Jeff's New Leaf Blog

Now that Hornsby is all unpacked and getting settled in, it’s nice to see him out walking around town.

October is here now, and that means candy is available at the shop. You can stock up for Halloween, if you like. And of course, other Halloween themed items are available now as well.

I ran into Jack tonight, and he asked if I’d like to help him out on Halloween. I agreed, even though I’m not sure if I’ll actually be playing that night.

He gave me a bug mask, so that I can prepare to scare my villagers on October 31st. Other masks will be on sale at Able Sisters.

Today is Big Top’s birthday, so I made sure to attend his party. I thought he might be hungry, since he’s always hungry, so I gave him a ramen cup as his present.

Vivian also attended Big Top’s party, and she seemed pretty hungry too! I hope she wasn’t expecting Big Top to share his ramen with her!

As I left the party, Big Top told me he loved the present. Happy birthday, big guy!

My recent dream visitors have been Riina from Farhaven, Megan from Parsley, Mary from TG, Kareem from Namekoi, and Rosie from Bumble. Thanks for stopping by!

On Sunday, I received Camofrog’s goodbye letter in the mail. He also included his picture in the envelope. He was an alright villager, but it was definitely time to move on. Bye, froggy.

On Tuesday, I scanned in a new Amiibo card. It’s not one that was in my previous packs of cards I bought. Instead, I bought this one separately, on eBay. The villager on the card is Hornsby the rhino.

Hornsby was one of the first villagers I ever had in the first Animal Crossing game on GameCube. He may not have been one of the starting five animals in town, but he was a memorable villager for me in my first few months with the game. And his catchphrase, schnozzle, was just as memorable. 🙂 Anyway, here is a look at his RV.

I asked him to move into town, and of course, he agreed.

Then yesterday, my bank account balance reached 102 million bells.

Today, Hornsby (and his house) arrived in Forest. He lives behind Boots’ house, and a bit in front of the bulletin board. That’s a pretty convenient spot.

Here’s a look at my up-to-date town map. (I have also updated my town page to reflect Hornsby’s arrival and the current map).

So I went inside to meet my new friend. Welcome to Forest, Hornsby! Schnozzle!

Over by the Roost, I found a lost item on the ground. It belonged to Boots, and he gave me a metronome to thank me for returning it.

My recent dream visitors have been Snuffle from Minecraf, Pippie from Shadow, and Xavier from Quigley. Thanks for stopping by!

I striped spotted Savannah at the campsite last week. I couldn’t invite her into town since the town is still full, but that’s okay. I’ll be getting a new villager soon enough.

Since Boots recently had the nine lamp and eight lamp, I’ve been trying to keep up with the pattern. So I had a seven lamp in my pockets when I visited him earlier this week. He noticed it, and asked to buy it from me for 1,750 bells. Deal!

Interestingly, after agreeing to the trade, he actually gave me 2,100 bells instead of 1,750. He must have been one happy dude. He was in seven heaven. Anyway, I exited his house and re-entered, and I found it exactly where I hoped it would be.

Agent S was in Re-Tail, saying that she brings her used things there because they’ll be new to someone else…if she dies.

On Thursday, Boots offered another trade. He wanted my six lamp (yes, I’m trying to stay a step ahead of him now) in return for my broken post. Once again, I agreed to the trade.

And sure enough, he put it in the same spot. 😀

This has become like a game within a game for me. I have to keep buying lamps, but I don’t mind, because I want to help him count down to zero. 😛 I already have a five lamp ready to go when the time comes. I’m not sure what this is doing for Boots’ sanity, however.

Today was Camofrog’s last day in town, so I visited him to say goodbye. So long, frogger. He was a nice guy and all, but it’s time for him to move on.

Vivian approached me tonight with an interesting offer. She wanted to trade her portable toilet for my bathroom stall.

It’s my duty as mayor to help out, so we did our business and made the trade. It was a splashing success.

My recent dream visitors have been Anna from Vanilje, Luna from Foxville, Luna from Chrismas, Mayounna from Amy Rose, Aliya from Halfway, Caro from Darkness, Xavier from Quigley, and Jennifer from Beletron. Thank you all for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed your visit!

See you next week…with a new villager in town. 🙂