31 Days of Halloween: Day 22

Quite a busy day of Halloween things today, so this post is going to be a bit longer than the last couple!

Halloween Gin

I met up with a friend this evening for a couple of Halloween-appropriate gins from Wicked Wolf. Nice gin, nice company and a nice view!

Film Night

Next up, me Rob met up with a friend (virtually) for an online film night. We watched Bingo Hell (Gigi Saul Guerrero), which I really enjoyed even if the others didn't.

Cocktails

I'm cheating a bit with counting this one, as I get a Muddlebox cocktail subscription box every month, but I'm still going to count it! This month's cocktail was Sex in the Jungle, and between the colour and the Halloween straws, I've decided this fits the season.

The Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue

And then it was a late night film for me and Rob... The Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue (aka Let Sleeping Corpses Lie). Come for the zombies, stay for the incredible opening montage of 70s Manchester!

Ten Tales

The second series of Ten Tales, my series of seasonal (and local) ghost stories started tonight on North Manchester FM. The first tale in this series is called 'Redeem Thy Misspent Time', and it's set in Blackley.

Today's Story

Today's story was 'Back from the Grave' by Robert Silverberg. This one actually references one of the earlier stories in the book (Poe's 'Premature Burial') but gives an even more unsettling take on the idea.

Today's Tea

Today it was time for the poshest tea on my Halloween list... Toffee Apple Tea from Fortnum & Mason. Exciting!

31 Days of Halloween: Day 21

And another kind of quiet day on the Halloween front, with just another daily story and tea. I'm building up to much more at the weekend though!

Today's Story

Today's story was 'Evening Primrose' by John Collier. It reminded me a little of the Twilight Zone episode with the department store mannequins. Loved this one!

Today's Tea

Today's tea was Moonrise from Broom Apothecary. I found this one when we were staying in Bakewell last month - it's a camomile, rose petal, verbena and linden blossom herbal brew. And gosh, that's a relaxing cup of tea. I don't normally enjoy camomile tea but this one was absolutely lovely.

31 Days of Halloween: Day 20

Another day of Halloween in a very busy week (which is why I'm posting this one a bit late). Just a story and a tea for me today.

Today's Story

Today's story was 'The Veld' by Ray Bradbury. I think this might be one of my favourites so far. It looks like it's a story about out-of-control tech, but the horror turns out to a wee bit more domestic.

Today's Tea

Today's was Pumpkin Spice Chai Black Tea from Twinings. Time to get out the big cup... And just to say that if the retro packaging is making you worry I was drinking out-of-date tea, fear not! This is an import, so the packaging and design are different!