I grew up in a house where dessert was never an after-thought. My mom, Lucy, was famous for flipping through the dessert menu first at a restaurant and asking the server to reserve a dessert before dinner even started. This was especially the case if...
[caption id="attachment_25093" align="alignright" width="300"] Aqua Alta in Venice. Credit: Luigi Costantini/A[/caption] I usually leave climate change to my co-columnist, Billy Mason. His expertise in the subject way exceeds mine. But I make an exception for the specific subjects of flooding and sea level rise. Not only...
[caption id="attachment_25106" align="alignleft" width="300"] Sweater dress for Thanksgiving[/caption] Wayward relatives are not the only reason to stress about Thanksgiving. There's also the turkey to cook just right (or get tsk tsk looks from those wayward relatives). And the side and pies. Oh yes, and cleaning the...
Editor’s note: It’s no secret. The Telluride region is dog heaven. Unless you are one of our furry friends who gets caught in the maw of neglect and abuse. Then heaven is on hold until Second Chance Humane Society comes to the rescue. Second Chance...
[caption id="attachment_25081" align="alignright" width="300"] Zephyros Farm, Paonia[/caption] Are agriculture and heritage tourism potential growth industries? On Tuesday, November 13, the historic Wright Opera House in Ouray was the perfect setting for folks from the Colorado Tourism Office (CTO) to gather with local farmers, ranchers, extension agents, and...
Student presentations at the Wilkinson Public Library Thursday evening [caption id="attachment_25071" align="alignright" width="300"] Cailin at Montana State University’s Department of Animal and Range Science[/caption] Though winter is just around the corner, most students are still relishing their all too brief summer break. And a select few are savoring...
I had this romantic notion about gathering wood for the winter, our first winter with a wood stove. I envisioned us traipsing through the forest, the kids in wool mittens, picking up freshly cut rounds of aspen and oak and piñon, breathing in the scent...
The long presidential campaign and the election are behind us. I won't try to predict what will happen, but I know what must happen: as a nation we must get to work on climate change. The deniers have not gone away; just yesterday a writer in...
The first storm of the season has entered the San Juan mountains with 4" overnight on RMP. Western Colorado will see rain in the lower valley's today and snow in the higher elevations, but the real meat of the storm won't kick in until later...
