Shari’s Birthday

Not a whole lot was going on in Forest yesterday, so I decided not to post an entry (for the first time since the game was released). But I’ll still provide a quick update on what happened: Saharah was in town, and I paid 3,000 bells for some new wallpaper. She gave me a cafe-curtain wall.

Next to my house, I noticed that my red roses are now blooming. 🌹

Red roses bloom next to Jeff's house.

For the first time, I found an animal other than Shari singing! It was Keaton, and he was singing near the pond on the mountain.

Keaton sings near a pond in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

Tia was sitting near my other pond, eating a donut! It was a cute sight to behold. 🍩

Tia holds a donut in Animal Crossing: New Horizons for Nintendo Switch.

When I visited Louie today, I saw that Marcel was visiting. Louie told me about his wooden simple bed and how it soaks up a lot of sweat. 🤢

Louie: It's like I'm swaddles in a cocoon of gym socks and old yoga mats.

Flick was in my town for the first time, so I made sure to say hello. I hope I didn’t bug him. 🦗

Flick: So if you find a bug, will you sell it to me? I can pay a little extra--no price is too high for my chitinous kindred!

He pays high prices for any type of bug, so he’s a good character to have around…especially when Nook’s Cranny is already closed. He also offers some “art” if you give three of any specific bug. I later found three man-faced stink bugs for him, and he said he’ll send me my art in the mail.

I saw Keaton sitting by the river, and I went up to say hello. But he didn’t want to be bothered; he said he was on his break.

Keaton: Sorry, I'm on my break.

Today is Shari’s birthday, so I attended her party; Midge was also in attendance. Shari asked if I had a present for her, and I gave her some weeds!

Shari: Wait... You weren't ACTUALLY trying to give me trash for my birthday, were you?
It’s not trash. It’s crafting material!

However, she didn’t accept it. I still had the opportunity to give her something else, so I gave her some stone eggs. My pockets are filling up with all these stupid eggs anyway. She liked the eggs much better than the weeds. 😛

Celeste was in town, and she gave me a recipe for an Aries rocking chair. I don’t have the star fragments to make it yet, though.

Jesse sent me a tankless toilet, so I put it next to Rizzo’s house. I then did my business there. 😛

Jeff, pooping: And that takes care of that!

Yesterday, I redeemed some Nook Miles for a park clock, and it arrived today. I put it near my sumo ring, for now at least.

Jeff places a park clock near the sumo ring.

Here is my latest video episode, covering my first meteor shower and other events from Days 9-11:

See you tomorrow!

Day 20: Stonehenge

Gulliver sent me a Stonehenge in the mail today. It’s amazing how he was able to attach it to a postcard! Also, Alex sent me a seven-ball tee. Thanks, Alex!

When I visited Louie, he taught me the DIY recipe for an iron frame! Perfect for a construction site…you know, like in Donkey Kong?

Louie: So whaddaya say? You wanna get built making yourself an iron frame?

At Able Sisters, I spoke with Mabel and I noticed that it blurred out the background, including Sable! I guess that’s to put the focus on Mabel, but why would that be necessary? Let us look at Sable if we want to! 😛

Mabel: Hey there! Welcome to Able Sisters, where we sell fashions made lovingly by claw.

One other thing I noticed is that if you dig something up with full pockets, and you’re a couple spaces from water, you can release a fish into the water! I’m pretty sure previous games didn’t let you do this when digging something up. But it’s very convenient!

The option to release a fish after digging up a fossil.

Outside of town hall tonight, Midge was doing some stretches, and Shari appeared to be doing yoga poses!

Shari performs yoga poses in front of town hall.

Merka came over just to buy some flower seeds. As she was in the store, I buried a pitfall seed just outside the door and got my camera app out to zoom in. Unfortunately, I couldn’t bury it close enough that she would automatically fall into it. So when she came out, she saw it. I had to run out from my hiding spot and push her in. 😛

Merka falls into a pitfall in front of Nook's Cranny.

After she left, I realized I hadn’t visited Keaton yet. So I went up to his house, and I saw that he has three of these cool race-car beds in his house! They even honk when you lie down in them!

Keaton: The point is, you need a bed that works for all kinda, like my throwback race-car bed!

But never mind the cars, let’s talk about the henge. While up on the cliff, I looked for a good place to put my Stonehenge. The top level of town doesn’t have a lot of room (especially with Keaton’s house there), but I put it on the lower-level cliff.

Stonehenge in Forest.

I like the spot, but it may not be perfect. But that’s okay, because it’s basically furniture and can be moved easily if needed.

Wisp was in town, so I collected his spirits for him. For my reward, I asked for something new instead of something expensive. So he gave me some faux-fur ankle booties. Well, that’s certainly something new.

Wisp: Here, have... some faux-fur ankle booties!

Have a good night, and may your booties be furry. Wait, scratch that last part. 😛

Day 19: Able Sisters

Today was the grand opening of Able Sisters! I went to check it out, and I appreciate the shop’s new layout (at last). 😉

Inside Able Sisters in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

I really like the fitting room, where you can see how various items look on you. I just don’t know why my character has to do ridiculous poses every time I try something on. 😛

Jeff poses as he tries on clothing in the fitting room at Able Sisters in ACNH.

They didn’t have anything I wanted to buy today, but I’ll have to keep checking every day!

After grabbing some materials out of storage, I finally crafted a fountain for my town! I placed it a bit in front of town hall, which is also just a bit behind my house. It looks nice, but I’ll want to plant some flowers around it at some point.

The new fountain in Forest.

I also rearranged my yard a bit. I moved some trees around, made my fenced-off area a bit bigger, and arranged some of the red roses I have planted (which I bought from the shop in Merka’s town).

Jeff's yard in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

After that, I went to meet my newest neighbor, Tia. I’m glad to have her around, and she is now my 2nd favorite villager (behind Agent S).

Tia: I'm so glad we met on that island. And that I'm all moved in here now.

However, I’m starting to regret putting her house where it is. I envisioned using the west edge of my town for an obstacle course at some point, but that didn’t cross my mind at the time I chose the spot for her house. Of course, I know it can be moved. But I don’t want to move her house right away when she just moved in. 😛

Gulliver was washed up on the beach again, and he made a reference to his spaceship-piloting days in Wild World and City Folk. He said “Don’t make me go back to space!” 😀 I appreciated the reference. 🛸

Gulliver: NO! Don't make me go back to space! It's cold and dark and--huh?

Tonight, it appeared that both Louie and Marcel were holding purses near town hall! Well, I guess Louie’s might have been a tote bag or shopping bag, but Marcel’s definitely looked like a purse.

Louie and Marcel appear to hold purses in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

Inside town hall, Isabelle informed me that my island rating was up to two stars. That’s still not very good, but it’s a step up from yesterday. I’ll take it! She said I need to add more appealing scenery, and she mentioned that I could use more fencing in particular.

When I ran into Louie, he taught me the “shocked” reaction! Yes! This is one of the best ones to have. I replaced “surprise” with “shocked” on my emotion wheel, since they’re similar (but “shocked” is superior).

I learned the shocked reaction! Whaaaa?!

I collected Gulliver’s communicator parts and returned them to him. He will be sending me a gift in the mail.

Rizzo was hiding in his house today, so I was unable to use any more pitfalls on him. But he hasn’t seen the last of me! 😉

Just a note: I do not plan on having a Friday Night Forest this week. It will probably return next week. Have a great day, everyone!

Update: I forgot to mention this when I first posted the entry, but I noticed that more cherry blossom petals were falling as of today. Many of them are just for decoration and can’t be caught (much like the ones in earlier games), but it does make things look prettier around town! 🌸