BB

 

 

 

BB, a childhood friend living in New York, flew to the island in late March to see my enormous belly and the sun. For two weeks, we lounged by the sea and reminisced on years past, on life before she was earning a PHD in neuroscience and I was growing a human inside my body.

Coconut bark

Base:

2 cups unsweetened coconut (you can use flakes or chips)
1/2 cup cold-pressed coconut oil
2 tbsps raw honey
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Topping (optional):

Dark or semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
Almonds (or other nuts)

Place shredded coconut, oil, honey and vanilla in food processor and blend until smooth. Line a glass pan or cookie sheet with parchment paper and spread mixture evenly to about 1/4" thickness. Melt chocolate chips in a double boiler over the stove. Drizzle or spread chocolate over the coconut mixture and sprinkle with nuts or dried fruit as desired. Transfer to the freezer and leave to set. After about 45 minutes, remove and break into small pieces. Serve right away or store in a container in refrigerator for future use.

After soccer

Thirty-eight weeks

 

Photos by our good friend Krystal Wares

Oregon

 

My parents, driving the Oregon coast for their honeymoon. We're moving to Portland in August, where Trenton will start a graduate program in International Development. His first and last semesters will be held at Concordia University, with the second and third hosted at the International Centre for Intercultural Exchange in Italy and Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Ecuador.

Thirty-two weeks

 

 

Photographs by Trenton, taken on Valentine's Day.

Baths every day.

Bliss

The island has been so generous lately, so completely giving. 

The lodge

Zarahemla

 

 

 

When our bellies were full of homemade caramel and chocolate milk, we left the lodge at Camp Zarahemla to see the forest and explore the abandoned waterfront. I've written before about my love for the woods and Pacific Northwest, but will say again -- there's so much magic in this place.

Portland

Exploring the city that may be our home in the coming months.