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Upcoming Lots

Hi there! I don't know if anyone ever reads this, but for those who do, here are some lots that I PLAN to build, but there are no guarantees yet!

A couple more SEASIDE LOTS (residential or community)
Of course, the last lot in my current Modern Series, "The ROCK" Modern Home... this will be surely done!
Some more small community or residential lots that are not SEASIDE types...

Those are it for now... I have not yet specified what type, but certainly here is something to look forward to!

Rereading Harry Potter

Sorry - I have totally postponed chapter 15 so I can hurry and finish book 5 and 6 of Harry Potter before the 7th book comes out. I've been rereading them all since March but time was drawing near and I hadn't finished 5 or 6. I saw the 5th movie, it was okay, they so much out. I can't tell you how excited I am for the 7th book. But it's so sad that my favorite series will soon come to an end.

I'll be away this weekend camping at the Finger Lakes for a wine tasting festival and celebrating my 1 year wedding anniversary! Wow, I can not believe it.

A little bit of this...

So I have been dabbling a bit with little items - some random hair colours and a recolour of Solfal's cute wee boat for toddlers (sorry couldn't resist it was just to cute!) I also have been felled by two nasty colds in quick succession - this latest one has laid me out completely. Tina I got your request so I will get cracking. You are not the only one to ask for that recolour so that makes it more likely I will do it. :) Well me and my sore tired bones will hobble back to bed take care all of you - hugs Nancy xx

Sneak Preview!

Here is a sneak peek of my upcoming set, "Roselynde." To view additional screen shots of the Roselynde Dining Room collection, please visit my forum. Take care and thank-you for all of your wonderful comments on my creations. Unfortunately, I cannot reply to all of your comments, but they are read and greatly appreciated.

Updates!

I just updated the Victorian Scullery trash compactor for the Seasons EP. Sims can now compost their trash! The updated file and its recolor will be published on July 19th. The new trash compactor package will NOT override the existing package in your download folder. So, unless you want both versions of the trash compactor, you should manually remove the original package.

A recolor of my Victorian Bedroom nightstand is available now, you can get it here,
Victorian Nightstand

And Now?

The last week has been a really full one. Becoming a Featured Artist is a real honour for everyone who submits here at TSR. I would like to thank you all again for your warm messages. If I forgot to sign someone's guestbook and thank you personally, I'm sorry, I just overlooked you. So, please consider yourself thanked. And I'd like to thank Thomas and TSR again for this opportunity. I still find it hard to believe it, and that's probably because I don't know a person with less creativity than the undersigned. Believe me, I know what I'm talking about. I simply look at the real world and at the game and sometimes I see something missing that would be fine to have in there. And if I can, I make it. I'm very picky and over-meticulous: that's why I'm a slow creator and don't submit as many creations as others do. And when I submit something, it's not in most cases because I'm satisfied with it, but because I give up. And now what can you expect from me? Well, I've got a lot of things going on. - I've been asked to make a matching study for the Sintesi series and it's almost ready. - The Acropolis set is taking more time than I thought, since it has become wider; you'll have to wait some more time for it, but I think it will be worth the waiting. - There are more stairs and fences on the way. - And I had to stop with all these things because I had this strange idea for a round connecting unit to complete the modular stairs. It woudn't go out of my mind and wait for its turn, so I had to make it straightaway. The first set is matching the wooden stairs, and others will follow soon. So keep an eye on my minisite for the future developments. And if you have requests, feel free to ask. I cannot assure you I will accomplish them, but I will take them into due consideration.

I'm alive(ish)!

Hmm... I'm not really good with keeping a blog it seems. I've had a really busy month so far so I haven't been real active with uploading or in the forums. I'll be leaving this Sunday for Missouri, so for about a week I wont be around at all to answer an PM's and whatnot. I should be back to creating (and posting in the forums) sometime in the first week of August

SIMPHANY.COM MEMBER DOWNLOADS NOW FREE!

Copying and pasting the explanation from the site itself below. Enjoy the member downloads, and keep in mind that if you recolor and link to them before the weekend of 7/21/07, their location will be moved to the Free Downloads section, and will not be the same.
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Simphany.com is proud to announce that it will no longer be accepting Membership fees from the general public. As of 7/21/07, Simphany's current Member Section Downloads will be moved to the free section, and made available for free use to the public (do be sure to link back to the site though, and send pictures of your recolors! I love seeing them!)

The reason behind all of this starts, I guess, with the telling of a University based Sims 2 group that has offered to cover the domain costs the site requires, in return for exclusivity of member content. To put it quite simply, they want to make sure that no one else will have access to the files on my site, and a few other current and previous site owners that they've made the same agreement with--who now just submit creations directly to their site.

I declined the offer a year ago, when I was first asked to join (for one, I didn't know how to mesh yet, so I didn't think I'd be of much use to them...they assured me that recolors of meshes already hosted on their site would suffice, but I wanted my downloads to be available to the general public), but made a deal upon reconstruction of the site that once my site was "Self-proclaimed-Robin-Hooded" I guess you could say, lol, I'd make any and all Member Downloads that were current at the time available to the public, and from then on devote new meshes to the University site and forums.

I do not have permission to host their sitename here (or on my own site), but I hope to be able to give it out in the near future (it's an awesome idea they came up with). Please do not ask me for access to their downloads, I have already signed an agreement to make them exclusive to their use in exchange for hosting costs to the site.

Funny thing is that I was at my halfway mark with site costs, and planned on opening the Members Section to the public anyway once I had reached my goal of hosting costs for a year. Fate has a way of working out though, and I'm really happy and honored to have been asked to contribute to the University's Member Downloads section.

Although I cannot give out any information on their site name, the names of site owners--or even the Universities they are running their site from, I am able to give a little information about their goal, and what they do on my site (click the "Important Site Updates" button for further explanation).

Thank you from the bottom of my heart to all the members who helped to keep the site open. Enjoy the free Downloads everyone! And yes, I will keep the free section updated-- I promise! No more emails about that, please.

Thanks TSR

I am very happy of being a SA! I was not expecting it since I still believe I am more of a player than a creator. Nevertheless by becoming a SA... my creative desire has been awaken! Lol... I love creating Greek themes for a purpose: To use them in my lots. I spend hours and hours, days and days "building" my lots. I spend a lot of time for the details in them. I pretend I am a sim and walk in them, seeing the different angles. I love "building"!

Harry Potter Collection - Leaky Couldron Dorm

Well the wait for Deathly Hallows are almost over and all to soon we will be able to read the final chapter in this incredible series from the very talented JK Rowling. Many people have speculated that there might be more HP books in the future but Mrs. Rowling has said in quite a few interviews that Deathly Hallows will defiantly be the final Harry Potter book and that she will ensure the series ends in a way that no other writer will be able to continue the story after her either. She has said though that she might write another little add on book for charity - like Quidditch Throught the Ages and Incredible Creatures and Where to Find Them. But until then, to keep us all busy, here is another HP lot to add to your collection. �It was a tiny, grubby-looking pub. If Hagrid hadn�t pointed it out, Harry wouldn�t have noticed it was there.� Harry Potter and the Philosopher�s Stone. As a tribute to the two weeks Harry spend living at the Leaky Couldron (in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban) I have decided to turn it into a dorm for all our Sim students to enjoy. This well known entrance to Diagon Alley has enough rooms to house 6 students comfortably, while providing them with everything they need to complete their studies. Have fun :-)