31 Days of Halloween: Day 14

Sadly, it was yet another day of illness for me, so no real Halloween celebrations to speak of. I did enjoy a little online video that's part of a Halloween series, so I'm counting that! Otherwise, it was just a tea and a story for me today.

Today's Tea

Today's tea was Spiced Apple Chai from Camellios. It's... well... a spiced apple chai! Very delicate flavours too, so not at all overpowering.

Today's Story

Tonight's classic tale of horror was 'The Outsider' by H.P. Lovecraft.

Live and Spooky Campfire Stories (J.H. Moncrieff)

Flame Tree Press started a new Halloween series of short videos called #LiveandSpooky Campfire Stories tonight, with J.H. Moncrieff reading an excerpt from her novel Dragonfly Summer which is out next month. I really enjoyed this, and I'm going to try and catch all the #LiveandSpooky Campfire Stories this month for an extra bit of Halloween fun.

31 Days of Halloween: Day 13

Well, I'm still ill, but the show must go on. For the first time this week, I managed to fit in a little bit more than just a tea and a story (but I'm absolutely shattered now as a result). I did find a way of making my horror cold work for me though...

Today's Tea

Tonight's tea was Witches Brew from Pentacle Herb Store. It's hibiscus, rosehip, elderberry, orange, lemon and mulled wine spices. And it tastes, as you might imagine, like mulled wine. (I've definitely had way more hibiscus than pumpkin so far this year.)

Today's Story

Tonight's classic tale of horror is 'The Terror of Blue John Gap' by Arthur Conan Doyle.

Tonight's Halloween Look

I wanted to go for a Woman in Black vibe for tonight's Facebook live event. The one saving grace of being so poorly is that I didn't need any white face make-up, I could just lean in to the deathly pallor I'm currently sporting.

Ghost Story Readalong Live

Well, I managed to get through tonight's Ghost Story Readalong video on Facebook Live without sneezing. Who knows what next week will bring?

Mr Harrigan’s Phone

As me and my little brother are both still ill, we couldn't get together for our regular Myst replay. We decided to have a remote film night instead (party like it's 2020!). We watched Mr Harrigan's Phone and I had some Joe and Seph's Strawberry Cheesecake popcorn. If It Bleeds was the first Stephen King book my brother read (he randomly borrowed it from me one night last year), so it was nice to watch the adaptation of 'Mr Harrigan's Phone' together.

31 Days of Halloween: Day 12

Another day of not quite celebrating Halloween due to the cold from Hell. I'm posting this a little late again, as I didn't feel like a tea and a story yesterday. I caught up today though, as I'm not going to let the seasonal celebrations slip too much!

Today's Tea

Catching up with what should've been yesterday's tea... Evening at the Fireplace from It's Tea Ltd. It's a weird one... green tea with cinnamon, cardamom and sugar Christmas tree decorations, so probably more a Christmas than a Halloween tea!

Today's Story

Yesterday's classic tale of horror (which I read today) was 'Le Grande Bretèche' by Honoré de Balzac.