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Month: October 2014

Step Inside My Office

October 31, 2014 / alittletea3 / Leave a comment

 Woodstock, Halloween afternoon.

New World Order. Again.

October 26, 2014October 26, 2014 / alittletea3 / 1 Comment

I shot a couple of photos today on a brief outing through Shaftsbury to retrieve a particular young 'un from a day-long outdoor adventure. It is cool in Vermont and there is indiscriminate rain; a short time down the road the rain will be snow. Fall's vibrant colors abound, although the peak of the season … Continue reading New World Order. Again.

Tiny Human, Big World

October 22, 2014 / alittletea3 / 1 Comment

I have wanted to capture this image since early in the summer and finally had my chance today. I love this stand of trees lining the road connecting Quechee Main Street to Woodstock Road. The first time I saw these enormous pines they took my breath away. They make me feel small and inconsequential in … Continue reading Tiny Human, Big World

I Don’t Get No Respect

October 16, 2014October 17, 2014 / alittletea3 / Leave a comment

  That's my mama, working one-on-one with one of my former students in Knoxville, Tennessee. That picture was made in June of 2012, days before the small ballet school I founded closed its doors for good, and only a couple of months before I relocated to Vermont. Mom will be seventy-three in December. She still … Continue reading I Don’t Get No Respect

Afternoon at Bedlam: the Ministry of Encouragement

October 12, 2014 / alittletea3 / 2 Comments

More than a decade ago I stood in the book aisle of a big box department store in Knoxville, Tennessee, fingering a papberback with a full color closeup of a border collie on its cover. I was having a bad day--a series of bad days, really, that grew into bad weeks and months and difficult years. That … Continue reading Afternoon at Bedlam: the Ministry of Encouragement

Farmstand Outing, Big Questions

October 8, 2014October 8, 2014 / alittletea3 / 1 Comment

I had some loose change rattling around in my pocket this afternoon and precious little else. My fiscal landscape changed dramatically a couple of weeks ago--not by way of a little hiccup, but a big, loud, stinky belch. (It did not even have the decency to cover its gaping mouth.) I realized my cupboard was … Continue reading Farmstand Outing, Big Questions

Afternoon at a Vermont Bakery: Sunday Photo Essay

October 5, 2014October 7, 2014 / alittletea3 / Leave a comment

Friday afternoon I had the great pleasure of looking over the shoulders of several of the staff at a particular Vermont bakery. I could not resist the design on this cakewheel, seemingly frozen in another era. Today I showed a very young friend of mine how I edit the photos I use on my blog. … Continue reading Afternoon at a Vermont Bakery: Sunday Photo Essay

Tiny Step over a Giant Threshold

October 2, 2014 / alittletea3 / 5 Comments

I am officially published in this here magazine. It has been a long time coming, and I hope it is just the beginning. There are great big changes on the horizon for me, about which more later. Meanwhile, this made me smile today; the topic is relevant in so very many ways. Oh, and who wouldn't … Continue reading Tiny Step over a Giant Threshold

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