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 | | 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 | | Building Community, Caregiving, Spiritual
Shatter old beliefs that don’t feel true. Ask: Do I know that’s true? How do I know? Can I apply love to my relationship with this belief? When presenting a belief, how is it received? Many of our beliefs are generational. “We learn what we...
by Lillian Lake | | Building Community, Food, Recipes
Next week there will be a community dinner in the food court of Mt. Blue High School (not sponsored by RSU9), 129 Seamon Road in Farmington. The $5/plate dinner is Friday, July 27th 5 – 7 pm. This dinner will help alleviate financial needs for Mat Otte whose mother...
by Lillian Lake | | Building Community, Climate Change, Food
In spite of the several Northeasters we’ve recently had here in New England, I noticed when I was out for walks between storms; tree buds were beginning to swell. I’m pretty sure I saw a pregnant doe. Out in my backyard, birds are showing signs of being twitter-pated....
