Hello! Follow along with me as I play Morbid's Ultimate Decades Challenge! The challenge begins in the year 1300 and goes all the way through history to the present day.We will follow Thomas Farvale, 16, living with his parents, Caitlin and Edward Farvale. He has two older sisters. Anna (20) and Elizabeth (18) who are both married.https://i.ibb.co/S7f0sRC/10-16-23-9-49-53-PM.pngThomas lives here with his parents on their small family farm.https://i.ibb.co/NY9MBXB/10-11-23-8-09-58-PM.pngI have updated Henford-on-Bagley to look medieval, as well as a few other worlds. I used a combination of some builds from DivanTheSimmer's Medieval Save and SnarkyWitch's Medieval Henford-on-Bagley. I also am using quite a few mods, but that's totally not necessary in order to do this challenge. :) Thanks for following along with me!

A better look at the farm:Spoiler (Highlight to read)https://i.ibb.co/vkNSY72/10-11-23-8-10-18-PM.pngThis was how it looked before I decided to add Thomas's parents. I have added a bedroom for them as well as a bathroom. Thomas still sleeps in the kitchen/living area. Don't ask me where his sisters slept when they lived here. Probably in the barn. Wait...they don't have a barn. They are too poor for that. https://i.ibb.co/HzKRt89/10-11-23-8-10-30-PM.pnghttps://i.ibb.co/7jnQnvx/10-11-23-8-11-53-PM.pnghttps://i.ibb.co/3hj1ct4/10-11-23-8-12-02-PM.pnghttps://i.ibb.co/vkNSY72/10-11-23-8-10-18-PM.pngThis was how it looked before I decided to add Thomas's parents. I have added a bedroom for them as well as a bathroom. Thomas still sleeps in the kitchen/living area. Don't ask me where his sisters slept when they lived here. Probably in the barn. Wait...they don't have a barn. They are too poor for that. https://i.ibb.co/HzKRt89/10-11-23-8-10-30-PM.pnghttps://i.ibb.co/7jnQnvx/10-11-23-8-11-53-PM.pnghttps://i.ibb.co/3hj1ct4/10-11-23-8-12-02-PM.pngAnna and her husband, Richard Sherwood, live here in Windenburg. Richard is a knight.https://i.ibb.co/4VMyjHy/10-15-23-7-27-38-PM.pngSpoiler (Highlight to read)As one of my side households, they get 10 attempts at having children, so we didn't waste any time with the first try, though with a 25% chance, who knows what will happen.https://i.ibb.co/tCJhWQT/10-15-23-7-46-53-PM.pnghttps://i.ibb.co/dLDKxKF/Screenshot-279.pngAs one of my side households, they get 10 attempts at having children, so we didn't waste any time with the first try, though with a 25% chance, who knows what will happen.https://i.ibb.co/tCJhWQT/10-15-23-7-46-53-PM.pnghttps://i.ibb.co/dLDKxKF/Screenshot-279.pngElizabeth and her husband, John Harper, live in Cordelia's Secret Cottage in Henford-on-Bagley. John is a bard.https://i.ibb.co/hWrz7r7/10-15-23-7-49-48-PM.pngSpoiler (Highlight to read)They also didn't waste any time trying for a baby.https://i.ibb.co/rk51dnS/10-15-23-7-50-09-PM.pnghttps://i.ibb.co/ChQcfsr/10-15-23-7-50-30-PM.pngThey also didn't waste any time trying for a baby.https://i.ibb.co/rk51dnS/10-15-23-7-50-09-PM.pnghttps://i.ibb.co/ChQcfsr/10-15-23-7-50-30-PM.pngHere are Thomas's parents, Caitlin and Edward.https://i.ibb.co/P4dRMKv/10-15-23-7-56-09-PM.pnghttps://i.ibb.co/LzyXWM9/10-15-23-7-56-55-PM.pngDay 1:They started off with only 3 simoleons, which is what was left after furnishing the cottage. There wasn't any food in the house, so Edward set off to do some fishing.https://i.ibb.co/XJYFfMW/10-16-23-9-43-50-PM.pngHowever, the fish in this pond were a little too crafty for Edward, who wasn't a very skilled fisherman, and so he went off to do some hunting and foraging instead. Caitlin waited patiently.https://i.ibb.co/Nn67FX8/10-15-23-9-53-30-PM.pnghttps://i.ibb.co/R0P8r8b/10-16-23-9-48-01-PM.pngThomas went to town to check out the market, even though he wasn't able to buy anything.https://i.ibb.co/qW2X6Hm/10-16-23-1-42-33-PM.pnghttps://i.ibb.co/nDdV1J8/10-16-23-1-44-08-PM.pngHe did meet some neighbors though. Benjamin, a blacksmith, and his daughter (whos name escapes me at the moment).https://i.ibb.co/tCfhb90/10-16-23-1-41-44-PM.pngThomas did have a few giant crop seeds and so he planted those.https://i.ibb.co/0FX9cSd/10-16-23-9-35-59-PM.pngHis father returned with some hare that he caught and Caitlin cut and stored the meat. https://i.ibb.co/zncqPHP/Screenshot-280.pngUnfortunately, all they had to eat was gruel, which Caitlin prepared for them.https://i.ibb.co/2knQBX3/10-16-23-9-57-54-PM.pngIt must not have been that bad though, because while Thomas was tending the garden, Elizabeth showed up to have some gruel as well!https://i.ibb.co/ky1qm6c/10-16-23-9-58-27-PM.pnghttps://i.ibb.co/MZF6qLz/10-16-23-9-59-17-PM.pngThey ate together and talked and Elizabeth told them a bit about how married life was going. They also had a small farm, but they had yet to buy some chickens. https://i.ibb.co/9YLfqS9/10-16-23-9-59-40-PM.pnghttps://i.ibb.co/F5pqNrx/10-16-23-10-01-48-PM.pngAfter dinner, Caitlin cleared the dishes and Thomas and Elizabeth chatted until it was late.https://i.ibb.co/7bHCn8q/10-16-23-10-00-42-PM.pnghttps://i.ibb.co/QX4BqMP/10-16-23-10-03-24-PM.pngAnd so, a pretty good first day. Hopefully Thomas will meet someone soon that he will want to marry. :smile: Notes:Spoiler (Highlight to read)With the Olde Cookbook mod, and the Royalty mod, Edward was able to hunt and forage. He found some things to plant in the garden as well. I couldn't figure out how to cook the meat yet, so they just had gruel. Here's the credit for the cottage and some sims I used. https://i.ibb.co/4ppMpfs/Screenshot-281.pnghttps://i.ibb.co/Nm5zHyy/Screenshot-282.pnghttps://i.ibb.co/zFZptCr/Screenshot-283.pngThis one appears to be stolen, according to the comments. Oops. :s https://i.ibb.co/0c2J1C1/Screenshot-284.pngRichard Sherwood is from the gallery as well, but I forgot to save him and when I tried to find him again, I couldn't...With the Olde Cookbook mod, and the Royalty mod, Edward was able to hunt and forage. He found some things to plant in the garden as well. I couldn't figure out how to cook the meat yet, so they just had gruel. Here's the credit for the cottage and some sims I used. https://i.ibb.co/4ppMpfs/Screenshot-281.pnghttps://i.ibb.co/Nm5zHyy/Screenshot-282.pnghttps://i.ibb.co/zFZptCr/Screenshot-283.pngThis one appears to be stolen, according to the comments. Oops. :s https://i.ibb.co/0c2J1C1/Screenshot-284.pngRichard Sherwood is from the gallery as well, but I forgot to save him and when I tried to find him again, I couldn't...

@SoulGal7 @flauschtrud Here it is! Not much of a story for now, but I'll to to come up with something better for day 2 :) I'm just happy to have finally gotten started. :D

@Belalucina , awesome start! Bookmarked :)

@Belalucina - Oh I love it! Bookmarked.Spoiler (Highlight to read)Love the fact that they don't all have bedrooms...and where did his sisters sleep? I find that the brothers and sisters drop by quite a lot, at least in my game. Gruel...oh yummy gruel. lol I know that is from the Ye Olde Cookbook, so that is cool. With the simple living lot trait and off the grid, all they were making was cheese. Love the farm and love Thomas and his family. Great start! :)Love the fact that they don't all have bedrooms...and where did his sisters sleep? I find that the brothers and sisters drop by quite a lot, at least in my game. Gruel...oh yummy gruel. lol I know that is from the Ye Olde Cookbook, so that is cool. With the simple living lot trait and off the grid, all they were making was cheese. Love the farm and love Thomas and his family. Great start! :)

Ultimate Decades Challenge - Day 32 - Year 1307 - Updated Nov. 17

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SoulGal7
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
@Belalucina -
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Oh...see...his mother did give him a little push with her story of her husband bringing her daisies when they were courting. Thomas picked right up on that one. I would say this is like a family tradition now, giving daisies to the one you love. Nice that Thomas and his family were able to go to the park later and that Thomas got some alone time with his crush, Kimberly. Ahhh...how sweet, even the birds liked her singing and gave her a gift. I think that Thomas likes more than her singing, and is going to see her again tomorrow. Things are getting serious between these two. And his poor sister Elizabeth being a bit sad that she isn't with child. Her husband, John is very supportive and loving, though. I do hope that she gets preggers soon.
belalucina
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
@Ellupelluellu
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Thank you, I'm glad you liked it! <3

@simgirl1010
Spoiler

Thank you! I'm trying my best, but I'm having to look things up as I go to try to keep things medieval.

@MrPlumbob
Spoiler

Thanks for commenting! I'm glad you liked it!

@SoulGal7
Spoiler

Yes, his mother gave him a little push. Thanks for the idea lol! Good idea about the tradition. We shall see I guess. As for John and Elizabeth, they've tried 4 times now with no success. :D
belalucina
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
Day 4 - Year 1300
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The next day was much the same for Thomas in terms of work. He did some gardening and some fishing and after selling his hard-earned fish, he finally had enough money to buy some paint and canvases. He was so excited! He was so excited in fact that he spent the entire rest of the day painting. Well almost all of it.
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“Thomas, this painting is wonderful!” his mother exclaimed. “You know, Simon Scott, who owns the tavern in Finchwick, is a bit of an art collector I hear. Maybe you ought to go and show him your art.”
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That sounded like a good idea to Thomas. He found Simon outside of The Gnome’s Arms Tavern. He showed him two of the pieces he had painted and Simon agreed that they were good. Thomas had some talent it seemed. He said that he would be happy to buy some of his paintings. Thomas sold one, but he kept his first painting; he wanted to give that one to Kimberly. Simon paid him a good amount for his second painting though, and Thomas returned home happily with some groceries.
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They had fresh bread and cheese (better than the stale loaf that had been sitting on the counter for who knows how long now) and Elizabeth came to join them again. Since Thomas was closer in age to Elizabeth than he was to Anna, he did feel much closer to her. He was happy that she came over so often. John travelled for work, and so Elizabeth often visited home on those days.
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Edward and Caitlin talked lovingly to each other as Thomas painted more that afternoon.

“Can you imagine? A famous painter in the family?” His father declared.
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Thomas blushed. “I’m not so good as that yet…” (In fact, this painting looks more his skill level. Also fame is turned off).
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His father talked to him later by the fire.
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“I’m very proud of your hard work lately, son.”

“Thank you, Father.”

“You know, you are getting to be a man now and soon this farm will be yours.”

Thomas wondered where he was going with this.

“Well, your mother and I were thinking of going and staying with Anna and Richard for a while, just to help with the baby when it comes. Do you think you can manage the farm on your own?”

Thomas felt pleased that his father trusted him to run things while they were gone. “Of course, father. You can count on me to take care of things here.”

Thomas really was becoming a man. Elizabeth and Anna were both gone and married, and Anna was about to have a baby. Poor Caitlin felt like a hen whose chicks were all leaving the nest. What was she to do?
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(Yeah, good luck with that...)

Apparently, playing in the mud is a good way to distract one’s mind from a mid-life crisis. Edward and Caitlin may not have the childish traits, but they sure do know how to have some fun.
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Meanwhile, Thomas took the framed canvas off the wall and put it into a box to give to Kimberly.

Day 5 - Year 1301
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1301 came with rain and cold. Even though it was raining, the laundry had to be done. Edward tried making friends with a fox that had been stalking around their garden. He thought that maybe if he just explained nicely that stealing was wrong, the fox wouldn’t steal their produce. It was a nice thought, but the fox didn’t seem to understand him. It did in fact steal on onion, and so Edward resorted to scaring it away instead.
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Thomas harvested the rest of the onions, and the basil. They still had some crops that weren’t ready to harvest yet. Thomas had high hopes that with the money from his paintings, there would be much more to harvest next fall.
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Caitlin and Edward decided to take advantage of Thomas being distracted in the garden.
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Later, Thomas did some more painting and some fishing.
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He was becoming a skilled fisherman and could even fish in the pond by their home now.
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Those fish weren’t too crafty for Thomas!
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On their trip in to town, Edward shared the news that he had registered with the farmers guild in Finchwick. He was happy to now officially be a contributing farmer for the welfare of Finchwick and all of Henford-on-Bagley.
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Thomas was happy for him. Their little farm had sustained their family for so long, and now they were getting on and could sell more of their produce. And Thomas was getting better at painting as well. He’d been practicing as much as he could, using the money from his fish to buy paint and canvases. He brought his latest painting into The Gnome’s Arms Tavern to show it to Simon. John was there too, and he was very impressed with Thomas’s brushwork.
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Simon paid Thomas for his latest painting. As he was leaving the tavern he spotted Kimberly again with her father. He managed to pull her aside so the two of them could talk.

He pulled her close and whispered into her ear, “Meet me later. At our spot.”
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Before Thomas could pull away, Kimberly pressed her lips to his in a kiss!
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Thomas was shocked, but his heart was soaring. It was the happiest moment of his life. He just hoped no one saw. Especially not Kimberly’s father!
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“I’m…I’m sorry,” she stammered.
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“Shh, it’s okay,” Thomas comforted her. “Just as long as no one saw.”
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“I’ll see you later then?” he asked her.

She nodded and they parted ways.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Later, the painting wrapped carefully in a box, Thomas met Kimberly under the gazebo by the ruins. He gave her the box.
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She opened it and her eyes lit up. “Thomas, did you paint it? It’s wonderful!”
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“I was thinking of you while I was painting it.”

She handed him another rose then. “I got another rose from our garden for you. I’m so happy that I met you, Thomas.”
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Thomas cleared his throat and he felt suddenly very nervous.

“Kimberly…there’s something I need to tell you.”
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“Yes?”

“I know…I know my family isn’t much. We don’t have much money, but I’m going to make something of myself. I’ve been selling my paintings to Simon Scott in Finchwick and…I can make enough money to make a comfortable home for you…that is, if you…” He seemed to be stumbling over his words. She smiled at him encouragingly. “What I mean is, I love you, and I want you to be my wife. Once I’ve made enough money to upgrade the cottage, I would like to ask your father if I can marry you. If you want.”
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She took his hand gently and whispered, “That would make me very happy.”

Thomas leaned in and kissed her then.
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He blushed and said, “I’ve been wanting to do that again ever since our first kiss in town.
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She grinned and kissed him on the cheek. “I’ll be waiting for you to talk with my father.”
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“Soon,” he promised her.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

That night Thomas told his parents of his intentions to marry Kimberly. They were both very pleased, especially Caitlin.
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Edward said, “We will be staying with Anna and Richard for a while after the baby comes. You can fix up the cottage and have it ready by then. It should be quite comfortable for you and Kimberly.”

“Thank you, Father.”

After dinner, Thomas got to work on some more paintings.
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Caitlin couldn’t have been prouder of her son.
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And Edward was so excited that he had to share the news with the newly grown hen.

“Goldie, our boy is getting married! And you…you can start laying eggs now for them! Good girl, Goldie!”
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She just clucked and flapped her wings at him, almost as if she understood she had a very important job to do.
Ellupelluellu
Hero
2 years ago
@Belalucina
Spoiler
Awww, good painter and good fisherman! Future looks promising!

Congratulations! Getting married <3

ps. sorry my supershort comments, its way over midnight here and my brains slept long ago :D
SoulGal7
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
@Belalucina -
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Wow! Look at those paintings that Thomas is painting. Is that a mod? Loved how you brought the locals in, and that Simon Scott loves art. Good idea of how to sell those paintings. Yep, good idea that the parents are going to "visit" his sister to help with the baby when it arrives. Don't worry, though, the family will be still coming over and calling. (Believe me, I know, from my challenge. lol). Oh my and his mother is going through a mid-life crisis. The empty nest syndrome has hit. A mud fight! How fun! Oh yes, and of course, Thomas is going to keep his first painting to give to Kimberly. First daisies, and now a painting...methinks that Thomas is smitten with the lass. Oh that bad fox stealing their veggies! Oh! Thomas might be having another brother/sister soon...lol Nice that Edward joined the farmer's guild. (I did the same thing with Ian and had him join the gardener career when he moved in with Reginald.) Oh...and first kisses with Kimberly, and Thomas gives her a love gift. That sentiment is so sweet. And so, Thomas tells her of his intentions and she is all for it. Alright, Thomas! And then he tells his parents of his intentions, and his mother is overjoyed. And his father is too, even telling their chicken to get busy and lay some eggs. Maybe that's a hint in disguise for Thomas to overhear for when Thomas gets married! lol
belalucina
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
@Ellupelluellu
Spoiler

No worries, I know how that is lol. :D I always appreciate your comments.

@SoulGal7
Spoiler

Yes, it's a mod, here. I wonder if his parents will come to visit much since they are living in Windenburg now with Anna and Richard. Not as often as Elizabeth anyways. She comes almost everyday lol. And Caitlin and Edward did not get pregnant, so no new brothers or sisters for Thomas this time. :p Elizabeth is on their 6th try... hopefully soon lol.
simgirl1010
Hero
2 years ago
@Belalucina
Spoiler

Oh my goodness. How in the world is she going to purchase $15,000 worth of objects! ?

What a lovely proposal. I almost teared up. ?
belalucina
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
@simgirl1010
Spoiler

She is definitely not going to be able to. :D

I'm so glad you liked it. :)
MrPlumbob
Rising Ace
2 years ago
@Belalucina
Spoiler
Thomas Proposed! Yay! I'm also glad to see he is doing well with his painting. I didn't know foxes could steal vegetables! (Then again, I rarely do gardening in my game, or play in Henford on Bagley.) I'm really enjoying the story!
belalucina
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
@MrPlumbob
Spoiler

I'm so glad you are enjoying it. Thank you :)

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