Changing Paths

This morning, Reese was buying turnips for 163 bells each. Even though that’s not a HUGE amount, I didn’t want to turn down a decent profit–especially after breaking even last week. So I sold all my turnips for a total of 195,600 bells.

Reese: Well then...I could probably part with 195,600 bells for all of it, if that sounds OK with you?When I played later on in the day, I checked my mail. Crazy Redd sent me the dynamic painting I purchased yesterday. It turned out to be the real deal, so I donated it to the museum.

Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji The Great Wave off KanagawaWhen I checked Re-Tail again later, I was disappointed to see that the turnip price had gone way up since this morning. They’re now selling for 290 bells each…ouch.

Reese: Currently, I'm buying each turnip for 290 bells.I decided to ditch the ice brick blocks and make something greener. Especially with St. Patrick’s Day coming up in a few weeks. I tried several shades of green, and I’m not sure which is best. So this is how it looks at the moment, but I might (or might not) change the shade in the coming days/weeks.

My new green brick path.When I made way to my sumo ring, I was thinking it’s kind of an eyesore.

My sumo ring.I may try to play it again this Friday night, but after that, I may take it down. I don’t have a place to keep all these pitfall seeds, anyway.

After completing my walk around town, I headed up to Main Street. Luna told me that Saarah from Pokotown was my most recent dream visitor. And the Able Sisters had a Festivale accessory that was called…Festivale accessory.

Labelle: The Festivale accessory? Ooh, good choice!In the Emporium, Big Top was telling me how much he loves the smell of dirt. Interesting.

Big Top: This might sound kind of weird, but I really love the smell of dirt, peanut.I went out to a Club Tortimer island and played a couple tours with Camille. Even though she would happily select a tour to play, she didn’t speak…at all. Not hello, not goodbye, nothing. Oh well.

Going on a tour with Camille.I made a quick visit to Tom’s town, and two of his other friends came too. We took bites of the big snow cone!

Eating the snowman!Actually we were just sneezing on the snowman, but I liked the other explanation better. When I returned to Forest, one of villagers told me that Rolf was sick. So I bought some medicine for him. I thought he was going to pounce on me!

Rolf attacks me!Besides changing to green bricks, I have another tradition I do ahead of St. Patrick’s Day. If you’ve been following my ACCF blog and/or videos, you likely know of Mohawk McClover already. But I needed a few things to complete the look: A mohawk wig, green hair, and a club shirt. I ordered the mohawk wig from my catalog, but I didn’t have a club shirt in there. Fortunately, Leo was able to help me out by bringing me the shirt.

Leo brings me a club tee.Thanks, Leo! I didn’t dye my hair green yet, since it woudn’t look good without the mohawk. Of course, some would argue it doesn’t look good with the mohawk, but that’s besides the point. 😛 Mohawk McClover will be in full force tomorrow, though! Hope to see you then!

Spring Has Sprung (Day 300)

Today is my 300th day of playing Animal Crossing: New Leaf. But more importantly, today is the day that the snow has all melted away! That’s right, spring is here! It’s so nice to see the grass again! Color has returned to the world at last!

Green grass once again!To my surprise, my snowmen were still intact! They are useless however, since my bingo card has expired and I had to throw it away.

Snowman: Bingo cards expire in the spring. After that, you'll have to wait until next year and start anew!I went over to my instrument shelter, and it told me it would start raining soon. This is actually the first time it has saved me from watering my flowers when I didn’t need to.

Hmm... From the looks of it, it could rain at any second...I think I’ll need to change my ice brick path sometime soon, but for now I just can’t get over seeing all the green!

My ice brick path clashes with the green grass.And there’s something about the igloo that I’ve noticed. It doesn’t just clear out one space in front of the door, it clears out two spaces in front. Here you can see that part of the path is gone, but also the spot directly below that is empty. Each time I’ve had a flower in that spot, it disappears with the igloo.

The campsite after a camper has left.Crazy Redd’s tent was set up at the event plaza today, so I went inside and took a chance on this dynamic painting.

Redd: Well, look at that! You've noticed that dynamic painting?I made my way up to Main Street, and Luna told me that my most recent dream visitor was Cate from Salem. And GracieGrace sold me a gorgeous closet for 98,000 bells. Just one more piece to go!

Gracie: A gorgeous closet? You have exquisite taste, darling!As the instrument shelter predicted, the rain started falling and animals popped open their umbrellas.

Tia: Talking to you helps distract me from the fact that I'm sopping wet.I kind of think Agent S was flirting with me. But maybe it’s just my imagination.

Agent S: I wish I could huddle under an umbrella with someone, up up away!I also saw Teddy, and he asked me for a piece of fruit. I gave him a perfect orange, and he loved it. (Either that, or he was auditioning for a Red Bull commercial).

Teddy: I feel energy bubbling up inside me! This is the stuff of superpowers!But the reward he gave me was a bit disappointing: a gently-used teacher’s chair.

Teddy: Here you go! It's a gently used teacher's chair! Enjoy!That’s all for now, but I’ll see you next time! I thank all of you who have been reading this blog for the past 300 days. I appreciate your comments and feedback, and it’s good to know you all are here enjoying the Animal Crossing journey like I am. 🙂

Last Day of Winter

I had a letter from Mom waiting for me when I started up the game today. She asked me why I stuck a crayon up my nose.

Dear Jeff, Remember that time when you stuck a crayon up your nose? Is it still up there? -Mom
She shouldn’t have told me green was not a creative color!

And Big Top immediately wanted to buy my fancy doll from yesterday. He only offered me 350 bells for it, but he said that was his whole life savings.

Big Top: I've been kind of obsessed with getting a fancy doll lately.A notice on the bulletin board informed me that Festivale will be held on March 3rd. I wasn’t a big fan of Festivale on ACCF, but I’m hoping the New Leaf version will be better.

~ Notice ~ This year's Festivale is next week on March 3rd!And if you’re not aware, today is the last day that snow will cover the ground. Spring is almost here! So when I saw an igloo at the campsite, I took a good look because I knew it would be the last one I saw for a while. Pompom the duck was inside, getting a stew on.

Pompom: The stew's almost done stewin', and I'm soaking up the icy-cold magic of the season!I noticed a new perfect peach on my tree behind town hall.

A perfect peach!So I decided to cut the tree down and turn it into a perfect peach tree. I also tracked down my remaining snowmen and spoke to them for the last time. Wouldn’t you know it? I got a triple ding, but no bingo.

Snowman: TRIPLE DING!I then made my shopping run up to Main Street. Gracie didn’t have anything I needed today, but I noticed the Able Sisters have started selling Festivale items.

Mabel: Oh, are you shopping for a present? Well, I see you eyeing the Festivale tank dress there.In the Dream Suite, Luna told me that Penny from Box City was my most recent dream visitor. I then returned to town, and Kidd asked me for a peach. I gave him a perfect one, and he gave me a treadmill. Trying to tell me something there, buddy?

Kidd: So please take this gift. It's a treadmill!After checking my own island, I went to a Club Tortimer island. I went on a couple of tours with the island maid Caleena, who was extremely nice.

Tortimer: Caleena gets 1 medal, and Jeff gets 1 medal!Later on tonight, the northern lights were up in the skies above Forest. As I stopped to take a picture, Big Top and Tia both walked into the picture together. Are they on a date??

Big Top and Tia enjoying the northern lights.That’s all I have for tonight, but I’ll be back with more tomorrow. The snow will be gone in the morning. Are you sad to see it go or are you excited for spring?