by Lillian Lake | | Food, Spiritual
First published in Franklin Journal A full morning was spent here helping out Mother Nature. Here in Maine, we are in great need of rain. Where I sit in the Western Mountains, the rain that does come through, seems to mostly go above or below our locale. Until this...
by Lillian Lake | | Farms, Food
First Published in Franklin Journal I remember with fondness, picking strawberries with mom, out behind the Cannery in Farmington, Maine. As a little girl, everything seemed ginormous. Those fields bordering the Sandy River were no exception. They seemed endless and...
by Lillian Lake | | Building Community, Food
One of the best things about writing about food is visiting places where I get to eat and drink coffee. Recently, I visited Dovey’s Kitchen in Industry, Maine at the head of Clearwater Lake. It’s a version of a country mom and pop store. The owners, Phil and Dovey...
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 | | 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...
