It’s Halloween half-term break for schools in the UK, and since I work in secondary education, that means I’m off. Hurray! My schedule is always rammed with spooky events in October; here’s a bit of what I’ve been up to.
Spooky shopping: the witch’s hat pictured above was very tempting, but I needed to save the coins in my cauldron for other social events on the calendar…like going for drinks at White’s Tavern, the oldest tavern in Belfast, established in 1630.
It goes without saying that in such an old establishment, that there would be rumours of a haunting: apparently the ghost of a girl haunts the upstairs Oyster room at White’s Tavern, and her bones have reportedly been found in the walls. Creepy.
I love seeing Belfast decorated for Halloween. It’s a pet peeve when businesses put up their Christmas trees in October; that’s far too early. I enjoy the seasonal spirit of Yule, but not before the end of November. Joy’s Entry in Belfast is looking spooky this month. Hopefully the decorations survived Storm Boelo on Saturday though.
This morning I made a batch of high-protein, low-sugar pancakes. I’m not sure what to do with this little pumpkemon, but it sure looks cute for the seasonal photo. It’s harvest time, so I went with a sunflower display for the occasion. Why not?
Can you tell I love Halloween? Maybe a bit, lol. These are some of the things that have filled my calendar during the countdown to Samhain. Halloween makes my spooky little heart sing, for sure.
