Sweets before chemo

A poem about trees from Janet, the perfect (gluten free, sugar free and really so good you'll weep) cookies I made tonight, and the gift of a magnificent sunset tonight. You would not believe how many people stopped to watch the whole of this show. Beautiful night and also scary.

Coconut macaroons
adapted from Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon
2 egg whites
pinch of sea salt
1/4 c maple syrup (or less)
1/2 tablespoon vanilla
2 cups unsweetened shredded coconut
1 cup toasted slivered almonds

Beat the egg whites with salt until they form stiff peaks. Slowly beat in maple syrup and vanilla. Fold in coconut and almonds. Drop by spoonfuls on parchment paper.

Bake at 300 degrees for about 25 minutes until lightly browned. Turn oven down to 200 and bake another hour until they are completely dry and crisp. Cool completely. Think of me and smile as you eat this yummy crunchy deliciousness.


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Naomi and me

Lost

Stand Still. The trees ahead and bushes besides you

Are not lost. Wherever you are is called Here,

And you must treat it as a powerful stranger,

Must ask permission to know it and be known.

The forest breathes. Listen. It answers,

I have made this place around you.

If you leave it, you may come back again, staying Here.

No two trees are the same to Raven.

No two branches are the same to Wren.

If what a tree or bush does is lost on you,

You are surely lost. Stand still. The forest knows

Where you are. You must let it find you.

- David Wagoner