31 Days of Halloween: Day 17

Another day of Halloween month... and another day that was a wee bit too busy for any celebrations. Sigh. Still, you have to mark the season somehow.

Zombie Fruit Leathers

I haven't seen these before, but they're officially my new favourite thing.

31 Days of Halloween: Day 16

Another day of celebrating Halloween! Not a lot of festivities today (due to work commitments) but I tried my best with what I had.

Cinnamon Sugar Crème Brûlée

I was at a training session all day today, which wasn't particularly festive. I tried to pick the most seasonal thing from the lunch table though. I probably deserve points for trying.

Spaghetti Squash and Uchiki Kuri

Our Groobarbs veg box arrived today, with not one but two squashes! Hooray!

31 Days of Halloween: Day 15

It's Day No. 15 of our Halloween celebrations!

Beetlejuice Earrings

New earrings! (Since it's been a Beetlejuice-y kinda month!)

Chocolate Ghost

Was out for a work event this morning, and it went well so I celebrated with a chocolate ghost.

Autumn Gnocchi

Out for a work dinner tonight. We were at The Smithfield Social, so in honour of the season I ordered from their Autumn Specials menu... wild mushroom and truffle gnocchi with spinach, pistachio pesto crumb and crispy parmesan!

31 Days of Halloween: Day 14

Another day of celebrating Halloween month... woohoo! And I'm still feeling under the weather... boohoo! Still, I picked myself up and got out of the house for a bit (my cold's gone, but the tiredness is still here).

Autumn Mouse

Little present from my mum - a twin to the one she got me at the Autumn Equinox.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Went to see Beetlejuice Beetlejuice with my brother this evening, which was a lot of fun (or, not too bad for a legacy sequel).

Beetlejuice Fanta

In honour of the film, my brother got me another bottle of Beetlejuice Fanta. 'Tis the season, apparently.

31 Days of Halloween: Day 13

It's Day No. 13 of our Halloween celebrations, and I've had to admit that the curse isn't lifted. I was feeling too ill to do the things we had planned for today. I guess 13 really is unlucky for some.

Parkin

I am still trying to pretend that everything's better with parkin though.

31 Days of Halloween: Day 12

It's the twelfth day of our Halloween celebrations, and I think my cold might be starting to lift! Time to crack on with celebrating the season!

Park Write – Spooky Season

This afternoon, I ran a spooky-themed creative writing workshop in the park for Friends of Crumpsall Park.

F is for Friday the 13th

We were back on our Halloween A-Z this evening, starting with Friday the 13th.

G is for Ghost Story

And then we watched Ghost Story (after a bit of back-and-forth about which 'G' film to watch).

31 Days of Halloween: Day 11

Another day of celebrating Halloween, and here's hoping the curse is lifted and I'm well enough to get back to having some seasonal fun.

Cup of Tea

Reader, the curse is not lifted. I still have a cold. Still, at least my teacup is festive.

31 Days of Halloween: Day 10

I've dragged myself out of my sick bed for the tenth day of our Halloween month. I'm hoping the cold has peaked now, and I'll be properly on the mend soon.

Ducks on Trams

I had to do some social media posts advertising an event we're doing at work. I took a couple of little Halloween ducks in for a photoshoot, and they had a great time travelling around on the tram and the bus.

Chocolate Skeleton

Today was a long day, as we had an event on after work. Fortunately, I had a little chocolate skeleton to keep me going.

31 Days of Halloween: Day 9

Day No. 9 of our Halloween month, and the curse is truly come upon me. I have a very nasty cold, so I won't be doing much celebrating today sadly.

Wax Melts

We switched over our diffusers today, got the Halloween one out, and lit a Warming Cashmere wax melt from Scentered Serenity to make the house feel cosy.

31 Days of Halloween: Day 8

It's the eighth day of our Halloween celebrations, and sadly it's the day when the Curse of Halloween has hit. For the third year in a row, I've come down with a horrible cold during our month of Halloween. Urgh.

The Substance

Only one thing on today's list, as it was a busy day at work, but I did manage to make it to the cinema to see The Substance with a friend. We went to an early evening screening, and I was still feeling okay at this point. The Curse of Halloween reared its head after I got home, and by the time I went to bed I couldn't stop shivering.

31 Days of Halloween: Day 7

It's Day No. 7 of our month-long Halloween celebrations this year!

Tea Meditation

Today started with something that maybe wasn't strictly a Halloween activity, but I'm counting it anyway as it happened in October! I attended a Chinese Tea Meditation (Cha Dao) session with TsiaTe. It might not be an explicitly seasonal thing to do, but the sense of connection to nature and lineage, and the encouragement to slow down and be mindful, certainly helps when you're trying to live more seasonally.

Lord of the Rings Walk

And another thing that wasn't actually for Halloween... me and my brother have been doing a Lord of the Rings walking challenge from The Conqueror this year. We've completed The Shire, and now we're about a third of the way through The Fellowship. Today we got together for a walk, which (I think) took us pretty much to Weathertop. We celebrated, not with a knife in the dark, but with Warm Blanket tea and a Halloween cupcake.

Beetlejuice Fanta

Little present from my brother!

Parkin

I had to go to a meeting this evening that I didn't want to go to, as I knew it would be horrible. So I took some parkin with me. Everything's better with parkin.

31 Days of Halloween: Day 6

Day 6 of our Halloween celebrations, and we were out and about for a lot of the day.

Litter-Pick in the Park

This morning kicked off with the monthly Friends of Crumpsall Park litter-pick. Mostly, this was an excuse to take pictures of mushrooms, golden leaves and cobwebs.

Roam for Cats

In the afternoon, Rob and I went for a 5-mile walk as part of our Cats Protection Roam for Cats challenge (we're a bit behind our target of 100 miles).

D is for Death Line

Continuing our Horror A-Z with Death Line...

E is for Eden Lake

... and then Eden Lake.

31 Days of Halloween: Day 5

Another day of celebrating Halloween, and we stepped things up a gear today as it was our first proper day together. Lots of seasonal stuff to do...

Squash

Rob bought a squash today. We named him Mick. Okay, I named him Mick, because I misheard Rob reading 'Mixed Squash' off the label.

Wax Melts

We lit our diffuser today, with a Pumpkin Spice wax melt from Scentered Serenity.

Halloween Decorations

Today was the day we put our Halloween decorations up. There's quite a lot going on in the living room, and the bathroom is filled with Halloween ducks now.

Halloween Biscuits

Rob went out to get some Halloween cakes or biscuits to celebrate getting the decorations up. The shop near us didn't have anything with a Halloween theme, so he just got some Viennese twists and put them on a plate with a ghost on it.

A is for An American Werewolf in London

For this October, we've put together an A-Z of horror films (all personal preference, of course). This afternoon, we kicked off with An American Werewolf in London.

Orphans of the Carnival

Started a new book today... Orphans of the Carnival by Carol Birch.

Squash Gratin

We ate Mick.

B is for Barbarian

The next film in our A-Z was Barbarian.

C is for Candyman

And then we watched Candyman.