That evening gown is hard to get, now.  It's shows in two modes but I usually only get it about one in four tries. 

I'm still customizing.  I've got most of the buildings done once in the bright colors and I've started doing the food emporiums and other non mini game buildings in the Ye Olde English style.  The second customizing takes a very long time, or maybe it's because I'm customizing so many buildings at once and there's a limited number of carpenters???

I'd like to fix up inside the antique store but those items are expensive.  Sure would like to see a sale on them.  Or a sale on keepsakes or food so I could work on my achievements.

I got another briefcase of minigame resources.  Better than building supplies! 

It took me 23 plays to get ONE evening gown!

I only have 2 buildings that I want to customize -- the Porcelain Repair shop and the Butterfly.  I might look at some more exterior things.  I'd love to do some more in the Antique Shop but, as has been said, boy that stuff is expensive.

Did BoomZap give any hints what the update was about?   It would be nice if it came out at the end of te month and the special event was a June wedding.

We'll know the update is near when we start getting sales again.  I have enough food left over from the last sale (last special event didn't require much, hope we get another easy time of it collecting gold).  I'd like to get some prawn cocktails if there's a sale to increase my max energy.  A keepsake sale would be nice also.

If the next update doesn't have special timed quests, people are going to finish everything within a day.  Unless the update gives us some new buildings to upgrade.

I noticed people were paying high prices for the Shot of France.  Apparantly it's been removed from the HO scene.  If you have an overstock of them you might want to sell.  Whimsical cookie jars are also selling for 1,000-1,500 coins.