I'm having fun! I'm almost done with my first winter. I'm doing my best not to Google too much, so I'm sure there's plenty of inefficiencies, but I have all gold tools, maxed my backpack, and have upgraded my barn and coop once.

Every time I want to start a new farm he announces another update and then I just find myself waiting again

It’s winter of year 2 for my fish farm, and it’s going pretty well!

I caught the sturgeon I wanted for a new fish pond on winter day 1; caviar seemed like something cool to produce.

I made it to the bottom of the mines for the first time, and it’s nice to not have to still vaguely wonder about that quest. I initially played the game in 2016, so I feel like I’ve been doing that silly thing for a decade.

I also have become pretty good friends with Linus, and he gave me a recipe. The short cutscene was so endearing!

I mentioned in a previous installment that I was rearranging my farm a bit, and I love the new layout! My farmhouse is on its own island, which makes it feel a lot more spacious on the northern open area with a barn, coop, shed, and greenhouse.

My next step is to make my shed bigger to hold the various kegs and preserves jars that I have laying around in addition to mayo and cheese makers.

I’d also like to start making more casks for the cellar to age things because it seems like, why not?