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!
Happy 5th Birthday to Lyme’s Town Hall Solar
"Happy 5th Birthday" Submitted to the Lyme Listserv by Mark Bolinger Hi Lyme. Just a quick public service announcement from the Lyme Energy Committee to share two noteworthy milestones achieved by the 18 kW solar photovoltaic ( [...]
CCL Weekly Update – 5/29/22
CCL Weekly Update – 5/26/22 … there is work to be done … “In every community, there is work to be done. In every nation, there are wounds to heal. In every heart, there is the power to do it. – Marianne Williamson” With heavy h [...]
Substitute Teachers – The Lyme School Needs YOU!
The Lyme School Needs YOU! Substitute Teachers Let's help the Lyme School staff and students finish out the year on a strong note! We ask you to consider using your gifts as a substitute teacher. How the process works: Complete [...]
Poems- Memorial Day
Timely Poems, Selected by Stephanie Carney Memorial Day by Richard Greene Hopewell, New Jersey, May 2005 It was enough to make us weep, half a dozen veterans of the last great war looking like fading away, followed by the high [...]
Monday’s Menu: Cornbread Salad
Cornbread Salad Recipe courtesy of Food Network Kitchen From: Food Network Magazine As we enjoy our long weekends, BBQs and gatherings, let us take a moment to honor and express gratitude to all who serve and all who have sacri [...]
Great Outdoors Month – Wellness Wednesday
Great Outdoors Month Submitted by Stephanie Graudons, CommunityCare of Lyme, Program Assistant June has finally arrived and is an exciting month in the northeast! It marks the end of mud season and brings warm weather, longer da [...]
Poems on Self-Care
Timely Poems, Selected by Stephanie Carney Self-Care by Solmaz Sharif Have you tried rose hydrosol? Smoky quartz in a steel bottle of glacial water? Tincture drawn from the stamens of daylilies grown on the western sides of two- [...]
CCL Weekly Update: 6/2/22
CCL Weekly Update – 6/2/22 Life is full of joy, chaos, anxiety, sadness and excitement … As we approach Graduation season, life is full of the full gamut of varied emotions, and they are all completely valid! However busy you mi [...]
Monday’s Menu: Minted Summer Couscous with Watermelon and Feta
Minted Summer Couscous with Watermelon and Feta From Maria Speck on theKitchn.com (Jan 29, 2020) In keeping with our recent trend of sharing Monday's Menu recipes uplifting local produce and herbs, this week we celebrate Mint! A [...]
Great Outdoors Month Part II – Wellness Wednesday
Great Outdoors Month Part II Submitted by Stephanie Graudons, CommunityCare of Lyme, Program Assistant Keeping with June’s “Great Outdoors Month” theme, the second Saturday in June is National Get Outdoors Day. For some, outdoor [...]
CCL Weekly Update: 6/9/22
CCL Weekly Update – 6/9/22 Pausing on Pinnacle… Some of you know that in the next few weeks I’ll become one of your new neighbors. It’s an interesting perspective to both be a new neighbor while bringing back the New Neighbors W [...]
Monday’s Menu: California Avocado Pistachio Ice Cream
California Avocado Pistachio Ice Cream From The California Avocado Commission Looking for a summer treat that you don't have to feel guilty about? California Avocado Pistachio Ice Cream contains the good fats from avocados and p [...]
Howdy, Neighbor! – Wellness Wednesday
Howdy, Neighbor! Submitted by Shelby Wood In reading articles supporting intergenerational friendships, it seems clear that there is great value for all parties. While a majority (26%) of intergenerational relationships are repo [...]
CCL Weekly Update – 6/16/22
CCL Weekly Update – 6/16/22 June 21st, 5:06am – a special dawn. I believe it suffices to say that the last 2+ years have brought about unique challenges and equally unique successes. Many things through the pandemic have changed [...]
Monday’s Menu: African Soul Rice Salad with Crispy Collards
African Soul Rice Salad with Crispy Collards From Savor and Sage author, Stefani Renée, inspired by The Cooking Gene by Michael W. Twitty As we celebrate Juneteenth, "Eat the Culture" shares Juneteenth Joy: 19 Recipes to Fall in [...]
