Jeff's New Horizons Blog

On Saturday, Hornsby sent me a warm painting in the mail. It was authentic, but I didn’t need it for the museum.

It was Louie’s birthday, and I dropped by his house for his party. Admiral was also there to help him celebrate, and I gave Louie a wrapped, customized, barbell. He seemed really excited about it.

K.K. Slider was in town, and he performed K.K. Dixie for me, Apollo, Ketchup, and Marina.

Yesterday, I helped out Wisp and he rewarded me with a vertical-stripes shirt.

Today, I received my latest Nookling reward: a Nook Inc. cushion. Pretty cool!

I went out to Lottie’s Island to work at Paradise Planning, and Sylvia wanted some pool time for her and her child. So I gave her a regular pool and a plastic pool (for her child). In addition, I chose a home next to the river, so they can also do some wild swimming if they choose.

I also added a beach chair, a beach towel, and a swinging bench…all facing the pool so they can keep an eye on the kid(s). Then I threw in some inflatable toys for good measure.

Indoors, I made it a child-friendly house with a blue playroom wall and colorful puzzle flooring. Each corner of the house has a different purpose: There’s a sleeping area, a bathroom, an eating area, and a play area for the kid.

Back at the office, Lottie paid me 12,000 Poki for my work. Niko wanted to talk to me about D.I.Y. recipes; in fact, he begged me to tell him everything I’ve crafted so far!

I did, and I can now use crafted items in the houses I design from now on. At least, I can use items that I’ve already crafted before (not new recipes). Fine by me!

I then returned to Forest, where it was now raining. Ketchup hasn’t been indoors the past three days, so I still haven’t seen the inside of her house yet! But I did get to see her in her super-cute rain gear!

I found a lost item on the ground, and I returned it to Hornsby. He thanked me for returning it by giving me a clean-room suit. 😛

See you all again soon! Have a good night (or day)! 🙂

As expected, the cute red ducky Ketchup has moved into town today. She obviously hasn’t unpacked yet, but I already like her wallpaper. Welcome to Forest, Ketchup!

I prepared some bottles of tomato puree to display outside of Ketchup’s house. 🍅

I’ve been crafting a hyacinth lamp every few days, when my purple hyacinths bloom. I then turn them blue, either by customizing them myself or by paying Cyrus to do it. But which is the better option? I decided to check it out. If I customize it myself, it requires four customization kits. At 600 bells each, that comes to a total of 2,400 bells. But if I take it to Cyrus, he charges 3,100 bells. So it’s cheaper to do it myself.

Marina asked me for a new greeting, so I told her to say “Drop me in the ocean.”

Later, I went out to Paradise Planning. Sherb was there, and he wanted a fairy-tale theme park! That sounded like fun, so I jumped at the chance to make it. I picked out a location that seemed to have a lot of land, and I filled it in with a plaza ferris wheel, plaza merry-go-round, teacup ride, train, and just about every amusement park ride I saw listed. 😛 His yard may be a bit crowded, but it looks like so much fun! 😁

Indoors, I gave Sherb a throwback race-car bed, some stuffed animals, some balloons, and a variety of sweets and treats. I used a concession-stand wall and party flooring in here. It should be a nice place to relax after riding all the rides outside. 🙂

I think Sherb is going to love his new vacation home! When I got back to the office, Lottie paid me 12,000 Poki for my work.

Have a good weekend, everyone! I’ll see you all next time.

Today, I helped out my villagers by performing three favors:

• I delivered a kung-fu tee from Sasha to Marina.
• I caught a stinkbug for Louie.
• I bought some medicine for Bones, who was sick.

Those favors brought my Smile Isle progress up to 295/300! Just five more favors to go! I should finish that achievement within the next several days.

Now that Eloise is gone, I realized that I have seven male villagers and only two female villagers. I know some people like to keep a 5-5 balance, but I’m okay with my towns being 6-4 in either direction, or even 7-3. But I have to admit that 8-2 would be a bit extreme. That doesn’t mean I would turn down one of my top-tier favorites, but it does mean I was leaning in the direction of getting a female villager this time.

So with that in mind, I began my search for the next resident of Forest. On the first mystery island, I found Chief the wolf. I like Chief, and I wouldn’t mind having him around. But he’s not in my top tier, so he’s not ahead of the pack. Besides, I wanted to keep looking.

On island #2, I found Becky the chicken. I’ve never liked Becky, and I remember hating her back in City Folk. So I quickly flew the coop. 🐔

The 3rd island tempted me more than either of the first two islands: Boots was there! Boots is my buddy in New Leaf, and I like him a lot. But something about him doesn’t look quite right in New Horizons. Maybe it’s the model, or maybe it’s just that silly jester shirt that makes him look like a clown. Sorry, Boots.

Island #4 had Agnes the piggy. I like her better than Becky, but not enough that I wanted to bring home the bacon.

On the fifth mystery island, I found a unique red ducky named Ketchup! This isn’t your garden-variety villager!

At first I wasn’t 100% sure if Ketchup was animal or vegetable male or female, since they don’t color-code the nameplates any more. But a quick search told me that Ketchup is female (and a peppy). She’s also very cute, and she’s a villager that I’ve never had in any Animal Crossing game before. That was a good combination, so I invited her to town! 🍅

I’m happy to have Ketchup moving in soon, and I’m glad that I had a fruitful search this time. (Unlike my last search in January, when I got Admiral as a random move-in). I’ll be back with another entry tomorrow to welcome Ketchup to town. Hope to see you then! 🙂