With Your Coffee [Back to Work Edition]

A church on the town green in South Ryegate, VT. 

Mondays after the holidays. Ouch, right? How are you? Did you have a good holiday? Make those resolutions yet? Good luck to everyone.

We finally have snow in Vermont and the ski resorts breathe a sigh of relief. I spent a lot of time falling on the icy cross-country ski trails, but more snow will come for future weekends. To ease the Monday blues, here are some links from around the web to get those neurons firing again.

• Menokin is a 1796 plantation house in Warsaw, Virginia that is being partially reconstructed with glass walls.

• Photographing New York’s mom & pop stores. Reminds me of the “Legacy Businesses” session at the National Trust Conference.

• So many churches fall on hard times and must close like this one in Quechee, VT.

• Apparently, the social pressures of Instagram are very real with teenagers.

• “Micro-homes” have made their way to Burlington, Vermont. Like tiny houses but with a different name, and slightly larger.

• And, Burlington, a small city, contemplates how to build up.

• Donald Trump will be in Vermont soon. Note the lack of enthusiasm.

Cheers! Have good, caffeinated Monday, my friends.