Jeff's New Horizons Blog

Last Friday, Buck the horse was camping at the campsite. I almost didn’t recognize him without his Dr. Mario outfit (if you know, you know). 😆😆😆 I did not invite him to move in.

The next day, my old New Leaf friend Julian showed up as a tourist. But he seemed to be hiding the fact that he’s a unicorn under his soft-serve hat!

Last Sunday was Bunny Day (Easter), so Zipper T. Bunny was in town. He gave me a Bunny Day wand, and that’s about it. There’s not a whole lot to do once you’ve already done it in a previous year, but I’m okay with that.

On Monday, I found Pascal while diving. He told me to spend more time watching trains than thinking about work. That sounds like a good idea in theory, but it may not be practical if you don’t live by tracks (or a train station).

The spring fishing tournament was held today, and I participated (but just for one run). I didn’t do very well, only catching four fish in three minutes. I should’ve had a fifth one, but that last one took way too long to take the bait; it practically lulled me to sleep and it got away. 😆

I sold the four fish for 1,695 bells, and then I redeemed 10 points for a fish-print tee.

There was no K.K. Slider concert tonight, due to the tournament.

Here are a few other quick notes about the past week or so:

• Last Saturday, K.K. performed “K.K. Moody” for me, Savannah, June, and Kid Cat.
• I helped out Gulliver on Tuesday, and he sent me a tam-o’-shanter.
• Flick was in town Wednesday, and I sold him 19 bugs for 93,750 bells.

On Sunday, I got (perhaps?) my first look at Shino the deer over at the campsite. She looks pretty cool, but I did not invite her to town.

Beardo was in town again as a tourist, but without a place to stay. So of course, I…gave him a VIP room at the hotel? Yes! But I made it special, just for him. 😉 First, I gave him some colorful Lego flooring and a couple of Lego items…in the hopes that he’ll step on some Lego blocks in the night. I also gave him the most uncomfortable bed I could find, a cardboard bed. He’s just sleeping on boxes. And I put up some dungeon wallpaper so he can enjoy the view.

But Beardo wasn’t the only unwanted creature around on Sunday. The infamous Zipper T. Bunny was also in town! 😱 He reminded me about the eggs that have infiltrated every aspect of life in the game this week. You can’t escape them, no matter what!

April arrived yesterday, and that meant that cherry-blossom petals are now floating around. You can catch them with your net and use them for crafting. And of course, you’ll also find pink trees around town. Very pretty! 🌸

Today, I shot down a blue balloon present and I was quite surprised to find a D.I.Y. recipe that I didn’t have yet! It was for a cherry-blossom wand!

I thought the cherry-blossom recipe I got last year was probably my last one, but I was wrong. Now is this the last one? I never counted all my recipes, so I’m not sure. But…maybe?

In the eastern part of town (near Agent S’s house), I finally made some minor changes to an area that has been left mostly empty for a long time. First, I put in a pond, similar to (but not identical to) one that was an original feature of Forest.

And just a bit north of that, I put in some colorful-lantern arches. Some of you may remember I once used other arches in this spot years ago.

It’s pretty cool to run through them, especially in first-person view. But instead of a sumo ring at the end, it ends at the Game Boy face-cutout standee.

Bunny Day (aka Easter) is coming up on Sunday. If you’ll be participating, check out my Bunny Day Guide for a refresher on how it all works! Note: I also have Bunny Day Guides for City Folk and New Leaf if you’re playing those games as well.

I’ll be back with another entry next week. Have a Happy Easter if you celebrate! 🐰

Last Friday, I got to see inside of Savannah’s house now that she’s all unpacked. She has a lot of rattan furniture that has been customized to be white.

A super cute Purrl was camping at the campsite. I like her, but I wasn’t interested in kicking anyone out for her right now. Especially since I just got a new villager last week.

The next day, I ran into Pascal when diving. He told me that everybody is hosting their own reality show. That seems about right these days.

He then gave me two pearls for the scallop I caught.

On Sunday, I happened to give Kapp’n a customized item. It was a fishing rod; Instead of giving him the new one I crafted, I gave him my old one instead. 😛 But he seemed to appreciate the fact that it had been customized, so he gave me two extra hotel tickets.

Another of my favorite villagers was in town as a tourist on Tuesday night. It was Butch the dog!

I probably need to change the outfits on display at the hotel. The hot dog and frog outfits don’t always look good on tourists. 😆

Thursday was Louie’s birthday, so of course I attended his party. I gave him a zen lowboard for his gift, and he seemed impressed!

Merengue was also there to help Louie celebrate. Happy birthday, Louie!

Yesterday, another of my favorite Animal Crossing dogs was visiting Forest: Biskit! Sadly, I just lost Biskit from my ACCF town earlier this month. But it’s great to see him again here! Such a good doggo!

Tonight, I attended K.K. Slider’s Saturday night concert. He performed “K.K. Chorale” for me and Peanut. 🙂

Here are a few other quick notes about the past week or so:

• Last Friday, I returned a lost shopping bag to Bones. He thanked me by giving me a work shirt.
• I helped out Gulliver, and he sent me a coin headpiece last Saturday.
• Flick was in town on Monday, and I sold him 16 bugs for 79,500 bells.
• I helped out Gullivarrr on Tuesday, and he sent me a pirate-treasure chest.
• On Wednesday, I sold 21 fish (mostly oarfish and sturgeon) to C.J. for 250k.