Oh, October! You were a month with some frustrating developments, but — as always — no lack of good books and delicious food. For which I am sincerely thankful.

Adult Books

The Geography of Genius: A Search for the World’s Most Creative Places from Ancient Athens to Silicon Valley by Eric Weiner

Simply Tuesday: Small-Moment Living in a Fast-Moving World by Emily P. Freeman

Bittersweet: Thoughts on Change, Grace, and Learning the Hard Way by Shauna Niequist

Kid Books

Detective Gordon: A Complicated Case by Ulf Nilsson

The Happy Orpheline by Natalie Savage Carlson

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen

I also read some excellent picture books about Helen Keller, which will be featured in upcoming posts! (Find my reviews here and here.)

Food

• The Caramel Macchiato Pudding Parfaits from this cookbook that I made for Andrew’s birthday
• Pampa Brazilian Steakhouse — if you love meat, put a Brazilian barbecue/steakhouse on your bucket list!
• Homemade peppermint ice cream from this literary cookbook

Activities

• Taking the kids to the park after the first snowfall
• Hosting a bonfire in our backyard
• Trying to make Phoebe walk backwards in the doctor’s office (apparently that’s a milestone for two-year-olds?)

Bible Verses

“Seek the Lord and his strength;
    seek his presence continually!”
– 1 Chronicles 16:11

 ^“And he said to them, ‘Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.'”
– Luke 12:15

What are your favourites of October?