Jeff's New Horizons Blog

Today’s toy at Nook’s Cranny was an RC helicopter. I bought two of them to give as gifts (for Midge and Agent S).

When I ran into Bones, he gave me a free standing toilet that he thought I was looking for. Thanks, Bones! I wasn’t looking for one though, because I normally just go on Rizzo’s house. 😛

Gulliver was in town today, washed up on the shore. I dug up his five communicator pieces for him, and he’ll be sending me a gift in the mail tomorrow.

I found a lost book up on the cliff, so I investigated further. It was a difficult novel that “only a voracious reader” would read.

I thought of Midge, since I often see her reading. But when I asked her about it, she told me it looked like Tia’s book. So I took it to Tia, and she rewarded me with some alpinist overalls.

I then decided to do something with the large, “tall” chunk of land that’s been sitting empty since I took out the Halloween race. I’m not ready to start a new race or obstacle course, but since we’re a few days into December now, I wanted to do something festive. So I put in a really big candy cane! I call it Candy Cane Lane.

It’s so big that you can see it from space! OK, well maybe not space, but you can certainly see it from the map. 😉

For the record, I wouldn’t be opposed to making a Christmas-themed race or obstacle course…but the problem is that we don’t have any Christmas items and decorations yet. And by the time we do get them (on Christmas Eve, most likely), the holiday season will be nearly over.

While looking at my map above, I noticed something else. The three villagers that haven’t given me their photos yet are the three that have been in town longest! Louie, Midge, and Agent S! I hope there’s not a glitch or anything that’s preventing them from giving me their photos. Probably not, but it does seem odd that I get newer villagers’ pictures first.

See you next time! 🙂

When I put up the new photos of Bones and Rizzo the other night, I earned 3,000 Nook Miles for the “Hoard Reward” achievement. I’ve now topped 100 furniture items in my house. The next and final reward comes at 150 items, which seems insane! I guess I’ll need to hang up more wall items, because most of my rooms don’t have a lot of floor space available.

Today’s toy at Nook’s Cranny was a dinosaur toy. I bought a few to give to my villagers as gifts.

At Able Sisters, I bought a blue Terry-cloth nightcap. It looks like a Santa cap, so I thought it would be fitting for December.

When I visited Apple, she was dreaming of talking to a beetle while on a spaceship. Apple may be a bit weird, but she’s cute. 😉

I did some fishing, and I caught my first pond smelt. It’s new for December (at least in the northern hemisphere). I took the smelly thing over to Blathers at the museum.

I know that some of you have now finished your fish collections, so congrats! Personally, I still need 13 fish! 😮 I bet I’m missing some fish that appear earlier in the day, since I mostly play in the evening and at night.

There are some new seasonal items available for December through the Nook Stop. Don’t forget to order an aurora wall and midwinter sweater!

Flick was in town, so I sold him three wasps, an emperor butterfly, a tarantula, and a scorpion for a total of 41,250 bells.

Later on, I went diving. I caught my first lobster, spiny lobster, and red king crab…all within a three-minute span!

I only need three more sea creatures now.

I’m afraid there’s not going to be a Friday Night Forest this week. But I’m going to try to have one next week (on December 11th).

Have a great day, and I’ll see you all next time!

During Isabelle’s announcements yesterday, she said that we’ve had the first snow of the year. Except, that wasn’t true. I had the game open at various points throughout the day and night, and I never saw a single flake. In addition, no new flowers buds appeared today…so I’m pretty sure she was lying. 😛

Billy the goat was camping at the campsite yesterday, but I was not interested in inviting him to town.

Label was also in town yesterday…but I don’t want to talk about it. 😛

Today, Midge said she was thinking about moving out of town…but I quickly changed her mind for her.

Now that December is here, the island is gearing up for Toy Day. Resident Services and Nook’s Cranny have decorated for the holidays. (I bought a blue down jacket at Able Sisters to keep me warm.)

And Nook’s Cranny has started selling toys!

I bought a couple of those tin robots to give as gifts to my villagers.

Celeste was in town, and she taught me a recipe for a windflower wand. Why do we need so many wands?? I wish we could at least choose the category of recipes to get from her, because all I care about is getting those space recipes.

When I gave Bones a tin robot, he responded in an unexpected way: He gave me his photo! 😮

Bones is my newest neighbor, only having lived here for a month and a half. I’m happy to get his photo, but it is surprising to get it this soon! Especially when Agent S, Midge, and especially Louie have lived here much longer.

Rizzo asked me to catch a wharf roach for him, and I agreed to help out (just to boost my “Smile Isle” friendship requests score). Once I tracked one down, Rizzo responded by giving me his photo as well! 😮

Rizzo’s photo seemed unlikely for a different reason than Bones: It’s because I don’t particularly like the guy. I’ve given him garbage, a kitty litter box, and holey socks. I’ve tried burning his house down, and I’ve even put him in jail. 😛

But that wharf roach request actually was my 100th request fulfilled, so I earned 2,000 Nook Miles for reaching that milestone. I put my two new photos in my house, moving them from the back wall of my bedroom to the side wall.

Bones’s favorite quote is the same as it was in New Leaf: “A snack a day keeps the vacuum away.” I really like that quote a lot, but I really love how fitting Rizzo’s quote is:

“Evil lurks everywhere!” Even Nintendo knows Rizzo is evil! 😂

So after nearly two months of getting no new villager photos, I got two in one day…and they were probably the two least likely ones. As for photos of Louie, Midge, and Agent S, I’ll still be trying, hoping, and waiting…