Monthly Archives: November 2020

Walk Off Those Extra Pounds by Taking a Post-Thanksgiving Hike This Afternoon with Lyme Land Trust

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Lose those extra pounds by hiking in Hartman Park on the Saturday after Thanksgiving!

LYME — Walk off your Thanksgiving overindulgence on Sunday, Nov. 29, on a beautiful moderate trail that winds along craggy ridges strewn with glacial boulders.

Wendolyn Hill, Lyme Land Trust Board member and Lyme Open Space Coordinator, will lead a walk on the Red Trail in Hartman Park starting at 1:30 p.m. and lasting around two hours. The entire walk is about 3.5 miles. A snack will be provided but bring a bottle of water. The walk is sponsored by the Lyme land Trust and the Town of Lyme.

Registration is appreciated at openspace@townlyme.org

Meet at the Hartman Park Entrance Parking Lot, Gungy Rd. Lyme. The parking lot is on Gungy Rd. about 1.5 miles north of the four-way stop signs at the intersection of Beaverbrook Rd., Grassy Hill Rd., and Gungy Rd.

Rain cancels the hike.

For more information, visit http://www.lymelandtrust.org/event/saturday-after-thanksgiving-hike-hartman-park-red-trail or email openspace@townlyme.org

Groups Campaigning for Social Justice Meet Sunday in Old Saybrook

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The Lyme-Old Lyme Partnership for Social Justice and the Old Saybrook March for Justice have moved their weekly events to Sundays.

AREAWIDE — The Lyme-Old Lyme (LOL) Partnership for Social Justice and the Old Saybrook March for Justice have moved their weekly events from Wednesday evenings to Sundays at 4 p.m. The next gathering will be Sunday, Nov. 29, and take place in Old Saybrook, in front of the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, ‘the Kate.’

The change is to allow the events to take place when it is light and also reflect a more convenient time for working families, youth and elderly activists.

All are welcome. It is requested that everyone should wear a mask at the event.

Upcoming events sponsored by the LOL Partnership or the Old Saybrook March for Justice will take place as follows:
• Sunday, Nov. 29 – Old Saybrook, in front of the Kate.
• Sunday, Dec. 2 – TBD

The LOL Partnership’s mission is to educate area residents on important topics of social justice and call attention to opportunities where citizens can support local, state and national social-justice efforts. For more information or to stay abreast of news, visit the partnership’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/LOLPartnership4SJ or send an email to LOLPartnership4SJ@gmail.com.

The Old Saybrook March for Justice is an inclusive and welcoming coalition of friends and neighbors, who care deeply about basic human rights.

Their mission statement states, ” We are outraged by centuries of structural racism in this country. We stand with Black Lives Matter. We listen, learn and act. We understand that silence is not an option. We aim to be allies and antiracist. We are respectful, nonpartisan and inclusive. We welcome all who share our values. We educate ourselves and join in weekly marches.”

For further information, email osbmarch@gmail.com.

Phoebe’s BookCellar Hosts Another Pop-Up Book Sale Today Outside Old Lyme Library

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The Pop-up Book Sale last Saturday, Nov. 21, was so successful that Phoebe’s BookCellar is doing it again this Saturday!

OLD LYME — Phoebe’s BookCellar is hosting a Pop-up Book Sale on Small Business Saturday, Nov. 28, from 9:30 to 12:30 p.m. outside the Old Lyme-Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library on Library Ln.

A large selection of the BookCellar’s newest and gift quality books will be offered. Stock up on holiday gifts or stay-at-home reading.

Payment will be accepted by cash or check only. All proceeds benefit the Old Lyme-Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library.

The BookCellar is staffed entirely by community volunteers.

Masks and social distancing are mandatory.

Visit the newly reimagined BookCellar (inside) from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to view the full range of reading materials now on offer.

Signed Copies of Ron Breault’s ‘Voyaging with Marionette’ Now on Sale at ‘The Bowerbird’

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The display stand at ‘The Bowerbird’ featuring signed copies of Old Lyme resident Ron Breault’s book, ‘Voyaging with Marionette.’

OLD LYME — Signed copies of Ron Breault’s book, Voyaging with Marionette, are now on sale at The Bowerbird in Old Lyme. Breault is a resident of Old Lyme and his book is being marketed as prt of the store’s “Local Author” series.

Visit this link to read a wonderful review of the book written when it was published by our regular book reviewer here at LymeLine.com, Felix Kloman.

Voyaging with Marionette records the 25 years of life experiences Breault shared with his boat.

Those of you who have rescued/restored or built your own boat, fully understand the special relationship that develops — how the two of you meet when the expected/hoped for experience and goals are the main menu.

The dessert is those experiences not expected — a mostly unspoken conversation, motions and sounds as you sail along — the understanding between you of what you can do and have done together. It is also the places visited and interesting people you meet, which, in turn, bring a new dimension to your life.

This book is a collection of those stories demonstrating what can be done as one gets older, which opens doors, motivating and sustaining new and stimulating opportunities. It is also a reminder that life is a continuing, expanding experience … if one just makes the effort.

‘Deck the Walls’ Opens at Lyme Art Association

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‘Filtered Light’ (oil on aluminum) by Janine-Robertson is one of the featured pieces of artwork in ‘Deck the Walls.’

OLD LYME — The Lyme Art Association’s annual member show and sale, Deck the Walls, featuring more than 200 works of art in all themes, sizes and mediums, opens Friday, Nov. 27. All the artwork is appropriately priced for holiday gift giving.

The show and sale continues through Jan. 7, 2021.

‘Montmartre Memories’ in oil by Sarah Stifler Lucas is one of the featured paintings in the ‘Deck the Walls’ show on view at the Lyme Art Association.

The gallery is open Wednesday through Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and by appointment.

The Lyme Art Association is located at 90 Lyme Street in Old Lyme, at the corner of Halls Road.

For more information, call (860) 434-7802 or visit lymeartassociation.org.