Home Alone

 Hubby had a work conference to attend in Lisbon, Portugal from Sunday to Wednesday, so I was home alone until I picked him up at the airport Wednesday afternoon. Of course we had a Nor’Easter storm here Sunday through Tuesday morning, so I mostly stayed inside. Thankfully the storm packed less of a punch than expected and there was no water in the basement or cleanup outside. 

Of course I took the opportunity to listen to my old records (I will date myself. I sang along to old Partridge Family albums), read, bake, make ice cream and craft. 

I baked some delicious Pumpkin Muffins and enjoyed them with a cup of tea. 

The recipe is from a small cookbook pamphlet from Miller’s Restaurant in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. We went there when my son was 18 months old. I have had that pamplet for 35 years! I posted the recipe in the photos below. 

Yes, I did use rum to soak the raisins. 

I also made Toasted Coconut Dark Chocolate Ice Cream. It is my new favorite.

There were a lot of egg whites left over from my ice cream making, so I made Flourless Fudge Cookies. They are tasty and easy to make, but calorie heavy.

I’m glad I take photos of my crafts each week as it doesn’t feel like I’m making much progress on my granddaughter’s stocking. I am almost done with the current page, but the Christmas tree has so many color changes that is slow going. 

The green block on Having a Ball has been quilted and the pink is all set up to go. 

The donation hat is all done. I don’t like the pompom, but it will have to do.

There are 5 rows assembled on the baby blanket.

I’ve also started a gift for my older granddaughter. 

Here is the link to what it will be. 

I’m still reading The First Ladies. I can’t say that I am loving it now. It is more like reading the event diaries of Eleanor Roosevelt and Mary McLeod Bethune. There are a lot of historical facts that I am learning, but it is not as interesting an historical novel as I had hoped. Of course when you are dealing with two famous historical figures it must be difficult to fictionalize their interactions. I will finish this novel as the history is interesting, but I’m not sure I would recommend it. In reading this novel I discovered that there was a push by some lawmakers in the 1930s to make lynching illegal in the United States. That bill failed. Of course I had to find out when that despicable act actually was made illegal. I was extremely horrified to discover that it wasn’t until 2022 that President Biden signed the Emmet Till Antilynching Act. We wonder why the USA is where we are today with bigotry and racism when it took almost a century to outlaw a morally bereft practice. 

All in all, I think I made good use of my time home alone. It was a treat, but I am happy that Hubby is back home now. 

I am joining Frederique at the Quilting Patch today and Kathy for some Slow Sunday Stitching tomorrow. I hope you take some time to relax with some tea or coffee and pop on over to their sites to see what other bloggers are stitching. 

Thanks for stopping by! 

I think I spent my home alone time well.