Jeff's New Leaf Blog

Instead of the money rock, I had a gem rock today. I think it’s the first one I’ve had in a couple weeks or so. Unfortunately, it didn’t yield any emeralds or gold nuggets.

At the event plaza, I happened to look up at my town tree…and it’s bare! Yikes!

I found a lost item (a mitten) down on the beach, and I began asking my villagers if it belonged to them. I was hoping it belonged to someone I still needed a villager pic from. But those hopes were dashed when Molly said it was hers. She rewarded me with a pink velvet stool. Just what I always wanted.

If you’re wondering why I was hoping for emeralds when I mentioned the gem rock, it’s because I’m in the process of customizing modern furniture with them. I originally kept the items in my back room, but today I got rid of my spooky set in my main room and started putting the emerald modern stuff in here. It’s not finished yet, but this should give you an idea of what it will look like:

I decided to take a trip out to the island again tonight, and I went on a hide-and-seek tour. As soon as I began, I immediately found Jambette! That face is hard to miss.

I found all four animals with 3:33 remaining and scored a gold Tortimer award and nine medals.

I then did some fishing, bug-catching, and diving before returning to the mainland. After selling my catches, I shook a tree and a bee came out! I’m usually pretty good at catching the bees in New Leaf (unlike other Animal Crossing games), but the bee stung me this time.

Kidd was nearby, so I talked to him. Of course he commented about my face (saying I looked wild), but then he did something completely unexpected. He gave me medicine to heal myself! I had no idea animals would do that! How cool is that?

Big Top sent me a letter thanking me for visiting yesterday, as expected. But the item he sent me was just a pineapple bed.

I StreetPassed someone that had Rhonda’s pic in their house. I had to wonder…why?

I’m pleased to see my metal bench is getting a lot of use. This evening, I saw Molly and Big Top both sitting on it. Big Top was sitting there asleep, however.

Molly told me she was enjoying the changing colors of the fall leaves.

I woke Big Top up, and he caught me! He asked if I was watching him sleep! Oops!

I then heard a balloon present flying overhead. I got my slingshot out and shot it down as Skye looked on.

After that, I worked a shift at the cafe and went around town to water my flowers. Saharah was in town, so I agreed to let her make over my house. She followed me as we made our way to my house. But on the way, I passed by the bench again. This time, Kidd was using it and he asked me to join him.

So I sat down next to him for a while. Impatient Saharah had no choice but to stand and wait for me.

Once I got to my house, Saharah kicked me out so she could do her work. When she was finished, I went inside to see how it looked. But before I could get a good look at it, Rolf barged in!

While he was still over, I took this picture of Saharah’s work. She installed a lovely wall and a concrete floor. Ew.

Rolf joked that he couldn’t find any incriminating evidence during his visit. Good thing he didn’t look in the wheat.

After he left, I went over to town hall to change my town tune. I’ve been using The Final Countdown as my town tune for just about forever, so I was due for a change. And even though I’m not a huge fan of Christmas stuff when it’s not even Thanksgiving yet, I changed my town tune to Deck the Halls. Here are the notes if you’re interested in using it:

I then went up to Main Street for my shopping run. I ordered several pieces of modern furniture from the Happy Homes Showcase, so that I can start replacing my spooky furniture in my main room. And after depositing some money into my bank account, my balance reached 2,000,000 bells for the first time.

And finally, I finished up my day with a quick trip to the island. I went on a dragonfly tour, where I caught 12 dragonflies in five minutes for a gold Tortimer award and six medals.

Outside the cafe today, Rolf pinged me. He suggested a new public works project, a zen bench.

I wasn’t sure what it looked like, so I went to town hall to take a look.

That’s a bench? It looks more like a table you’d set your crystal ball on. I have no interest in putting that in my town.

I continued around town to water my flowers. Still no sign of snow, but I’m hoping it starts falling soon. At the Dream Suite, Luna told me that Kiera from Dobutsu was my most recent dream visitor.

When I returned to town, Rolf was hungry and asked for some fruit. I gave him a perfect pear I got from Tiffiny a few weeks ago (I’ve been saving them specifically for moments like this when villagers ask for fruit).

He loved it! He said it was “mad tasty” and he gave me exactly what I was hoping for…

…Rolf’s pic! Finally! I’ve been trying to get this for months! I quickly put it in my house on my table. I know I need to replace my spooky furniture set in my main room sometime soon, although I plan on keeping the creepy set in the back room for a while still.

Rolf’s favorite quote is on the back: “Don’t skip lunch. Ever.”

Big Top invited me over to his house at 5:30, so I went over for a visit. I hung around for a while, although these visits are quite boring, to be honest. But I’m hoping he sends me a good reward in the mail. I think I’m really overdue to get his pic, so we’ll see how lucky I am tomorrow.

After that, I made a quick trip out to the island. The hide-and-seek tour was available, so I gave it a try. I found all four animals with just over two minutes remaining. That was good enough for a silver Tortimer award and six medals.