31 Days of Halloween: Day 3

Carrying on with my daily Halloween stories and teas. Today was another full-on work day so I didn't get chance to do any other Halloween stuff. I did do a litter-pick in Crumpsall Park this morning, and so I saw some pretty cool autumnal stuff. I think one of the things I spotted has a bit of a Halloween vibe to it, so I'm counting it!

Fairy-Tale Mushroom

The litter-pick might not have been a Halloween event, but I think this awesome mushroom has a Samhain feel to it.

Today's Story

Today's story was 'The Premature Burial' by Edgar Allan Poe, concluding the Poe triptych that kicks off this collection.

Today's Tea

Given the first three stories in the collection, it seems fitting that today's tea was Edgar Allan Poe from The Literary Tea Company. Quaff this vanilla Ceylon tea and forget your lost Lenore! A little lighter and more delicate than I was expecting, but rather nice. And who knew Poe would taste of vanilla?

31 Days of Halloween: Day 2

It's the second day of my Halloween month celebrations. I did have quite a lot of work to do today so I haven't done any actual Halloween activities yet, but I've still enjoyed a horror story and a Halloween-themed tea.

Today's Story

Today's story was 'The Tell-Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe. The collection is a bit Poe-heavy to begin with, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.

Today's Tea

Today's tea was Woodcutter's House from The Tea Crew (based in Littleborough so near enough local). I know I had an apple tea yesterday, but this one is a baked apple herbal tea so a bit different. And okay, a woodcutter's house isn't Halloween-y in itself, but I'm obviously imagining a forest and a big bad wolf with this one.

31 Days of Halloween: Day 1

After last year, I've decided to do Halloween properly this year and celebrate a little bit every day in October. I've got quite a few bigger things lined up (and a couple of costumes sorted already), but mostly I'm going to be celebrating at home in the best possible way... with horror stories and tea! I wanted to do a horror story-a-day, so imagine my delight when I found this collection from the 90s of 31 classic horror stories. Perfect!

The problem is... despite what it says on the cover, turns out there's only actually 30 stories in the book. Looks like I'll be doing a story-a-day until the 30th October then. At least I've got an incredible selection of teas to see me through the whole month!

Today's Story

Today's story was 'The Black Cat' by Edgar Allan Poe. Definitely a classic, and definitely a good way to kick off a month of Halloween.

Today's Tea

Today's tea was Monster Mash by Monster Mash Teas, a spiced apple tea I assume they came up with while they were working in the lab late one night.