So fellow travelers, in the mysterious way creative minds have of tapping into one another the CGBF* page featured a post by wHicked awesome writer Lisa Dingle. It hit all kinds of nails on the head for me; so many I half expected the garden shed I have long wished for might have appeared in …
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Sunday’s at the Rescue: the revolving door
So fellow travelers, it has been an unusually long stretch for me to be away from my volunteer dog walking. Freckles asking me “Hey Crazy Dog Lady where have ya been?” Changes in schedules as well as being down to just one vehicle for the foreseeable future has been challenging. The round trip drive …
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Moments in time
So fellow travelers, bit of a postscript to the Yaddo post…. When I am out and about shooting with my dslr camera, images capture my attention for various reasons. This shot of the mansion at Yaddo gave me a feeling of seeing into the past, as if catching a glimpse of it’s amazing history and hinting at …
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Yaddo
So fellow travelers, I am looking through my files from this weekend’s adventure. Last month during our lunch at the RoundHouse the idea of a day trip to Yaddo Gardens in Saratoga Springs came up. The main focus was for photography with tentative plans for a meal afterwards. I knew it would be well worth …
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Always near
So fellow travelers, we bid farewell to an Old Yankee Man this week. I say “we” because fellow farmie Lisa Dingle has shared him so graciously with us in her wonderful blog. I have been thinking of her and her family a great deal these days as they weather his passing together. This morning …
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On the Road to friends and high places: The Grand Finale Lyrics and Lunch
So fellow travelers, two more high points to reach on this weekend adventure. My friends and I were headed to Marigold Pizza for a delicious lunch, but before we left the beautiful grounds of Park-MacCullough House, I snapped a few shots of random things which caught my eye. …
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On the Road to friends and high places: Part Five Meeting Tess
So fellow travelers, once upon a time, along a hilltop in Vermont a much anticipated wish was about to be fulfilled. Two of our creative group friends, Kate Rantilla and Candy Cuthbert sing in choral groups and attend each other’s concerts throughout the year. Kate sings with the Keene Choral in New Hampshire and Candy …
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On the Road to friends and high places: Part Four Redemption
So fellow travelers, it’s time for church. This is Rupert United Methodist Church located at the corner of routes 315 and 153 in the town of Rupert Vermont. I have had the great blessing of attending Sunday Services here with my friend Kate during several Bedlam Farm Open House weekends. When we attend services, the …
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On the Road to friends and high places: Part Three Feasting on Friendship
So fellow travelers, having arrived at the Round House Cafe for good food and fellowship, I was accompanied by an unexpected attendee. When the thread about the potential lunch gathering wound it’s way through the creative group, one of our members rued her inability to attend. Nancy lives in Oklahoma which is a tad too far …
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On the Road to friends and high places: Part Two Connecting Threads
So fellow travelers, our fiber farm adventure has reached a literal and creative high point at St. Mary’s on-the-hill. View from St Mary’s on-the-hill : Christ the King Retreat center, a haven of peaceful, comfortable accommodations where many of us have stayed during various Bedlam Farm Open House Weekends adventure. Beth has family ties to this …
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