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 | | Food, Restaurant Reviews
Two visiting Chinese students in a Chicago airport were pointing at a Starbucks as one of them exclaimed “Look! Just like at home!” I smiled. Howard Schultz, former CEO of Starbucks would be pleased. Part of his business philosophy when he bought Starbucks was to...
by Lillian Lake | | Food, Restaurant Reviews
As I write, I am vacationing in the warmer climate of two of America’s great Southern states, North Carolina and Georgia. My husband and I have discovered that taking a vacation in March to where we can escape the snow and cold of a Maine winter is an alluring elixir...
by Lillian Lake | | Coffee, Food, Restaurant Reviews
It’s 6:30 am, and I’m at home on my back deck trying hard to not let Mother Nature distract me from my writing. A cup of coffee is at my side. The song of morning birds provides a backdrop for the tap, tap, tapping of my fingers as they strike the keyboard. I am...
