by Lillian Lake | | Building Community, Food
First published in Franklin Journal “Let’s meet at Carsley’s in 25 years” Barb, my longtime, school friend, penned in my yearbook. Our still enduring friendship started when her family moved to New Vineyard, Maine. We both came from family’s who were “from away”, a...
by Lillian Lake | | Spiritual
I was listening to Collette Baron-Reid one day and she said “our stories get suction-cupped to our face”. Yes! People who know pieces of our personal story, see us as that story and stop there.Worse, they create stories for us, about us and this becomes...
by Lillian Lake | | Food, Spiritual
First published in Franklin Journal It’s difficult for me to share my “health crisis initiated” food journey. However, stories connect people and as many people are having food related health issues, it seems important to summon the courage to share. We often believe...
by Lillian Lake | | Food, Spiritual
In previous writing, I have mentioned a health issue which arose following emergency abdominal surgery. Over the course of my two week hospital stay, I discovered I couldn’t eat any hospital food without severe pain and bloating. Hospital food is not known for its...
by Lillian Lake | | Farms, Food
First published in Franklin Journal It’s a gloriously sunny morning. The birds are singing. I’m drinking my coffee, while gazing out the window at the bird-feeder visitors. I am not delighted to see a sparrow-sized mouse under the feeder. I’m sure there’ll be a...
by Lillian Lake | | Building Community, Food
First published in Franklin Journal My afternoon break today included some time outdoors. I had every good intention to get in a good spring run, but you know what they say about good intentions. I started out running, but a neighbor stopped me. As much as “ego” was...
by Lillian Lake | | Building Community, Food
I often form a column title before I start writing. Some writers do it at the end and some during. I had initially thought, “Festivals, Food and Fun”, but “fun” seemed redundant, as balloons often imply fun. Releasing balloons into the air is not good for our earth’s...
by Lillian Lake | | Caregiving, Food, Recipes
Caregivers are parents, grandparents, teachers, community members or a friend taking care of another friend. A caregiver can be a child taking care of a pet. Today my writing is focused on taking care of someone through life transition (end of life). While this role...
