by Lillian Lake | | Caregiving, Recipes, Spiritual
It is said that we can learn much from nature. I’ve found this to be particularly true of this year’s season of autumn. I’ve taken the opportunity for more walks and biking adventures and have better noted the etchings on leaves. The vibrant colors of reds and golds,...
by Lillian Lake | | Food, GMO
Anyone who knows me at all knows I am passionate about everything “food”. Not just any food. It has to be real food, not the science-made-in-a-lab stuff that’s passed off as food. While I’m not passionate about lab-produced food products, I am always...
by Lillian Lake | | Climate Change, Farms, Food
We are shown through the world news outlets and social media that the Amazon forest is burning. The vast acreage of the Amazon forest has been burning for a very long time. Yet it took a tweet from a forest native to go viral in order to get people’s attention. The...
by Lillian Lake | | Building Community, Food, Restaurant Reviews
Celebrating the Fourth of July in Boothbay Harbor included lobster and blueberry soda! Our mid-day search for ice cream (which does exist more than a few times in this quaint little seaside resort), had me excitedly discovering Red Cup Coffeehouse. Imbibing in an...
by Lillian Lake | | Farms, Food
Summertime in Maine means lakeside play, ice cream stand visits, and fresh seafood. It also means sweet corn! At Sandy River Farms in Farmington, Maine I picked up my first of the season, dozen ears of corn this week. They won’t sell anything that isn’t...
by Lillian Lake | | Food, Restaurant Reviews
Two visiting Chinese students in a Chicago airport were pointing at a Starbucks as one of them exclaimed “Look! Just like at home!” I smiled. Howard Schultz, former CEO of Starbucks would be pleased. Part of his business philosophy when he bought Starbucks was to...
by Lillian Lake | | Building Community, Caregiving, Spiritual
I always have mixed feelings about “holidays” such as Mother’s Day but I went to bed last night thinking of Mother Mary. I thought about how much she went through as a mother of which we can choose to identify. First, she was pregnant without being...
by Lillian Lake | | 21 Day Self-care Tune-up, Caregiving
“Be kind” is something we are frequently admonished. Be kind. What a great phrase! They are great words to hold up to anything we do or say. My daughter will say to her daughter “was that kind?” or “were you being kind?”....
