Between Holidays

On December 18th, I saw the northern lights up in the sky as I played to collect more Toy Day hints.

The northern lights shine in the sky above a decorated cedar tree.

Inkwell told me he wanted something orange for Toy Day.

Inkwell: This year I'm hoping my Toy Day present is orange!
You want yourself?

Two days later, Inkwell asked me for a piece of fruit. I gave him a perfect peach, and he gave me a computer in return! A new computer for a piece of fruit?? Why can’t we ever make trades like that in real life? 😉

Inkwell: Thanks for finding the fruit for me! I'd like you to have a reward--my computer.

I was (eventually) able to collect 19 of the 20 possible Toy Day hints. I figured that should be enough. So when the 24th (Toy Day) rolled around, I felt like I was ready for the challenge.

Jingle: Happy holidays! I'm Jingle, the black-nosed reindeer! Isn't this the best time of the year, kid?

He gave me the Santa bag to use, to start delivering gifts to all my villagers.

Boots: Holy holiday hamstrings! It's a present! I'm gonna open it!

I got a bit of a scare when Inkwell said this:

Inkwell: I didn't think I was gonna get what I wanted! But I did!
You had me in the first half, not gonna lie.

*Slippy Toad voice* I was worried for a moment. But it all ended up correct. Whew!

Jingle: Let's see... Yup, yup! You've indeed delivered everything perfectly, kid!

Here’s a list of what my villagers wanted, and what I gave them:

  • Aurora: blue toy (elephant slide)
  • Boots: white rug (birch flooring)
  • Cube: colorful umbrella (gelato umbrella)
  • Hornsby: red clothes (red warm-up suit)
  • Inkwell: orange furniture (grapefruit table)
  • Jeremiah: red lamp (polka-dot lamp)
  • Lolly: a white lamp (minimalist lamp)
  • Mira: yellow furniture (lemon table)
  • Molly: red furniture (juicy-apple clock)
  • Rolf: something orange (kitschy tile)

Jingle rewarded me with a festive wreath for a job well done. 🙂

Jingle: Since you did such a holly-jolly job, I'll give you a special little present. It's a festive wreath!

Today, I received a letter from Jingle, again thanking me for the help on Toy Day. He attached his photo to the letter.

With Christmas over, my villagers’ attention has switched to the upcoming New Year’s Eve countdown. Molly plans to clean up her house for the new year. And to be honest, she probably needs it. It’s a bit crowded in her room! 😛

Molly: I'm cleaning up my house to prepare for the big Countdown! I just can't start a new year with a dirty room.

Cesar the gorilla was camping at the campsite. My town is already full, but I don’t think I would willingly invite any gorilla into my town anyway.

Cesar, at the campsite: Even I think I'm a bit crazy for going camping out of town in this cold weather...

I ran into my old buddy Bob up on Main Street. Nice to see him around again, even if it was just to shop.

Bob: If it isn't Jeff! I came to do some shopping today, pthhpth.

Apparently, no one new has visited the dream version of Forest since my last entry. So I can’t give any shout-outs this time. 😛 But I hope you all had a good holiday, and I hope you have a great New Year’s Eve too! See you next year! 🎆

Winter Things

On Sunday, Soleil the hamster was camping at the campsite. I wasn’t interested in her, but I sure have been having a lot of campers lately!

Soleil: Hey there, I'm Soleil. I'm just in Forest camping for a little while.

I completed the sixth advanced level of Desert Island Escape, and then I received another gift in the mail today. Nintendo sent me…a frying pan? Weird reward, but ok.

Showing off my new frying pan, a reward for playing Desert Island Escape.

Snow now covers the ground in Forest, and I have replaced my usual green brick paths with the ice bricks (as I do every winter). The first igloo of the season appeared today!

Standing by my first igloo of the season.

Henry the frog was inside…and again, I wasn’t interested. But I like how campers seem to be more frequent in this game as opposed to New Horizons.

Henry: Hi there! I'm just in town visiting! My name is Henry! I'm here to enjoy a little winter camping.

I rolled up a couple of snowballs to make my first snowperson of the year. I tried to make a snowmam, and I did. She was perfect! 🙂

Snowmam: This balance... I'm perfect!

I gave her six snowflakes for two pieces of ice furniture, an ice dresser and an ice vanity. They sold for 8,888 bells apiece. Exchanging snowflakes for ice furniture is a great way to make bells this time of year!

Cube asked me to catch a bagworm for him, so I went around town several times until I found one.

Cube: Awesome! I can't believe you actually caught one of these for me, on Toy Day!

He rewarded me with a reggae tank. Still no photo, though.

I’m still trying to collect Toy Day clues from my villagers, and I got a couple more of them today.

Lolly: I plan on asking Jingle for a nice lamp this year.

Here’s what they want so far:

  • Aurora: a toy
  • Cube: an umbrella
  • Lolly: a white lamp
  • Mira: furniture (real helpful there, Mira)

According to Luna, Teren from DalyCity was my most recent dream visitor. Thanks for stopping by!

Even though this is the 2nd entry of December, there may be one more. I plan to play on Christmas Eve, even if the entry isn’t posted that night. But it should be up by the end of the month. Happy holidays, everyone!

Flakes and Fish Sticks

On Monday, Rolf asked me to find some fruit for him. I gave him a perfect peach, and in return, he gave me a portable toilet. I hope it wasn’t a used one.

Rolf: A portable toilet will have to serve as a sign of my gratitude! Go ahead! Free for you!

Inkwell asked me to dig up his time capsule, so of course I helped out.

Inkwell: I kinda wanna see the time capsule you buried for me the other day!

It had a noble shirt inside, and it was my reward for digging it up.

Fang the wolf was camping at the campsite. If I hadn’t already adopted Mira as my 10th villager, there’s a good chance I may have asked Fang to move in.

Fang: Camping! You could also call it battling mosquitoes!

It was snowing on Wednesday, and I caught my first few snowflakes of the season. I can’t really use them yet, though.

Wow! A snowflake! I should be gentle with it so it doesn't melt!

But I did take advantage of the falling snow in another way: I caught two coelacanths! 🤑 And just two minutes apart, too! 😮

Me, after catching a coelacanth: Holy fish sticks!

And it didn’t take long for a villager to ask about them. Lolly wanted me to trade a coelacanth for a bold-check tee. Sorry, Lolly, but no.

I had another camper Wednesday, Astrid the kangaroo (and her joey).

Astrid: Hey, are you from around here?

There was also more time capsule business to attend to, because Rolf wanted me to bury his. I need to stop leaving an empty spot in my letters section; they go overboard with these things sometimes. 😛

Rolf: Heh. You can be the one in charge of getting it buried. I know, a real honor! You up for some digging?

With Toy Day coming up, a couple of my villagers have started to drop hints on what gifts they’d like. Today, Cube told me he wanted an umbrella! No offense, but that’s a boring gift. 😛

Cube: Anyway, between you and me, I asked Jingle for an umbrella this year.

I also know that Lolly wants a lamp. But I need many more hints still! I’ll likely play on Toy Day (Christmas Eve), since the event is pretty quick. There may or may not be a blog entry that day, though.

As for Desert Island Escape, I’ve now completed five of the ten advanced levels so far. I’ll be playing more soon!

According to Luna, my recent dream visitors include Shane from Juiyaa and Rubi from Tacoyaki. Thanks for stopping by!