Carolyn Bates

Score: Dogs 7, people 7 during Christmas Dinner at Lea and Chucks... … [Read more...]

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On December 28, 2009, transportation workers from New York and Vermont demolished the bridge that had spanned the southern part of Lake Champlain for 80 years. The bridge built in 1929, took only moments for demolition to be complete. The demolition was set to happen on Wednesday but icy weather slowed down the crews.Because the snow was falling heavily, making it very difficult to see the bridge. … [Read more...]

Carolyn's work will be featured in the Dog Gallery Calendar 2010 published by Workman Publishing Company. About Dog Gallery Calendar 2010 A pair of Pugs peering through a window. The soft ears and soulful eyes of a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. A Golden Retriever shaking off post-swim. Fluffy white puppies in the snow, a Basset Hound yawning, a lively mutt ready … [Read more...]

Carolyn's work will be featured in the Dog Gallery Calendar 2010 published by Workman Publishing Company. About Dog Gallery Calendar 2010 A pair of Pugs peering through a window. The soft ears and soulful eyes of a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. A Golden Retriever shaking off post-swim. Fluffy white puppies in the snow, a Basset Hound yawning, a lively mutt ready … [Read more...]

Best practices in working with a professional photographer.Developed jointly by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP), this is the definitive guide for architects working with photographers.   Read more by downloading the full document.   {backbutton}   … [Read more...]

  This year Sisler Builders will be using my photo for their Christmas card! For more about Sisler Builders, click here. … [Read more...]

"My new house is wonderful.  It is fun for me and helpful for my family." - Ben  Fairbanks Construction, GC Ann Vivian, of GVV architects … [Read more...]

Today Ms Sally sat in her favorite chair, and posed like an angle with her Santa hat on for my 2009 card and walked off the set.  With my back turned, she swiped another Santa hat  and triumphantly dragged it from her mouth onto the studio set, posing for her portrait, yet once again. Thus letting me know the angel shot was not to her liking.   After one photo, however, she dropped the hat on the … [Read more...]

One of a Kind Bed & BreakfastBurlington, VTEnjoy a beautiful lake view and spectacular sunsets from our two-room suite with private bath or from the small cottage that stands apart from the main house (or from the tree swing in the backyard).  Conveniently located in a quiet neighborhood, perfect for downtown and waterfront excursions on foot, by bike, or in car. … [Read more...]

November 21, 2009Handicap accessible two story addition in the back so that their son, Ben, would be able to access the entire house in his wheelchair, have his own room, bathroom sunroom, shower, with a zip line in the ceiling to carry him as needed, including a deck "tree house" on the second floor. … [Read more...]

November 21, 2009Handicap accessible two story addition in the back so that their son, Ben, would be able to access the entire house in his wheelchair, have his own room, bathroom sunroom, shower, with a zip line in the ceiling to carry him as needed, including a deck "tree house" on the second floor. … [Read more...]

Bright Colors and Big Views Artist Woody Jackson paints and connects with the landscape at his family's home in Cornwall. VERMONT MAGAZINE • NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2009 Story by Kathleen James, EditorPhotos by Carolyn Bates It's no surprise that Vermont artist Woody Jackson-wellknown for his iconic images of grazing Holsteins and Green Mountain landscapes-would live in a home filled with … [Read more...]

Bright Colors and Big Views Artist Woody Jackson paints and connects with the landscape at his family's home in Cornwall. VERMONT MAGAZINE • NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2009 Story by Kathleen James, EditorPhotos by Carolyn Bates It's no surprise that Vermont artist Woody Jackson-wellknown for his iconic images of grazing Holsteins and Green Mountain landscapes-would live in a home filled with bright … [Read more...]

In A Quiet Hamlet, A New Old by Patricia PoorePhotographs by Carolyn Bates Early HomesWinter 2009  LONG-TIME OLD-HOUSE INTERIORS reader Randall DiStefano tells us that he and his wife fell in love with the quiet hamlet of Grafton, Vermont, when they came here to put an addition on a client's house. For two decades, Randy's done 18th-century historical reproduction and … [Read more...]