Recovering

The day of travel took its toll on us. We woke up feeling bone-deep weariness. Bear has a slight cold, J is out of sorts and Cubby is taking longer than usual to settle down for the night.

I made the most of my day by cleaning the bungalow from top to bottom. A few knick knacks from Grandma's house were cycled into the organizing bins, travel documents safely corralled into folders and a bit of garden therapy rounded out the afternoon. Cubby's Christmas stocking arrived while we were out of town and I took a few minutes today to hang it up next to Bear's stocking. Lastly, I set aside a bit of time for baking and made Pumpkin muffins and quick bread for the week. I love this recipe. The muffins are moist and sweet and the quick bread has a beautiful golden crumb. For anyone interested in indulging their taste buds....

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread /Muffins

1C yogurt

3C Pumpkin

4 Eggs

1C Brown Sugar

1/2C Sugar

8 T Butter (melted)

4 1/2C Flour

2 T Baking Powder

1 t. Baking Soda

1 t. Salt

3T Cinnamon

3T Fresh Ginger

1T Pumpkin Spice

Chocolate Chips to your heart's content

A few crushed Pecans for good measure

350 degrees until golden brown.

I'll be taking the next few days to nurse the Bear and soothe our travel-weary souls. Happily, this is the time of year when I choose 4 childhood books I love and re-read them. This year the Anne of Green Gables series is on my list and I decided to read all eight books before my birthday next week. Life seems so much brighter with Anne Shirley's musings in my head.