the privilege to have options.#And even if you do have options...#Ultimately we would rather love the pain we know than risk the unknown. Hoping it's worth it one day.#With that mindset established; never say JGY should have just left like Mianmian. He couldn't. This was what he dedicated his life to.#He never had the option. Even if it seemed like he did - no he did not. He never conceived this ending ever happening for himself.
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Lupine Cottage
A CC Free Victorian Beachside Cottage
Lot size: 20x20 Price: §40,013 Lot type: Residential Location: Bedlington Beachhouse, Brindleton Bay
This build will be familiar to all of you who have downloaded Antiquated Brindleton, where it's previously been released as a cc-lite build. This build is really no fun to play without Romantic Garden, so in honor of it being free to download I wanted to release a cc-free version of it. It also gave me the chance to refresh it with some of the new assets we've gotten since then, and it's turned out so well.
This lot is potentially my favorite build I've ever done and I'm so in love with how it's turned out here. Even if you have the previous one, I'd certainly give this version a try, because humbly; I think it's better.
Background info and download under the cut:
I'm not sure how many of you will recognize this lot, or have already, but it's based off the cottage from the children's book Miss Rumphius, which tells the tale of the lupine lady who spreads lupine seeds along Maine's roadways in the early twentieth century. You can see the inspo pics below as well as a shot of lupines in Maine in the spring, where they really do look like someone rode around just throwing seeds as they went. I highly recommend the book for any history lovers the illustrations are beautiful.
Lupine's are unfortunately not native to Maine and are considered invasive, so loving them does come with a smidgen of guilt, but luckily we don't have that problem in Sims.
I picture this cottage as the perfect home for your loner, spinster characters, and that's exactly who lives there in my save. This lot is in some ways a love letter to Maine and Brindleton Bay as I see it. So please enjoy.
This build is appropriately furnished for the late nineteenth to early twentieth century; no indoor plumbing and lots of candles. It's really only suitable for one sim as built, but could probably be edited quite easily for a couple. Fully playtested.
Please, please, please tag me if you use this lot, it's got a special place in my heart.
SFS | Google Drive
Gallery ID: antiqueplumbobs
@publicvanillabuilds @twentiethcenturysims @maxismatchccworld @mmoutfitters
#ts4#sims 4#ts4 vanilla#ts4 build#sims 4 build#ts4 cc free#sims 4 cc free#sims 4 vanilla#ts4 decades challenge#decades challenge#sims 4 decades challenge#historical sims#sims 4 historical#ts4 historical#antiquatedresidential#mybuilds#antiquatedbuilds#1890s#victorian lots#vanilla builds#cc free build#cc free
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I got a little inspiration from @lilsimsie to create a sort of 70s inspired home with the party essentials kit and I am actually pretty happy with how it turned out!
Lot Info:
Placed on the “Pebble Burrow” lot in Oasis Springs
Lot Type: Residential
Lot Size: 30 x 20
Extra Info:
No CC
You can also find it on the gallery under ID: spookcy
Place with bb.moveobjects on
Tray Files: HERE (google drive) HERE (sfs)
(to add this to your game, download the files, unzip them, then add to your tray folder)
#sims 4#the sims 4#simblr#ts4#sims 4 edit#mmcc#sims 4 build#sims 4 no cc#sims 4 lot#party essentials kit#sims 4 70s house#sims 4 decades challenge#70s inspired
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At a church perched on top of a hill in Henford-on-Bagley, Father Byron and Sister Eunice prepare for the wedding of one of their most beloved members.
Sister Eunice spent all morning over the hot stove fixing up the meals for the reception, and perhaps more importantly, decorating the wedding cake.
While Sister Eunice worked in the kitchen, Father Byron practised his speech in the mirror until he felt it was perfect.
It was a glorious day for love, and both of them were ecstatic to be a part of it. After all, fewer things were better than the joining of two young people in love.
The ceremony was small and sweet. Only the groom’s father, who surprised everyone by showing up, and Sister Eunice sat in attendance. This was perfectly fine with the newlyweds; the bride in particular did not want a big spectacle and her groom was happy to oblige the request.
As the newlyweds exchanged their vows, Sister Eunice couldn't help herself becoming weepy. She had watched Winifred grow up in that church, and after all this time, she was happy to see her marry a good man.
United as one, I present Lawrence and Winifred Baudelaire, the founders of our legacy.
#a lot of these shots were gameplay shots & not very well done my bad lol#ts4 historical#ts4 decades challenge#ts4 legacy#ts4 storytelling#ts4 gameplay#decades challenge#generation 01#the baudelaire legacy#1890#winifred baudelaire#lawrence baudelaire
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The Venice Express (Download Tray Files & CC)
So I've been receiving a few DMs asking me whether my lots are up on The Gallery or somewhere else to be downloaded. To be more specific, my Grand Express (Columbia Station) Lot seems to be getting a lot of attention (which I'm so, so glad!).
As you may already know if you follow my Tumblr, my game and therefore my save file is kinda messed up ever since the last update (mostly my UI), so unfortunately I don't think I'll be able to share that lot with you guys. However, I've decided to create a brand new train from scratch and finally contribute somehow to this thriving historical Sims 4 community I'm loving so much. I may not have the talent to create CC myself, but as a former stylist I sure can put things others have created together to make 'em look nice lol. Without further delay, allow me to introduce you to The Venice Express!
Clearly inspired by the legendary and breathtaking Venice Simplon Orient-Express, the lot consists of a three wagon train (two of them with private cabins, the third one featuring a lounge bar and a small kitchen), a log cabin and a recreation area with a wooden arbor. Here are some screenshots:
Private cabins (they're all practically equal):
Lounge bar wagon/kitchen:
Log cabin:
Before you go ahead and download it into your game, a few IMPORTANT disclaimers:
The lot is a 50x50. If you want the enviroment to look just like my screenshots, make sure to place it in the big lot on top of the hill on Mount Komorebi.
I use ReShade in all my screenshots, so lighting/colors may vary from what it looks like on your game.
I used items from a few expansions and packs (listed in picture below), so if you don't own them those items might be replaced with others.
Like all my builds, this is a heavily CC based lot. If you don't have a powerful PC, it might get laggy while trying to play with it.
Regarding the CC, I do not own nor take credit from any item included within this lot. All credit goes to their amazing creators.
The .ZIP file (3.19 GB) includes two folders: one for the Tray Files and another one with all the CC. I'm 100% sure all the CC I used is already public for everyone; if it's not, it's been definitely longer than three weeks since it has all been in my game and you (the CC creator) shouldn't be putting content behind permanent paywalls to begin with ;)
I did use bb.moveobjects on while building and have NOT playtested it, so you might have to move some items for them to be functional.
The lot is currently set as a Residential, but you can certainly change it to anything else... including a Residential Rental and perhaps making each cabin a different apartment.
That's all for me! This is the very first piece of content I share for others to download, so if you run into any kind of issues do not hesitate to let me know and I'll try to help best I can :)
If you do like it, please make sure to like this post (maybe even comment on it if you feel kind enough!) and please, please, PLEASE do tag me on your screenshots if you share them here on Tumblr. I'd love to see what you guys make with it!
Download: Mediafire
Enjoy ♡
#ts4 screenshots#ts4 retro#ts4 vintage#sims 4 cc#ts4 1920s#ts4 simblr#ts4 lot download#ts4 decades challenge#ts4 legacy
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Keep thinking about how time in Frieren is measured in years since Himmel's death. The fact that at this point in the anime, he's been dead far longer than Frieren travelled with him, and yet, that's still how she relates time to this world.
#I have some thoughts about flamme and himmel and the space they both occupy for frieren but as an anime-only I'm being cautious.#I do think the stuff with the 'ghost' though implies a lot. flamme had been dead for so long and yet she was who frieren saw the first time#it took frieren that long to get attached enough to make a connection strong enough to challenge the one she had with flamme.#but she still speaks of the quest time as being a 'mere' decade. I think both flamme and himmel understood her better than she did herself#anyway yeah for now I'm sticking with the anime. let's see how long I last before swapping to the manga.#frieren#oh also. using the time since his death is so neat from a meta perspective. bc we have these new humans + every time the years appear#you're reminded that they too are subject to the passage of time in a way that frieren isn't.
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Solitude is quickly becoming my favourite build in this save
#sims 4#ts4 build#ts4 medieval#ts4 historical#the sims 4#ts4 save file#ts4 skyrim#medieval sims#sims medieval#ts4 lot#ts4 screenshots#ts4 decades#ts4 decades challenge
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Daisy Foster, Missy Casio, Sandy Montana, & Buggie Collins from at their home in “Crackjaw Ranch”
[Coyote Canyon]
#the sims#simblr#sims 2#the sims 2#sims 2 pictures#simmer#sims 2 gameplay#ts2#sims#ts2 gameplay#sims decades#sims decades challenge#coyotecanyon#sims 2 strangetown#ts2 simblr#ts2 screenshots#my sims#sims 2 community lot#sims 2 simblr#sims 2 screenshots#ts2 tumblr#ts2 pictures#ts2 build#ts2 uberhood
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Chez Cromwell: Redux - Pt. 1
Magical Victorian Cat Mansion. Redone.
Part I: Exteriors | Part II
So after the long-awaited addition of Infants and Ceilings to the game, I realized I should probably update my one furnished build (so far) for these features. Unfortunately I got carried away again and just ended up revamping the whole build from the exterior, to each individual room + some new ones! This version has also been more extensively play-tested over time with all age groups and pets, with some extra fire hazard and accessibility issues addressed.
It still has all the original Lot Features:
Victorian era historical build, fully playtested
Off-the-grid compatible
9 Bed / 6 bath
Library Greenhouse
Spellcaster's room
Outdoor smokehouse
Pleasure + kitchen gardens
Portal to the magic realm
Hidden cat room, litterroom, + catway system for Familiars
Staff/Servant's lounge w/ private stairs
Bedrooms for Butler, Nanny/Governess, and Maids
Lot size 30x40, fully landscaped
Cat Hangout, Peace and Quiet
Spooky lot challenge
As well as an extensive Changelog and list of New Features:
Revamped exteriors + interiors, roofs, and gardens
Ceilings for all rooms
Added even more windows somehow
Skylights for 3rd floor and wraparound verandah
Rooftop meditation-garden-yoga-summoning-circle
Portals! Small library located off the spell-room has been converted into the Portal Room with 3 portals leading throughout the house: one to the tower on the roof, one to the greenhouse in the back, and one to the third floor hall.
Moved Magic Realm Portal to rooftop garden
Put more cat doors everywhere, they enjoy using the catdoors and portals for zoomies
Sprinklers, alarms, and fire resistant flooring have been added around fireplaces.
Fireplace in the tower was removed for it's propensity to set the roof on fire and become unreachable and inextinguishable
Tower room has been converted into a Collections display room instead, a la sims 3
Portal in the tower/Collections room also makes potential burglaries more threatening, but if you’re an occult you’re expected to employ practical DADA techniques to avert this
Updated Nursery and Playroom for Infants
Redid terrain paint. Twice. Why tf does it just vanish randomly sometimes
NEW Magic Bean Hunt! Stump is located where the magic realm portal used to be and beans are strategically hidden around the lot. I'd love to see how long it takes for you to catch them all!
Washbasins for rooms without bathrooms now look like washbasins and are actually useable, both on and off grid
Added privacy hedges and lattices to backyard and fenced in chicken run
Potions Crafting Table added to Spell-room
Crafters Supply Cabinet added to Kitchen
Pocketed pocket doors
Secret Cat Room color scheme updated and cat-approved artwork added
Another Cat room added to 3rd floor
Magic Well has been shrunk
Rooftop area outside 3rd floor Study converted into rooftop Pavilion with chessboard and painting easel
Jack-and-Jill bathroom added for two of the third floor bedrooms
Toilet room removed and bath added for staff washrooms, for an equal 2-toilet/2-bath arrangement, which means the build now has a total of 7 full baths, and 8 toilets.
More crafting tables (fizz machine and candle maker) added to Staff Lounge
Yoga/Meditation Balcony for staff above greenhouse
Small telescope added to rooftop outside tower room’s new 2nd door
Garden lights around yard configured for power + off grid lighting
‘Bike racks’ added by front gate
New Library shelves seem to allow sims to retrieve books but not put them back. However this is actually a feature, not a bug, since now you can put the books back yourself on on the right shelves and keep things organized 🙃
Should now be consistently able to feed and be eaten by the Cowplant
Homey trait replaced by Gnome lot trait since there is a proliferation of gnomes
Requirements
Lot: 40x30, $752,005, 9 bed 8 bath, Cat Hangout, Gnome, Peace and Quiet, Spooky Lot Challenge
Packs - packs in bold are essential:
EPs - Cottage Living, University, Island Living, Get Together, Get Famous, Seasons, Cats&Dogs, Eco Living, City Living, Get to Work
GPs - Realm Of Magic, Jungle Adventure, Parenthood, Vampires. Strangerville, Spa Day, Outdoor Retreat
SPs - Paranormal, Laundry Day, Romantic Garden. Nifty Knitting, Vintage Glamour
Kits - Blooming Rooms, Desert Luxe
Patreon Download
Public: Available Dec 15th!
#chez cromwell#chez cromwell redux#ts4 exterior#ts4 build#reticulated builds#ts4 cc free#ts4 mansion#ts4 maxis match#ts4 lots#furnished build#ts4 historical#ts4 decades challenge#ts4 1900s#ts4 1800s#ts4 occult#ts4 infants#ts4#the sims 4#early access#ts4 architecture
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"...vi dichiaro marito e moglie. You may kiss your bride."
#okay so i lied there might be some posing involved#but only for big events like this!#otherwise its going to be a lot of gameplay#sims 4#ts4 history#ts4 historical#decades challenge#leonetti legacy#elio leonetti#vittoria leonetti#gen 1: 1890s
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pssttt… pssst
guess who’s nearly graduated?!
me!!!
#my great return is imminent#i’m so excited to start posting again#we’re gonna go a bit further back in time#ultimate decades challenge perhaps#anyway#senior year was genuinely the worst#lots of love#moimoments
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February 13th, 1931, Henford-on-Bagley, England
Byron’s 36th birthday passed without much fanfare. It felt cruel to throw a party, and he was expected to be in London the next day regardless. The dinner was small, and the cake was nothing more than a plain pound cake. It felt odd celebrating for some reason, though Byron couldn’t discern why.
After dinner, Eleora brought him to her art studio, old servant rooms whose walls had been knocked down. She spent much of her free time there, like how Byron spent most of his extra time in the library and office. She had her paints, and he had his books. It looked much cleaner/emptier than it normally was, mostly due to Eleora holding an exhibition soon in Liverpool.
“You really thought I didn’t have a birthday gift?”
“Well, I said I did not want anything.”
“I don’t care,” she replied, gesturing to a large painting on the wall featuring Simon-Elliot and Amalia.
“...Eleora. It’s lovely.” He turned to face her, smiling. “It’s our children.”
“Indeed it is, darling. You would not believe how difficult it was to get them to stay in that pose.”
He chuckled. “And how did you do it?”
“I took a photograph.”
“Smart.”
“Did you name the painting?”
“Lord Simon-Elliot and Lady Amalia Walsh, 1931. Not very original.”
“No, I like it. Very direct,” he mused, leaning over to kiss his wife.
She giggled. “Perhaps we should take this to our room.”
“Too far,” he grumbled.
A knock quickly broke the couple apart, they looked to see Montgomery standing in the doorway. Byron hadn’t failed to notice that today was the first time his Scottish friend wore dining clothes since before Samira had died.
“I was wonderin’ where ya two scuttled off to.”
“Eleora painted our children as a birthday present.”
The former doctor nodded, stepping into the art studio and staring at the painting. “Where has time gone?” He muttered to himself quietly.
Eleora stared at Byron, a quizzical look forming on her face. He knew her too well to not know what she wanted. “Montgomery?”
He looked up. “Sorry. I interrupted ya. Good night.”
“Wait,” Byron said, stepping forward. “...Would you like to stay?”
The Scotsman frowned, almost uncomfortable, but Eleora stepped forward and took his hands gently.
“When was the last time someone touched you, Montgomery? Held you?” She stood on her toes and kissed his forehead, as Byron smiled sadly and offered his hand out.
“You are cared for, you know, even if it is not romantic love,” he said slowly, watching as the former doctor’s eyes canvased a thousand emotions.
Finally, he reached out and took Byron’s hand, simply nodding his head. “Alright.”
#the walshes#the walsh legacy#ts4#the sims 4#sims 4 historical#sims 4 decades#sims 4 decades challenge#sims 4 history challenge#sims 4#history simblr#ts4 historical#ts4 decades challenge#1930s#ts4 1930s#byron walsh#eleora balass#montgomery macgregor#rebecca walsh#this got a lot more depressing than i intended it whoops
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i love when posts about having sex with friends or public sex or whatever end up on my dash and it turns into an argument about hookup culture or conservative ideas of sex and its like. there were full sex communes in the woods in the 60s/70s. adults married with kids were having key parties and shit. before the aids epidemic disco clubs and bathhouses existed with casual public sex i just find it so quaint to think tinder or college hookups or onlyfans even comes close to the visibility or prevalence of the sexual revolution. most young people are having significantly less sex than the previous generations! idk i feel like this contextualization always gets left out regardless of what side of the discussion you are on
#really ahistorical. its akin to refusing to acknowledge in the midst of true crime mania that murder has significantly decreased#in the last several decades. something which obv comes up a lot to challenge the fearmongering about catastrophic random violence#my posts
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The next morning, their work truly began to pick up. They were officially on a tight schedule, and Lucile found herself entirely focused on Josephine's needs.
Their current situation was far from ideal, especially now that they were aware of the baby on the way.
Lucile knew that the cramped wagon was not suitable for an expectant mother.
Determined to improve their circumstances, she dug out the old, albeit slightly worn, camping tent she had used when her father took her camping as a teen.
Surprisingly, instead of the worry she had expected, Lucile felt fluttering pangs of excitement. The idea of becoming an aunt was overwhelming, even considering the complicated circumstances.
All she could think about was how much she loved Josie and how she would raise the child as if they were her own.
She didn’t want to be angry or sad anymore. For years, their lives had been nothing but family turmoil. They both had endured so much, and Lucile longed to move beyond that and create something beautiful.
This was their chance for a fresh start. Lucile knew Josephine's upbringing had been starkly different from her own.
While she couldn’t give her everything she desired, she loved her enough to dedicate her entire heart and soul to trying.
#im crying i love them so much#flowers pls dont lag my lot#josephine doyle#Lucile Doyle#doyle legacy#the doyles#the doyle legacy#decade legacy#ts4cc#decades challenge#decade challenge#ts4 historical#decades legacy#ts4#ts4 decades challenge#decade: 1900s#decade: 1900#decades
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There wasn't much left to cover for the 1890's and I have decided to go ahead and say goodbye to the decade by wrapping things up in one swoop instead of a bunch of individual posts. Also, I apologise for how crappy some of these photos look on mobile so viewing from a desktop is probably best.
And with that, we are officially heading into the 1900's!
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Transcript Below The Cut!
Dear Diary, It has been too long since I’ve written, I know, even if it’s only for my eyes. The last six years have passed me by and I have no record of my life to show for it. So, I will vow it on this New Years Day to be better at it starting right now! And I will begin by recounting the last few years with the hope that someday, I can look back on these times with fondness. So much has happened, some splendid, some grim, but that’s the way life always goes, isn’t it? A constant upheaval, tossing you around from one thing to the next so abruptly; even the good changes can feel violent sometimes. And yet, I endure it; maybe I have even taken to embracing it. Life is funny that way, hm? Now, the last six years, well, where do I begin?
In 1894, Lawrence opened the funeral home. It was a little ironic, considering Valerie passed away that same year. She had been hiding her failing liver before we moved out to Windenburg, and passed on with her brother at her side. Beth and Oisin traveled to Wales together to attend the funeral; Lawrence, however, could not come away from work.
1895 was a much better year for our family We began it with Beth & Oisin's wedding! But little did we know, the best was yet to come...the birth of our Alison Aurora! Our family has never felt more complete but they could not be more different from each other; each of them unique in their own way. Oscar is our wild child, always in search of some sort of adventure. It’s as though he lives for being outdoors and running around; playing in mud and splashing in puddles. I believe he is the most like his father out of the three, a social butterfly with an inability to sit still. Our sweetheart, Atticus, is curious like his brother but reclusive like his mother. He is often shy and timid, but seems to have taken a real interest in nature, and I find him off in the garden often, studying the flowers and admiring their colours. We are alike in many ways, and spend the most time together; he was also to hardest to wean from my breast. Alison, or Rory as I call her, or ‘goofy girl’ as Lawrence calls her, has her father wrapped around her little finger. She like to keep us on our toes with her silliness; she loves to do funny dances when we play music on the phonograph. And, she has no problems keeping up with her brothers!
As for myself, well, my dearest diary, I am happy to say that I am now a working woman! I am a secretary for a local newspaper started by an Irishman.
all in all, i think we are very happy
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