Stories and Photos of Our Lives Together
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Exercise for Stress Reduction – Wellness Wednesday
Exercise for Stress Reduction By Shelby Wood, CommunityCare of Lyme Manager of Program Development I have a love-hate relationship with running. It's been a few years since I've been consistent in training and getting back into [...]
CCL Weekly Update – 3/31/22
CCL Weekly Update – 3/31/22 When two wrongs don’t make a right… Considering all the hype around this Sunday’s Oscar Awards ceremony it seemed timely to explore the notion that two wrongs don’t make a right. Lots of articles an [...]
Monday’s Menu: “Brussels Sprouts with Maple Glaze”
"Brussels Sprouts with Maple Glaze" From Sonja Overhiser of A Couple Cooks With New Hampshire Maple season coming to a close, what better way to celebrate than incorporating maple into one of tonight's side dishes?! This dish is [...]
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Stress Awareness Month – Wellness Wednesday
Stress Awareness Month According to the American Institute of Stress, April has been deemed Stress Awareness Month since 1992.The American Institute of Stress states: Common reactions to a stressful event can include: • Disbel [...]
CCL Weekly Update – 4/7/22
CCL Weekly Update – 4/7/22 Know what’s weird? Know what’s weird? Day by day, nothing seems to change, but pretty soon…everything’s different. — Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes As we move from one season to the next it may be diffi [...]
Monday’s Menu: Portuguese Easter Bread (Folar de Pascoa)
Portuguese Easter Bread (Folar de Pascoa) From Justapinch.com's Maggie May Schill Growing up in an area with a large Portuguese population, the Easter season always meant bakeries offered Folar Da Pascoa (Portuguese Easter sweet [...]
Spring Cleaning – Wellness Wednesday
Spring Cleaning as a Wellness Practice by Shelby Wood As we welcome Spring's more mild weather and longer days it's time to think about the infamous Spring Cleaning! Whether you love it or hate it, it turns out there are some we [...]
CCL Weekly Update – 4/14/22
CCL Weekly Update – 4/14/2022 We’re back with Lyme’s Day of Service and Green Up Day on May 7th! In 2020, our spring “Days and Days of Service”, addressed early in the pandemic mitigation efforts, and we missed the energy of vol [...]
Monday’s Menu: Mujadarrah from Allrecipes.com
Mujadarrah From Melissa Mueller of Allrecipes.com If you're looking for a Middle Eastern comfort food to enjoy with friends, family and neighbors during Ramadan, or anytime, then consider giving Melissa Mueller's Lentils and Ric [...]
The importance of core exercise – Wellness Wednesday
The Importance of Core Exercise Submitted by Caroline Borowy, NASM- CPT Happy Wellness Wednesday! Today’s featured blog is highlighting the importance of core exercise. Do you ever experience back pain? Find it hard to balance o [...]
CCL Weekly Update – 4/21/22
CCL Weekly Update – 4/21/2022 On rainbows… Driving to the CommunityCare of Lyme Living Room on Tuesday morning proved to be an adventure! The rain could not decide whether to stop or pour, and the sun wasn’t sure whether it wa [...]
Monday’s Menu: Creamy Asparagus-Potato Soup
Creamy Asparagus-Potato Soup Recipe from: EatingWell Test Kitchen It's approaching that time of year again when we enjoy the bounty of the first seasonal harvest in Northern New England. Asparagus is always one of the first cro [...]
Shopping Small and Local – Wellness Wednesday
Shopping Small and Local Submitted by Meggan Wehmeyer Owner, Farmer's Body Let's talk shopping local! We’re all about supporting small businesses (especially women-owned businesses) at Farmer’s Body, a bath and body care company [...]
CCL Weekly Update 4/28/22
CCL Weekly Update – 4/28/22 Reflecting on last evening’s Stress Reduction gathering … As I get going this (another) dreary morning, I am reflecting on the "Stress Awareness Month" Zoom gathering last evening, featuring Dr. Sam [...]
