Life Lately, October 2016

We've spent most of October waiting to go on our honeymoon in Iceland. Boy was it worth the wait! Now we're back we have a few more days of holiday before things return to normality. There's a mountain of washing to do and we plan to chill out and enjoy doing nothing for a little while longer.

Eating

• Anja's amazing vegetable stock. These quantities made enough for two jars.
• Wintry vegetable crumble. I added ground turmeric to give the filling some colour.
• Soda bread. Much quicker than baking bread with yeast.
• Madécasse 70% dark chocolate with toasted coconut. On special offer at the supermarket, made a nice treat.
• Swedish cinnamon buns for Cinnamon Roll Day 2016! Any excuse to make these little balls of cinnamony goodness.
• Courgette and salad onions muffins.

Watching

• The Fall, series 3.
• Hunted. Part of me would like to give it a try. Although I said to Scott my downfall would be nipping into a shop to get a snack and getting spotted on CCTV.

Growing

The last of the butternut squash. Not the biggest in the world but soft to cut, quick to cook and flavourful.

We didn't grow these flowers, I cut them from a whacking great weed growing out the side of the compost heap at the allotment. Looking at them again I'm wondering if they are some kind of sunflower? Either way, they were perfect for filling empty vases and brightening up the house.

Exploring

We've just got back from our honeymoon in Iceland. Over ten days we have taken hundreds of photos; I can't wait to share some of the amazing things we've seen! I felt sad to leave Iceland behind but it's also nice to be home again. I miss the mountains though :(

Making

I've made some lovely things this month; a rainbow jumper for Pip and completed the last of Linda's unfinished quilts.

Pampering

October is the month where the weather change dries my skin out and I raid the bathroom cabinet for things to smother myself with. I don't use many products but I do have a couple of faithful favourites; Weleda Almond Cream and Dr. Organic Rose Otto Face Serum. I've also been smelling like a queen with a spritz or two of Tiziana Terenzi Orion perfume (c/o Harvey Nichols).

Enjoying

Darker evenings are one of my favourite parts of Autumn. They make the house feel cosy and the evenings feel longer.

Now the temperature has dropped this hexagon blanket has found its way onto the bottom of the bed again.

That's all for October! Hope you've all had a good month.

Disclaimer: Harvey Nichols sent me bottle of Tiziana Terenzi Orion perfume to feature on my blog. All thoughts, opinions and photography are my own.