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...
