A/N: I have returned! Progress on year 6 is coming along well. I should be able to finish typing it in a week or two. That leaves me plenty of time since I only update once a week. This is the last year. Tina's diary is almost complete.

Preview:2 years later. This is the final chapter. Why does the diary stop here? "Your daughter is quite a bit older."

Disclaimer: I do not own Harvest Moon

...a few years later...

Takakura: Your daughter is quite a bit older. So am I, but I'm hanging in there. Marlin is as young looking as ever. You'd never guess his child is that old. That Nathan is more mature. I think Nathan finally succeeded Tina as a farmer. Maybe I should think about retiring.

Entry 211

Takakura must be crazy. He thinks that Marlin looks younger than me. We both have gray hair! Okay, I guess that's a little harsh. I shouldn't get mad at my friend so easily. Especially since he still works at his age. And free.

Anyway, I've been living here for 31 years. It's funny. I've spent most of my life at Forget-Me-Not valley. Well, 2 years have gone by. But it seems like more since my once brown hair is completely grey. And I have a few wrinkles on my face. Without a doubt, I can say I'm an old woman. I'm 57, Marlin is 63 and Nathan is 29.

Nathan constantly talks about taking over Natsume farm for me one day. Which is a bit of a relief, but I don't plan on retiring soon. Takakura still works. If he can do it, so can I. But I have to admit that I'm not as strong as I used to be. I can still do things like hop over the fence, but I think that makes my family worry I'll break a hip or something.

Anyway, I'll talk a little about today. I spent some time with Danny. It's fun playing with my dog. Well, I went on to do my chores. Nathan happened to be walking out of the house while I went out of the barn. I still had stuff to do, but I was tired and needed a break. I didn't even notice my son until after I yawned. Nathan came up and said he'd finish the chores for me. And that I should take a break. Aw... that's my boy. He's always looking out for me. I took him up on his offer and went to the house. I'm happy. Things couldn't be better. I have good friends, my family, a lot of money, happy animals and plenty of food. We're in a good place. I get the feeling that the upcoming year will be great. I'm looking forward to it.

Chapter 6 Twilight Entry 212 Day 1 Spring

It's the first day of the year and I was very busy. I woke up at 5:00 and decided to cook. And boy did I cook. I made a lot of Grilled yams, Yam soup, Fish Stew, Earth soup and Sashimi.

I went back in my room in time to see my husband wake up. Marlin was very happy to see me. And greeted me with a big smile.

After that, I went back to bed until 7:00am. Where Nathan came in my room and told me he fed the animals. I appreciate that, I really do. But that boy is going to be the death of me! He has been feeding the animals instead of watering the crops. I've had to water all of them on my own. I'm too old to be doing that. It takes up too much energy. He's still sweet though so I can't get upset. He wished me a happy new year and said he hoped this year will be as great as the last. Aw… I love my son. Lately he's been saying that he wants to study harder so I can retire.

The carrots are still alive and I've managed to harvest a few, but the rest aren't ready. Anyway, after the incredibly long task of watering those carrots, which half of them might not even make it, I went to Romana's for the New year's party. We all had a great time. I got to talk to a few people and heard Lumina play the piano again. Celia and I really love her playing. After the party, Romana asked me to come to the next one. At this point, does she even have to ask? Of course I will go. I love attending the New years party. Almost as much as the Harvest festival.

After talking with Lumina again I went to my sister's house and spoke with her and Celia. Celia asked me if ever wanted to go flower viewing with them. And that maybe we could have a picnic. That was nice of her. I would love to do that one day. After doing a little more cooking, and eating some Grilled yams, I noticed it started to rain earlier in the night

Speaking of cooking, Marlin says that he has learned to cook pretty well recently, but it's nothing compared to my cooking. Interesting how he said that. It's also interesting how Stan seems to like me more. Does it have anything to do with the fact I gave him an apple today? I'm not sure.

Entry 213 Day 2

All but one of the carrots were on the brink of death. So I harvested one and got rid of the rest. It's sad, but at least one of them survived. And that was because I didn't give up on it. Well, there isn't really much to say about today.

When I talked with Celia, she said that Nathan's all grown up, and that time sure flies by. So true. Vesta is looking really old. Well, my sister is older than me. I'm not looking too young myself. I mean… I think I'm younger than I look but…

Nathan asked me an important question. He wanted to know if I wanted him to take over Natsume farm one day. While that would be nice, I'm not going to pressure him. He can do what he wants. I told him that. Nathan smiled and thanked me for saying that. He went on to say that he was actually seriously thinking about taking over the farm for me. That's something to look forward to. But I still have it in me! I'm not going to think about retiring for years. I may have run this farm for 31 years, but I don't plan on completely stopping. Vesta still has her farm. Why can't I?

Later, I made a lot more food. Fish stew, Earth Soup and Fruit punch. Now with all this prepared food, I don't have to worry about cooking every day. Yet another thing to look forward to.

Entry 214 Day 3

Today was nice. But a little boring. When I talked with my son this morning he asked me what were my plans for the future. Honestly, what's left? I'm 57-years old, I run a successful farm, I got married 30 years ago to the one I love, I have a wonderful son and many friends. I'm already in my future. But I thought about it and answered by saying I want to make the farm bigger. Natsume farm is great, but the buildings are getting a really old. There can be improvements. Nathan said that it was good I had a plan for the future.

After our little talk I went on with farm work. Marlin watched me work in the field again. I love it when he does that. I guess he's looking after me.

Van came today, so I went to go sell him 3 golden eggs. I decided to push my luck by haggling. I declined his first offer. He offered me a new price. That's usually when I'd say, "Yeah! I'll take it." But I acted like I wasn't interested in selling anymore. I told him never mind. Van didn't want to give up so he offered an even better price. I took it and couldn't believe I got that much. I doubt I'll get him to go that high again. I guess the reason he went that high in the first place is because we're friends. By the way, Van is looking really old. But I guess that is to be expected since he's twice my age. It makes sense.

I had a lot of spare time so I talked with Takakura and Tartan before going to fish. I'm thinking about planting seeds soon. Not that long ago I used all the turnips to make Light pickles. It's a nice salad using just one turnip. I was so hungry, and one light pickle meal filled me up. I just gave Marlin some. I don't think I've given that to him before. I wonder if he'll like it.

Entry 215 Day 4

Well, for a change of pace, I decided to have Tartan use his ability. I gathered Up-seeds for some amount of years and use them. Being without crops gives me a weird feeling. So I bought some from Celia. Just 5 watermelon seeds. Normally, seeds I get from Vesta are B rank This time, I went to my two-headed plant friend and combined the seeds with the Up-seed flowers. That made them all S rank. I'll get a lot of money. Buying B rank and selling S rank will certainly give me a good profit.

After planting my seeds, I went fishing and caught a Yamame fish. Is that how it's spelled? Then I just hung around. I didn't feel like doing much. Later, at night, I made some strawberry short cake. Marlin isn't into sweets most of the time, so I'll be the only one enjoying that in the future. I have no problem with that. By the way, he liked the Light Pickles.

Nathan is so sweet. He keeps feeding the animals. I can tell he's trying to help out more. Maybe he notices I am slowing down. Well, then again he keeps saying he'd like a cute baby sister. Honestly, I'm not sure I'd have enough strength to have another child. Nah, I doubt it.

I spoke to Lumina earlier in the day. She still looks like she's I her 20's. Does she age? Oh, and Galen. He's like a 100 years old. Well more like late 90's. He's hanging in there. But having myself and him be old at the same time is weird. Not as weird as my animals. Who should have died a long time ago. But even so, I'm glad they don't age. I'd be sad if they died.

Entry 216 Day 5

All was well today. Not too much to report though. Vesta wasn't at her farm. I think my sister went to Romana's. Oh well. I did get to talk to Celia. I even got to see that cute little raccoon over there.

Nathan is really starting to like animals. Maybe even more than crops! Heheheh... Marlin sometimes asks me if he's an old man. A part of me wanted to joke by saying I've already ordered his cane. But honestly, the only thing that gives his age away is his gray hair. So I told him I don't think he looks like one at all. Marlin was relieved and was glad he was still okay. I couldn't say something like, "Yeah! You're old!" That would be terrible. If my husband feels a little insecure, I'm not gonna make it worse. Anyway, I went fishing and caught another Yamame fish.

The S rank Watermelon seeds are doing okay. I think they will sprout tomorrow. Well that's all for today.

Entry 217 Day 6

It was very cloudy. I doubted the weather man was right when he said it wasn't going to rain, but it turns out he was right. I almost didn't let my animals out. I did the usual and had plenty of time to spare.

One of the watermelon seeds sprouted so that's good. I saw that raccoon again. I'm seeing him a lot lately. I spoke with Lumina and then went fishing. I didn't catch anything special. I get the feeling that I'm not going to make m much money this year. Oh well. It's not like we're broke.

I had so much free time, I even ran around in circles while Danny chased me. Playing with Danny and watching Nathan spend time with the animals is a treat. I may not have a lot of work to do now, but that isn't a bad thing. It feels good to sit back and relax.

Entry 218 Day 7

It was a relaxing day. I had plenty of time to do nothing. When I went to Vesta's, I saw Nathan there. I think he was looking at the crops. I went to talk to my sister, and I noticed Celia wasn't there. I thought she may have gone to Romana's villa to look at the flowers.

I started going over there when I saw Lumina approaching the bridge. Nathan was about to cross over from the other side. I half expected Nathan to duck for cover. But he casually passed her and kept walking home. Maybe his little crush ended. Well that's good since Lumina doesn't seem to have any interest in him that way. I would hate for Nathan to be broken hearted. Anyway, I talked with Lumina and then went to the villa. No Celia in sight.

So I left and went fishing. I even got to see that funny turtle again there. I didn't catch any good fish. None that were worth selling. Yep, more Sashimi. I started heading back home and I saw Celia walking next to Galen! Where has she been? The city? Well, NOW it looked like she was going to the villa. I talked with her and Galen and ran into Romana as well. After a quick chat I went home to Natsume farm. Where I spoke to Tartan and Takakura.

Oh, and when I saw Marlin walking towards the house, I felt this sudden urge to talk to him. I can't really explain. I guess you can say I was in an affectionate mood. Just seeing him made me happy. Don't know where that little burst of emotion came from…. Weird. Anyway, Van comes tomorrow. I'll get to shear Cody and sell his wool. I'm barely making money now. Having no crops to sell really affects the income. I'm barely living off of 3 eggs a day. Oh well…. Danny and Romeo are really vying for my attention. I'm starting to think they are competing for me. They sometimes stand next to each other and wait to see who I will pick up first. It's pretty cute when they do that though.

Entry 219 Day 8

Van was kind of stubborn today. I tried to haggle more than usual like the other time, but he kept saying no. I tried to go back to the first haggled price but then he wouldn't do that either. He wanted me to accept the first offer. I kept trying to haggle though. The only thing that kept me going was the fact that I'm barely making any money. I don't need to make a lot, but certainly more than I'm currently earning. Someone selling lemonade would probably make more than me. I knew I had to get more. So I just left Van. I let my friend think it over. How he wouldn't be getting Golden wool, Golden eggs and 2 rare fish. Of course, when I returned a few hours later, he sung a different tune. He gave me a little more money. I knew he would change his mind. Either that or he took pity on me. I hope he didn't think I was desperate. Now that I think about it, it did seem like I was. Oh well...

Anyway, Marlin was looking at the trees. They had flowers on them. All ready to start bearing fruit. Marlin said that he wanted to help me by developing a unique crop. He sort of already did though. The hybrid trees he suggested me to grow will bear fruit or the first time soon. Yes, he's often mentioned how hybrid fruit sell for a lot. Marlin also said that Daryl was probably researching hybrids too. And that he's a weird guy. No kidding. And speak of the devil, Daryl popped up on my farm. Trespassing again! Danny started barking, but it went on deaf ears.

Oh well it's okay. Spring is almost over. Aw… I really like Spring. I guess I better get ready for Summer soon. Not too long ago I ate dinner with Marlin. I gave him Fish Stew while I ate Sashimi. It's nice to relax and eat dinner with him.

Entry 220 Day 9

Another relaxing day. For the most part. The weather man said in was going to rain. But this was the guy that was usually wrong so I let my animals out. Not even two seconds later it started raining. So I called the animals back in with the bell.

The rain wasn't too bad. It wasn't a storm so I went to Vesta's. Nathan was there again. While he talked to me, he had a nice smile on his face. I'm glad my son is enjoying life. He's more cheerful than his father. Marlin only seems to smile when I talk to him. I wish he did it more often. But that's flattering at the same time.

I went fishing at Turtle swamp and the rain started to stop. Once it did, I whistled for Stan and he took me back home. Then I let all the other animals out. I suddenly heard Danny barking and knew that meant Daryl was here. He's coming by more often. That's a little annoying. Nathan's said that recycling waste from our animals could be made into fertilizer. Nathan told me he'd research it and that Daryl might know more about it. He plans on asking Daryl. I really hope he doesn't ask that weirdo. Maybe it's time I tell him how Daryl stared at him when he was a baby. THAT would change Nathan's mind.

Entry 221 Day 10

Today's the last day of Spring. It rained a lot so I didn't feel like fishing. I just went to talk to my friends. I saw Dr. Hardy go into his house so I followed him. He asked if anything was wrong and I told him I was fine. That was nice of him to ask. Then again I guess it's his job to ask that.

Anyway, the rain stopped but I kept my animals in the barn and rode Stan around. I tried giving him an apple, but Nathan's earlier feeding made him not want anymore food. So I decided to just show him a flower. My horse seemed very confused and sniffed it. What? Has he never seen a flower up close before? His reaction was a little funny. Almost as if he was being very careful in case the flower attacked.

Well, the average amount of G I get is 90G a day. I'm used to getting at least 200G. Ah, I remember the good old days. When I'd get milk worth at the VERY LEAST 900G. Oh well, Summer's tomorrow. I should see fruit sprouting from the regular and one of the hybrid trees. I'll be getting more than 90G a day then. So it all works out.

I looked at the stars earlier this night. They make me nostalgic. I remember all of the other Springs I've gone through. Like the first Spring I spent her in Forget-me-not Valley. I met Takakura at the beach and started my new life here. I met Danny, Keko and Marlin. Back then I had no idea that things would turn out as great as this. All of the past Springs have been really good. I usually made a lot of money. I can understand why Celia loves it so much. And the New Years parties that Romana invites me to are always a nice start to the season. Spring is always special to me.