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31 Days of Halloween: Day 20
Another busy day with work and radio show stuff, but still time for a bit of festive fun in the evening! Uncle Joe’s Caramelised Toffee Apples What mad alchemy is this? (Also, can you get...
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31 Days of Halloween: Day 21
It's Pumpkin Day! And given it's the second year in a row we've observed Pumpkin Day, that must mean it's a genuine tradition! Woohoo! It's also our monthly day off together, so we've got lots of...
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31 Days of Halloween: Day 22
After the craziness of Pumpkin Day yesterday, it was a bit of a quiet one today. I was at work, and then we just had a quiet night in with a seasonal film. Spider Brooches For half term, we've got a...
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31 Days of Halloween: Day 23
A really nice day today, as it was the start of my big week of events and activities. There's a lot coming up this week, so it was lovely to kick things off with such a successful event. Bailey’s Wood...
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31 Days of Halloween: Day 24
It's the one day this week when I don't have a Halloween event to do, so it's just a fairly standard day at work for me. Okay, it was a little bit festive! Halloween Soreen Lunchtime Halloween malt...
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31 Days of Halloween: Day 25
Today was a very big day, with three separate (and very different) events on the cards. We also did some festive stuff at home afterwards, as we moved into the final week of celebrating. Crumpsall...
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31 Days of Halloween: Day 26
Today was a long day. And even though there was only one Halloween event, it was a big one (and one I've been looking forward to/nervous about) since we came up with the idea at the end of the summer....
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31 Days of Halloween: Day 27
I had a day off today (partly to catch up with my sleep after all the events this week!). Plenty of time for Halloween stuff in the evening though! Library After Hours We had an amazing evening at...
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31 Days of Halloween: Day 28
Very big day today, with several outfit changes. So much Halloween. So much. Bailey’s Wood Halloween Litter-Pick It was the Friends of Bailey's Wood Halloween Fancy Dress Litter-Pick in the woods...
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31 Days of Halloween: Day 29
A slightly quieter day today, but still chock-full of Halloween goodness! Samhain Forest Bathing Just perfect Samhain forest bathing session this afternoon with Natalie Rossiter Wellbeing, finding...
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31 Days of Halloween: Day 30
Thought I'd take advantage of a sort-of day off to do some Halloween cooking to use up leftover veg before our next delivery. I think I went a bit overboard. There were no clean spoons left in my...
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31 Days of Halloween: Day 31
It's the big day! Wow! I can't believe it's been a whole month... because it feels more like years. Can anyone actually remember when I started celebrating Halloween? I know I said I was going to do...
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Events in December 2023
Bailey's Wood Festive Winter Walk and Talk Wednesday 6th December 11.00–12.30pmFriends of Bailey's WoodI'll be leading a gentle, social walk in the woods with a festive themeBooking LinkVirtual Writing...
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Countdown to Christmas: Day 1
It's the first day of our Christmas countdown! Lots of festive things to look forward to before the big day!Advent Calendars We take advent calendars very seriously in our house. Rob has his wooden...
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Countdown to Christmas: Day 2
Second day of our festive countdown, and it was a very cold one. We thought we were wrapped up warm enough for our afternoon out, but perhaps another layer or two would have been good! It snowed...
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Countdown to Christmas: Day 3
It's the third day of our festive celebrations, and it was another cold one today. The snow settled a little bit overnight, and the temperatures didn't get up to much today. We had some festive...
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Countdown to Christmas: Day 4
Today was mostly about work (and shopping for later in the week), but I injected a little bit of festivity into one of my meetings at least. Friends of Crumpsall ParkFriends of Crumpsall Park...
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Countdown to Christmas: Day 5
Another day of celebrating the countdown to Christmas, though (once again) this was mostly just a day at work. I did have a dinner date with an old friend in the evening though, and we managed to make...
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Countdown to Christmas: Day 6
It's been a very busy (and extremely festive) day today! Mulling I was up early to start mulling for some events today! Christmas Earrings I wore my new spangly Christmas tree earrings today - a...
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Countdown to Christmas: Day 7
Another day celebrating the Countdown to Christmas, and it was another very festive one! (But then, you probably guessed that, didn't you?) Christmas Earrings Another new pair of Christmas earrings...
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