Beetle Wrestling

I received Carmen’s goodbye letter in the mail today. She said it was time to move on, but where in the world was she moving to? San Diego, perhaps. 🌎

Unfortunately, I couldn’t clear out my pockets at the shop. Today was raffle day, and I didn’t have any tickets for it. Based on the prizes, I don’t think I was missing out on much this time.

Maple was talking about summer being the best time to catch bugs, and of course that’s true. But I was a bit surprised when she seemed to endorse the practice of forcing beetles to wrestle each other! 😂

I actually caught a few tree beetles tonight, but I couldn’t sell them since it was raffle day. 😛 But that didn’t stop Genji from asking about one of them; he wanted it because he was hungry! 😮

Unfortunately, he didn’t want to buy it. He wanted to trade it for a shirt (a gray tartan). I was not interested, so he called me rude and then erupted in anger. 🌋

Belle asked if I was an early bird, and I said no. She said she’s not one either, so she basically laughed at all the suckers who do summer aerobics early in the morning. It feels like this is the first time Belle and I have ever agreed on anything, but that might be a stretch. 😉

When I spoke with Baabara, she had camping on her mind. When I told her I would like mac ‘n’ cheese while camping, she told me had her recipe for it printed in Animal Chef magazine! I wonder if that’s a true story, or if she’s just pulling the wool over my eyes.

I guess Animal Chef is another magazine in the Animal Crossing universe, along with Ms. Nintendique and Fauna. 😛

I found a new house in one of the free spots in Acre B-1. Carmen’s replacement is Portia the dog. That’s not a bad trade.

She also lived in Forest a decade ago (in 2012). That’s more than 101 months ago! Actually it’s more like 127 months, but who’s counting? 😀 While Portia isn’t one of my favorite dogs, I do like her. Welcome (back) to Forest!