Stories and Photos of Our Lives Together
This page brings it all together: stories, photos, events, and other news of note. It’s essentially a community “blog”, designed to evolve and expand to be interesting and helpful. Now our shared focus is on COVID-19, and especially the silver linings sparkling through during these challenging times.
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Mental and Behavioral Health Resources
Mental and Behavioral Health Help Centers* Please call 911 in case of emergency. A selection of help and crisis lines. NEW! 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline – call or text 988 for 24/7, free and confidential support for people in [...]
Monday’s Menu: Homemade Slow Cooker Maple Apple Butter
Homemade Slow Cooker Maple Apple Butter From Tieghan Gerard on halfbakedharvest.com (Sept 26, 2017) As the leaves change, and so does our wardrobe, it's a wonderful time to celebrate fall flavors! This week we are sharing a reci [...]
“There’s a Better Way to Reclaim Your Time Than ‘Quiet Quitting’ ” – Wellness Wednesday
There’s a Better Way to Reclaim Your Time Than ‘Quiet Quitting’ A New York Times article by Laura Vanderkam Perhaps over the summer you've read articles on the trend of "quiet quitting"? In a New York Times article by a time man [...]
Monday’s Menu: Kids Can Bake – Apple Bread
Kids Can Bake: Apple Bread From Food Network Kitchen This week we share a family friendly recipe from Food Network Kitchen. The recipe highlights how children of different ages can be involved in making this tasty fall bread. Gi [...]
Mental Health Considerations for Transgender and Gender Diverse Folks – Wellness Wednesday
Mental Health Considerations for Transgender and Gender Diverse Folks Presented by CommunityCare of Lyme's Mental Health Team with Featured Speaker, Oakland Walters, MD CommunityCare of Lyme's new Mental Health Team*, led by Lau [...]
Monday’s Menu: Potato Salad with Kalamata-Hazelnut Vinaigrette
Potato Salad with Kalamata-Hazelnut Vinaigrette From Laurie Bock, contributor to TasteofHome.com At this point, I believe I've shared my love of potatoes. If not, now you know. I'd proudly wear an "I 💗Potatoes" t-shirt. [...]
CCL Weekly Update – 9/8/22
CCL Weekly Update – 9/8/22 Getting involved in the community ... On a few occasions throughout the past week I’ve heard from new, young residents that it can be very hard to feel a part of the Lyme Community, and harder still to [...]
The Long Trail: Everything Hikers Need to Know – Wellness Wednesday
Long Trail: Everything Hikers Need to Know From Outsideonline.com There are many organizations that support individuals and communities either at a local or national level. Once per month, for Wellness Wednesday, we will share o [...]
Monday’s Menu: Miracle Mango Salsa Chicken
Miracle Mango Salsa Chicken From Ree Drummond on Food Network As the school year starts, along with all of the extra-curriculars, finding time to sit down to eat together can be more and more challenging. In the recipe from Ree [...]
CCL Weekly Update 9/1/22
CCL Weekly Update – 9/1/22 Welcoming change. As students, teachers, and families transition from a summer schedule to the school year schedule, we realize this time of year can be filled with excitement and anxiety. Whether it’s [...]
A Little About The Hand to Heart Project – Wellness Wednesday
A Little About The Hand to Heart Project Submitted by Steve Gordon, LMT, Executive Director Testimonial: I had the good fortune to be connected with The Hand to Heart Project immediately after my diagnosis of breast cancer. At [...]
Monday’s Menu: Baked Buffalo Cauliflower Bites
Baked Buffalo Cauliflower Bites From Yumna Jawad on feelgoodfoodie.net (June 12, 2021) As we move into football season and you may be planning watch parties for your favorite team, here's a recipe that's both tasty and healthy(i [...]
Upper Valley Running Club
Upper Valley Running Club is a volunteer led athletic club that supports a healthy active lifestyle primarily through running. We create a non-competitive space within the club for runners to train together and socialize with othe [...]
Poem – August
Timely Poems, Selected by Stephanie Carney August by George Bilgere Just when you'd begun to feel You could rely on the summer, That each morning would deliver The same mourning dove singing From his station on the phone pole, T [...]
CCL Weekly Update 8/25/22
CCL Weekly Update – 8/25/22 The reality of tragedy. Sometimes we learn that somebody else’s life has been turned inside out. We can literally feel their pain and identify with the shock and heartbreak. Their life, as they knew i [...]
Ukulele and the Brain! – Wellness Wednesday
Ukulele and the Brain! Submitted by Becky Foster, and Robin Koczur Grafton Co. Senior Citizens Council To learn more about Grafton County Senior Citizens Council please visit their website: https://www.gcscc.org/ If you have a [...]