Sunrise season
/Fall is pretty much my very favorite season here in Colorado. There are many reasons, but one big one is that the autumn months offer the the most colorful, most memorable sunrises of all the seasons.
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Grandma's Briefs is for grandmothers and others. Bits on the good, bad, humorous and heartwarming of being a baby boomer, grandparent, parent to adult children, wife and writer. Features include lifestyle articles, reviews, recipes, grandma profiles, and more.
Fall is pretty much my very favorite season here in Colorado. There are many reasons, but one big one is that the autumn months offer the the most colorful, most memorable sunrises of all the seasons.
Read MoreMy grandsons in the desert are on fall break from school.
What better way to kick off the holiday week than with a Monday movie with Mom?
Once again, I can't adequately express...
Having blogged for more than seven years, I have oodles of goodies stored away in the Grandma's Briefs archive, goodies that rarely see the light of day because they go way, way back. At least seven years or so.
Today seems a perfect day to pull out some of those well-seasoned posts, a few of my favorite fall-themed features you just might have missed.
14 THINGS I LOVE ABOUT OCTOBER
My shortlisted October loves... in no particular order:
1. The sun has shifted south. Whereas summer...
Fall is sneaking its way into Colorado. The Aspens are changing in the high country, I've heard, and I hope Jim and I get a chance to traverse a mountain pass or two before a cold snap renders leaves of brilliant golds, reds, and oranges instantly burned and browned.
Read MoreJuly is my least favorite month of the year. It's too hot and... well... it's just plain too hot.
I'm not a fan of hot weather, which is pretty much why I'm not a fan of July.
Rather than stew over the scorching season, though, I'm looking on the bright side today, pondering the positive parts of a month I mostly despise.
There are but five.
ONE
My third and final child — Andrea, one of my favorite people in the world — was...
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Jim (aka PawDad) and Lisa (me)
Brianna (oldest daughter) and hubby Patrick with Benjamin, Robert, and James
Megan (middle daughter) with hubby Preston and Declan, Camden, and Brayden
Andrea (youngest daughter) with me at a recent concert
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