During the announcements before dinner last Wednesday, Trustee Chairman Carl Hewitt asked if anyone had any quotable comments. There were two that I thought were profound.

The first was “I like the soup.” Now, I’m no cook and I dislike cooking, but I do like soup. Soup is that exquisite dish that can be “out-of-a-can,” made with “must-go” (leftovers) or with fresh ingredients from the garden or store. Soup can be made from freshly made thick stew by adding water. This is a common thing to do when your home is invaded with unexpected family or friends or both. The soup or really “stretched stew” is bound to be a hit with all and will most likely generate future “drop-in-at-mealtime” visits by these same folks.

Our chef has produced soups for most of the dinners this past winter. They have all been good and were worth the price of admission by themselves. She has never used the “out-of-a-can” variety. I don’t know what she called last week’s soup and I can’t remember all the good things that were in it but many of us agreed with the comment, “I like the soup.”

The second comment was, “We are taking a trip around the sun.” In fact we all are and it will take exactly one year and we won’t have to leave Maine. Many times we tend to get bogged down in the everyday events that surround our life. But the fabric of time and space is so vast and wondrous. Our solar system is just one of millions in our galaxy and our galaxy is just one of millions in our universe. There could even be millions of universes; or in other words, we could be living in a multiverse.

Time seems to go by faster as our years add up, but we know time is constant. Or is it? Science has proven that time can slow down and speed up depending on circumstances. Then in all the vastness of the universe there is the vastness of the very small or the realm of quantum mechanics.

In all this we are alive and witness to a point in time. We can smell the roses. We can enjoy a bowl of good soup. We can get together on a Wednesday evening and enjoy a story, a laugh, a song or even just being up and about with others. The soup is good and we are on a trip. The soup can be stretched so everyone can have soup on a journey around the sun. So join in; the Senior Center is open and alive.

The cribbage tournament winners on Tuesday, March 4 were Duane Lewis first, Larry Clark second, Keith Bachelder third, Blanche Johnson low score and Larry Clark and Leol Corson tied for the high hand. The cribbage tournament winners on Thursday, March 6 were Phoebe Cromwell first, Dawn Sutter second, Larry Rines third, Keith Bachelder low score and Gail Thayer had the high hand.

There was an unusual event at the Cribbage Tournament on March 4. During one game, partners Leol Corson and Betty Sawyer scored a total of 44 points. For those of you not familiar with the game of cribbage, a score of 44 out of a possible 121 is “kind of” low and does not happen frequently. It doesn’t really mean that either or both partners were “bad” players, it just means that the opposing partners were extremely lucky with the cards going their way. A total of 44 does create a bit of laughter and comments; all in fun of course.

Meals for next week:

(Reservations, please! Call 207-882-8230 at least two days in advance for meal reservations.)

Wednesday, March 19: Dinner, Italian Night featuring baked ravioli

Thursday, March 20: Lunch, Chef’s Special Entrée