by Lillian Lake | | Building Community, Food, Recipes
Next week there will be a community dinner in the food court of Mt. Blue High School. This dinner will help alleviate financial needs for Mat Otte whose mother passed recently following a short illness. Mat is a beloved member of the community, and so while the...
by Lillian Lake | | Food, Recipes
Spending summer in Maine means there is no end to the list of available options to answer the question, “what’s for dinner?”. Between festivals, restaurants, family barbeques and public suppers, we’re sure to find something that will please our palates. Our family...
by Lillian Lake | | Caregiving, Food
I have been encouraged to write about food as it relates to diabetes so I thought I’d tackle it this weekend. As I gaze out on grass growing in the back pasture and an aged groundhog nibbling under the bird feeder, I am wondering how to approach such a broad topic....
by Lillian Lake | | Food, Recipes
Last weekend, I accepted Judi Will’s invitation to be her guest at the New Portland Garden Tour. It was a fantastic trek to New Portland, Maine on a gloriously sunny day. All of my life I’ve been certain New Portland begins and ends with the Wire Bridge. (Photo Credit...
by Lillian Lake | | Food, Recipes
Summer feels like it’s finally coming to Maine. We need rain, but I am thoroughly enjoying the perfect breezes combined with sunshine and cloudless skies. Live in the moment, right? Why waste a good day wishing it were something else. Thoughts of summer have me...
by Lillian Lake | | Caregiving, Food, Recipes
It’s funny the things you remember and what brings them to mind. This morning I went out to fill the bird feeders and have my coffee. The air was filled with the sensual smell of cherry blossoms breaking open in the quiet morning air. As it enveloped me, I was taken...
by Lillian Lake | | Stop Trafficking
What is human trafficking? According to the United States National Trafficking Hotline website, the legal definition of human trafficking: Sex trafficking is the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, obtaining, patronizing, or soliciting of a person for...
