Tabby’s Redemption

Freckles the duck was camping over at the campsite today. She’s okay, but I already have a duck in town. Not to mention my town is still full.

Freckles: This trip was SO last minute, but I'm totally glad I listened to that little voice inside my head!Up at T&T Emporium, I bought this Jingle clock. It’s a new addition to the furniture series. And I almost missed it, because a lot of times, I don’t even notice the items hanging on the walls of the store.

Timmy: Ah, a Jingle clock! A fine item, yes?I know Phineas owes me a badge. But even though there weren’t any special visitors in town, there was no sign of him. So I got out my megaphone and started yelling for him. But the only replies I got were Benedict’s “Hey! I’m over here!” and Kapp’n’s clueless “Gar?”

Kapp'n responds with "Gar?" to my megaphone calls for Phineas.I guess I’ll have to wait a while longer. I met Tabby over by the bridge, and she was complaining about how there’s nothing going on and she’s so bored. To quote Harvey Danger, “If you’re bored, then you’re boring.”

Tabby: BOO! There is NOTHING exciting going on right now. How in the world am I supposed to have fun?And by another bridge, I saw my favorite duck Molly. She told me she wants plants for Christmas! Speaking of boring, what would be a more boring present than a plant? Maybe an egg.

Molly: I plan on asking Jingle for some plants this year. I want to learn more about them.After circling around town, I saw Tabby again. But I’m not going to insult her this time, because she just helped me out! She suggested an illuminated tree for a public works project! I was just talking about how I was hoping someone would suggest that two days ago!

Tabby: What would you think of...adding an illuminated tree here?This is what it looks like…when not lit up:

Illuminated tree: 128,000 bells.But of course it will look its best when it is lit up. It will resemble a Christmas tree, which is perfect for this time of year–especially when it’s snowing. I wasn’t sure where to put it, so I walked around town looking for a good spot. Since I wanted it to be visible from my metal bench, I decided on this spot:

The spot I chose for my illuminated tree. It's near my metal bench and fountain.I went up to the post office to withdraw some money from my bank account, and then returned to pay off the project. It will be completed tomorrow.

Isabelle: We've met our collection goal for the illuminated tree project! It should be complete tomorrow!And last but not least, I gave Aurora a new greeting. Ice witch, it is!

Aurora: I'm going to use it all the time. Ice witch, ice witch!And if you haven’t seen my new slideshow of New Leaf pictures taken in November, be sure to check it out.

UPDATE: Just wanted to add that Z-Dude from Z-Vilage was my most recent dream visitor. ThankZ for visiting, Z-Dude!

Every Fish Caught!

Today, Teddy told me he wants clothes from Jingle on Toy Day. Yesterday, he told me he wanted something purple…so I’m guessing he wants purple clothes.

Teddy: Just between you and me, I want Jingle to bring me clothes.I also spoke with Kidd, and he mentioned that people think he and Tabby are cousins.

Kidd: Well, if I understand it right, people think we're cousins somehow.The most interesting part is that he didn’t deny it! Who wouldn’t deny being related to Tabby? Even if it was true! But he said he wants to protect Tabby’s privacy. Wow, I never would have guessed. You should have kept that info to yourself, Kidd.

Kidd: I've gotta protect Tabby's privacy, so I can't tell you anything else about this!Up on Main Street, Luna told me that Melina from Bluebell was my most recent dream visitor. And Gracie has a holiday dress available, in case anyone wants to dress up like a Christmas tree.

Gracie: A festive-tree dress, eh? This item is in pretty high demand. I wonder if you're worthy of it...Speaking of holiday clothes, Beth submitted a Christmas tree sweater and a girls’ Santa dress to the QR Codes page, so be sure to check those out if you want to feel festive.

From my main bridge, I spotted a large shadow in the river. I fished it out, and it was a stringfish. That’s my first one!

I caught a stringfish! My theory really paid off!Katrina was in town, so I paid her 500 bells to tell my fortune. She told me that an official top will be the key to avoiding disaster. I really don’t care about her fortunes that much… At this point, I’m just doing them so I can get her to open up her shop on Main Street. I’m not sure how many more fortunes I need, but I’ll be sure to let you know when it happens.

Katrina the fortune-teller tells me I need an official top to improve my luck.I then did some fishing in the ocean. After a while, I found what I was looking for: an oarfish!

Catching my first ever oarfish!That means I’ve now caught every fish in the game!

I've caught every type of fish!I took both of my new catches and donated them to the museum, but Blathers didn’t say anything about the fish collection being complete! My list (which I filled out after donating each fish) seems to be complete, so I don’t think I’ve missed donating one.

I noticed that the bulletin board on the outside of the museum lists fish and diving catches together, though. So maybe I have to catch all of the diving creatures as well before he considers that collection complete. I should also be getting a new badge from Phineas sometime soon, too.

In case you’re wondering why I was able to complete my fish collection when the loach is only out in the spring (March through May), it’s because I got the game early and started my adventure back in May. For the record, I do not time travel.

SpotPass Home: Helene From Kebec

After checking my mail today (“Mom” sent me a perfect orange), I went up to the Happy Homes Showcase to check out a StreetPass home I got. But there was also a new SpotPass house there, belonging to Helene from Kebec.

Helene: I'm Helene from Kebec. My home is over at East 12. La vie est belle!Her house was really nice, but what really jumped out at me was one of her badges. She has the gold StreetPass badge, which means she’s StreetPassed over 1,000 New Leaf players already! How is that even possible? That’s mind-boggling to me.

The SpotPass home of Helene from Kebec.When I returned to my town, I spotted Saharah. I paid her for new wallpaper and carpet, and she installed an ancient wall and a sidewalk. It’s an odd combination, but I do like the ancient wall. I put it into storage for future use, but I decided I would sell the sidewalk (even though it looks nice too).

The sidewalk and ancient wall in my house.As soon as I put my previous wallpaper and carpet back up, Molly barged in.

Molly barges into my house uninvited.She brought me a lemon to eat. Uh…thanks?

Molly: Oh, of course! I brought you a lemon. I hope it tastes as good as it looks.Once she left, I saw Teddy outside. He was flapping his arms like a chicken! Apparently he was mad for some reason, but he didn’t want to talk about it.

Teddy: Leave me alone! I'm in a bad mood right now!After I was done watering my flowers, I headed up to Main Street. Luna told me that Kitten from Milani was my most recent dream visitor.

And at the Emporium, the Nooklings had a Jingle sofa for sale. Apparently the Jingle set will be sold at the store throughout December, just like the harvest furniture was sold in November and the spooky set was sold in October.

Timmy: Ah, a Jingle sofa! A fine item, yes?The Able Sisters also got into the Christmas spirit by selling this Santa hat. Yes, it is called a Santa hat and not a festive hat in New Leaf.

Labelle: The Santa hat? Ooh, good choice!I bought the Santa hat and returned to my town. Two of animals told me what they want for Toy Day. Teddy told me he wanted something purple, and Big Top asked for wallpaper. I’m keeping notes of all these clues, because I’m sure they’ll come in handy when Toy Day arrives.

Big Top: Anyway, between you and me, I asked Jingle for some wallpaper this year.When I saw Teddy again, he pinged me and suggested a new public works project: a torch!

Teddy: We need a torch in Forest.This is what it looks like:

Torch: 29,800 bells.I’m hoping someone will suggest an illuminated tree sometime soon. It resembles an outdoor Christmas tree, so it would be perfect for this time of year.