Lights on bright no brakes

The past ten years Lights on Bright No Brakes has led me on a wild ride.  What wasn’t planned, just happened.  This new logo honors an adventure that began when a newly-published French cookbook met an amateur chef de cuisine-wannabe who lived in Colorado’s high country.

REMEMBERING AN ASPEN SUMMER

“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” —F. Scott Fitzgerald Salade de Chèvre Chaud Since our High Country temps are playing in the 80's this week, 'crisp' doesn't come to mind. Despite that, it's time to turn the page. 'Crisp' will soon arrive,...

what time do the bells ring?

Mondays at the majestic Maroon Bells. With Donna Grauer Last Monday I was at the Maroon Bells watching as tourists disembarked from the shuttle bus that brought them the 8 miles from Aspen Highlands to the magnificent Bells. More than 300,000 visitors come to be awed...

A BERRY, BERRY DELICIOUS PIE

It was a balmy April evening, my three-month visit to Washington DC about to end, when I went to the Kennedy Center. Although I’d taken an extensive Center tour in March, this was a live, evening performance with the National Symphony Orchestra performing Fauré’s...

WASHINGTON D.C. UNACCOMPANIED

Presidents Day Weekend, My Neighbor's Porch, a Native American and our flag. Six weeks and halfway through my deep dive into visiting Washington D.C’s cultural, historical, and artistic treasures, the stars and stripes are still flying, the cherry blossom florets...

You’ll find Lights on Bright No Brakes a minimalist version of its tired self.  As for me, I’m still me.  That’s why I suggested to Joy Weinberg, my designer, we skip the ‘about me’ business.  She wasn’t having it.  We compromised, agreeing to this streamlined version.