31 Days of Halloween: Day 4

And it's another day of Halloween for me! Not a lot of spooky stuff going on today (as I was mostly teaching and in meetings), but I still have my horror story-a-day and Halloween tea to celebrate the season!

Today's Story

Today's story was 'The Torture of Hope' by Villiers de l'Isle Adam. A grim little tale that makes the Poe stories that preceded it seem rather jolly (vanilla even, lol).

Today's Tea

Today's tea was Gingerbread Chai by Bird and Blend Tea Co. Wow - that's a gingerbread-tastic tea. Bit of a kick to it as well.

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.