Category: update

So I had my eye surgery today. The hard part was sitting around in the hospital for three hours before surgery. The actual surgery took 10 minutes. It was uncomfortable, but not painful. I could tell immediately that I am no longer seeing double. That is good!

When I took Billie outside this evening all the lights had incredible “petals” of light coming out in all directions around them. It was quite distracting!

Unfortunately my vein didn’t heal very well when the IV was removed. I removed the bandage in Dr Jellie’s office this afternoon and within an hour had a huge bubble of blood under my skin.Note to self: next time leave the bandage on for a few more hours!

I have a sweet tooth. I also want to eat healthfully. So I’ve been making  cookies, brownies, etc with more wholesome ingredients. I avoid using white sugar and use maple syrup and honey to sweeten things. Recently I read that avocados can be substituted for butter. I had to try it. I started with the oatmeal recipe in More With Less cookbook (pg ). My cookies turned out somewhat green, but they tasted really good (I used chocolate chips instead of raisins).

Then my friend, Marjorie, pinned a recipe for Breakfast Cookies. I wanted to try them. I didn’t have ripe bananas or pecans; I did have two avocados, a ripe mango and walnuts and almonds. I reasoned that avocados have a lot of fat in them, so I didn’t add the coconut oil. So this is the recipe I tried:

• 1 1/2 c rolled oats
• 1 c unsweetened coconut flakes
• 2 T flaxmeal
• 1/2 t sea salt
• 3/4 c chopped almonds and walnuts mixed
• 1/2 dried blueberries
• 1 c mashed avocado
• 1/2 c mango puree
• 1 T honey
• 1 t vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350. Combine all ingredients well. Press 2 T of mixture into a 2 1/2-inch round cookie cutter onto a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. (I dropped onto a no-stick cookie sheet.

Bake at 350 for 25 minutes or until fragrant and golden. Cool on pan. Yield about 15 cookies (or about 44 dropped cookies — I’d rather eat two small cookies than one large one.)

Warning: these are not very sweet cookies, but they are nicely crunchy.

 

 

 

For the last two weeks or so my IP address was blocked from the server that hosts this site. That meant that I could access my site from any network except my own. But today I am unblocked! I can now post freely again.

Today I won’t write on a creative project, but on a woman saves my life/for whom I am so grateful.

I first met Ruby when I was 18 years old and applying for a volunteer position with Mennonite Central Committtee. She worked there until retirement a number of years ago. She is a long time member at FMC and was on the committee who hired me for my current job, more than 10 years ago.

Ruby has remained a friend and a support to me. We often have long talks — today was one of those days. She has helped me move over a few bumps in the road. I am so grateful.

But I am not the only person who benefits from Ruby’s care. A number of years ago she started a Prayer Shawl ministry at the church, and has knitted dozens of prayer shawls. She visits many of the church’s elderly who are living in retirement/nursing homes around Waterloo Region. She has served as an Elder in the church, and is often a support to the pastoral staff, too.

Today I thank God for Ruby!