My year in pictures … briefly
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The end of 2023 has arrived, so time for an abundance of year in review pieces and posts all around the blogosphere and beyond.
Naturally, I have mine to add.
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Scenes from Summer 2022
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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.
Read MoreRockin' PawDad's party
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The recent weekend in which my family was all together—a relatively uncommon occurrence even in the best of times—featured not only Robert’s baptism, as I previously shared, but a milestone birthday celebration, too. That milestone being Jim’s sixtieth birthday.
The birthday festivities, organized primarily by Megan, revolved around a rockin’ theme as …
Read MoreIdeal backdrop
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Ideal backdrop
Last week I shared with you some of the reasons I love the look of fall right outside my back door.
Over the weekend, I discovered another reason: It’s the ideal autumn backdrop for my goofy daughter Andrea and her equally goofy hubby, Allen, to pose for silly shots during a special birthday celebration (more on that to come).
Their attitude inspires me to approach the new week in a similarly carefree way. I hope sharing the shots does the same for you.
Plus … GRAND Social No. 411 link party for grandparents
Read MoreSummer 2020: What I didn't tell you
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July 25, 2020, marked the eleven year anniversary of Grandma’s Briefs. During many summers, I’ve taken a break from blogging from Memorial Day through Labor Day, to allow me time to enjoy summer fun without being obligated to publish anything.
This past summer, I chose not to take a break. I figured that with Covid restrictions and all, I’d have little to do and lots of time to write about the little I might do and see and ponder.
Read MoreSome grand news amidst all the bad news
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So much bad news surrounds us lately. Most of it beyond bad, in fact. Bad news about the pandemic, about politics, about inexplicable injustices and more batters our brains and hurts our hearts pretty much every single day beyond anything we might have imagined mere months ago.
Yet amidst all that bad news, I have some good news.
Some grand news.
Read MoreThose I like!
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Those I like!
At the start of a new year, I — perhaps we — spend a lot of time and energy considering and planning ways to improve ourselves. This week I’m going to do the opposite: I’m going to remind myself it’s okay to not stress out about doing more, being more; that spending time with those who matter is what matters most.
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