Jeff's New Leaf Blog

Last night, Lolly told me she was looking for some new furniture to replace her bow. I gave her a kiddie bureau, and she loved it. In return, she gave me her photo!!! Wow!

I could hardly believe it! I’ve been trying to earn this since Lolly moved into town back in 2018! I put the pic in my house…not into storage with my other pics. Lolly’s favorite quote is “Laughter is the best medicine.”

I decided to celebrate by doing something I haven’t done in years: Putting in a new public works project (PWP)! I believe my last one was the geyser, which I installed back in 2016. This time, I looked through the list and decided on a statue fountain.

The hard part was picking a location for it. But I eventually decided to place it near a bend in the river, in front of the Roost, and close to where Claudia recently lived. I paid off the very reasonable 88,000-bell fee, and then started up the game again today to attend the completion ceremony. Aurora, Lolly, Big Top, and Agent S joined me and Isabelle.

Later on, Hornsby asked me to play a game of hide-and-seek. He gave me 15 minutes to find him, Big Top, and Lolly. I quickly found Lolly behind a tree near the campsite and Hornsby hiding behind his own house.

Once I circled around town, I also found Big Top hiding in the worst spot of all: behind the Sphinx.

It only took me four minutes to find them all. Hornsby congratulated me and rewarded me with a modern wood sofa.

According to Luna, my recent dream visitors include Jeab from Hyrule and Leandro from Island. Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

Today is the 8th anniversary of the day I started Forest and became mayor, and Isabelle greeted me as I started up the game.

She rushed me off to a special ceremony at the town tree. Blathers, Hornsby, and Molly joined us. Isabelle said a few words, I said a few words, and Isabelle gave me another sapling clock for the occasion. We then fired off some party poppers…even though I didn’t time the screenshot very good, haha.

Anyway, there was another camper in town today: Merry the cat. She may be cute, but she’s not of my favorites, so I did not invite her to move in.

But something even more rare than a camper occurred today: Lolly and Inkwell were both walking around town. 😂 I didn’t have to search for them in the museum or Main Street for hours, so that was a welcome change. 😛

Rolf asked me to catch a tiger beetle for him, so I took a trip out to the island to find one. I know they can be caught in town, but it always seems easier on the island. Besides, it gave me a chance to hear Kapp’n’s songs; it’s been a while.

I caught the bug and returned to town. I gave Rolf the bug, and he only rewarded me with a blue diamond shirt. That was a lot of effort for just a shirt, but that’s the chance you take. 😀

A couple things I noticed, since I’m more used to playing New Horizons. For one thing, New Leaf villagers ask for a lot of favors! By the time I talked to all nine of my villagers, I had about four favors to complete! Favors seem so rare in New Horizons.

Another thing is the bug-catching. It’s harder to catch bugs (especially ground bugs) from the lower camera angle. In New Horizons, I always switch to the higher camera angle to see the bugs better.

According to Luna, my most recent dream visitors include Lilac from Island and Yoshi from Oideyo. Thanks for stopping by!

If you’d like to look back in time eight years, you can read my first blog entry here. Have a great day, and I’ll see you all next time!

When I started up the game last Tuesday, Aurora told me she thought I could use a mummy’s casket. I’m not sure what to think of that. But…thanks?

I later gave it to Big Top when he asked for some new furniture. In turn, he gave me a dracaena.

Today, Saharah was in town. I gave her 3,000 bells to makeover my house. She installed an ancient tile and a tent wall.

I found a lost item on the ground, and I returned it to its owner, Molly. There was an important recipe inside the bag, and she rewarded me with a noodle tee. I wonder if the recipe was for the noodle tee. 😉

As usual, I had trouble finding the two villagers I need to speak to most: Lolly and Inkwell. I eventually found Inkwell in the art gallery wing of the museum.

But Lolly proved to even more difficult to find. I searched town twice, the museum twice, and then I eventually found her back in town on my 3rd time around. I still didn’t have any luck scoring her pic, but I’ll keep trying and trying.

And just before I wrapped up my night, Rolf asked me to bury a time capsule for him.

I buried it near the northwest corner of town. That’s my usual spot for time capsules, where I’ll remember not to dig it up thinking it’s a fossil or gyroid.

According to Luna, my recent dream visitors include NovaStar from Mystic and Ben from Arby’s. Thanks for stopping by!