Florences Round Was Quick, Simple, Sweet, And Drama-free. It Was A Lot Of Fun To Play, Even If Not All

Florence’s round was quick, simple, sweet, and drama-free.  It was a lot of fun to play, even if not all that much happened. Next time will be more exciting, I’m sure.  In the meantime, enjoy these pictures that didn’t fit with Florence’s letter. 

Florence kept looking at the camera while on her date with Herb, as if to say, “:Isn’t he the cutest?  Can I keep him?”

Herb is pretty cute (especially looking out at the weather), so I will definitely let her keep him.  

I don’t know much about Herb yet (I really should have had Florence ask him some questions but I forgot), but I know that (a) he loves to sing and (b) he’s not very good at it.  That didn’t stop him, and since Florence isn’t too good at karaoke either, she didn’t mind. 

I wanted to have Florence say a bit more about Gilbert and Breanna, because their relationship really does seem to be an odd one, but I don’t think Florence would want to go into too much detail writing to her parents. Gil and Breanna had a pillow fight at Flo’s house, but then Gilbert had coffee with another girl on the boardwalk while Breanna was there, but THEN he let Breanna sit on his lap while they were hanging out later. I need to remember this weird relationship for the Jacquet round. We’ll see where it goes then, I guess. 

Anyways, the Tinkers are up next, so let’s end on a picture of Wanda in the flower shop.

I hope you guys enjoyed the Delarosa round, brief as it was. I’ll meet you at the Tinkers!

Stephen and Wanda Tinker were thrilled when their adoption request finally went through. They got a bit of a surprise on the day their new daughter Cadence arrived, though - Wanda is pregnant!  The Tinkers have always wanted a big family, so they’re very excited about the new baby (or babies) on the way.  Meanwhile, their oldest daughter Melody is making friends and trying to build up her skills for university. 

The rules for the Tinkers’ Ten Kids Challenge can be found here if you want to read them again. 

Remember, the Tinkers’ story is pictures only, so I’d love to see your captions for some of the things that happen! :)

I do manage to get away from the shop and have some fun sometimes.  Herb and I have been going out regularly since that first almost-date at the garden club meeting.  Sometimes Gilbert Jacquet and his friend Breanna join us too.  

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This is making me want to play TS2 so badly :)

Do it!  TS2 is so much fun! :) I love it!

penig replied to your photoset “Previously, at the Delarosa household… Florence moved into her...”

Herb is a great name for a florist's husband.

Isn’t it?  I love it!  And he’s in the Garden Club! The other guy I was considering for her was named Basil, which is also a pretty good name for a florist’s husband.  

didilysims replied to your post “Letters to the Editor”

Oh wow, this is so cool and unexpected! Thanks for doing this, and yay supporters of Malcolm!

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Are they written by characters we know, by the way? I have some guesses.... ;)

You are so welcome. :D  Thanks for the idea. I honestly would not have thought of it otherwise. Some of the letters are written by characters you know.  I’d love to hear your guesses, if you don’t mind sharing.  :)

He could still remember the last time he had seen her, sleeping peacefully in the bed in that motel room, a small smile on her face. He had slipped away that night, left her there, and never expected to see her again. And now she was standing there before him, staring at him. "What are you doing here?" she hissed. "I live here," he said, unable to think of anything else to say. "Where have you been all these years, John?" "Working." "Is that what you call it?" She smiled bitterly. "Sharon, I am so sorry." "Then why did you leave that night?" He sighed. How could he explain? He spread his hands. "I would have stayed. If you'd asked, I would've stayed." She raised her eyebrows, but said nothing. Natasha whirled over in a colorful flash of skirts and slipped her arm casually through John's. "There you are! Come on, they have grilled cheese!" She tugged at him. John stayed rooted to the spot for a moment, watching Sharon's face turn to stone. "It was good to see you again, John," she said stiffly. "Enjoy the rest of the party." "Sharon, " he croaked. She walked away. Natasha squeezed John's arm lightly. "Come on! Grilled cheese!" "You go," he said vaguely. "I'm...not feeling good. Migraine coming, I think. I need to go home." "Okay. I'll see you tomorrow, then." She kissed his cheek lightly and let go of him, skipping off toward the promise of grilled cheese sandwiches. John made his way out into the cool evening darkness and headed for home. This was why you didn't break that rule about not getting close to clients. It always ended badly. Sometimes you just didn't see the effects until years later. --- I have still never played with John, or any of the Desiderata sims, so this prompt threw me for a loop for a little bit, but I think it worked out in the end. Let me know what you thought! Thanks, @nestadaughter, for the prompt. I've missed doing things like this. I have a couple more that I will try to work on soon. For the record, you can ask for a prompt for one Sim or a couple. :)

So, news.  For one thing, my shop is finally at Rank 5!  I’ve got a lot of great regular customers. I think a lot of that has to do with a good review I got in the paper recently.  The reporter really seemed impressed.  I think there might be a Best of the Best Award in my future someday!