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With everything going on in the world, I really haven’t felt like writing anything this month. However, taking stock is my bloggy constant and so here I am.
Baking: A jam sponge pudding in my new Mason Cash bowl – it’s definitely been the weather for it!
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Cooking: This sweet and sour chicken stir fry – I even got around to sharing the recipe!
![a pair of red chopsticks picking up a piece of chicken from a plate of sweet and sour chicken stir fry with peppers, carrots and pineapple](https://www.theannoyedthyroid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/sweet-and-sour-chicken-3.jpeg)
Making: Lots of chicken soup – it’s good for the soul.
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Hosting: Good friends and enjoying good times.
Having: A curry night with my friend and curry Queen, Dharish. I waited 14 years for this!
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Picking: The first grapes off the vines since the Romans at The Rutland Vineyard.
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Finding: This pumpkin tureen from the middle aisle of Aldi.
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Admiring: All the autumn decor in our lovely local stores. If you ever come to Stamford, be sure to visit Nook.
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Decorating: The fireplaces with leaf garlands, fairy lights and pumpkins. So much autumn gourdness!
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Lighting: Our first fire of the season.
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Coveting: All the autumn gourdness at the market (ha, see what I did there?)
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Loving: Seeing friends from Sydney in Stamford. Cheers to that!
Liking: All the autumn colours.
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Disliking: The news. My heart is so heavy.
Feeling: Unsettled and anxious.
Attending: The 785th Sheep Fair in the local village of Corby Glen. Yes, a sheep fair is totally a thing.
Seeing: The Morris Dancing was a highlight! Weirdly, we didn’t see any sheep.
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Escaping: To the country for a weekend of fun with friends.
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Crushing: On my new nails.
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Starting: And finishing this new puzzle. I find jigsaws so therapeutic.
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Opening: And closing our new front door. It’s a beaut!
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Remembering: This time 12 years ago I was farewelling my thyroid. 2011 looked good on me!
![Thyroidectomy Nov 2011](https://www.theannoyedthyroid.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMG_0648.jpg)
Noticing: How the mercury is plummeting.
Turning: The clocks back – it gets dark so early now!
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Watching: The Beckham documentary on Netflix. The man is a dead set legend.
Spending: Too much time on my phone looking at the news. It’s not healthy.
Wearing: Hats and waterproofs!
Dressing: Teddy up in his winter jackets (and Halloween outfits.)
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Visiting: Our first pumpkin patch!
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Meeting: My instagram friend from Australia in real life in Stamford. We had such a fun few days!
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So now I’ve told you about my October, spill the beans about yours!