#swissmiss

[inexplicable-pussy]

why would u make the hot chocolate packets have to be torn apart when you have to tear them open to get the hot chocolate out… now my hot chocolate powder has spilled everywhere and it’s your fault! it’s your fault…

[songofthealps]

@islandiis / continued 

At first, she’d worried she’d made a mistake. Not all people liked when someone just came to their home to see if they were alright, even if they had good intentions. Thankfully, Fannar only gave her the impression that he had seen a ghost for a few moments before he’d stepped to the side. And it was then that she could finally breathe for a moment, because she was sure that he wasn’t upset. At least.. If he was, he was masking it really well. 

“Nothing you need to apologize for,” She speaks as she does step into the doorway, reaching her hand down so she can slip her shoes off. “It’s not like you’re the only one who stepped away for a bit, and, you don’t need to be sorry about not sending anything my way either. I know we care about each other, we don’t need a gift to define it.” She smiled at him, genuine. Not truly one for material things, though sentimental when she had them from those she loved, she was more so someone who valued time. 

Observant as he was, he’d be likely to note that her hair was piled up in a bun with various strands poking out, the whole thing threatening to fall down in a heap. Her eyes had bags, which wasn’t the norm for her either. And, on a more subtle note, her socks didn’t match. Lara normally at least attempted to look put together. Today, however, that wasn’t happening. She’d stared at her mismatched socks for a moment when she was removing her shoes, but quickly tried to recover. 

She stepped in fully, placing her shoes in a corner before closing the door. “Ah, I’d love coffee if you’re in the mood for it.” And, once he invited her to stay for a bit, she worried her lower lip between her teeth. “Are you sure it wouldn’t be trouble..? I mean, I ask because, well, I did pack a bag or two in case I would be staying for a bit.” 

[theroguequeenaniki]

#KimickaPhotoADay December Day 13: Hot Drink🍫☕️ #NationalCocoaDay Some Lucky Charms hot chocolate anyone? Lol. I added cool whip b/c of course lol The mug was from our winter FabFitFun box 😉 #hotchocolate #hotcocoa #luckycharms #swissmiss #hotdrink #drink #cocoa #fun #photo #video #photoaday #photoadaychallenge https://www.instagram.com/p/CmIq8Qys_J1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[cupidford]

I’ve gone back into my archives and these are my fav all-things-Halloween fics from the past! (This is list is both too long but also probably missing great fics)

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The Haunting of 221B Baker Street by earlgreytea68

In which Sherlock Holmes is a ghost. ~10.5k

The Ichor of Talos by Nikoshinigami

Going to be published as a book, link unavailable now - I’m still going to rec it though! After being falsely convicted of the murder of Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson is sentenced to confinement and the constant companionship of a hologram of his victim. ~60k

the shape of the shadows that detach from the walls by wendlaa

Sherlock hasn't met John yet and dies, becoming a ghost. One day in the After he meets John & realises he can see him. ~13.5k

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Slender: However Improbable by philalethea

Six months after The Fall, John is falling apart. A tall, thin man in a black suit begins follow him. Creepy. ~33.5k

The Halloween Party by XistentialAngst

Sherlock and John attend a Halloween party on the trail of a vampire killer -- Sexy costumes, bad puns, danger, sex in hidden places. ~19k

The Curious Wine by songlin

John is a werewolf, Sherlock is a vampire, Sherlock in 'charge' of making sure John behaves when he turns. ~15k

Johnloctober (Chapter 1: As You Wish) by prettysailorsoldier

Sherlock and John at a Halloween party, previously met at a coffee shop, they end up playing seven minutes in heaven  ~6.5k

Mary by kinklock

Based on Rebecca. John 'mourns wife meets and marries Sherlock & brings him back to mansion. ~136k

Johnloctober (Chapter 22: Go Get 'Em, Tiger) by prettysailorsoldier

Sherlock goes on a date with Victor to a Halloween party. John gets jealous, gets a costume, crashes the date, and confesses his feelings. ~9k

Into the Light by Besina

John is a ghost inhabiting Sherlock's fleshlight. ~1k

Shiloh by FinAmour

1969, Jacob meets Shiloh, a ghost, However, the two of them have always been in each other's lives, in every life. ~5k

Change by MoonBeams

Sherlock is bitten by a werewolf, Mycroft wants to lock him away, and he has to deal with feelings for John. ~54k

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the napoleon by darcylindbergh

Halloween, 1989: John and Sherlock both have big plans for the night, but some serial killers have the worst possible timing. ~25k

Let's Say I Let You by Inkedgeree 

Halloween. Sherlock's vampire costume is turning John on, but Sherlock doesn't quite get the idea of a sexy vampire. At least…not at first. ~10k

In arms that terrify and calm me by Salambo06

Around Halloween John goes to Baker Street and finds out that Sherlock is engaged with a beautiful man, gets jealous. ~22.5k

The Master of Latham Hall by Kryptaria

John and Sherlock solve murders actually commited by a vengeful ghost suffering from unrequited love. ~47.5k

Upon Whom Shall You Call? by May_Shepard

~A TAB-verse AU. After Holmes dies, Watson tries to move on. His maid, Jane, reports noises in the attic. Female ghostbusters. ~33.5k

House of Grief by Calais_Reno

Holmes takes the case of a woman who claims her house is haunted. He asks Watson to accompany him. ACD, Victorianlock. Creepy! ~18.5k

The Detective and the Demon by oreganotea

Pre-Slash Urban Fantasy demon!John Magic Realism. ~2.5k

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An Acquired Taste by kinklock

Sherlock is a vampire and he starts to feed off John and also turns into a bat. The fluffy virgin kind of vampire. ~26k

Allhallows' Affair by MindYourOwnBismuth

An All Hallows’ Eve Party. Unilock. Halloween. ~21.5k

Sure Shot, Or, In Which Lestrade Wearing A Shepardless Outfit Is of No Consequence by redscudery

Sherlock storms into the Yard Halloween party to find John, but there are consequences- body shots and awkward kissing. ~1k

Diguises by OTP221B

Sherlock needs to infiltrate a Halloween party. John fits the bill, and the costume. teenlock. ~2.5k

Johnloctober (Chapter 29: Kindred Spirits) by prettysailorsoldier

Sherlock comes face-to-transparent-face with the ghost of a WWI soldier, a uniformed man calling himself Captain Watson. ~8k

Master of Disguise by earlgreytea68

Lestrade hosts a Halloween party. John makes Sherlock dress up as a pirate, and John dresses up as Sherlock. ~4k

The Red Dianthus by kinklock

The boys investigate a mysterious disappearance in a supposedly haunted house, and get more than they bargained for. ~11.5k

Johnloctober (Chapter 23: Subtexting) by prettysailorsoldier

John trying to return a lost notebook, but the owner turns out to be one Sherlock Holmes. Texting fic. ~4k

TBJ by cwb

Sherlock turns John into a bat, and batjohn gives him a blowjob. ~3.5k

The Light in the Heart by cassyl

John is murdered. Sherlock the ghost helps him realise he's dead and solves his murder. ~6.5k

Ghost in the Water by bittergreens

After Sherlock’s death, John Watson refuses to move on. Sherlock has to intervene, even if it means coming back as a ghost. ~21.5k

Johnloctober (Chapter 3: It's a Date) by prettysailorsoldier

Kidlock, scary movies. John stays the night to protect Sherlock. A teenlock follow up where John takes Sherlock to a scary movie on a date). ~3.5k

The Boy Who Drank Stars by kinklock

John is cursed and meets wizard Sherlock who might be able to fix him. ~36k

Ghost Stories by SwissMiss

Sherlock's parents think he and John are a couple. They might be onto something. ~22k

The Trouble With Upstairs by anactoria

John and Sherlock haunt 221B. ~500 words

How to Leave a Haunted House by May_Shepard

Sherlock is a zombie in a haunted house and John punches him, but goes back to make sure he's still okay. ~1k

On Sleeping with Sherlock Holmes by gaytectives

sharing a bed, haunted house. ~7k

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Awkward Moments, Sexy Vampires, and a Halloween First Kiss by 221b_careful_what_you_wish_for

John and Sherlock are helping Molly decorate for a Halloween party. ~3.5k

Sanguineous Serendipity by CarmillaCarmine

AU. Vampire Sherlock meets a dying John in a field hospital in Afghanistan and gives him a whole new life. ~35k

Human Behaviour by toyhto

Vampire Sherlock wakes up after a nap and finds out that sixty-five years have passed. Also, there's a human living in his apartment. ~21.5k

Danger Nights by khorazir

An investigation of a series of strange occurrences leads John and Sherlock to the Welsh Marshes, to face ghosts weird and ancient as well as close and personal. ~23.5k

[waynelvslcy]

A behind the scenes look at the stop motion animation for the opening sequence of 'Here's Lucy'. The gentleman seen here is animator Jim Danforth at work at Cascade Studios. Other notable stop motion commercial mascots to come out of Cascade Studios were 'The Pillsbury Doughboy' (also animated by Danforth), 'Swiss Miss', 'Mrs. Butterworth', and 'Speedy' the Alka Seltzer character. Jim Danforth photo courtesy of Cortlandt Hull. Lucy tried various opening sequences during 'The Lucy Show' years, some she liked, others she hated. The bouncing ball and Jack-in-the-box heads from season 5 were her least favorite. In fact, she hated it so much, she dropped it mid-season and went back to the kaleidoscope opening from the previous season. She LOVED the animated doll opening for her 'Here's Lucy' series and kept it throughout the entire run of the show. A doll head purported to be the one used in the opening for HL came up at a Profiles In History auction at Barnaby's a few years ago. I've discussed this at length with other Lucy officianados and we all agree that this was not the head used in the show, but perhaps a prototype. The doll is believed to be lost in a fire caused by arson at the warehouse where it was kept. #lucilleball #stopmotionanimation #stopmotionpuppet #hereslucy #openingsequence #classicsitcoms #classictelevision #classiccommercials #vintagecommercials #jimdanforth #animators #cascadestudios #mrsbutterworth #alkaseltzer #pillsburydoughboy #swissmiss #kaleidescope #waynelvslcy https://www.instagram.com/p/CmpRK7wPJIK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[vedantvarma]

Learn to do everything lightly

“It’s dark because you are trying too hard. Lightly child, lightly. Learn to do everything lightly. Yes, feel lightly even though you’re feeling deeply. Just lightly let things happen and lightly cope with them.

I was so preposterously serious in those days, such a humorless little prig. Lightly, lightly – it’s the best advice ever given me. When it comes to dying even. Nothing ponderous, or portentous, or emphatic. No rhetoric, no tremolos, no self conscious persona putting on its celebrated imitation of Christ or Little Nell. And of course, no theology, no metaphysics. Just the fact of dying and the fact of the clear light.

So throw away your baggage and go forward. There are quicksands all about you, sucking at your feet, trying to suck you down into fear and self-pity and despair. That’s why you must walk so lightly. Lightly my darling, on tiptoes and no luggage, not even a sponge bag, completely unencumbered.”

― Aldous Huxley , Island

[troydthompson]

And you build that low pressure by getting rid of a little nonsense, getting rid of things that don’t work and aren’t true until you start to get that trim-tab motion. It works every time. That’s the grand strategy you’re going for. So I’m positive that what you do with yourself, just the little things you do yourself, these are the things that count. To be a real trim tab, you’ve got to start with yourself, and soon you’ll feel that low pressure, and suddenly things begin to work in a beautiful way.

Buckminster Fuller

[coatisims]

Door No. 1 : Swiss Miss Hot Chocolate

Hey guys :)

Welcome to the first day of #CoatiChristmas ! Today I’ve got some delicious hot chocolate for your sims - I tried to do the boxes as detailed as possible, let me know if you like them ! :)

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Credits

- Mesh by me :)

- CC made with Sims4Studio & Blender