Avonlea

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Island/Town Name
Avonlea
Hemisphere
North
Native Fruit
Peach
Native Flower
Windflowers

naho_orange07

Carefree Wallflower
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A v o n l e a

Hello everyone! I've finally decided to start my own island journal in hopes of resisting the urge to reset. I've had a terrible habit of resetting my past towns in New leaf, so I hope by sharing my progress and memories of Avonlea on here, it will motivate me to make it a forever home. I hope you enjoy my future updates, feel free to comment and share your thoughts c:

Background

The island is named after a fictional community located on Prince Edward Island, Canada, which is the setting of Lucy Maud Montgomery's novel "Anne of Green Gables" and TV series "Road to Avonlea." To avoid any confusion, my island is not meant to resemble it. It's just that these series always gave me a happy and cozy feeling, which is why I named my island after Avonlea; a village that felt like a second home to me.


In short, Avonlea is a rural Japanese seaside village filled with mountains, waterfalls, and white flowers.

I will write up a better description once I start developing more areas and stick with a cohesive theme. I have been taking a lot of inspiration from the Taisho era as well as scenery from shows such as "Violet Evergarden" and "When Marnie was there." I like too many fandoms :<

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Resident Representative

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Island Map
Coming soon!
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Current Villagers

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bella
Loves to sing, listen to K.K. Metal, watch anime, shop, and spend time with friends.
Bella was one of my first five random move ins. To be honest, her red eyes and smile creeped me out in the beginning. As time went by, her bubbly personality has become so endearing to me~ She is now my bestie, lol. I can't imagine her leaving the island anytime soon!

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chief
Loves to sing, work out, and is often seen eating sandwiches. Seems slightly more extroverted than my other cranky, Wolfgang.
Chief was my best friend in New leaf, so of course, I had to have him on my island! I adopted him from the forums here. I personally don't like Chief's new interior or default outfit... but I am enjoying getting to know him all over again and listening to his beautiful singing! xD


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pekoe
A recent move in. So far, I've seen her fish and take strolls around the island. She matches my island aesthetic perfectly, so I will most likely keep her in the long run c:

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poppy
Loves to read, clean, study nature, and a big lover of donuts. She can be a bit spacey at times but she is super sweet and is loved by everyone in the village.
I met her on a mystery island. I just love the cute expressions she makes when she's angry, happy, anxious, she's just so cute! ^0^

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rod
Likes to take walks, fish, work out, and is often seen drinking soda. Secretly shipping him with Bella ;)
He was one of my first two starters. I wasn't planning to keep him for too long, but his cute little quirks and big grin have definitely grown on me~ I'm not really fond of the jock personality either but Rod (and Genji) is/are definitely an exception!

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whitney
Enjoys fashion, yoga, and gardening. Appears to have a crush on Chief.
I met her on a mystery island. She's like a big sister to Poppy and Bella; I love how she puts up with Bella's silly antics and boosts Poppy's confidence up when it comes to fashion. Whitney's a sweetheart <3

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wolfgang
Likes to study nature, work out, explore the village, and pick on Chief. He is slightly more introverted and keeps to himself most of the time.
I adopted him from a friend. I love how mature he is and how he acts like a big brother to everyone, especially Bella! I'll start posting conversations later on as well =D

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My three other villagers are temporary so I will not be sharing profiles of them.

last updated - 5.19.20


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Humble Beginnings pt.1
Before I start sharing anything else, I'd like to take a moment to reflect back on the days when the island was still fresh and barren~
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Our first night on the Island
3.20.20

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How can one not fall in love with his silly grin? 🥺

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It's good to be home...

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Love the name! is it from Anne with an E/ Anne of Green Gables? 👀 edit: oof you said that my bad ;P

Also your island is looking fantastic so far!! :D
 
Love the name! is it from Anne with an E/ Anne of Green Gables? 👀 edit: oof you said that my bad ;P

Also your island is looking fantastic so far!! :D

Thank you! And yes I grew up watching/reading the series so it only made sense to name it that :)
Hoping to share more updated areas of my island soon~
 
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Humble Beginnings pt.2
These are memories of commemorative events and beginning stages of the island.
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Nook's Cranny
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4.12.20
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The island has definitely become a lot more lively since then!
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Museum
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Campsite
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K.K. Concert
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Last memory of Tammy :cry:
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It was hard to say goodbye to Tammy when she has been on the island from the beginning... I like to think that she'll be happier traveling the world. Until we meet again, goodbye Tammy <3
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Projects in Development pt.1
Now that my journal is up to date, I'd like to share a glimpse of areas I'm currently working on. I'll be sharing them in more detail once they are fully completed.
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Island Entrance

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This area is 95% complete. Once I decorate the cliffs around the waterfalls, it is pretty much done. I have redecorated this area so many times, you have no idea how happy I am to finally not hate it! 😆
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I couldn't decide between the stone or bamboo fences, so I just combined them together. I think it looks alright! 🧐
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Resident Services
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Notice Wolfgang on the bottom right corner? There always seem to be someone in or near the plaza whenever I try to take a picture it seems. xD Anyways, this area will be complete once I figure out what to do with the left and right side of the plaza. *shrugs*
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Onsen
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The onsen is located on top of the mountains near the island entrance. I am finishing up the little details and making a cute path leading up towards it~
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I love how the clouds look~
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Resting Area
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This area is located to the right of the island entrance. I've replaced the bamboo lunch with a book, the bamboo stool with a bamboo bench, and have added a coffee grinder to the stall after taking these pictures. I wanted it to be a peaceful and relaxing area to eat a sweet snack, read, and drink tea or coffee.
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Graveyard
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This area is still a huge work in progress.
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The Village Well
"Gathering some water for my rice paddy fields..."
(coming soon!)

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Nook's Cranny
"A sleepy morning stroll to the market..."
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I'm currently making a market place with food stalls right next to it. I'll show the Able Sister Shop next time since I can only add 10 photos to each post. :<
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That's all I have for now. Eventually, I'd love to start posting the daily lives of my villagers to give more of a story. I think that would be fun! For sure I plan to update this journal at least once a week while I work on landscaping and acquiring more items. Stay tuned :3

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Life on Avonlea pt.1
Just a small glimpse of daily life in this sleepy village :3
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Meet our newest resident, Pekoe! She's only just moved in but I love her already ☺
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Poor Pekoe....
"Taking a stroll..."
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Enjoying Avonlea's Signature Peach Juice
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I'm playing around with some mini waterfalls and cliffs around the plaza~ Not sure if I will keep those garden lanterns though...

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Unfortunately, Melba is a temporary resident. I find her adorable but I already have Pekoe and Poppy as my permanent normals. I'm just trying to give her a good life on the island so that she can have some happy memories before she moves out~
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Snack time
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Oh no! Poppy, please tell me you didn't get that donut out of the trash can. 😓
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What if I did..? :<
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Wolfgang's Fangirls
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Chief has his own share of fans as well that I'll share later on...
Ps. This is an older memory. Marina has found a wonderful home to move to since then~
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Taking in that cool breeze...
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I moved my house to the mountains but I honestly might move it back to the beach. I love the ocean and the sound of waves. My home is still a major WIP so I won't share it until a little later though.

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Thanks for stopping by c: Hope everyone is having a good week~

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Wow. Not only does your town look great, but you also take gorgeous screenshots and the way you have this thread set up looks wonderful. Seriously, amazing job all around!

I only recently discovered this island journal section of TBT forums and I'm loving them! Your journal is definitely one of the ones I'm going to be looking forward to seeing updated.
 
Wow. Not only does your town look great, but you also take gorgeous screenshots and the way you have this thread set up looks wonderful. Seriously, amazing job all around!

I only recently discovered this island journal section of TBT forums and I'm loving them! Your journal is definitely one of the ones I'm going to be looking forward to seeing updated.

Thank you so much~ Your kind words really made my week and motivate me to finish my village! I also look forward to see how Elysium will develop too, it’s a very vibrant and beautiful island ☺️
 
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Life on Avonlea pt.2
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Pekoe's Birthday on May 18th
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I know this is a little late, but I was holding two villagers (Willow and Judy) to move to good homes. Now I'm finally back to the current date. I just love how dapper Wolfgang looks! I was wondering why he chose to wear those star shades instead of a top hat or something more classy. But then he said this and it made more sense.
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Hiding his awkwardness behind them and playing it cool... he's so precious <3
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Whitney Relaxing at Home
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I love it when villagers wear the outfits I gift them. Whitney looks absolutely gorgeous in anything I give her~ She's the fashion queen of the village and she always gifts me cute dresses! She gave me the blue tunic I am currently wearing in one of the picture below :3
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Sunday Cleaning
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Pekoe's interior is just stunning <3
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Rod & Bella
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My two favorite mouses finally gave me their photos! I'm still waiting on Poppy. 😔 Now that I have Rod's photo, I'm actually ready to let him leave... his starter house makes me a bit sad so I'm thinking of moving him out and moving him back in just so he can have his true home interior. On the other hand, Snake or Genji match my village aesthetic a lot more than Rod... so I decided to move them both in using my amiibos to help me decide which jock should stay. Whoever stays will have to be very special to replace Rod. So far, Snake seems pretty cool but Genji's appearance doesn't really match the jock personality imo. But I'll give it some more time to decide. I only want one jock in the long run because there's only so much I can take listening to conversations about abs and muscles. >.>
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Landscaping in Progress
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I haven't been able to finish any projects lately due to my busy schedule but I have been able to save up more bells to pay off some public works and collect more items from trading. Slowly, but surely!
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There are days when I often feel overwhelmed with terraforming and perfecting my island as well as comparing it to others. But then Wolfgang said this to me one day. It reminded me to just take a step back, relax, and appreciate the beautiful simplicities (like fishing, admiring the sunset, or receiving an unexpected gift) that the game has to offer. <3
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Until next time :)

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