Stories and Photos of Our Lives Together
This page brings it all together: stories, photos, events, and other news of note. It’s a community “blog”, designed to evolve and expand to be interesting and helpful. Click here to share your feedback, news, photos, creative writing, art, or something else you’d like to see included!
CCL Weekly Update – 7/31/2020
CCL Weekly Update – 7/31/2020 Keep on Keeping on by Michael Sage We’ve all had times, when the going gets tough The smooth ride suddenly feels bumpy and rough. The good times are gone, it’s all rather gruff... You let out a sigh [...]
CCL Weekly Update – 8/6/2020
CCL Weekly Update – 8/6/2020 One Word Recently I received a message from our friend Sarah Shipton, with a timely share for sure. The one word of the moment is “dugnad” (pronounced doog-nahd). It’s a lovely concept that’s untra [...]
Weatherize 2020 – Audits and Improvement Project Rebates Available
Lower energy bills and cozy toes, here we come! Submitted for the Lyme Energy Committee by Jim Nourse, Chair NOW is the best time to schedule a home energy audit and get professional help with air sealing and insulation upgrades b [...]
CCL Weekly Update – 8/14/2020
CCL Weekly Update – 8/14/2020 August days are a favorite ... The early foggy (comparative) coolness that morphs into classic heat and summer fun … I remember the August of my 16th birthday when a special friend left me a huge b [...]
CCL Weekly Update – 8/22/2020
CCL Weekly Update – 8/22/2020 Habits of the heart to help us set our course together It just struck me how democracy is so full of contradictions. We work to define our shared values and dreams as states and as a nation, through [...]
CCL Weekly Update – 8/27/2020
CCL Weekly Update – 8/27/2020 Ascending into my next trip around the sun ... I’m reminded of the year past and the astonishing challenges that surprised us all. With the challenges came big changes which continue to drive our da [...]
CCL Weekly Update – 9/4/2020
CCL Weekly Update – 9/4/2020 What a beautiful weekend in front of us, friends! It looks as if Mother Nature will be beckoning us to enjoy this end-of-summer weekend with some special time in the sun and the breeze and the cool, [...]
Introducing Zoomberry, an adventurous online choral ensemble
Introducing Zoomberry Online Choral Ensemble (Notice it sounds like Juneberry?) Tuesdays 7-8:30 pm EDT or EST September 29-March 7 Online via Zoom Singers who miss singing together... Here's an innovative and love-filled program [...]
Don’t Forget: Unemployment Benefits are Taxable at the Federal Level
Don't Forget: Unemployment Benefits are Taxable! Do you know anyone who has claimed unemployment this year? As of April 2020, over 23 million Americans filed for unemployment, and one out of four Americans received unemployment t [...]
Peyton Place is offering a 15% Discount to Local Teachers & ALL School Staff!
Thanks to Peyton Place Restaurant! ❤️ This discount is available to all local School Staff: Teachers, Janitors, Administration and Coaches. Also available to Preschool Teachers in Orford, Fairlee, Bradford, Piermont, Lyme, Hanove [...]
A Message from the Head of Crossroads Academy: Lessons from the Field: The First Ten Days after Reopening
Lessons from the Field: The First Ten Days after Reopening Thanks to Brad Choyt, Head of Crossroads Academy, for sharing these insights. As faculty and staff, we often talk about prioritizing a growth mindset and learning throug [...]
CCL Weekly Update – 9/11/2020
CCL Weekly Update – 9/11/2020 Let the Sunshine In … and Out As I sat down to write, it was a still-gray morning, 9-11 and suicide awareness month were heavy on my heart, there was a rocky cliff in my view, and I was thinking abo [...]
2020 Local Flu Vaccine Clinics
2020 Local Flu Vaccine Clinics Through October A Note from the Lyme Parish Nurses: Speak with your Primary Care Physician regarding the specific recommendations they may have for you as to which vaccine will be best. There are d [...]
CCL Weekly Update – 9/18/2020
CCL Weekly Update – 9/18/2020 Some light from a Thursday evening wander It's a bit after six and I'm just in from a walk … not something I've had much time to do lately. I didn't wander far … just to places I hadn't visited in a [...]
NHSaves Button Up Workshop ONLINE
Button Up New Hampshire, the popular home energy savings workshop series, is returning to a community near you. These free workshops will take place throughout NH starting in September. The NHSaves Button Up Workshop is a 1.5 hou [...]
