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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.

December 08, 2022

Grandparents: 5 Heart Health Tips for the Holidays

December 08, 2022/ Lisa Carpenter

Food, drinks, gifts and time with family make the holidays a merry occasion for people across the country. However, all that celebrating can sometimes become a distraction from maintaining heart health.

November 03, 2022

Home Happenings: October 2022

November 03, 2022/ Lisa Carpenter

Looking back, October marks the most mellow month of the 2022 for me. At least in terms of getting out and about. Our typically wild and crazy Callie had ACL surgery — technically CCL in dogs — near the end of September, which meant she had to lay low and go slow, rendering us pretty much homebound for most of October.

October 21, 2022

Poppin' Good: Spooky, sweet treats made with popcorn

October 21, 2022/ Lisa Carpenter

Celebrate Halloween and National Popcorn Poppin’ Month with these spooky and sweet treats, courtesy Popcorn.org.

September 06, 2022

Scenes from Summer 2022

September 06, 2022/ Lisa Carpenter

Welcome back! I hope everyone enjoyed their summer, making memories and more with loved ones.

I was blessed with memorable moments with many a loved one since pressing pause on Grandma’s Briefs for the season.

June 01, 2022

Summer break 2022

June 01, 2022/ Lisa Carpenter

With Memorial Day in the rearview mirror and the summer months gloriously spread out before us, it’s time for my annual summer break from blogging!

May 11, 2022

Good things and growing boys

May 11, 2022/ Lisa Carpenter

Good things have been going on for me, I must say. The top good thing of late has been my recent trip to see my desert-dwelling grandsons.

April 13, 2022

Spring is springing

April 13, 2022/ Lisa Carpenter

Happy April!

Spring is springing up all around my yard and making me smile.

April 08, 2022

Chunky, crunchy, creamy

April 08, 2022/ Lisa Carpenter

It’s been a looooong time since I added a new recipe to my Recipe Box. Today I’ve remedied that a smidgen by adding three new recipes: something chunky, something crunchy, and something creamy.

April 01, 2022

March 2022: These are a few of my favorite things

April 01, 2022/ Lisa Carpenter

March was a relatively uneventful month for me. Still, I managed to take—or, in a few instances, acquire—lots of photos. I even pulled out the DSLR at one point for snapping some shots.

Here are a few of my favorites from the past month.

March 18, 2022

Gramma's Snow Cream

March 18, 2022/ Lisa Carpenter

March and April are typically the snowiest months in Colorado. This past Thursday was a typical March day in Colorado in that it snowed. A lot.

It was also a typical Thursday in that Benjamin and Robert spent the day at my house.

Having gobs of snow outside and my two grandsons inside provided the perfect opportunity to introduce Benjamin and Robert to snow cream.

Grandma's Briefs

Grandma's Briefs is for grandmothers and others. Bits on life's second act and the empty nest: the good, bad, humorous and heartwarming of being a baby boomer, grandparent, parent to adult children, wife and writer. Features include lifestyle articles, movie reviews, recipes, product reviews, auto test drives, grandma profiles, and more.