Thank you all for your very warm welcome, it makes me realise that I should have stopped in to say "hello" a long time ago.
Norn - it's like you have a secret window where you can see my games / office room and I think in saying "hardware store" you are being too kind - it is more like a junk shop!
I did start a blog but then, real life happened and now I just make empty promises to myself every day
Chillshila - "Many roads lead to Rome" - I could not have said it better myself. You are right about the different ways of storytelling making Sims (all versions) much more fun. When I stop collecting CC long enough to read some of the Sims stories out there I am almost always envious of the storytellers' talents and I do find their different methods fascinating. One thing I don't do, is use poses - mainly because I never got around to learning how to use them
mammut - "double clicking a .rar file" and you forgot to mention all those weird names that creators used for their CC. My Mods folder was a mess and I never knew what was in my game until I discovered Delphy Download Organiser and The Sims 2 Content Manager but, not content with those, I also snagged the Wardrobe Wrangler As I had bought all of the TS2 games / packs etc. I was able to get The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection from Origin - that's what I use now to play TS2 and it works okay on my PC, whew!
MissysSims - I do have part of one TS2 story on an old blog but, I have mostly been writing for my own pleasure. Now, when I say "writing" what I really mean is collecting CC and promising myself that, "tomorrow I will start taking photos for my next story"
Back in the days of TS2 I was part of a forum called BBS Neighbourhood. We all made a sim-self, including our families (and pets when that EP was released) and uploaded these for other forum members to download and place into their game. If you played TS2 then, you may remember that you could create new neighbourhoods using SimCity (ah, the good 'ole days). Anyway, long story short(er), most of my stories were based on members of the BBSN and that made them more real to me. It motivated me to write.
Here's a link to my old blog if you;d like to read the little that is there. Just remember, the photos were taken in TS2, before ceilings were introduced so I had to use Photoshop to draw those in. In the days when these photos were taken, Sims could fall asleep standing up - that's how I managed to get the last photo and, with a little Photoshop help, I found her ... shall we say 'neck accessory'
https://storytellerscribbles.blogspot.com/search/label/M…20at%20Midnight