I am so happy to be a part of a fabulous collab with my dear friend Anchesenamon.
This blog will feature one of my small parts of the HUGE collab project.
Although, it is primarily supposed to be a build tour,
I believe every house has a story.
This one is no exception!
I will of attempt to weave that story thru the build tour.
I hope you all will enjoy it.
All of the sims and the builds are a part of the collab Ghost Town worlds.
It was 1972.
Bob was just home from ‘nam.
The war was drawing to a close and all were hoping for happier times!
Bob and his new bride were no different.
They yearned for adventure and excitement in a world at peace.
They packed up his old pick-up truck and pointed the nose toward the west.
Seeking life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
And maybe some free hot dogs along the way too.
Life on the road was not as easy as it seemed it might be.
Sure, they made a few friends along the way and had some good times.
But soon they found that the “Turn on, tune in, drop out” counter-culture life style was wearing a bit thin.
They wanted more.
Something of their very own.
They did not look long before they found a tiny old farm house.
A real fixer upper!
It was perfect for them!
With help from his VA loan they were soon proud home owners.
Neither of them had ever done anything like run a farm before!
But they were a quick study.
Well, Bee probably could have approached the study a bit more seriously!
They were willing to work hard.
Slowly the little farm took shape
Bob was quite the DIY handy man, building almost all of their furniture!
Not everything was learned the easy way though!
It is never free cake Bob!
Never
FREE
cake!
That is a rough way to get a glass of milk!
Life was sweet!
They even made a few friends.
They were happy in their little home.
Bee was excited to grow their own food.
She felt good knowing they were eating healthy meals.
Perhaps she should have read that chapter on mushroom identification a bit more thoroughly.
What??
Now you really did not think that the story was over with “Home Sweet Home” did you?
This is GHOST story …
Hello …
We needed GHOSTS!
Lets jump forward and see what the sweet homestead looks like today.
Yep, here they lay …
BUT maybe not so RIP as you might imagine.
Bee has learned a way to keep in touch with a lot of their old friends.
This method of communication has opened up some strange activity on the farm.
Very odd guests just wander in and out.
Some are downright rude and have to be sent packing.
UHH, Mila honey, I do not think that is the best posture for you to take at the moment.
They do have one visitor that they invited to stay.
His name is Patches.
He is such a good boy!
They love him so much.
He loves them too!
They have all found their happily ever after!
Even though in the story Bob n Bee found Patches –
or actually Patches found them –
after they became ghosts
I thought you might enjoy an interlude to the interlude.
Bob n Bee n Patches on the beach in Sulani!
Yep you will be seeing more of him!
Thanks for reading!
Look for more on that collab coming!
Gallery Links:
All are in the gallery – Lisabeesims
And do not forget that collab hash tag.
You can search that in the gallery and see other work on this project
lisabeesims 
Brilliant story – Loved the transition from pristine farmstead to haunted and run-down ruin
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I loved coming at the story form the angle of the house – think this might be fun for the writing challenge …
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Wow! I was so surprised! This is super fun!
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it was awesome coming at the story form the angle of the house. Even tho I did not write it in that “person” .. that might be fun for the short story challenge.
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Loved it! I also found it surprising and loved how you transitioned from the past to present, with the house now run down and haunted!
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OHHTY .. it took me a LONG time .. supposed to be out 2 weeks ago .. I am slow
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I almost DIED with them when they ate those poisoned mushrooms! So cool how the house transformed (along with all of the ghosts!)
FUN STORY!
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I was reading it to my granddaughter and she was so mad about the mushrooms .. lol eeek
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What an entertaining and surprising tale. I love it! 🤍
I’m impressed with the details of your Haunted Old Farmhouse.
Anchesemon is very inspiring and her latest idea with a ghost world has led a lot of exciting Sims and buildings.
Your contribution is no exception 🙂
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Oh she is so inspiring indeed! Are you in on it? I don’t know who’s all in because I am not a pro in discord. I hope so because I think there’s lots of room left. Thank you so much for your kind words. It took me forever to re-create the house in shabby form … Well I guess that should be shabbier form because it was pretty shabby before LOLI am not the best builder.
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I do not participate but I enjoy following from the sidelines.
I’m not that patient a builder and I have not installed T.O.OL and the necessary Mods to make ghosts … although of course I can poison them with some mushrooms 😀
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I didn’t use any mods or tool … Mostly it’s Debug … and of course Move objects on … I used to cheat from jungle adventures to kill them with poison
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OK! Thanks for the answer 🙂 .
I will consider it one more time.
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Wonderful story! I love both houses (and the sims and dog). Such a creative way to show them off
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Ty Lusie ❤️❤️
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Oh my goodness. I was like … wait … Bob is dying? But nope, just getting the Ghosties.. lol. I love the way you transformed their little house. Great job.
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LOL I had a difficult time with my granddaughter who was not happy with me when Bob died! But never fear this is the Sims and the next time but he will be just fine LOL we can do what we want to kill him one time and have them alive and well the next time
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So true! Lol.
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Groovy storyline!
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TY so much Mena .. I do not know how I did not see this comment before ❤
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I came back to check to see if I had overlooked it and nope .. it just showed up now .. almost6 10 days late… how strange! TY for always being a lovely supporter of simlit ❤
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No worries, Lisa, there’s no pressure or expectation to have any comments replied to 😊 (though I do love interacting with you). I know how busy you are.
I’m only sorry that lately I haven’t felt inspired to write for SimLit. 😞
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Oh I think you’re not alone! I am sorry to say that I wonder how long will be around. But we will push forward as best we can.
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I really hope it does continue!!
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I adore Patchy! Lovely homes and story too! ♥
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Oh ty so much Divan … I do have to find a spot in my story for that silly dog
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