Carolyn Bates

 Here is a portion of a video tutorial on how add clouds  to a boring blue sky with Photoshop!  For more information about Suzette Allen's Clouds brushes, visit http://www.shopsuzette.com   {backbutton}      … [Read more...]

Carolyn's photo of Adams Landing B&Bwins out over all other competition this year to be the cover of the Vermont Country Inns and B&Bs brochure. This brochure gives readers a collection of the absolute best Country Inns and Bed & Breakfasts that Vermont has to offer. See all of Carolyn's photo of Adams Landing B&B by clicking here. Download the Cover! To receive a … [Read more...]

Burlington voters repealed an instant runoff voting system for mayor Tuesday. One of the leaders to help repeal the IRV (Instant Runoff Voting) voting system was Lea Terhune, the recent winner of the city of Burlington Neighborhood Leadership Award. What is Instant Runoff Voting (IRV)? Wikipedia defines Instant runoff voting (IRV) as the term for a voting system in which voters rank candidates … [Read more...]

Burlington voters repealed an instant runoff voting system for mayor Tuesday. One of the leaders to help repeal the IRV (Instant Runoff Voting) voting system was Lea Terhune, the recent winner of the city of Burlington Neighborhood Leadership Award.  More articles about this repeal from the Burlington Free Press:     Kiss optimistic despite Burlington election results • March 4, 2010     … [Read more...]

Lea Terhune just won the city of Burlington Neighborhood Leadership Award.Please join all of us for dinner and awards, entertainment, etc at Contois Auditorium, city hall, Thursday March 25, 5:30-7:30.Here is the letter Lea just received from Mayor Bob Kiss. … [Read more...]

Lea Terhune just won the city of Burlington Neighborhood Leadership Award.Please join all of us for dinner and awards, entertainment, etc at Contois Auditorium, city hall, Thursday March 25, 5:30-7:30.Here is the letter Lea just received from Mayor Bob Kiss. … [Read more...]

     It is an Edwardian style house with arts and crafts included in the interior rooms. Architect Allan Todd Koster beautifully renovated his house, which was featured in Old House Interiors Mag this Jan 2010, and Arts and Crafts Magazine two years ago.All photos ©2005 Carolyn L. Bates To see these images of Koster House on FaceBook, click here    Here is another example of the architect Allan … [Read more...]

Vancouver 2010 February 19, 2010Alan Taylor Boston.com has posted some great photos of the Olympics in Vancouver (2010). Today is Day 8 of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver Canada, almost the halfway mark, and it's time to have a look at the activities in British Columbia. Over 100 medals have been awarded so far, with the United States, Germany, Norway and Canada leading the medal race. … [Read more...]

Vermont Magazine • March-April 2010Story by Kathleen Jameswww.vermontmagazine.com In 2000, artist Maggie Sherman moved from her longtime home in Montgomery to a condo in Burlington's Old North End. "I thought I would never own a home again," says Sherman. "And I had no intention of buying this house. There was no way in the world that I could afford it. But I just got this bug in my ear. I said … [Read more...]

Vermont Magazine • March-April 2010Story by Kathleen Jameswww.vermontmagazine.com In 2000, artist Maggie Sherman moved from her longtime home in Montgomery to a condo in Burlington's Old North End. "I thought I would never own a home again," says Sherman. "And I had no intention of buying this house. There was no way in the world that I could afford it. But I just got this bug in my ear. I said … [Read more...]

Health Insurance Needs to have Preventive Care within its Policy February 17, 2010By having preventive care be at the top of each patient's care giving, we should be able to reduce the number of expensive health care requirements in the future of the patient's life.  We must always put quality of life as a must.   To make your comments, visit Organizing for America.See all of Carolyn's Posts by … [Read more...]

My great friend and photographer James Cavanaugh has allowed me to use his pdf files.Please enjoy his photographs while you read how both of us work. And if you need fabulous work in Buffalo area, please contact him directly.Conversion FeesProduction Fees  {backbutton}    … [Read more...]

On a recent trip to photograph Washington DC, Carolyn was inspired to add a new group of photos to her portfolio. Can you figure out where these images were taken?    The first person to match all of the images with the correct locations will win an 8 x 10 print from any image on this site. Just email your answers to Carolyn by clicking here. {morfeo 61}  … [Read more...]

On a recent trip to photograph Washington DC, Carolyn was inspired to add a new group of photos to her portfolio. Included in her photos are works by internationally know architects Philip Johnson and I. M. Pei. In addition, Carolyn has featured images from her Amtrak trip, the Washington Monument, Constitution Ave, Dunbarton Oaks, Julia's kitchen, and Cooper relaxing in a local architect's … [Read more...]

Our Daily BaguetteThe government said our town's French bakery was not essential. We begged to differ.By Sandra Riendeau, Colebrook, New HampshireOriginal Story: GuidepostsBy the time Le Rendez-Vous opened, the whole town was buzz­ing about the newcomers. The music, the décor, the food—everything seemed exotic, with names we couldn’t pronounce. But Verlaine and Marc were so friendly, so upbeat, so … [Read more...]