It’s November (What? How? Why?) and it’s Thursday, which means it must be time for What’s new with you? If you’ve been wondering what on Earth I was doing on October instead of keeping my blog updated then you’ve come to the right place 😉 Here are all the things I’ve been doing for the past month.
Reading. I completed the bonus round of Erin’s reading challenge. Woo! To find out the specific books I read, you’ll have to come back when it’s time for Show Us Your Books… but I will tell you that I started Magician by Raymond E Feist about a week ago and so ar it’s really good. I had been putting it off because it’s so long!
Watching. Hocus Pocus! It was on TV on Sunday and I couldn’t resist. It’s been too long since I’ve seen it. I also saw some episodes of Extreme Cake Makers. Some very impressive cakes going on there!
Eating. Pumpkins and chickpeas. Standard autumn fare really. But last week we ate something more unusual. I will tell you what in a few days… don’t want to ruin the surprise 😉
Drinking. I relapsed and went back to drinking too much caffeinated tea. Hmm. Also smoothies – sadly ready-made. I want to make my own but I need a blender first.
Buying. Too many patterned tapes. They are taking over! I need a better way to store them. Also my godson’s Christmas present, which I am very excited about.
Making. Halloween cards for Post Pals children. So, so many Halloween cards! Here are a few:
Cross stitching. Designs for Christmas cards. After spending so long making Halloween cards, I am now way behind with Christmas!
Seeing/hearing. Jan perform with two different choirs. At the second one, they were performing with a trio consisting of a harpist, flautist and… violaist? Is that a word? My spell checker doesn’t recognise it. A man on a viola anyway. I absolutely loved them!
Winning. The pub quiz. Yay! It was the first time we’d been in ages as well.
Visiting. The pumpkin festival in Ludwigsburg – it’s becoming a bit of tradition. Again, I preferred the theme two years ago, but we had a nice day with our friends and I got to eat pumpkin Maultaschen, which is always a good thing.
Booking. Flights to England for my sister’s wedding. Not long to go now! I also got my dress altered in October (it was way too long). Thought I’d throw that in here since I couldn’t think of a category for it 😉
Coveting. This jumper: https://www.aboutyou.ch/p/naketano/knit-maja-pusteblume-iii-3651582 It is way out of my price range though. I am not paying 57 CHF (=49 euros/42 pounds) for a jumper! Maybe I’ll send the link to Jan… he did ask what I want for Christmas 😉
I can’t think of anything else. The rest of the time I was just working, cleaning and doing laundry. You know… life stuff. Not too exciting. How about you – been doing anything interesting recently?
Linking up with Kristen and Gretch, of course.
Extreme Cake Makers is the best!!
Congrats on winning the pub quiz!! I had a Halloween movie night at the beginning of October and we watched Hocus Pocus. You have to – it’s a classic!
-Lauren
http://www.shootingstarsmag.net
Definitely a classic! I was so glad to see it on TV 🙂
Ah I love those cards! Plus that sweater is super cute.
The sweater looks like the perfect candidate for a Christmas gift!
Oh wow, Magician, that takes me back! I remember reading that as a teenager – if I remember rightly it rattles along pretty quickly despite being a bit of a doorstep of a book 🙂
I would get through it quicker if I went to bed earlier. LOL. it’s too big to take on the train with me when I go into the office.
ooh i’m curious to know what you’ve been eating that is interesting. i love chickpeas way too much. also yes to pumpkin. i don’t like it in sweet stuff (like pumpkin pie) but i love roast pumpkin or pumpkin soup. that jumper is super cute! it’s funny that your dress was too long because just looking at that jumper i can tell it would be too short on me hahaha.
LOVE THE CARDS!
Thank you 🙂
I’m sure the kids will love those Halloween cards!
Thank you x