by Lillian Lake | | Food, Recipes
It’s official. The snow has melted, April outdoor temperatures are setting into May temperatures with warming sunshine beaming down ever so occasionally on our garden plots to warm it for upcoming planting. It seems safe to tuck our puffy coats back into their summer...
by Lillian Lake | | Food, Recipes
Stories of my childhood Christmas Eve celebrations include telling of mom ladling her homemade eggnog into each of our “Tom and Jerry” mugs. She would dust each one with a bit of nutmeg, and then as we delightedly each held our own, we would raise them; giving a toast...
by Lillian Lake | | Coffee, Food, Recipes
It takes me time to adjust to the fall time change in New England. Gaining an hour should be something to get excited about, but waking up in the dark and having it dark by late afternoon is not exciting. There is getting used to the sun being in a different morning...
by Lillian Lake | | Food, Recipes
First published in The Franklin Journal My visitors have gone home to a more southern region. It was wonderful having family and friends visit and enjoy that which Maine has to offer by way of food and frolic. My recent guests arrived here after spending two weeks...
by Lillian Lake | | Caregiving, Food, Recipes
Caregivers are parents, grandparents, teachers, community members or a friend taking care of another friend. A caregiver can be a child taking care of a pet. Today my writing is focused on taking care of someone through life transition (end of life). While this role...
by Lillian Lake | | Building Community, Food, Recipes
After Thanksgiving, most people are no doubt thinking turkey leftovers, but my thoughts are on the forest-raised pig to be delivered this week. I appreciate the comfort of having the freezer full of meat to last through the winter. This pig will join locally raised...
