🦙The alpaca has spoken… and it turned GOLD!💛 Everdream Village Early Access build is NOW officially GOLD! 🔥 2 days left until the Early Access! 🙂🙃 Fun fact: 📅 Everdream Valley went GOLD on December 17, 2022 - almost exactly 3 years ago😊Time really does make cozy circles.🕛 #cozygame #indiegame

The company I got Mr.Fogu's gift from told me that they ship in a plain, "discrete" single box, yet it arrived yesterday in two boxes with their logo plastered all over the outside of each one 😱 Now he knows what it is, and is still happy, but I'm kind bummed that the surprise was spoiled...

Awaken, Earth Dancer! Forge new bonds as you heal the wounds of a once-prosperous nation, its people, and its gods in Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma. Experience the critically acclaimed hit when it comes to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on Feb. 13, 2026. https://youtu.be/ELQJJ76tE0Y

I’ve worked SUPER hard these past days on Ova Magica for full release 💪😓 (balancing, many new QoL features, bug fixes) And I just need to share this: I'm SO proud and I truly think it delivers the "cozy farm sim" experience 🌱 It finally feels really great now. That's all.

Happy Farm'n Friday! New Grand Bazaar goods in Japan from an online lottery website, a few indie farm'n game updates, and a reminder of the Wholesome Direct Snack next week - fogu.com/hm/

The neighborhood skeleton house is in the holiday spirit! Merry Christmas!

We spent hours putting up the new roofline lights, even with a string of them unclipping and falling off one by one, only to discover that we put them up backwards 😅 The power plug is on the wrong side of the house. Super long extension cord to the rescue!

Happy Farm'n Friday! New bubble cow plushie campaign from Marvelous NA/EU, a few indie game updates that happened while I was in Japan, and a few farm'n game discounts taking place this weekend - fogu.com/hm/

Lol power outage on Thanksgiving 😅 Intern Hondo enjoyed his lantern-lite dinner.

Ok this is nonsense... they were all working when we put them up a few weeks ago... /grumble Probably a single bulb mocking me 😖

Only 140 emails in my office inbox after being gone for two weeks. Not too bad. Or, could be an indication that there is impending doom that was left unresolved until my return 😑

Home! Now to stay awake to reset the sleep clock. Intern Hondo appreciates his new JAL airline blanket, to go along with his ANA and Delta blankets.

Almost home, I think. Then I can take a nap! Zzz...

Heading back today to hang with the Interns and bring treats to their cat-sitter. Plus, there were a lot of folks lined up for Saturday entry into Tokyo Disneyland today 😅

We have found a few cows today, but it's been slim pick'ns!

Uuuuug, they started blaring Christmas music in the Tokyo Disneyland entrance plaza at 6am... could have used more sleep. At least its holiday cheer 😴

Since we're here, we also checked out Clarabelle and Horace's variety show. She's a pretty good singer. Though, at one point Donald had a flowerpot dropped on his head, turning him into Barry Manilow for a while.

We found her! Wooooo!

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Haven't located any cows today, but did find a vegetable garden. Yaay farm'n!

We're part of the Cozy Quest event on Steam and would love your vote if you enjoyed Snacko :) forms.office.com/e/EqxsJtJuTh Categories we're in: - Coziest Simulation Game - Coziest Hidden Gem - Best of the Quest

I did manage to find Clarabelle in plushie form but the datestamp on Minnie threw me off. Does Disney make a bday plush for every day? Remembered after a few hours that it's because we share the same bday 😅 My 50th is tiny compared to her 97th. Maybe I'll be that old someday, too.

Now, this was a dang vibrant cow!

Found another Clarabelle, this time in a shop window. She and Horase seem to be more popular in Japan than in the US.

Woo it's a cow cow cow, cow cow cow cooow cow....

Cows, kinda, but no Clarabelle yet...

Found a few more cows yesterday. Today, we head to the Mouse House to locate the bovine queen, Clarabelle. 🐮

Wooo some ornament zodiac cows!

Not a cow, but I like bugs, too.

Still looking for cows! Maybe they're grazing in pastures on that tiny mountain in the distance...

Oh busy day! Met up with a friend I hadn't seen in 20 years. Though we learned our cat sitter got hurt today, so her mom suggested we bring her gotcha capsules to cheer her up. Ended up at the largest gotcha center in Sunshine City at the Namco Bandai store and picked her up an assortment.

Lol, FO...

Good morning! New day, new cow!

We left the palace to continue our cow hunt. Got lost in Harajuku, took a break to consume ramen, and eventually located our target: the six Story of Seasons capsule charms that were released this month. Only got 2 duplicates. Super tiny and cute! Worth the tired feet.

It's black and white, but not the cow I'm searching for...

Woo found a cow! Not the targets I'm after today, though.

Ug, way too awake already. Even did the morning exercises on TV 😅

Finally settled into the hotel for the next few days after a long travel day. Trying our best to stay awake to time zone reset. 😴

Round up friends who've traveled from Zephyr Town to Azuma, unlock new decorations, and add them to your villages in the free @storyofseasons Bundle for #RuneFactory: Guardians of Azuma! Learn more on our official blog: https://bit.ly/4ihUW77

Started the drive to Seattle from Portland at 4:30 am because our Portland to Seattle flight was canceled on Tuesday. It was either that, or fly from PDX to Boise and then to Seatac 😣 And right after I $$ for a blah airport sandwich, I find out we had lounge access with free food 😵‍💫

Also coming to RF: Guardians of Azuna are Grand Bazaar farm animals 😁 jp.runefactory.com/ryu-no-kuni/...

A new, sushi chef themed deluxe bingo card set is coming to Grand Bazaar. (Courtesy of the Bokumono account from the blue bird social site)

That's right, it's Mayo Mania! Any star rank or variety you could ever want, available this Saturday only! Some have been aged to still-good-yet perfection, for those who desire a bit more tanginess. #SoSGrandBazaar

Happy Farm'n Friday! An overview of Marvelous' Q2 fiscal report, a new rice-growing mobile game for Sakuna: of Rice and Ruin fans, and indie farm'n game updates - fogu.com/hm/

Moonstone Island is today's Steam Daily Deal, which means it's our BIGGEST DISCOUNT EVER! 💰 Base game 60% off 💰 Decor DLC 45-50% off 💰 Soundtrack & Art Book 60% off It's never been cheaper! TELL EVERYONE!!! store.steampowered.com/app/1658150/...

Was wandering through the Mountains and found wild 'shrooms near a jump barrel. Maybe I'll give them to Webby. (I was raking leaves and uncovered these guys. Probably not edible, but Webby doesn't need to know... it's one more towards 2000 donations 🫢) #SoSGrandBazaar

It's November 1, and our first day of Christmas light install. Kinda. We made an attempt at putting up the roofline lights and soon discovered the 300+ light clips we 3D printed weren't going to work with the new light strings. At least I got to wear my new roof harness and non-slip boots 😅

Started #Halloween with 7 pounds of candy and 10 pounds of potatoes. Ended the evening with 5 pounds of leftover candy and 3 pounds of potatoes remaining. Potatoes win again!

Happy Farm'n Friday! An overview of the new content included in Harvest Moon: Home Sweet Home SE, two indie farming games launched Kickstarter campaigns this week, and Cattle Country update adds a kid - fogu.com/hm/