A warm HELLO to you all

 Yes, I am still alive and well.

But so so much happened in my life the past year and a half, so where to begin?

as you are all aware, I took care of my grandson for a long time, can you believe that he is turning three on the 22nd!! Time flew by so fast, and yes, he is still the apple of my eye. 

He got a baby sister in March this year, she is just as adorable as he was when he was a baby. Her name is Chloe. 

We moved to our holiday home in the Lowveld in August 2021 due to my husbands ill health and him being put on disability. Nothing too serious though, his diabetes became a problem for the employer. So, four years before we were planning to retire, our paths made a turn of it's own. We are very happy living here, and enjoy nature every day. 

One unfortunate thing though is that I am still waiting for proper network installation. I am depending on my wifi dongle, and the signal of the service provider. As you may know, we are struggling with electricity and load shedding here on a daily basis,  and as soon as the power is off, away is any whiff of a signal as well. 

It is utterly frustrating, especially when I try to get my game updated, or when I want to install new packs. Sometimes, even the smallest package takes hours to download. 

But, I was able yesterday to get the game updated, and the Horse Ranch EP installed!! Eureka!! I tested it and it seems like the game is running like it should. I have not been in game for over a year, so believe me when I say I feel a bit lost. I have a lot to update since I play with cc, but I do believe I will get there real soon. 

I hope to be able to put something new out there in a while, as my fingers are itching to create. It will most probably be a recolor, as it will take time to get myself acquainted again with all the different programs we use when creating a new mesh. 

I am looking forward to spending more time around here, and to catch up with what went on in your lives in the past year. 

Lots of love! 

I am still around....

 Just a note to assure you that I am still around. 

I am  still working on my history challenge, but things are going very slow. I am still looking after my grandson on weekdays. He is adorable and I enjoy every minute. 

I don't have as much time as I would like, so I am not creating any new cc at the moment. I am itching to, but it will have to wait. 

I am still working on the Wernher Residence and will soon be sharing more pictures of the house and the interior. 

I did play the new EP cottage Living a bit, and I enjoyed myself a lot. Looking forward to do more with the pack.

Thank you for every visit, please don't stop paying us a visit. We appreciate you all very much.

Stay safe and keep playing. 

What is going on in my life....

 As you are all aware, I am taking care of my grandson for the time being. We are not sure how long it will be, but I think it will be for the  better part of a year to two years, or at least until the threat of the corona virus is more or less under control.

I am having a lot of fun with Alexander. He will be six months old tomorrow and is the light of my life. He is taking a nap now, so I have time to update you all. 

I miss my sims game a lot, and I have so many ideas for new stuff to make. I thought I would be able to spend my evenings with that, but alas, I am without energy by the time he goes home. 

I do believe as he grows older, I will be able to give more time to this page, and to the game, and to new meshes (I have a lot of ideas). 

I also began the history challenge. And that is quite the challenge. I am redoing Newcrest, and try to be as true to a 1890 South Africa as I possible can. I am so looking forward to be able to share with you the lots I have made, and to share a bit of the history behind what you will see. But, I need time......

I miss you all.

Real Life Taking Over

 Apart from coping with a computer that does not work the way I want it to, other aspects of life is currently taking control of my life. 

The good news is I have received my new graphics card!! Yay!!

Almost all of had to adapt to new regulations and life styles since the covid-19 virus took over the world. Here is South Africa, we had been in one or the other level of lockdown since March 2020. 

This has affected all our lives in more than one way, as I am sure you can all attest to. 

The latest development in my life is that I am going to look after my four month old grandson from the 1st of March when his Mom has to return to work. They have decided to not put him in a day care center due to the current covid-19 status in our country.  

I am looking forward to have the little darling with me during the day. 

This will unfortunately mean that I will not have that much time for my sims any more. 

I am in no way saying that I am not going to create or play anymore. Only that I will not have as much time for that as I would like to. I am going to do my best to upload as many creations or builds as I possibly can.  But in the quiet spells you will know what I am busy with during the day. 

And here is my little sweetheart:

Lockdown

 I know for many lock down is just a way of life now, but where I live, we have been extremely lucky and have lived mostly normal lives with few restrictions.  

Yesterday we went into full lock down for 5 days (which may be extended) due to a quarantine officer contracting the UK strain of the disease while doing his job.  He didn't even come into contact with the person who came into my state from overseas, which is really scary.

After 8 weeks break, school was supposed to resume today, naturally this has been cancelled.

I care full time for my grandchildren aged 7 and 3 and having to stay home full time is unheard of for these kids!

You probably think, what's the big deal..........we have been protected fiercely by the leader of our state, which has allowed us to live freely and now we have temporarily, lost that privilege  😢 

😷<--------- help I can't breathe!

New Update

 I am happy to say that I now have the other  (old) graphics card installed in my pc.

Due to covid-19 and the world wide restrictions on movement, I struggle to find a replacement for the card I lost. All the reputable computer stores ran out of stock.

So I have one on back order, hope I do not have to wait for too long. And hopefully the current card will keep working until then. I was able to playtest a little and so far I found it not to be too bad.

I lost my steam a bit when I ran into trouble, and I lost my creative feel. I need to get back into the groove to finish the Winter Owl Set, and to make a good job of it. I am actually excited to share the set with you.

Here is a sneak peek of what I have finished so far. Hope you like it. 

Current Progress

 Just a small update.....

My computer is still not fixed, but I had an older graphics card, which will be installed later today. Hopefully that will help out until I have the new one. 

Even though I cannot really go in the game for long, I am working on a new set. 

Called it Winter Owl set, and will feature about 18 new meshes. I am almost halfway through the set. No pics yet, you will have to wait a little longer.

It is raining today,  part of  Eloise hitting this part of our country. No winds, just cold weather. There are parts of South Africa that has been put on high alert, so I hope she will not be too destructive.

See you soon next week.

PC problems

I am just stopping by to let you know I have a slight problem with my computer. 

It started during December, and yesterday it finally gave notice. 

My graphics card decided it was time to say goodbye, so now I cannot enter the game, not even for 5 minutes. 

I have to get a new one, but as you all know the good stuff is costing a lot of money, so I will have to make a plan to get a new one. Hopefully it will not be too long, because I have other stuff I want to share with you, but I can't test it if the game can not run.

I will let you know as soon as I am able to play again.

Might be doing just that! LOL

 To all our friends and followers, may you be blessed with good health, may you be content with what the year brings you, and may you have many happy hours with your sims.

Advent 2020

 

Christmas 2020

 Just a quick note to say that we will be hosting a few gifts for the 2020 Advent Season.

Please drop in from the first week of December 2020 to see what we have in store for you.

Lorry and Anidup.

Just so you know.....

I am so sorry for being absent....... this pandemic has really upset the world, and also my life.
I should not complain though, because now I have the opportunity to take care of my grandson, whom I adore.

But that is a full time job, so I had very little time to myself the last couple of weeks. I do hope that in about three weeks' time, the situation here would have gone back to more or less normal, and we can try to continue our lives....... only different this time.

I miss you all......