Underland to Wonderland: October

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Monday, 3 November 2025

Life Lately - October

To start, here are all the blog posts I've published in the past month over my 2 blogs -

Underland to Wonderland - Right here!
Life Lately - September
The Birds of 2025 - September
The First Day of Autumn at the Pet Cemetery
Returning to the Wetlands After 9 Months

Adventures of the Hallows - My Photo Diary Blog!

I have taken daily photos since 2013 (2014 were weekly photos) and I share them each week in blog posts.

Check out the posts from the past month below!
2025 Project 365 // Week 39
2025 Project 365 // Week 40
2025 Project 365 // Week 41
2025 Project 365 // Week 42

And below is this month's daily photo overview in calendar form.

Many days have more than one photo, so make sure to visit the posts above to see all of them!

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Our daily photos usually represent a pretty good portion of our life throughout the month, but for the things they don't show, see below.

Loving
My Husband.

Hating
Fireworks.

Thinking
That fireworks are stupid.

Feeling
Thankful.

Watching
Mean Girls
Unknown Number: The High School Catfish
24 Hours in Police Custody: The Murder of Rikki Neave
24 Hours in Police Custody: The Butcher of Suburbia
Famous Last Words: Dr Jane Goodall
Raoul Moat: Inside the Mind of a Killer
Taskmaster S10
New Girl S1
How I Met Your Mother S1

Reading
The Chime Seekers by Ross Montgomery
Wolf Road by Alice Roberts
Goblin Mode: How to Get Cozy, Embrace Imperfection, and Thrive in the Muck by McKayla Coyle
The Weirdies by Michael Buckley
The Weirdies Get Weirder by Michael Buckley
The Weirdies: Maybe This Is a Bit Too Weird by Michael Buckley
The Weirdies: The Weirdest One of All by Michael Buckley
Superstition: Black Cats and White Rabbits – The History of Common Folk Beliefs by Sally Coulthard

Doing More
Stressing ha!

Doing Less
I'm not sure...

Standout Moments
- Catch up with Laura and Buddie.
- Getting my Bat bag from Bean and Bear Studio
- Going back to the Wetlands
- Our new cow print chair!
- Some wonderful wildlife sightings.
- Pretty skies.
- Anniversary trip away.
- Seeing the Kelpies at night.
- Handfasting on our 6th anniversary.
- Halloween and Samhain.

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Alongside my daily photos, I also take 1 second (usually more, haha) of video each day.

See below for this month's video!

Wednesday, 3 November 2021

Life Lately - October

To start, here are all the blog posts I've published in October over my 2* blogs -

Underland to Wonderland - Right here!

Life Lately - September

Wildlife Day at Beamish Woods

Our October Bucket List

31 Movies for Halloween Month

Baker's 2021 Photo Set

What to Read in October + My TBR

Exploring the Abandoned Twizel Castle

Exploring the Abandoned Twizel Castle part 2

My Paranormal Life - The Teen Years

Duddo Stone Circle

Adventures of the Hallows - My Photo Diary Blog!

I have taken daily photos since 2013 (2014 were weekly photos) and I share them each week in blog posts. Check out the past month's worth of posts below!

2021 Project 365 // Days 267 -273

2021 Project 365 // Days 274 - 280

2021 Project 365 // Days 281 - 287

2021 Project 365 // Days 288 - 294
2021 Project 365 // Days 295 - 301

*Yes, this was 3 blogs. However, our couples book blog is taking a hiatus.

And below is October's daily photo overview in calendar form. Many days have more than one photo so make sure to visit the posts above to see all the photos!

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Our daily photos are usually a pretty good representation of what goes on in our life throughout the month, but for the things they don't show see below...

Loving
Finally, officially, becoming a cat de-sensitization volunteer for Cats Protection!

Hating
Fireworks.
There is no need at all for anyone to play with explosives. Not only are there the dogs, cats and other domestic pets terrified at home and in rescue centres, but there are also the elderly and ex-service people or others with PTSD etc struggling behind closed doors, as well livestock animals in fields or barns with no escape from their fear and wildlife who have panic attacks, become disoriented and lost, abandon their homes and young and can die from ingesting the debris.
Please do not use or support the use of fireworks.

Feeling
Old! I have to check the 31-35 box now!

Thinking
How close I am to completing both my Zoology Diploma and my 828-mile run. Woohoo!

Reading
Ghost Squad by Claribel A. Ortega
The House in the Woods by Yvette Fielding
The Company of Ghosts by Berlie Doherty
Ghostly Tales: Spine-Chilling Stories of the Victorian Age

Watching
Edward Scissorhands
R.L. Stine's Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls
Hocus Pocus
9
The Reaping
Twitches
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters 2016
Twitches Too
The Others
The Witches
The Witches 2020
The Woman in Black
Behind the Attraction: Haunted Mansion
Toy Story of Terror
The Haunting
Disney's Lonesome Ghosts
Disney's Trick or Treat
Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire
The Haunted Mansion
The Ghosts of Buxley Hall
The Addams Family
Blackbeard's Ghost
Crimson Peak
The Watcher in the Woods
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Casper
Coco
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Sabrina the Teenage Witch Halloween Episodes x7
The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Episodes x7
Most Haunted Misc Episodes x 4
Goosebumps S1
The Worst Witch S1
Broadmoor: A History of the Criminally Insane
Behind Bars: Rookie Year S1
Boy Meets World S5
Modern Family S9
Dinner Date S1

Doing More
Watching movies I guess? haha!
A few years ago I published monthly posts listing everything I'd watched that month and often saw upwards of 40 movies each month. Lately, it seems we watch more TV series as time-wise it's easier to fit in an episode or two here and there, so it was good to fit in a chunk of movies this October.
Check out my 'What I Watched in 2017' post to see how much I managed to see in 1 year!

Doing Less
Healthy eating. Oops! It's been a month full of pizzas, crisps and sweets that's for sure.
But seeing as October is to us what December is to everyone else, it's allowed!

Stand Out Moments
- Decorating for Halloween
- Receiving my art commission from https://www.instagram.com/littlebear.andus/
- Getting to take Baker for a rare beach visit
- A day of board games with my parents for my 31st birthday
- Our wonderful wildlife walk to Duddo Stone Circle
- Camping inside
- Carving our Jack O Lanterns
- Samhain Dinner

This year I also started yet another new project, alongside my daily photos, 1 second of video each day. See below for our September's video!

Monday, 4 November 2019

October Book Haul

''Hopefully there'll be a little haul for October too...'' haaaa! That's what we said at the end of September's haul post. Well due to getting married on October 31st we didn't expect, plan or dream the haul for this month would end up being so substantial. It's actually 100% the most books we've bought in any one month and it's crazy, even crazier that 37 books cost us less that what some people would spend on maybe 7 books. Not that I'm complaining, there's nothing I like shopping for more than books. Come have a peek at what we've added to our collection.

The Great Elephant Chase by Gillian Cross

Paperback 5th May 2011

Red Cross charity shop

Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

Puffin Classics Paperback 1st Jan 1996

Marie Curie charity shop

The Bone Magician by F.E. Higgins

Hardback 7th Mar 2008

Marie Curie charity shop

Fabled Stories from the Zoo by Albert Alberg

Hardback --- 1880

British Heart Foundation charity shop

The Left Hand of God by Paul Hoffman

Paperback – 19 Aug 2010

British Heart Foundation charity shop

Empire of the Saviours by A J Dalton

Mass Market Paperback – 14 Feb 2013

British Heart Foundation charity shop

Darwin by John van Wyhe

Hardback - 1st July 2009

British Heart Foundation charity shop

The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien

Collins Modern Classic Paperback -1998

YMCA charity shop

A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket

Hardcover – 2001

YMCA charity shop

A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket

Hardcover – 2001

YMCA charity shop

A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket

Hardcover – 2001

YMCA charity shop

Eragon by Christopher Paolini

Paperback - Apr 2005

YMCA charity shop

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

Hufflepuff Edition Hardcover - 13 Jun 2019

Amazon

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

Paperback – 4 Jul 2013

Oxfam charity shop

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan

Paperback – 4 Jul 2013

Oxfam charity shop

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan

Paperback – 4 Jul 2013

Oxfam charity shop

Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

Parragon Paperback – 31 Jan 1996

Marie Curie charity shop

The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit

Puffin Classic Paperback - 26 May 1994

Marie Curie charity shop

Viking Britain: A History by Thomas Williams

Paperback – 9 Aug 2018

South Shields Market Stall

Eldest by Christopher Paolini

Paperback - 2006

Red Cross charity shop

Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo

Paperback - Jun 2015

Red Cross charity shop

Hollow City by Ransom Riggs

Paperback – 2 Feb 2015

Red Cross charity shop

Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs

Paperback – 7 Jun 2016

Red Cross charity shop

Let it Go by Jen Calonita

Paperback - 30 Jul 2019

Asda

Lord of the Rings - Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien

Paperback - 1999

Cats Protection charity shop

Lord of the Rings - Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien

Paperback - 1999

Cats Protection charity shop

Magical Worlds of Lord of the Rings by David Colbert

Paperback – 1 Aug 2002