Jeff's New Horizons Blog

I was surprised to find some pink roses in my flower garden today, among my red roses. I didn’t even need a white rose to breed them with! This is apparently my first homemade hybrid in the game so far.

When I went to pick it up and move it though, I just picked off the petals. I’m still not used to the way flowers work in this game yet. 😛

Flick sent me my man-faced stink bug model in the mail. When I set it down, I immediately wondered why I thought this would be a good idea.

At Nook’s Cranny, I bought a Mrs. Flamingo and put it on the beach.

The main event of the day was the spring fishing tournament! Many of my villagers were fishing by the river, all wearing hats!

C.J. is the host of the tournament, and the rules are simple (and quite different from previous games). You just have to catch as many fish as you can in three minutes. The fish you catch will automatically be placed in a cooler, so you don’t have to worry about pocket space. That’s a nice addition!

My first attempt did not go very well. My first two catches were eggs. Then I missed one fish, caught a squid, and caught another squid…seconds after the timer expired. So my score was only 1. That was pathetic. 😂

The good news is that you can sell your cooler fish to C.J. easily, and he pays more than the Nooklings. After your first attempt at the tourney, C.J. charges 500 bells for subsequent attempts, but it’s worth it. I gave it another go, and it went better this time: I caught five fish and scored 7 points (he gives bonus points based on how many fish you catch).

C.J. told me that if I accumulate at least 10 points, I can get some fish swag. So I decided to give it one last try. This time, I caught six fish and scored 8 points. That brought my grand total to 16 points, earning me a prize: a fish-drying rack.

The fishing tournament lasts until 6 p.m., but there is no winners’ ceremony like there is in New Leaf. C.J. just told me the next fishing tourney will be held in July.

At Able Sisters, I bought an orange printed-sleeve sweater. I then went outside and watched Rizzo walk into a pitfall. 😉

I planted some trees, sold some fish and bugs, and grinded out some Nook Miles. When I returned home, I found Tia standing in my garden! She watered some of my roses, which was nice. I was just surprised to find her there! I hope she can figure out how to get out! 😛

Before wrapping up my game for the night, I paid off my house debt. So my house should be expanded by tomorrow!

But more importantly, tomorrow is Bunny Day (Easter)! Zipper T. Bunny will be back in town to turn us all into zombies. Regardless of what he has in store for us, I’ll just be glad to get rid of these eggs (one way or another). See you then!

Not a whole lot was going on in Forest yesterday, so I decided not to post an entry (for the first time since the game was released). But I’ll still provide a quick update on what happened: Saharah was in town, and I paid 3,000 bells for some new wallpaper. She gave me a cafe-curtain wall.

Next to my house, I noticed that my red roses are now blooming. 🌹

For the first time, I found an animal other than Shari singing! It was Keaton, and he was singing near the pond on the mountain.

Tia was sitting near my other pond, eating a donut! It was a cute sight to behold. 🍩

When I visited Louie today, I saw that Marcel was visiting. Louie told me about his wooden simple bed and how it soaks up a lot of sweat. 🤢

Flick was in my town for the first time, so I made sure to say hello. I hope I didn’t bug him. 🦗

He pays high prices for any type of bug, so he’s a good character to have around…especially when Nook’s Cranny is already closed. He also offers some “art” if you give three of any specific bug. I later found three man-faced stink bugs for him, and he said he’ll send me my art in the mail.

I saw Keaton sitting by the river, and I went up to say hello. But he didn’t want to be bothered; he said he was on his break.

Today is Shari’s birthday, so I attended her party; Midge was also in attendance. Shari asked if I had a present for her, and I gave her some weeds!

However, she didn’t accept it. I still had the opportunity to give her something else, so I gave her some stone eggs. My pockets are filling up with all these stupid eggs anyway. She liked the eggs much better than the weeds. 😛

Celeste was in town, and she gave me a recipe for an Aries rocking chair. I don’t have the star fragments to make it yet, though.

Jesse sent me a tankless toilet, so I put it next to Rizzo’s house. I then did my business there. 😛

Yesterday, I redeemed some Nook Miles for a park clock, and it arrived today. I put it near my sumo ring, for now at least.

Here is my latest video episode, covering my first meteor shower and other events from Days 9-11:

See you tomorrow!

Gulliver sent me a Stonehenge in the mail today. It’s amazing how he was able to attach it to a postcard! Also, Alex sent me a seven-ball tee. Thanks, Alex!

When I visited Louie, he taught me the DIY recipe for an iron frame! Perfect for a construction site…you know, like in Donkey Kong?

At Able Sisters, I spoke with Mabel and I noticed that it blurred out the background, including Sable! I guess that’s to put the focus on Mabel, but why would that be necessary? Let us look at Sable if we want to! 😛

One other thing I noticed is that if you dig something up with full pockets, and you’re a couple spaces from water, you can release a fish into the water! I’m pretty sure previous games didn’t let you do this when digging something up. But it’s very convenient!

Outside of town hall tonight, Midge was doing some stretches, and Shari appeared to be doing yoga poses!

Merka came over just to buy some flower seeds. As she was in the store, I buried a pitfall seed just outside the door and got my camera app out to zoom in. Unfortunately, I couldn’t bury it close enough that she would automatically fall into it. So when she came out, she saw it. I had to run out from my hiding spot and push her in. 😛

After she left, I realized I hadn’t visited Keaton yet. So I went up to his house, and I saw that he has three of these cool race-car beds in his house! They even honk when you lie down in them!

But never mind the cars, let’s talk about the henge. While up on the cliff, I looked for a good place to put my Stonehenge. The top level of town doesn’t have a lot of room (especially with Keaton’s house there), but I put it on the lower-level cliff.

I like the spot, but it may not be perfect. But that’s okay, because it’s basically furniture and can be moved easily if needed.

Wisp was in town, so I collected his spirits for him. For my reward, I asked for something new instead of something expensive. So he gave me some faux-fur ankle booties. Well, that’s certainly something new.

Have a good night, and may your booties be furry. Wait, scratch that last part. 😛