Jeff's New Leaf Blog

Today is the 8th anniversary of the day I started Forest and became mayor, and Isabelle greeted me as I started up the game.

She rushed me off to a special ceremony at the town tree. Blathers, Hornsby, and Molly joined us. Isabelle said a few words, I said a few words, and Isabelle gave me another sapling clock for the occasion. We then fired off some party poppers…even though I didn’t time the screenshot very good, haha.

Anyway, there was another camper in town today: Merry the cat. She may be cute, but she’s not of my favorites, so I did not invite her to move in.

But something even more rare than a camper occurred today: Lolly and Inkwell were both walking around town. 😂 I didn’t have to search for them in the museum or Main Street for hours, so that was a welcome change. 😛

Rolf asked me to catch a tiger beetle for him, so I took a trip out to the island to find one. I know they can be caught in town, but it always seems easier on the island. Besides, it gave me a chance to hear Kapp’n’s songs; it’s been a while.

I caught the bug and returned to town. I gave Rolf the bug, and he only rewarded me with a blue diamond shirt. That was a lot of effort for just a shirt, but that’s the chance you take. 😀

A couple things I noticed, since I’m more used to playing New Horizons. For one thing, New Leaf villagers ask for a lot of favors! By the time I talked to all nine of my villagers, I had about four favors to complete! Favors seem so rare in New Horizons.

Another thing is the bug-catching. It’s harder to catch bugs (especially ground bugs) from the lower camera angle. In New Horizons, I always switch to the higher camera angle to see the bugs better.

According to Luna, my most recent dream visitors include Lilac from Island and Yoshi from Oideyo. Thanks for stopping by!

If you’d like to look back in time eight years, you can read my first blog entry here. Have a great day, and I’ll see you all next time!

When I started up the game last Tuesday, Aurora told me she thought I could use a mummy’s casket. I’m not sure what to think of that. But…thanks?

I later gave it to Big Top when he asked for some new furniture. In turn, he gave me a dracaena.

Today, Saharah was in town. I gave her 3,000 bells to makeover my house. She installed an ancient tile and a tent wall.

I found a lost item on the ground, and I returned it to its owner, Molly. There was an important recipe inside the bag, and she rewarded me with a noodle tee. I wonder if the recipe was for the noodle tee. 😉

As usual, I had trouble finding the two villagers I need to speak to most: Lolly and Inkwell. I eventually found Inkwell in the art gallery wing of the museum.

But Lolly proved to even more difficult to find. I searched town twice, the museum twice, and then I eventually found her back in town on my 3rd time around. I still didn’t have any luck scoring her pic, but I’ll keep trying and trying.

And just before I wrapped up my night, Rolf asked me to bury a time capsule for him.

I buried it near the northwest corner of town. That’s my usual spot for time capsules, where I’ll remember not to dig it up thinking it’s a fossil or gyroid.

According to Luna, my recent dream visitors include NovaStar from Mystic and Ben from Arby’s. Thanks for stopping by!

Lolly and Inkwell are my two newest villagers, and also the two villagers whose pictures I haven’t earned yet. So naturally, I always try to make sure to talk to them repeatedly each time I play. But when I played earlier this month, I couldn’t find either of them in town! After searching the museum, I eventually found Inkwell in the aquarium room…

And Lolly was have a good old time in the fossil room.

It seems like they hide from me whenever I play! 😛 Bones was always the same way, as some of you may remember.

Today, Inkwell was indeed in town…but he asked me for a very difficult favor. He wanted me to catch him a coelacanth! Granted, it was raining, but coelacanths are still very rare. I had to decline his request, which probably doesn’t help my chances of getting his picture anytime soon.

Agent S was hungry for fruit, so I gave her a perfect peach.

In return, she gave me a manor wall. That’s the same reward I just got from Lucky in ACCF a couple days ago. 😛

I’ve had a couple campers now that I have an open spot in town, but they haven’t been anyone that I wanted to invite in. (I had Pippy earlier this month, and Marcie today.)

Maybe I’ll get lucky with a better camper one of these days. Forest could really use some fresh blood. I know Inkwell is a fairly recent arrival, but everyone else has lived here for at least 2.5+ years!

When I put my latest earnings into the bank, my account balance reached 119 million bells.

According to Luna, my recent dream visitors include Rosie from Home and Killian from Gamervil. Thanks for stopping by!