Jeff's Animal Crossing Blog

Today, I played for the first time since New Year’s Eve, and I found a goodbye letter from Twiggy in the mail. Unfortunately, Monique is still in town.

I also received two fossils back in the mail. Interestingly, they were both trilobites.

Candi told me it would be terrible if the temperature gets so cold that the river freezes over. I told her I wouldn’t mind, since it would be cool if we could walk across the river. But Candi got mad at me for “not caring about the fishies,” and she banned me from fishing! 😆

Not only that, but she’s not allowing me to even go near the river. 😆

In Acre B-5, Puck has a new neighbor. It’s Leigh, the native American chicken.

She previously lived in Forest back in 2012.

I later spotted an igloo near the river.

Maple was inside, and she was regretting not bringing enough food to last a while…even though her pot of chowder could probably feed 100 bear cubs. 😛

Back outside, I ran into Baabara (lucky me). She was talking about going on a picnic with her boyfriend, and she wanted to bring french fries and black tea. I told her that was a bad combination (just to mess with her), and she said I just couldn’t appreciate fine french fries. 😆

Monique was over by the wishing well, complaining about the cold weather. I hope she gets so sick of it that she moves out soon. 😉

But I took advantage of that same winter weather by building my first snowman of the season (and the year). He was a poetic little fellow, too.

I resisted the urge to kill him. So, he lives! ⛄

When I mailed away some unidentified fossils at the post office, that forced the mail out. Pete’s new deliveries included a letter from the snowman! Yes, already! He sent me a snowman wall, which I promptly sold for 8,888 bells. That’s a nice chunk of change, especially in this game! I’m glad I let the snowman live. 😉

See you in February! Never Stop Crossing!

Tonight is New Year’s Eve, and there’s a big celebration at the lake. But before heading over that way, I made sure to check my mail. I found a goodbye letter from Tiara, and I’m okay with that. 😛

At the northwestern part of the lake, I found Puck standing by the pier. He told me that his 2023 was…hungry. 😋

At the countdown board, I found Hank, Tortimer, and Baabara. Baabara tried to apologize for being rude over the past year.

But our beef goes way back, much longer than the past year. Apology not accepted. 😛

While I’m on the topic of snooty villagers I have a long history with, I ran into another one. It’s Monique the cat, who just moved (back) in. Monique, Olivia, and Yuka formed the trifecta of rudeness that annoyed me so much in the early days of Forest.

Even though I’ve softened on Olivia over the years, I still strongly dislike Monique and Yuka (especially Yuka). This is Monique’s third stint in Forest (at least). She lived here in 2011 too, in addition to the early days of Forest. The good news is that she probably won’t stick around long.

Anyway, I returned to the lake to watch the countdown. Baabara was the first villager who talked to me in 2024, and that can’t be a good sign. 😛

Tortimer, as confused as ever, wished me a “Happy Mayor.”

And Puck wished me a “Happy New Deer,” before correcting himself. Can’t we all get on the same page as to what this holiday is called? It’s really not that difficult. 😆

I stood on the pier for a bit and enjoyed the reflection of the fireworks in the lake. I know you can’t look up at the sky in this game, but I wish we could at least see the fireworks in the river and ocean too!

I looked around a bit to see if Wisp was in town (since it was after midnight), but I couldn’t find him anywhere. I know there have been a number of times I’ve seen him in the first hours of a new year, so I was a bit disappointed.

One other note: I recently made a new Harvest Festival Guide, so check that out if you’re interested. In the process of making it, I switched to my Aja Blu town to get a cornucopia from Tortimer. (He only gives it to you once, and I apparently never saved my original one in Forest.) But while I was in Aja Blu, Marcy reminded me that she hadn’t seen me in 85 weeks. Oops. 😆

I don’t play in my other towns regularly, as you can probably tell. 😛

Anyway, I hope you had a fun night…and I hope you have a great 2024! Never Stop Crossing! 🙂

Among the letters I found in my mailbox today was a goodbye letter from Pango.

Today is Thanksgiving in the U.S., and Animal Crossing celebrates it as the harvest festival. When I spoke with Candi, she already gave me a clue as to Franklin’s location in town.

As I zoomed by the museum, I ran into Franklin. A conversation began automatically, which was disappointing, because I didn’t yet pick up a knife and fork from the wishing well.

But I made my way there next, making sure to pick up the silverware I needed. I also spoke with everyone at the party, including Tortimer…who told me I wasn’t welcome at his house. Wow, thanks.

Belle, Tiara, Tom, Sydney, and Puck were at the feast, awaiting the main dish.

I returned to the spot where Franklin was, behind the museum, but he was already gone. I kept searching, and I eventually found him in the northwest part of town.

I handed him the knife and fork, and he gave me a harvest mirror. After grabbing more silverware, I resumed my search. Down near the beach, I ran into my newest neighbor, Twiggy the bird.

I spotted a balloon present, and I followed it halfway across town. Fortunately, it got stuck in a tree…the last tree before the edge of town. I shook it down and found a classic clock inside.

Over and over, I found Franklin. He had a tendency to hide in a few certain locations repeatedly, so that helped a bit.

Once I had about 15 harvest items, I took stock of everything to see what else I still needed for a full set. To my surprise, I already had at least one of each item! Plus a few extras, of course. So I decided to redecorate my upstairs room for the first time since 2012!

I grabbed one more item from Franklin, and then sold my five duplicates for a total of 12,399 bells.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

Update: Here is a video showing much of the day’s gameplay:

Update #2: I now have a Harvest Festival Guide you can check out for help!