Finally, A Festive Tree

On Sunday, Penelope the mouse was camping at the campsite. She was not welcome to move in. 😛

Penelope: It's kind of random that I came over to Forest, but I'm way glad I did! This place is the bomb!

Wisp was in town, and I spotted two of his spirits in Sudden Valley. Or should I call it Haunted Valley?

Two ghosts (and a snowman) appear in Sudden Valley.

When I recovered and returned the spirits to Wisp, he rewarded me with a bath bucket. It looked more like a large bowl than a bucket, though.

On Monday, Louie sent me some art in the mail. It was a glowing painting, and it was authentic. However, I didn’t need that one for the museum.

But on the bright side, I encountered another real painting (a wild painting left half) at Redd’s stand on Harv’s Island. I bought it, and it arrived Tuesday. I donated it to the museum.

Wild Painting Left Half - December 21st, 2021 - Donated by Jeff

I found a lost item (a book) on the ground, and it belonged to the first person I asked about it: Louie. He thanked me for returning it, and he gave me another copy of his photo.

I’ve been obtaining several more of the festive DIY recipes lately, but I shot down a big one today. Literally. A big festive tree recipe, to be exact. Now I’m able to put a (large) Christmas tree up this year!

My Christmas tree for 2021.

Today, I noticed that there a bunch of New Year’s items that are now available to purchase from Nook Shopping. That includes the 2022 celebratory arch.

2022 celebratory arch: 2,022 bells.

I’d also like to restock my supply of sparkling ciders too, but the 5 item-per-day limit is so annoying. 😡

After I took a boat ride out to a mysterious island (a generic winter island, as far I could tell), I earned 3,000 Nook Miles for sailing with Kapp’n 50 times. That completed the “Set Sail for Adventure” achievement.

Set Sail for Adventure: Rare items and exciting adventures are yours when you head out on a special tour with a veteran sailor, yes, yes!

As for the other Version 2.0 features, I still need three more cups of coffee to complete the Roost achievement. And I’m doing much worse with the stretching achievement; I haven’t been stretching every day. In fact, I’ve only stretched on 17 days so far. It just seems so quick and easy to grab a cup coffee vs. doing stretching that takes a couple of minutes.

There may not be an entry tomorrow, unless something major happens. But I’ll be back on Friday night with my Toy Day entry. And I’ll be back again on Saturday…I may finally start Happy Home Paradise on Christmas Day!

Happy holidays, everyone! See you soon! 🎄