Hugh’s Mistake

On Monday, I was disappointed to find a goodbye letter from Hugh in the mail. 🙁

So, Jeff... I can't believe I'm moving! Sorry, but I need to move someplace with a 24-hour buffet! See ya! -Yours, Hugh
He always did like to pig out.

Not many villagers have grown on me as much as Hugh did. When he moved into Forest just five months ago, I was very neutral towards him. But I started to like him more and more, and he had become my third-favorite villager in town (behind just Bob and Butch). I’m sad to see him go. He’s made a hugh huge mistake by leaving town. 😛

Peanut asked me for a new catchphrase, and I told her to say “nutty.”

Peanut: Nutty! Nutty! Nutty! Nutty!

Today, Saharah was in town (on hump day, no less), and she wanted me to make some deliveries for her.

Saharah: All my addresses...gone! My deliveries!

I delivered packages to Pelly (for Phyllis), Blathers, and Tom Nook. Even though three deliveries is more than the two she normally asks for, it was made easier because of where she was standing. If you imagine a triangle connecting town hall, the museum, and Nookington’s, she was pretty much right in the center. So all three deliveries were extremely short walks.

Blathers: Hoo! Indeed, hootie hoo! I shall hazard a guess... From Saharah, eh wot?

When I was done, Saharah offered me a tropical vista or a sandlot. I chose the wallpaper.

Throwing a Curveball

I wished on a shooting star Wednesday night, and Wishy sent me a baby panda in the mail on Thursday. 🐼

I’ve been catching some good summer bugs lately, like the atlas beetle and this rainbow stag.

The seven colors are so bright, I better put on some shades!
But I’m already wearing shades!

Olivia has been sick with a cold this week, so I gave her some medicine on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. She appreciated it…I think.

Olivia: You look like an angel, it's a lie.

She was over her cold by today. She thanked me for the medicine by giving me a classic chair.

This afternoon, I found a note in a bottle on the beach. It was written by someone who wants to be a baseball player, to a “Helpful Hint Guy.” He wanted to know how to throw a curveball. ⚾

Dear Helpful Hint Guy, I can't throw a curveball. If I wanna throw a curveball like a pro, what do I need to do? -Signed, Weak and Flabby

Even if the helpful hint guy did get the note (spoiler alert: he didn’t), that might be a hard thing to explain in a note.

Another popular summertime activity, fishing, was represented on a new “Talking to Myself” post on the bulletin board. Except the author only complained about how boring it is!

-Talking to Myself- Sitting on a hot wharf... gazing into nothingness... Fishing is boring! I just don't get it!
This totally sounds like Phyllis, not Pelly.

Butch asked me for a fossil, so I gave him an iguanodon tail I dug up. He loved it, and he put it up almost immediately. (I just had to leave and re-enter his house to see it.) It didn’t exactly line up with his other fossil, but oh well. 😛

Butch's fossils.

He rewarded me with a scarecrow.

Mouth of Truth

Yesterday, I received a letter from Wishy in the mail; he sent me a ranch hutch.

When I spoke with Hugh, he wondered what was going on with Bob and Olivia. He said they act like they’re joined at the hip, like an elderly couple out for a walk! 😮💀

Hugh: They're like an elderly couple out for their daily walk, snortle!

Hugh said that seeing them made him want to see his mom and dad again! 😂

Gulliver’s UFO flew overhead at 10:22, and I promptly shot it down. Just don’t tell Gulliver it was me who did it. 😉

Gulliver: I tremble at the tought that she's been reduced to a twisted heap of junk...

Once I found the five missing parts of his UFO, I returned them. Gulliver rewarded me with a Mouth of Truth! That’s one of my favorite items of his, and I almost forgot it was even in this game. I put it in my Gulliver room, and I removed my Nintendo bench to keep it from looking too crowded.

My Gulliver room, now featuring a Mouth of Truth.

At town hall, Phyllis was complaining about Brewster. He apparently told her that she and Pelly don’t look alike at all…

Phyllis: I don't get it! Brewster said to me, You two don't look alike at all...

What she said next really surprised me. Not only did she say she hates his “strong, silent type,” but she called him a cryptic weirdo and a stupid flying rat! 😮😮😮

Phyllis: Ugh...I've always hated the strong, silent type! (Stupid flying rat!)

It was storming in town tonight, and Butch was being poetic about the rain. Even though I didn’t say anything to him, he acted as if I insulted his little poem, and he called me a jerk.

Butch: Well, fine, you big jerk! That's the last time I confide in you!

Come on, Butch. You’re one of my favorites. Don’t make me dislike you in this game.

Hugh had more funny dialogue tonight, telling me that Deena tried to send him a letter with a fish in it. 🐟

Hugh: The other day Deena tried to send me a letter with a FISH in it!
Hugh: I was supposed to open it, and this fish was gonna flop out at me...

He was being unclear on whether she actually did send the fish letter or not. So I don’t know if they were just discussing a fish letter, or if she sent it but he didn’t open it. 🤷‍♀️