The Hutterite Challenge
Hello, there! As you can see, I've (finally) decided to upload my own challenge onto the sims forums! This challenge originally started out as more of a personal challenge than anything else, but I...
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Sorry it's been so long since I last updated! October was a busy month for me -- hopefully November won't be the same, but I make no promises. I do have some new pictures for you all, though!
https://i.imgur.com/eswdEd0.jpg
The day of their move, John quickly got to work as the farm manager of the colony. He worked by himself, as with most of the plants being dormant there wasn't really a need for the others to help out, although they definitely will in the future!
https://i.imgur.com/jzsxUW4.jpg
The next morning, the gang ate breakfast at the lot where Jakob and Rachel, as well as Isaac and Rebekah, live, as I figured they needed a few days in order to settle in before they moved their meals to the dining hall. (That, and it was easier to have them eat at the lot where they all lived!)
https://i.imgur.com/jajDzWo.jpg
On a digressing note, I also snapped this picture of some wild horses, as the colony seems to be the place to be for them! I mean, I had seen them off and on when the Hutterites lived at Selkirk, but now I see them almost every day on the colony! It's interesting, don't you think?
https://i.imgur.com/NKoI2Rd.jpg
Continuing the digressing note, I've also seen some of the residents around on the colony - probably because they're going to Oak Lake (the namesake of the colony). It's a little weird, but at least I know they're getting around, right?
https://i.imgur.com/ImyONad.jpg
Getting back to the Hutterites, though, as you can see, Isaac (along with John and Paul) quickly got to work on sculpting, which now makes up a good portion of their income in the summer and practically all of it in the winter!
Also, one of John's sculptures is on the right, but it wasn't that way for long, because I was soon able to buy another colony house! Something which I think Diana was immensely grateful for, as she and Paul (as well as John and Elizabeth) had been living in two of the four children's bedrooms of the houses!:
https://i.imgur.com/npSmTfO.jpg
Speaking of the Hutterite houses, though, I just now realized that I haven't posted the pictures of what they look like here! So, that being said, here are some pictures of the interior of the houses (as they are all exactly alike in basic design):
https://i.imgur.com/uOATPZG.jpg
Here's the first floor of the Hutterite houses...
https://i.imgur.com/98pjlha.jpg
And here's the second floor of the Hutterite houses! Obviously, I changed up the two children's bedrooms somewhat for the short duration that they were occupied by the two married couples, but as you can see they weren't really made for them at all!
https://i.imgur.com/lLW95RS.jpg
Having two houses, though, also meant that I didn't really have an excuse for them to eat at the houses anymore, so I had Rachel go to the dining hall to make dinner the same day that Paul/Diana and John/Elizabeth moved into their own house!
https://i.imgur.com/Wk8o66A.jpg
Of course, eating at the dining hall also means that they don't all eat together anymore, as men eat at one table in Hutterite colonies while women eat at another. They are also assigned seats by age, which is why Jakob is eating at the end of the table (as he is the oldest of the men) while John is eating all the way on the left (as he is the youngest).
https://i.imgur.com/pt89gcv.jpg
Once again, Rachel is sitting at the head of the table because she is the oldest, while Diana is sitting on the right because she is the youngest of the women pictured. If you're wondering why Elizabeth and Judith are not pictured here, the answer is simple: somebody has to stay and look after the children! This duty will be eventually passed onto their daughters (like Leah and Pauline) when they get old enough, but that's still a long ways away!
https://i.imgur.com/n2KA4Lu.jpg
Rebekah also has the duty of making breakfast at the dining hall, just like how Rachel has the duty of making dinner there too. I don't think she's really happy about it - at least not in this picture!
https://i.imgur.com/3wvogOn.jpg
Like Rachel and Rebekah's duties, Elizabeth only has to look after the children at home during dinner, as Diana takes over that duty in the morning. That way, they both can chat/gossip with the other women for at least one meal!
https://i.imgur.com/3VqLZiL.jpg
I think this is going to be the last picture I'll leave you all with for now! The Hutterites tried the recipe Aloo Masala Curry, which didn't go...well for some of them, to say the least. Isaac was one of those sims it didn't go well for, as it was much too hot for his tastebuds!
Until next time!
https://i.imgur.com/eswdEd0.jpg
The day of their move, John quickly got to work as the farm manager of the colony. He worked by himself, as with most of the plants being dormant there wasn't really a need for the others to help out, although they definitely will in the future!
https://i.imgur.com/jzsxUW4.jpg
The next morning, the gang ate breakfast at the lot where Jakob and Rachel, as well as Isaac and Rebekah, live, as I figured they needed a few days in order to settle in before they moved their meals to the dining hall. (That, and it was easier to have them eat at the lot where they all lived!)
https://i.imgur.com/jajDzWo.jpg
On a digressing note, I also snapped this picture of some wild horses, as the colony seems to be the place to be for them! I mean, I had seen them off and on when the Hutterites lived at Selkirk, but now I see them almost every day on the colony! It's interesting, don't you think?
https://i.imgur.com/NKoI2Rd.jpg
Continuing the digressing note, I've also seen some of the residents around on the colony - probably because they're going to Oak Lake (the namesake of the colony). It's a little weird, but at least I know they're getting around, right?
https://i.imgur.com/ImyONad.jpg
Getting back to the Hutterites, though, as you can see, Isaac (along with John and Paul) quickly got to work on sculpting, which now makes up a good portion of their income in the summer and practically all of it in the winter!
Also, one of John's sculptures is on the right, but it wasn't that way for long, because I was soon able to buy another colony house! Something which I think Diana was immensely grateful for, as she and Paul (as well as John and Elizabeth) had been living in two of the four children's bedrooms of the houses!:
https://i.imgur.com/npSmTfO.jpg
Speaking of the Hutterite houses, though, I just now realized that I haven't posted the pictures of what they look like here! So, that being said, here are some pictures of the interior of the houses (as they are all exactly alike in basic design):
https://i.imgur.com/uOATPZG.jpg
Here's the first floor of the Hutterite houses...
https://i.imgur.com/98pjlha.jpg
And here's the second floor of the Hutterite houses! Obviously, I changed up the two children's bedrooms somewhat for the short duration that they were occupied by the two married couples, but as you can see they weren't really made for them at all!
https://i.imgur.com/lLW95RS.jpg
Having two houses, though, also meant that I didn't really have an excuse for them to eat at the houses anymore, so I had Rachel go to the dining hall to make dinner the same day that Paul/Diana and John/Elizabeth moved into their own house!
https://i.imgur.com/Wk8o66A.jpg
Of course, eating at the dining hall also means that they don't all eat together anymore, as men eat at one table in Hutterite colonies while women eat at another. They are also assigned seats by age, which is why Jakob is eating at the end of the table (as he is the oldest of the men) while John is eating all the way on the left (as he is the youngest).
https://i.imgur.com/pt89gcv.jpg
Once again, Rachel is sitting at the head of the table because she is the oldest, while Diana is sitting on the right because she is the youngest of the women pictured. If you're wondering why Elizabeth and Judith are not pictured here, the answer is simple: somebody has to stay and look after the children! This duty will be eventually passed onto their daughters (like Leah and Pauline) when they get old enough, but that's still a long ways away!
https://i.imgur.com/n2KA4Lu.jpg
Rebekah also has the duty of making breakfast at the dining hall, just like how Rachel has the duty of making dinner there too. I don't think she's really happy about it - at least not in this picture!
https://i.imgur.com/3wvogOn.jpg
Like Rachel and Rebekah's duties, Elizabeth only has to look after the children at home during dinner, as Diana takes over that duty in the morning. That way, they both can chat/gossip with the other women for at least one meal!
https://i.imgur.com/3VqLZiL.jpg
I think this is going to be the last picture I'll leave you all with for now! The Hutterites tried the recipe Aloo Masala Curry, which didn't go...well for some of them, to say the least. Isaac was one of those sims it didn't go well for, as it was much too hot for his tastebuds!
Until next time!
