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....
by Lillian Lake | | Building Community, Food
I try to make a practice of taking time for reflection. Sometimes that time goes as deep as one may call meditation. Most often I simply steal a moment here and there and allow my mind to relax and “freefall.” Well, this week, this practice helped recall a story from...
by Lillian Lake | | Building Community, Farms, Food, Locally Made, Spiritual
There are some evenings out with friends that turn out absolutely, perfect. I experienced one such evening when invited to a farm-to-table dinner at St. Joseph’s Parish Hall in Farmington, Maine. Tickets were limited to 100 and they were sold out weeks in advance....
by Lillian Lake | | Building Community, Spiritual
Angst over America’s election – local, as well as state elections – has been fed by fear. There’s been a considerable amount of bullying to get people to join the fear train. This morning I spent time praying and meditating on the future of our...
by Lillian Lake | | Building Community, Food, Spiritual
“Meraki” [pronounced: may-rah-kee]. It’s a Greek word, derived from the Turkish “Merak”, for which there is no direct English translation. It is used to describe “doing something with soul, creativity, or love”, no matter how difficult the task. It should be of no...
