@xaenyth @flauschtrud @Belalucina @foxybilly
1305 - SAT - FINCHWICK COW FESTIVAL - WEEK 3 - DAY 21
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A busy morning and even though Francesca was trying to do some knitting, the children were all vying for her attention. Oh well, maybe later.
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It was the Finchwick Cow Festival today, and William had decided to enter Eda in the competition. He spent time brushing her and Francesca gave Eda some encouraging words. After finishing their chores, and with Rahmi's arrival, they headed off to Finchwick.
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It was a beautiful day, and the Cow Festival was in the same location as the Garden Festival had been. William brought Eda over to one of the cow sheds, and started brushing her. She had certainly gotten quite dirty from walking from the Fletcher Farm to town.
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Francesca had decided to enter a bottle of Eda's milk, and there were already several other competitors who had placed their milk bottles on a competition stand. She introduced herself, and found out that one of the competitors was Rahmi's daughter, Rashida. Francesca wasn't sure why, but Rashida looked rather mad about something.
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Meanwhile, William was still brushing Eda, who seemed to be the only entry so far in the cow competition.
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Lavina Chopra, the festival's judge, was there again, and made her rounds to the different exhibits.
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Looking around, Francesca saw her sister Isabelle at the festival. She didn't realize that Isabelle liked festivals so much.
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Francesca chats with Isabelle for awhile and discovers that her sister has actually entered their cow in the competition, too.
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Francesca had to admit that Isabelle's cow was looking really good. Poor William was still brushing Eda and trying to get all the dust off of her.
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William also comes over to chat with Isabelle, and enquires about his nieces and nephews. Everyone was doing well and Thaddeus was enjoying his time at home with the children while Isabelle attended the festival.
Kim Goldbloom, the owner of the Grocery Market Stall, came over and they chatted with her. She told them that if they ever had some excess produce to sell, that she was always looking for good quality fruits and vegetables and would give them a good price for their goods. She also whispered that during the festivals, because she was so busy, she always gave patrons who sold produce at her market stall 10% more.
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William waited for the competition results and chatted with Lavina Chopra. William met her son, Rahul, who did deliveries for the grocery market stall. Rahul then wandered off and headed towards a teen standing near the Gnomes' Arms Pub.
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Lavina rolls her eyes, "There he goes again...spending all his time with that Watson girl...instead of minding his job and doing more deliveries for Kim Goldbloom. If only his father were still alive....god rest his soul...he would be able to set our son straight and ensure that Rahul was more focused on his future. And my husband would have already spoken to several families with eligible daughters to secure a dowry and a marriage contract. And now that task falls on me. Oh, what is a mother to do?"
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William looked at Rahul and the teen, "Did you say Watson? Is that Rahmi Watson's daughter?"
Lavina: "Yes, one and the same. Rashida Watson. Her mother is one of the reasons I don't see "that girl" as a good match for my son. That family is not a good role model for him...not at all. And "that girl" has such gloomy thoughts. She could never be the driving force that my son needs to succeed. You are indeed fortunate William to have such a fine wife as Francesca, who works with you to have the best life..." she said sighing, "I will probably have to speak with the matchmaker soon to find a suitable match for him..."
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William was quiet and looked over at Rahul and Rashida who seemed to be getting on quite well. In fact, they looked quite happy together...and the way they looked at each other...it's almost as if...well...it's almost like how Francesca had looked at him when they had been on their first date.
But for whatever reason, Lavina didn't get along with Rahmi, and so she didn't approve of her son socializing with Rashida. He wondered why.
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And finally, the results were in and William gave Francesca a kiss on the cheek. William placed third in the competition, and Francesca received a participation ribbon. They were told that the cows would stay at the festival grounds overnight and returned to their farms in the morning by a pastoral herder.
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They arrived back home, and since Francesca had won a cheese as her prize, she served it for dinner.
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Afterwards, it was more potty training.
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Tomorrow was the Easter Spring Festival, and everyone headed to bed. Well, everyone except Conrad.
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Notes:
I have never participated in the Finchwick Cow Festival before, and when I had William return home, there was no cow in his personal inventory. So, I checked the household inventory and no cow. I read that there was a glitch, so I had them travel back to the Gnomes' Arms Pub and then back home, but still no cow. And no cow in Francesca's inventory either. I even repaired my game, but still no cow.**Sniff** So, I had to buy them a new cow and named it Eda again. Ugh! Luckily they had the $400 simoleons for a new cow.
