by Lillian Lake | | Building Community, Caregiving, Food, Spiritual
My father died when I was a little girl, and for decades, because of what had become the American culture’s view of death, I was scared of the very word “death.” Spoken in hushed terms, I was sure death was a final ending only to be considered in solitude and silence....
by Lillian Lake | | Building Community, Caregiving, Food
Compassion is the food of the soul. Certain foods are especially good for nurturing our souls. In order for this to happen most effectively, we should strive to apply a compassionate approach to all aspects of growing, preparing, and sharing food compassionately,...
by Lillian Lake | | Building Community, Food
“Brown paper packages tied up with string, these are a few of my favorite things,” I remember as a child singing the song “My Favorite Things” from The Sound of Music as I twirled around our yard. Often this happened when I was hanging the laundry out to dry. My...
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...
