A/N: Bad news. Looks like I will have to skip a week of updating since this is all I typed. Good news. I've got free time to type year 6 now due to certain events... I will try to type it up this week. Hopefully everything will be done by February 8. If I don't update by then you can blame my laziness.
Disclaimer: I do not own Harvest Moon
Entry 200 day 31 Winter
Well, it's the 200th entry and the first day of Winter. That's kind of special. Well anyway, I put on my Kumono shirt like I always do on this day. It was raining and that really brought back memories. I decided to take it easy since it's my anniversary.
I wanted to spread some joy. I gave my husband a reserved S milk and made him some Earth soup. It stopped raining after a while so I had Stan take me to Romana's villa. I heard Lumina playing the piano. It was lovely. Again. Haha.
I saw Mukumuku and gave... them, a flower. I visited the elves, and finally Nina's grave. It started raining again, so I went back and put my animals up. Then I went to the place where Marlin and I got engaged. I can't help but have a warm feeling about today. I'm still in a good mood. I even gave Keko an extra hug because of it.
Oh, I've been giving Stan the apples I picked, but he didn't want one until pretty late. I wonder why. Not that long ago, I changed back into my Five-Oh-Four shirt. The Kumono shirt brings back a lot of good memories, but it was time for me to go back to wearing matching clothes with Marlin. Wow, just the fact that it's Winter stirs up all those feelings again. Yep, I still love Marlin. That will never change.
Entry 201 day 32
It continued to rain so I thought it was going to be a slow day. But I saw Danny walk out of his doghouse. That was my cue to let the animals out and ride Stan to Vesta's as usual. By the way, I noticed he hadn't eaten, so I hand fed him some fodder. I wanted to make sure he ate so that he wouldn't go hungry on our outing.
I went to Turtle Swamp and caught a huge Yaname. Yes, I'm still having issues remembering what it's called. Then I caught a bunch of tiny Colombos. I knew I was having Sashimi for dinner at that point.
Well anyway, I went throughout the day expecting it to snow. I was a little confused that it didn't. Snow would usually cover the ground. But I still see green.
At night, I guess Nathan looked out the window. Because he said he wondered if the snow would stay. And I thought, snow? I went outside and sure enough, it was snowing. Well well well. So it started snowing after all. By tomorrow, all of Forget-Me-Not valley should be covered in it. I'm glad Nathan told me. Earlier, he said that he realized that he was the first to be born and raised on this farm. Now that I think about it, he's right. Well, for a human. And he's the first to be born and raised in all the valley. Everyone here either came from the city or some village at some point. All except Nathan. How interesting.
Entry 202 day 33
The snow had stopped. So I was able to go about my business for a while. Snow covers the ground. Winter is in full swing.
Unfortunately, my Carrot seeds are suffering. My little "Not gonna water you the day you were planted" stunt could be the cause. But Marlin says that this is a tough season for the crops. True, but I think by now they should have been growing well. I haven't seen a single sprout. The carrot seeds are hanging in there, so I'm not gonna give up on them. They are in the best soil, and are now watered as necessary. The seeds should be able to make it. But I'm afraid of their "growth" rate. If they aren't picked by the end of winter, they'll be in real trouble. Because Spring isn't their season. Anyway, that's enough about carrots for now.
Today, Galen told me to take it easy in the cold. I spoke with Lumina and Muffy too. Muffy is still wearing that dress. And it was snowing again. She told me that wearing layers of clothes aren't fashionable. And that for her looks, she'd rather brave the harsh cold then not look pretty. Oh boy.
Well Van came today. I sold him the two huge Yaname fish. I sure got a lot of money. The offer was 4,000G. But I haggled for 4,200G. Greedy? Maybe. But all of that led me to having over 60,000G! I couldn't find my best friend, Celia. She wasn't on Vesta's farm. Maybe the villa, or the city? Who knows. I like talking to her. Shame I couldn't today. Oh well... Wish me luck with my carrots. I'll need all I can get.
Entry 203 day 34
Some of the carrot seeds sprouted. But the ones that didn't will probably die. Well, it might be too soon to say that.
It snowed, cleared up, then snowed again. The weather is so odd lately. It can't seem to stick.
I got to talk to Celia like I wanted. So that was nice.
Overall, today was a slow day. Nathan asked about farming again. I told him animals were fun to make friends with.
I talked to Mukumuku in the forest. Since I was there, I shrunk myself to visit the elves. After that, I caught a Sharkshark, or whatever it's called, in the river. And that's really it. But honestly, I need to learn the names of the fish I catch if I'm going to write it down like this.
Entry 204 day 35
It was cloudy. But pretty much fine. The weather report was wrong. There are two weather men. One goofy guy wearing a yellow rain poncho. The other is a serious guy wearing a business suit. The business suit guy is usually more accurate from what I've seen.
Anyway, when I walked out of my house, Danny and Romeo both stood by me vying for attention. It was very cute. I noticed all the carrot seeds have sprouted. There may be hope yet.
Nathan spent most of the day watching the animals. He's taking a lot more interest in them. That's good. Around 7:00pm, after every animal was put away. I noticed Nathan leave the farm when I was about to go in the house. I stopped and noticed he took a right. Away from the direction of Vesta's... My earlier suspicions of him going to the bar came to mind. I went to the border of my farm and watched where he was going. Like the nosey mom I am. And from that far distance, I saw him enter the bar. Well, he is an adult. As long as he doesn't come home completely drunk, I don't have much of a problem with it. Reminds me of his father. Marlin stopped going to the bar though when we got married. Okay, so if he didn't get that from Marlin, what got Nathan interested in the bar? Wait? Could it be my friendship with Muffy? Well, that's something to think about.
Entry 205 day 36
It was snowing this morning. I was just thinking about how I'd have to keep the animals in the barn when Danny suddenly walked out. Have I mentioned how reliable he is? I really love my dog. Since it stopped snowing, I let the animals out and started work.
Nathan was out in the field with me. I like his company. A little later, I was fishing at Turtle Swamp again. Then it started to snow again. Which reminds me, I haven't seen the turtle in quite some time. Maybe he's hibernating.
Well, the carrots are doing better than I thought. Maybe most of them will survive. But I don't know. Winter's already half over. There isn't much time left.
Entry 206 day 37
At first it snowed. But it quickly stopped. I'm getting worried about those carrots. The clock is ticking.
I took a trip to the forest to see the elves and Mukumuku before fishing. Van comes tomorrow for the last day of the year. So I wanted to catch a good fish. Sad to say, I only caught tiny Colombos. Not even worth selling. I usually use the small ones for cooking. I have to say, I made a lot of Sashimi out of those.
Oh, Griffin walked by me while I was fishing. He walked right behind Stan and kept going. Stan would never kick me, but for people he doesn't know, I can't say the same for them. Hasn't that Bar owner learned to not walk behind a horse? What was he thinking? Oh well... Stan was good. So it all worked out okay.
Entry 207 day 38
Again. It snowed then stopped. I'm really starting to worry about the carrots. They should have been ready by now. Winter has more of an impact than I thought on them. Looks like I'm in a bind. But, I still have two days. I'll hope for the best.
Anyway, I was about to go see Van, when it started snowing again. So I turned Stan back around to put him and the other animals in the barn. That was a little frustrating. I walked over to Van after that. It's the last time I'll see him this year. He wouldn't budge on the price of Golden Eggs for a while though. But I finally broke him. He was easy on the Golden Wool. That's right, I sheared Cody the sheep the last time of the year too. I made a lot of money.
The grass is growing again. There are quite a few green patches. So I started cutting it down for fodder. But I didn't finish. Tomorrow I'll have to cut down the rest, and wash my animals. So I'll be busy. There's no real reason for me to fish anymore this year since I can't sell them to Van. Ah, Spring is coming soon. That'll be great.
Tartan asked me if he was handsome. I decided to be nice and say that he was. He was very happy. And said that I was the only person who tells him that. Well, for a 2-headed talking plant, he's not bad looking. I can't say he's ugly per say.
Nathan was looking at the farm animal chart. That shows what the condition each of our animals are. His interest in that makes me happy. It's snowing again right now. Winter is very close to it's end. So maybe the annoying snow, stop, then snow again pattern will finally stop. Or with just rain. Hopefully not.
Entry 208 day 39
No bad weather today. That was good. It's also good that I currently have 70,000G. And because of cutting down all that fodder, I still have over 500 stacks of fodder. The carrots are still not ready for harvest. I'll be surprised if I can harvest them all, if any, tomorrow. Winter really is tough on crops. Even though carrots grow faster than potatoes, they still struggle. Potatoes probably would have been better now that I think of it. Since they can grow in Spring as well. I still won't give up on the carrots.
Anyway, after doing all my work, I was very tired. Thank goodness I have a bathtub. I'm fine now. After my bath, I got something to eat. But I noticed I hadn't given any food to Marlin in a while. So I gave him some Yam Soup. He was happy about that.
Tomorrow's the last day of the year. So Takakura gets the day off. And I'll relax and talk with friends as usual. It'll be great.
Entry 209 day 40
Last day of the year. All the snow has melted. It looks like Spring already. I spent time with my family and talked to my friends. Like Lumina, Vesta and Celia. I spoke to all kinds to tell the truth. Takakura, Galen, Tartan, the elves, Mukumuku, and I certainly talked with Marlin and Nathan. I even visited Nina's grave again. It was all so relaxing. I didn't have a care in the world. The carrots aren't ready for harvest. But I still have faith in them. This year was good. And I had no idea I could get 20,000G in that amount of time. Wow. I'm happy. But not because of meeting my money goal and passing it. I'm happy because I got to spend another bountiful year with my loved ones. To think that another year is coming up is exciting.
Entry 210
While I was busy, Marlin and Nathan had a little talk. Marlin filled me in on the details later. Here's what happened.
Nathan was standing by the fence to the field. That's where the animals would graze. He was just staring out at it. Marlin saw him and was curious. So Marlin walked over and asked Nathan what he was doing there all by himself.
Nathan surprised his father by asking why I started the farm.
Marlin told him he didn't know the details. But he knew it was before Nathan was born. And guessed it was in the Spring. By the way, it's a little insulting my own husband doesn't remember when I came here. Anyway, back to the conversation. Marlin told Nathan that Takakura and I came to Forget-Me-Not. Marlin continued to say that Takakura had been here before though, with some guy.
Nathan asked who it was.
Marlin replied that he only asked Takakura about it once. And that person was my father. Marlin said that would make him Nathan's grandfather.
Nathan was excited and said something along the lines of "Really?! I've got a grandfather....?" Poor Nathan. Then Nathan asked what happened to his grandfather.
Marlin said he didn't know. He never saw him again and Takakura won't tell him any more.
Nathan asked Marlin what I had to say about it.
Marlin answered by saying that I don't seem to want to talk about it. Which is true. Marlin told Nathan that I said I'm working on the farm in honor his grandfather's memory. Also true.
Then Nathan said that he'd like to work on the farm in honor of his grandfather's memory too.
Marlin was excited. And told Nathan that he was sure that would make me happy.
Nathan nodded and Marlin had smiled. They both looked out at the field together in a sort of bonding moment.
After I heard about their little conversation, I was really happy. And I felt a little guilty. Nathan wasn't told about his grandfather's death until now. It's a hard thing for me to just blurt out. But that really should have been done sooner. Well, that is a sensitive subject. I'm sad my father died. But everything that happed afterwards was great. Meeting Marlin, falling in love, making new friends, getting married, having a son, and the list goes on. So much has happened. Good and bad. My life has been a journey. I'm very happy to continue it.
