Carolyn Bates

Visit Miss Sally & her friends on their Community Facebook Page! Dog Friendly BurlingtonA more livable city for dogs and their owners.  … [Read more...]

Historic Carriage House and Barn Tour June 4 Preservation Burlington announces its 2011 Homes Tour Sat. June 4, 12-4pm $20Featuring historic Carriage Houses and Barns Tickets are available at the Flynn Center Box Officefor $20 This year's tour features turn of the century carriage houses and barns that have been re-purposed and utilized for today’s lifestyles. Preservation Burlington is excited … [Read more...]

  How many changes can you find?  Some are small, some weren't there at all...5, 10, 13, 15? Maybe More? Add your guess to the comments below & you will be entered to win!Winner gets a $25 gift certificate to Small Dog. Bonus   Would you like the custom bone brush that is used for the final birthday postcard? Contact Carolyn today!   … [Read more...]

When these three teenagers appeared on the Italian talent show “Ti Lascio Una Canzone” in 2009, they swept the competition with their amazing talents. They preformed a verion of “O Sole Mio” that was perfection and launched them into what will no doubt be a long career. The group is made up of Piero Barone, Ignazio Boschetto, and Gianluca Ginoble. All three young tenors  have made their … [Read more...]

What Now Looks Like This ... Photo above by Phil GerbodeOnce Looked Like This... Summer on Lake Champlain at Phil Gerbode and Shari Swainbank's house in North Hero. Photo by Carolyn Bates The flooding is not only in the south this month. Lake Champlain is three feet plus over the flood level, and many friend of mine have lost their land. Everything is under water...the Marinas, 500 homes, all … [Read more...]

Pat Pomerleau just sent me this awesome panorama.  And with it, she told me how she photographed it and what she did in post production.  Wish I could make my body at steady as she can and shoot without using a tripod. I am very impressed with her work. How did she get this amazing shot? Here is what Pat had to say about that..."This panorama is a composite of 14 photos (50% overlap) was taken … [Read more...]

Thank you deeply for your commitment to the National Guard. Photo of Lindsay, Kevin, Payton, and Hunter (dog). The men and women who serve our country these days are in grave danger so much of the time, that I want to thank each and every one of you who is or has been in the service. One of the hardest things in life is to be separated from those you love, but for a military family, this is just … [Read more...]

Jack Tenny, PublisherJack Tenny, publisher of Business People Vermont Mag, had me laughing out loud in one of those "Be Quiet Zones" of the library! I just could not stop. He had Jimmy Hoffa perfectly described as tried to negotiate a loan at a Chicago bank. And in case you were wondering, yes, I am talking about THE REAL TEAMSTER: Jimmy Hoffa. Read the complete article in Jack Tenney's … [Read more...]

On the Job at Fran's and Sam's To prepare the the image above, I had meticulously straightened the light shades, bedspread and quilt. Every thing was perfect...or so I thought. Then, my client Sam, came into the room, turned to me and asked me to mess it all up. I am sure my eyes got very wide! This was a first. The sheets came untucked, the blankets swirled around, Sam crushed up the pillows. The … [Read more...]

 Bet you can't guess who this is!  Baseball trivia for the boomers. First winner gets a print. (Add you comment below & enter to win!)Driving around Florida, with camping gear in the trunk, Beth (age 23) and I (age 28) rolled into Orlando where Beth's favorite team was playing baseball. She really wanted to go to the game, but we had no money. You could hear the wheels turning as minds went … [Read more...]

Congratulations! The Vermont I-89 Rest Area, Sharon designed by Stephen Plunkard of Stantec, Inc won the Public Space Award Honoring our Veterans, Preserving our Environment.   … [Read more...]

When Nils Luderowski’s imagination is at play, only great things can happen. Blue Moon, located in the Adirondacks, is a colorful delight nestled in a perfect natural landscape. The colors ...“that is all me” said Nils. He pulled everything from the nature around him. Inspired by the red in cardinals, the golds and warm tones from afternoon sun, the blues from the sky, and the greens and browns … [Read more...]

   Record snow fall 24.3 inches in a day and a half! Closed the post office right up it did, for a snow day for the first time in history!  "Sally must be waiting for her tropical vacation! lol Great picture ~ that pup is quite the model!" - Donna Salerno-Travel    … [Read more...]

I just found an amazing photo on Natalie Stultz's blog.  She donated it to help Pete's Greens recover from the horrible fire that took their entire barn and production line with it.   Pete’s Greens FundraiserOriginally Posted January 17, 2011 on www.nataliestultz.comOn January 12th, a devastating fire destroyed the big yellow barn at Pete’s Greens in Craftsbury, Vermont.  The farm lost … [Read more...]

Photograph by Karen Pike Photography.   The 2011 Vermont Go Red For Women luncheon was held on Wednesday, February 16th. Around 550 women gathered to educate themselves on living heart healthy lives. When entering the event, we all got to embrace our fabulousness! Thanks to Karen Pike Photography &North Country Savings who set up a mobile photo studio, the guests made a A Picture And A … [Read more...]