Jeff's New Horizons Blog

On Sunday, I caught a scallop while diving, and Pascal popped up to ask for it. He started talking about coconuts, of all things. It was weird.

In exchange for the scallop, he gave me some mermaid shoes. That was different; he almost always just gives me pearls.

On Tuesday, I found three of my cutest villagers (Ketchup, Bob, and June) all singing (and swaying from side to side) in unison outside of Resident Services! It was so cute!

Today, I went afk after coming out of Able Sisters. Moments later, a balloon present flew by, completely blocking me from sight on-screen.

I returned to shoot the balloon down, and it had 5,000 bells inside. 💰

Over at my D.I.Y. workbench, I crafted a hyacinth lamp. I wrapped it up and gave it to Merengue. She loved it, and she gave me her photo in return!! What a sweet deal!

I now have photos of all ten of my current villagers. 😁 I took her photo home and put it in my photo display room. Her favorite quote on the back is “Life is a piece of cake.” 🍰

Here are a few other quick notes from this week:

• On Sunday night, K.K. performed K.K. D&B for me, Static, and Ketchup.
• I helped out Gullivarrr on Monday, and he sent me a pirate-treasure crown the next day.
• Tonight, K.K. performed K.K. Chorinho for me, Bones, Agent S, and Louie.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend! See you next time!

On Sunday (the day after being “purified”), Katrina sent me a lucky gold turtle figurine. So I did get an item from her after all! This is what it looks like:

On Wednesday, Anicotti the ugly Muppet mouse was camping at my campsite. I had zero interest in letting her move in. 😛

There was a heavy meteor shower last night, and I wished on a bunch of shooting stars.

As a result, I found 17 star fragments and three Libra fragments on the beach today.

The fall fishing tournament was underway this afternoon, so I gave it a go. On my first attempt, I caught six fish in the three-minute limit, which was good for eight points.

C.J. paid me 2,250 bells for those six fish, and I decided to play again. But my second attempt was even worse: I only caught four fish, although I caught a 5th one at the buzzer that didn’t count. He paid me 5,580 for those fish. I then redeemed ten points for a reward, a fish doorplate.

Since he was in town though, I decided to get a bunch of fish out of storage for him. It included the last of my summer shark hauls. I sold the 32 fish to C.J. for 524,400 bells.

That was a nice chunk of change, and I immediately went into town hall to deposit my money. Thanks to this influx of fishy bells, I was able to bump my savings balance up to 100 million bells for the first time!

This is the 2nd Animal Crossing game in which I’ve reached this milestone, with New Leaf being the other. Of course, bells were considerably harder to earn in the older games.

There isn’t a K.K. Slider concert tonight due to the tournament. But here are a few other quick notes about this past week:

• I helped Gulliver on Tuesday, and he sent me another sombrero.
• Flick was in town on Wednesday, and he paid me 97k for 19 bugs.
• I returned a lost item to Bob yesterday, and he rewarded me with a delivery jacket.
• I shot down a balloon present and found 30,000 bells inside. 💰
• Today, I caught three banded dragonflies! I actually saw one other one too, but it got away.

On Monday, Rio told me that she recently had an argument with Agent S. So she asked me to deliver a gift to smooth things over. I hopped over to the squirrel’s house and handed over the present. It was a metal can, which seemed a bit minimalist (to put it nicely).

Her response seemed a little too enthusiastic for just a can, so I wondered if she was being sarcastic. Her next bit of dialogue also seemed to indicate that she knows the gift was junk. 😆

Tuesday was October 1st, and we’re now headed into Halloween season. Jack (the czar of Halloween) sent me a letter reminding me to prepare for the event. He also sent me his portrait.

Candy is now available at Nook’s Cranny (along with spooky furniture), and the shop has also started decorating for the holiday.

On Thursday, Ed the horse was camping over at the campsite. This is the 2nd time he has camped here (the first time was in November 2023).

Tonight, I went over to the plaza for K.K. Slider’s concert. June, Louie, Rio, and Agent S joined me for a performance of “K.K. Reggae.” After the show, Agent S told me the best thing about autumn:

Next, I flew out to Harv’s island, where I paid Katrina 1,000 bells to tell my fortune.

She told me that my health will diminish!

She insisted that something unfortunate might happen today, but fortunately she knew how to purify me. 😛 For a fee, of course.

I agreed to it, because I thought she might give me a rare item or something. She told me to close my eyes, while she let out a scream.

…and that was it. She said I’d be fine now. I didn’t even get a lucky hat out of it. 😛 Oh well.

After that bit of excitement, I wrapped up my game for the night. But here are a few other quick notes about this week:

• Last Sunday, K.K. performed Hypno K.K. for me, Ankha, Merengue, and Bob.
• I helped out Gullivarrr on Monday, and he sent me a sea captain’s coat on Tuesday.
• Yesterday, I shot down a balloon present that contained 30,000 bells. Those are pretty rare, but always a pleasant surprise! 💰

Enjoy the rest of your weekend, and I’ll see you next time!