Carolyn Bates

No matter what biz we are in, these apply.  They should be part of our way of working daily, in my book.   The Business Wisdom Of Steve Jobs Orignially Published October 5, 2011 • Brand Maker News “You have to trust in something, your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. Because believing that the dots will connect down the road will give you the confidence to follow your heart– even when it leads you off the well worn path. And, that will make all the difference.”  -Steve Jobs Here Are Ten Bits of Business Wisdom From Steve Jobs: Embrace the opportunity in every … [Read more...]

Sometimes one just takes a day off to play. It rained today, all day. For a few moments the sun tried to be seen. My great photographer friend Peter Larsen and I hung around the new glorious Champlain Bridge, In Addison Country, Vermont. I tweaked RAW really hard, in photoshop CS5 later, just to see what it could do to completely ruin my favorite image.  To my surprise, I actually found something I liked, and played a bit with it just to make it really glow. There are five foot walking paths on either side, so do go down and and spend a day there.  Have lunch, go to the museum, and … [Read more...]

Ben brought over his new profoto beauty dish and posed for his portrait. This is straight out of the camera. No photoshop. Absolutely wonderfully stupendously fabulous. Ben is now studying with Greg Heisler at the Hallmark School of Photography.   … [Read more...]

Check out this sneak preview of Andrea's house which will be published this spring in Vermont Magazine. … [Read more...]

Attention All Dogs: Make sure you are prepared Watch out for porcupines running across all dog parks.Look around...skunks have been spotted on Caroline Street lawns.Check to see if the mud is deep in the dog parkCheck the weather for sleet. It will make walking hazardous for your feet Today, every kind of winter weather could occur. Rain, Ice, Sleet, Hail, Snow.  Best to stay INside. Make sure that you know the weather before going outside. Here is what is happening in Ms Sally's neighborhood. Want to see more of Ms Sally? It is Ms. Sally's World Look what I got for Christmas this … [Read more...]

New $800,000 study provides path to reducing lake pollution Written by Candace Page, Burlington Free Press Changing farm practices on that high-risk 20 percent of land would produce a two to three times greater reduction in phosphorus than making similar changes on fields chosen at random, the study found. The three-year study collected data and used computer models to identify the areas of land in the Missisquoi Bay watershed with the potential to release the most phosphorus, a nutrient that drives noxious algae blooms in northern Lake Champlain. These “critical source areas” cover only … [Read more...]

THE LADY and THE COWBOY, from Payne Springs, and PuyallupDo you know their stage and real names? … [Read more...]

Great news from Stephen Huneck Gallery! They have an Apple App called Stephen Huneck PuzzleSpace Lite! Stephen Huneck Puzzle space is a cool interactive puzzle for kids and adults. Its a fun way to interact and reconstruct Stephen's cover art for his New York Time's Best Selling series of books for children that are still available in print. If you like it, share it!  To be sure your Valentine gets the right message and you get the kudos you deserve we have put some of our most loving images on a one week special sale. If you haven't ordered yet you better do so today. All orders that … [Read more...]

 Historic Image of Wilmington (left); Image by Carolyn Bates 2011 (right) The town was founded around 1751 and was located at the top of Lisle Hill.  The fathers of the town later chose to locate down the hill by the river, casually referred to as “Mill Hollow”. There seems to be a big discrepancy whether the town was chartered in 1751 because a subsequent charter was granted in 1764 to other proprietors under the name Draper.  But the town was never organized under the charter.  The Wilmington charter prevailed with settlers voting not to settle under the … [Read more...]

Tara Jean Smith Jan. 31, 1976 - Feb 1, 2012 Tara J Smith Iv user, age 36, dying of heart failure Please spread the word. Tara wants to prevent others from her fate Will be 36 Jan 31, 2012. She has 1-10% chance of living more than a month. Infection ravages her heart muscle and abscesses are between her two valves, and around her aorta valve. Because of the weaken muscle around the aorta valve, the valve could explode at any time. Last fall she had open heart surgery and her valves were replaced. Right after Christmas she was brought in almost dead. The infection had gotten … [Read more...]

This year I bought Ms. Sally a MeteorLight for Christmas. This toy is great and as you can see, she loves it. A little about the Meteorlight Whether your schedule prevents you from exercising your canine buddy during the day, or you just prefer carousing with him or her at night, our tennis ball-sized Meteorlight K-9 LED Ball is the perfect exercise toy. Push the button, the LED light begins its steady glow, and you can both see what you're doing and have fun doing it. Perfect for romps in the yard after sundown, or, if you're both craving a little socialization, take it to the dog park at … [Read more...]

Custom Reproduction 18th and 19th Century Vermont Homes Montpelier, Vermont 05602Phone: 802.224.0300 or 800.639.1796 (Toll-Free)Email: liz@lizpritchettassociates.comWebsite: VermontVernacularDesigns.com     Vermont Vernacular Designs has some special qualities we hope you'll consider as you choose a designer/builder for your project. Clients call us "knowledgeable," "responsive", and "hardworking." We call clients "friends." History is our guide and Vermont our inspiration. Our respect for the architectural vocabulary of Vermont is apparent in the form, scale, proportion, and … [Read more...]

Keene Valley, NYWebiste: www.luderowskiarchitect.com   Nils Luderowski is best defined as specializing in residential architecture and design in an Adirondack vernacular. His full-service studio offers traditional architectural services including site planning, interior design, furniture design and custom artisan work. His work can be found dotting the many lakes, rivers and mountains throughout the central Adirondacks. Past work includes new homes, renovations, additions, restoration, adaptive reuse, and historical renovation. Adirondack Boathouses designed by Nils Luderowski … [Read more...]

I LOVE this book on Cleveland. The author, Jennie Jones, shows off many of the beautiful buildings were in the city. I must admit, I had no idea that there were so many of them. I usually drove through it at night in the 1960's and got very lost on my way back home from Skidmore... Cleveland: Inside Outside: A Personal Photographic Journey (1981 – 2011)by Jennie Jones, a Celebrated Photographer and Author In 2010, Jennie Jones, a well known photographer, donated some 22,000 images to the Michael Schwartz Library, Special Collections at Cleveland State University representing thirty years … [Read more...]

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