Stories and Photos of Our Lives Together
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Poem – Summer Solstice
Timely Poems, Selected by Stephanie Carney Summer Solstice by Sharon Brogan -Sitka 1993- This day blooms under wide meadows of sky. We lay our sun-stunned bodies in constellations of clover and buttercups. Salmonberry bubbles [...]
Live music for the Summer Season – Wellness Wednesday
Live Music for the Summer Season Contributing writer: James Graham As Get Outdoors month winds down, and summer concert series pick up we reached out to local musicians. Our hope was to subjectively understand how playing and li [...]
CCL Weekly Update 6/23/22
CCL Weekly Update – 6/23/22 Sincere thanks to everyone who contributes… Nearing the end of June, we all seem to wonder at the peculiar weather business happening. Nothing consistent – just big temperature fluxes, winds and green [...]
Monday’s Menu: Three Bean Salad From Elise Bauer (SimplyRecipes.com)
Three Bean Salad From Elise Bauer on SimplyRecipes.com (May 27, 2022) As we get ready for a long Fourth of July Weekend, here's a quick recipe that's sure to be a crowd pleaser at your upcoming potlucks and BBQs. After all... W [...]
PTSD Awareness Month – Wellness Wednesday
PTSD Awareness Month Information made available from www.ptsd.va.gov June is PTSD Awareness Month. As this month comes to a close, we are grateful to be able to share information from the VA's National Center for PTSD. Please re [...]
CCL Weekly Update – 6/30/22
CCL Weekly Update – 6/30/22 Fireflies and the Fourth of July I understand that this Fourth of July may be challenging for any number of reasons; just watch the news. Viral posts are even going so far as to say things like, “My a [...]
Monday’s Menu: Easy Fresh Strawberry Pie
Easy Fresh Strawberry Pie From Taste of Home Fourth of July for me always brings to mind Strawberry treats. Normally my family and I enjoy a massive strawberry shortcake from a local bakery in Rhode Island. This year, I think a [...]
ServiceLink, A Trusted Support– Wellness Wednesday
Lebanon (Grafton County) ServiceLink: A Grafton County Resource and trusted support There are many organizations that support individuals and communities either at a local or national level. Once per month, for Wellness Wednesda [...]
CCL Weekly Update -7/7/22
CCL Weekly Update – 7/7/22 Wishing you a life filled with love, happiness, and good health. As we continue to welcome refugees to the Upper Valley, we seek to understand and embrace their cultures, worldviews, and religions. Our [...]
Monday’s Menu: Spinach Salad
Spinach Salad Submitted by Michael Whitman 1 lb. spinach 3/4 cup red onion, sliced fine and then chopped 1/4 lb. feta cheese, crumbled 1/2 cup pecans, chopped coarsely 1/4 cup chopped crisp bacon 1/2 to 1 cup quartered cherry to [...]
Poem – Riding Bareback Through the Universe
Timely Poems, Selected by Stephanie Carney Riding Bareback Through the Universe- Janisse Ray The earth does not move steadily, spinning at one speed through the heavens, but with the motion of a wild stallion at full gallop acro [...]
Easing Emotional Overwhelm– Wellness Wednesday
Easing Emotional Overwhelm Shared with Permission from Karen Gray CH, CHI, RN - Green Mountain Hypnosis There has been a lot to process lately, and if you are feeling overwhelmed you aren’t alone. Emotional overwhelm is a lot li [...]
CCL Weekly Update – 7/14/22
CCL Weekly Update – 7/14/22 Celebrating our connected community, together This coming Monday, July 18th, 11am - 1pm, CCL and the Orford Senior Center co-host the fourth almost-annual Lawn Party Luncheon at the Teccas’ home on th [...]
Monday’s Menu: Mary Berry’s Viennese Whirls
Mary Berry's Viennese Whirls Shared at the Lawn Party Luncheon by Maddy, CCL Intern, based on the recipe from Mary Berry on pbs.org First and foremost, thank you to all our generous friends and neighbors for providing delicious [...]
Beat the Heat! – Wellness Wednesday
Beat the Heat! Updated June 2023 Cool wishes during the warm summer months! Here are some reminders about coping with this heat. Staying well hydrated and cool is important. Please check the list below, and contact us if there' [...]
