Ah, the grand finale of what proved to be the best month of 2020. In my opinion at least, although, the rest of 2020 hasn’t left much for comparison. :3

5 out of 5 stars – I forgot to include this in my books last week so here it is. I took this book to leave at work every day back in March and I finally finished it. (I didn’t feel like reading every day on my lunch.) This was a great account of the women who shaped the frontier of Kansas through their own words. I learned new things about frontier life that I didn’t previously know and enjoyed the random pictures to accentuate the stories. Especially the picture of turkeys in harnesses pulling a child’s carriage that had zero accompanying information.

5 out of 5 stars – I felt the need to read a non-fiction book while trying to stay in the spooky lane and that brought me to serial killers. I only owned one book that fit the bill. This was my first Harold Schechter full length novel. He comes highly recommended by Marcus of Last Podcast on the Left, so of course, that peaked my interest. I was not disappointed. It was thoroughly researched and yet the writing style kept it fresh, avoiding boring explanations. This was the first ebook I’ve read with scrolling pictures and animation, which made it all the more fun.
Up until Halloween, we backed off of movies to check out:

Let me say that this was very well written and enjoyable in one aspect, however, we did not find it spooky in the slightest. It was actually incredibly DEPRESSING more than anything. So you’ve been forewarned if you decide to move forward with watching this.
Halloween is Mr. C&M and I’s wedding anniversary. Without needing to say it but saying it anyway, Covid has made things different. Trick or treating was not canceled here but we decided to not hand out candy this year anyway. No virus-y little kid hands here, thank you.
Instead, we started the day off with pumpkin cinnamon rolls and our favorite horror movies;

We then made our way to the cidermill, with the intention that, should there be too many people we would bail. Luckily, there were only around 10 people on the entire property, so we snagged our donuts and apple cider, feed a few animals some grain and headed home.
We got carry out later from one of our favorite breweries that we are lucky enough to live by and then preceeded to stream on Mr. C&M’s Twitch channel a full run of Castle Crashers. I’ve never sat down and beat a game from start to finish, and to do that with my husband was a lot of fun.
Lesson here is, the holidays are going to be weird this year, just make the most of them. There are still plenty of ways to make great memories. Get creative!
How was your overall October experience?
Glad you guys had a great Hallo-versary! ^_^
The holiday season is definitely going to be an interesting one, but like you said, we just gotta get creative and they can still be good! ā¤
Hallo-versary! I love it! lol. I still plan to go all out as much as I can this year, even if it’s just Rob & I for most of it. š
For us, it wouldn’t surprise me if we end up doing almost nothing for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. We’ll just have to wait and see I guess
I wouldn’t be surprised for that to happen for us either. I will STILL go all out even if it’s just the two of us. We can still eat good food and get gifts for each other. š
That’s the spirit!
Happy anniversary!! I love that you got married on Halloween š š¦
That description of Pioneer Women is fabulous but now I really want to know exactly what service those turkeys were being forced into.
Thank you! Haha, I want to know too. It was so random and there was absolutely no description why this was even a thing. :3
Happy Anniversary! and, I love Castle Crashers, such a fun little beat ’em up! š
Thank you! It was a good game. š
Your comment about the ebook with moving pictures makes me hopeful. There is so much that can be done with an e-book beyond putting text on a screen, and right now I feel like publishers don’t have the imagination to make e-books special. An e-book can be more than an option; it can offer more, becoming a preference if done right.
It was pretty cool! I really enjoyed it. I hope more ebooks do it as well. It was interesting even in the terms of a non-fiction book.
Happy Anniversary! Yeah, a lot of people modified Halloween. You had to. I didn’t really get much candy, but we went over to my in laws to celebrate Mr. TSN’s birthday so I got cake, which is even better.
Thank you. š We didn’t get ANY candy. I was going to buy us some but totally forgot. However, cider and donuts make up for it. š
Mmmm cider. I’m more of a cider than a pumpkin spice girl, but I don’t judge! I need to get some cider actually. There used to be this company that made apple pie vodka and combining that with cider was the god’s honest truth. Sooo good š
Apple cider + Fireball + heated up on a stove = love. š
Stoooop omg. I’m gonna become an alcoholic.
‘Tis the year. š I’ve drank more than I ever have.