September has turned into October, so the nights are getting darker, and it’s generally colder. Though it’s still quite warm in the sun sometimes, the slippers and blankets are out at home!

What I read

I read a little more in October than I did in September – the only one I haven’t been able to list is the one I’m proof-reading for a friend. It hasn’t got a name/cover that’s been made public yet so you’re just going to have to watch this space!

What I read:

• The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter – Hazel Gaynor
• The Bookshop Ladies – Faith Hogan
• The Ballad of Smallhope and Pennyroyal – Jodi Taylor
• Book Lovers – Emily Henry
• The Circus of Adventure – Brodie’s review to come
• We Solve Murders (We Solve Murders #1) – Richard Osman
• Pride and Premeditation (Nevermore Bookshop #3) – Steffanie Holmes
• The River of Adventure – Brodie’s review to come.
• Betty Church and the Suffolk Vampire (Betty Church #1) – M.R.C. Kasian
• The Dubrovnik Book Club – Eva Glyn

I ended the month still working through:

• Anne of Avonlea (Anne of Green Gables #2) – L.M. Montgomery
• The Secret Island
• Sweetpea (Sweetpea #1) – C.J. Scuse

What I watched

• We are still on ER season 15 (the last one, and full of cameos from former characters), plus Only Connect, Taskmaster, Only Murders in the Building but we did finish Rings of Power  and moved on to Lego Masters Grandmasters.
• With Brodie we watched The Lost World aka Jurassic Park 2 and Hocus Pocus.
• I’m on to season seven of Charmed.
• On Tuesdays my sister and I watched some of Ten Years Younger in Ten Days (which hasn’t aged that well!).

What I did

• I started a new job! It’s only a one year contract (but hopefully it’ll be extended) but I am now a library supervisor or Library and Information Officer if you use my proper title. That means I get to buy a lot of books (all adult non-fiction so no Blyton, sadly.)
• We went on some walks, including to a nature reserve where I tried (and failed) to find any four leaf-clovers, and a  country park where we found a whopping seven geocaches.We also went along a section of the Fife Coastal path at St Andrews.
• Did some Lego building with a new set I treated myself to for getting (and surviving a week of) my new job.
• Took Brodie for an eye test and it turns out he needs glasses!
• Visited a local zoo where they have a lemur walk through.
• Visited Scone Palace for the first time (pronounced Scoon, not either of the ways you pronounce the edible type of scone), where we toured part of the palace and explored the grounds. Scone is known for its peacocks including a rare white one called Alexander (who likes to try to steal visitors’ scones if they dare to eat outside!).
• I spent some time sorting out my beach finds (I have way too much!) as I had several tubs dotted about the house which I’d emptied my pockets into.
• Went to another country park for their Halloween trails and some hot chocolate.

How was your October?