by lianabennett on February 18, 2009
in Colorado
From time to time, I write about my new life in Colorado. Most of these are short snippets, solely meant to amuse and relate some of the things I am learning about Colorado living. I understood, before leaving South Florida, that life in Colorado would be different. I just had no idea, how different. And, […]
by lianabennett on October 12, 2008
in Colorado
First we have the Full Gimmer, this is what it is called when you wear you pants legs fully tucked into your boots. Then there is the Half Gimmer, this is where you only tuck the inside part of your pants leg into your boots. I still have not figured out which Gimmer is the […]
by lianabennett on October 10, 2008
in Colorado
The only kind of chains I know about are the ones that are gold and sparkley. Chains for my tires? Who thought of that one? Probably a man, and one with no girlfriend. OK, tire chains are jewelry for your car. I can get into that. Hum… Let’s see, I would like something striking, yet […]
by lianabennett on November 26, 2007
in Colorado
My truck does not like this cold weather. I have to agree. It was born and raised in the tropics. It was modified to not overheat while pulling boats or sitting in traffic with the air conditioning going full blast. The 12 volt battery has given me the most trouble. The truck has had 3 […]
by lianabennett on August 6, 2007
in Colorado
I sat in the little bit of shade that the pickup truck provided. Wearing my boyfriend’s hat and getting the seat of my pants wet from the rain soaked log I was pearched on. I watched in amazement as Tom took logs and turn them into 2×4’s. They do that here, in Colorado. Where I […]
by lianabennett on June 7, 2007
in Colorado
Got up one morning to see three female mule deer in my front yard. Ran to get my camera. Just then, one of the girls squatted on her hind legs to pee. I had no idea that female deer squatted. Later that morning, I was at a friend’s house for my ritual morning cup of […]
by lianabennett on May 1, 2007
in Colorado
Like the city girl that I am, I inquired about garbage days. The Grimwoods provided me with an old blackened oil drum, calling it the “burn barrel.” Coming from South Florida, were burning anything, gets you immediate attention from the local authorities, I was a bit perplexed. “Just throw your garbage in there and light […]
by lianabennett on April 23, 2007
in Colorado
I have, what I thought, to be the perfect vehicle for Colorado. It is a 4-wheel drive, Chevy Silverado Pickup. Never mind that it has lived in Florida all of it’s life, and I have not crossed anything higher than a channel bridge in 15 years. This snow thing should be a piece of cake. […]
by lianabennett on March 29, 2007
in Colorado
The Owl and the Pussycat went to sea in a beautiful pea green boat. But not in Colorado!“Watch out for the owls, they will eat your cats.” What? My cats are big, fat, spoiled house cats. I doubt an owl could even pick one up, let alone fly away with it. But these owls, I […]
