I have fallen extremely far behind in posting again, and I'm admittedly a bit ashamed of that
Today, I'm going to try and get myself caught back up again.
Without further ado, here's what's happened on Shione Island for the past 18 days!
9/11
• Gulivarrr was here today!
• Made a mad dash for Able's to check out their inventory before closing time.
• Found an Oyster!
• Recieved a pearl from Pascal
• Found a recipe for cherry Speakers in a bottle that washed up on shore.
9/12
• Gulivarrr's gift arrived in the mail: a Pirate Barrel!
• Kitty showed me how to make a birdbath.
• Earned another pearl from Pascal.
• Poor Maddie was sick, so I rushed to the store to get her some medicine.
• Requested DJ K.K. from Slider.
• Decided to completely remodel my bathroom/laundry room; it actually turned out rather nice!
9/13
• There was a visitor at the campsite today: Scoot the Duck.
• Today's HHA S-rank puts me at 204,418 points! Looks like that remodel worked wonders!
• Another Lily-of-the-Valley plant has grown in! Now we're at 11!
• Recieved another pearl from Pascal.
• Found a bottle on the beach with a recipe for a Fancy Mum Wreath in it.
9/14
• Someone lost a bag near the Eastern Shore! After asking around, I tracked down Gayle, who turned out to be the owner.
• Harry was thinking of moving away, but I was thankfully able to change his mind.
• Gulliver was here today!
• Found a sweet shrimp!
• Pascal gave me another pearl!
• Found Gayle wearing one of the Splatoon shirts I'd made! It actually turned out better than I'd thought!
• Maddie asked me if I could catch her a bug that likes to hang out on tree stumps; she ended up with a citrus long-horned beetle.
9/15
• I got a model of Stonehenge in the mail from Gulliver.
• Refilled some of my wood stores.
• Thanks to Marshal, I learned that Redd was visiting. I left the boat with the only genuine piece: a Great Statue.
• Rex showed me how to make an orange wall-mounted clock.
• Got another pearl from Pascal.
• Put some more bells into my account; I now have 7M saved!
• Completed today's NM+ bonus offers.
9/16
• The Great Statue arrived in the mail! After finding some fossils, I took it straight to Blathers.
• Caught a King Salmon!
• Thanks to Rex, I learned that C.J. was visiting today.
• Pascal gave me a pearl.
• Kitty asked if I would catch her a surgeonfish; it took me much longer than I liked, but I did eventually catch one.
• Made a bunch of furniture to sell.
• C.J. cave me a Small-fry Challenge; after completing it, I brought him the three Ocean Sunfish I'd been saving for a collectible.
• Got a recipe for a Pine Bonsai out of a balloon!
• Ordered a few things to give as presents tomorrow...
9/17
• Leif was here today!
• There was a visitor at the campsite today: Coach the Bull.
• Took my packages out of the mail, sorted and wrapped them for each resident, and then set about delivering them. Thankfully, they all seemed to like what I picked out!
• A twelfth Lily-of-the-Valley plant has grown in!
• Paid off a chunk of my loan.
• Got a pearl from Pascal.
• Decided to send letters to my villagers to kill some time.
• Decided to refill some of my supply of fish bait.
• Gathered up some shells to sell.
• Refilled more of my wood stores.
• Saw a couple of shooting stars today! I made sure to make wishes where I could.
9/18
• Flick was here today! I asked him to commission a Goliath Beetle for me.
• Kitty asked me to catch her a freshwater fish; I brought her a salmon.
• Collected a few star fragments from the beach!
• Sold some bugs to Flick!
• Earned a pearl from Pascal.
• Ordered a few things from the ATM in Resident Services, and exchanged miles for a lot of bell vouchers.
• Sent out some more letters.
• Completed the daily NM+ bonus offers.
9/19
• Made a mad dash for Able's to check out their selection before closing time.
• Recieved a ton of letters in the mail (along with the Goliath Beetle Model)!
• Recieved a Mermaid Princess dress from Pascal, which was actually a nice change of pace.
• Requested K.K. Flamenco from Slider.
• Rex asked me if I would catch him a catfish, so I tracked one down. Upon delivering it, Rex gave me his photo!
I was so jazzed!!!
• Completed today's NM+ bonus offers.
• Created completely over-the-top candy-corn-themed Kimono. I'm actually rather pleased with the level of detail, and really need to get around to posting it...
9/20
• All I managed to do today was visit Able's, to be honest
9/21
• Recieved even more mail today! (It was probably yesterday's, but oh well)
• Today's HHA S-rank put me at 210,405 points!
• Found a recipe from Lucy in a bottle that washed up on shore; I now know how to make a natural garden table!
• Wisp was here today! (I haven't seen him in a while...). After tracking down his missing pieces, he have me (of ALL things) a wasp-head Model...
• Saw Patty wearing one of the hats I'd designed!
• Cornered a Giant Isopod against the safety nets.
• Recieved a pearl from Pascal.
9/22
• C.J. was here today, and he gave me a Freestyle challenge; after completing it, I brought him three arapaimas to make a model.
• Aside from Rex handing me a raincoat, I didn't do very much today...
9/23
• There was a visitor at the campsite today...but I never got around to seeing them... (this is due to the fact that I'd started work IRL on a haunt attraction that was due to open on 10/1; they needed help, and I volunteered. I was too tired to play afterwards
)
9/24
• Kicks was here today!
• Found a recipe for a golden seat in a bottle that washed up on shore.
• Apparently, two more Lily-of-the-Valley plants had grown in during my absence; now the total's 14!
9/25 (learned about the upcoming update, I an SO HYPED!!!)
• Pekoe was thinking about moving away, but I was able to change her mind.
• Sahara was here today!
• Began thinking of layout changes to make so I that I can eventually add in pumpkin patch.
9/26 (Last Bug-Off of the year!)
• Found a recipe for gold-armor shoes in a bottle that washed up on shore.
• Witnessed Nook and Isabelle taking a break to do some exercise in Resident Services.
• Participated a few times in the Bug-Off and sold a bunch of bugs.
• Completed the daily NM+ bonus offers.
• Cornered a Gigas giant Clam and two giant isopods against the safety nets.
• Pascal gave me a pearl.
9/27
• Bought turnips from Daisy Mae; 20 stacks for 107 bells apiece (not the best offer, but also not the worst).
• My HHA score didn't change at all from last week, which isn't surprising considering all of the work I had last week.
• Marina showed me how to make a hedge standee.
• Got a pearl from Pascal.
• K.K. was here, but I ended up missing the show after I lost track of time
9/28
• Found a recipe for gold bars in a bottle that'd washed up on shore.
• Leif was here today, and I bought more tea-olive and hyacinth starts.
• Maddie and I nearly got jumped by a scorpion that was lurking outside of Nook's Cranny. I went to go catch, only for it to decide to go sleep with the fishes and jump straight into the river.
• Thought some more about where might be a good spot for a pumpkin patch.
• Picked out and wrapped a gift for Marshal's birthday tomorrow.