Jeff's New Horizons Blog

Late last night, I grabbed my net for some barely-July bug hunting. After about 15-20 minutes, I caught my first golden stag! I didn’t even realize I still needed that one!

After that, I spotted Wisp over by the museum. I rounded up his spirits and returned them to him, in exchange for a toy box.

I continued my bug hunt, and about an hour into my session, I caught what I was looking for: a giraffe stag!

Naturally, I quickly donated it to the museum. That meant I only had one more bug to go! I finally decided to check a guide to see what I was missing: I just needed a scarab beetle! Since they were still out at that hour, I kept searching. And about an hour and 45 minutes into my session, I spotted one up on the cliff! I climbed up, crept closer with my net, and…I did it!

That completed the bug section of my Critterpedia! I also earned 3,000 Nook Miles for completing the “Bugs Don’t Bug Me” achievement. After handing the bug to Blathers, the bug wing of the museum was officially complete!

Today, I received a letter from the Farway Museum; you gotta love the reference to the GameCube game! (That’s the museum you mailed all your fossils away to, for identification.) They congratulated me on catching all the bugs, and they sent me the DIY recipe for the golden net! Woohoo!

I made my golden net, and that earned me 3,000 Nook Miles for making my 5th golden tool. Only one more to go!

Gullivarrr was in town, and I went diving for his communicator. He’ll be sending me a gift in the mail tomorrow.

Later on, Celeste appeared in town. She gave me a DIY recipe for the moon. Every time I think I must have all of her recipes, she gives me another one I forgot about. 😛

At Nook Shopping, bamboo grass is again available as a seasonal item now through July 7th. So be sure to check that out if you didn’t get any last year.

I’ll be back late tomorrow night with my Friday Night Forest entry. Hope to see you then!

On Monday, Hornsby told me that smelling some good smells can cheer him up when he’s sad. So he said that he sometimes tapes an apple to his face!

Jolly Redd was in town, and the only real work of art he had was the flowery painting. I already have that one in my museum, but I bought it anyway to use as a future prize for one of my races.

Yesterday, I heard from Rizzo! Well, sort of. I found a note from him in a message bottle. 😛 It contained a DIY recipe for a standard umbrella stand, which I didn’t need.

I updated my dream while the sun was still out, so you can all check out my King Tut race if you’d like. The starting point is on the southwest beach, and there’s an outfit you can wear for the race. The dream address is 6717-1633-3682. Enjoy your visit!

Today, Tia told me she was thinking about moving out of town. I told her to stay. I may not keep her around forever, but I’m not ready to say goodbye to her just yet.

C.J. was in town, and he had a freestyle challenge for me. I just had to catch any five fish in a row without letting one get away. So I caught an angelfish, a freshwater goby, a crucian carp, a tilapia, and another crucian carp to complete the challenge.

I then went home to grab some fish out of storage. I returned to sell C.J. 345,000 bells worth of fish.

When I put that money in the bank, my balance topped 25 million bells!

Apple was sick with a cold, so I gave her some medicine. Get well soon, Apple!

July is almost here, along with many summer bugs! I may even do some bug-hunting tonight at midnight! I really want to finish my bug collection ASAP!

Note: I am planning on hosting Friday Night Forest this week. If you’re on my roster, feel free to stop by. But please bring a King Tut mask if you want to race!

And speaking of the race, I made a new pattern to warn racers about pitfall seeds.

If you’d like to use the design, just enter this code in the custom designs portal: MO-YMVW-0YS1-484R. You can also find it (and other designs) here.

See you all next time!

Flick sent me a letter in the mail today, congratulating me on amassing 200 points in the Bug-Off competitions so far. He sent me a silver bug trophy, which I displayed in my house next to my silver fish trophy.

Hornsby had an epic rant about wind chimes, of all things. But I actually agreed with him. They can be really annoying when you’re trying to sleep!

K.K. Slider was in town, and I requested one of his secret songs, “Farewell.” Hornsby, Eloise, and Midge were also there to enjoy the show.

After the show, I took the aircheck to my stereo and stuck it in, thinking that completed my collection. However, it seems that I only have 94 songs and New Horizons supposedly has 95 in the game. I’m not sure which song I’m missing, but I’ll have to figure that out another time.

Up near the campsite later on, I found a lost item: a fabric bag that featured cartoon characters. I returned it to its owner, Agent S. She rewarded me with a fishing vest.

On my way back home, I saw Tybalt hanging out on a stone stool, holding a can of pop, at the oasis. I joined him for a few moments; it’s always nice to see the villagers using the areas you’ve designed. 🙂

Have a great day!