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Posted on7 August 20228 August 2022Fitness & Exercise, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

A record-breaking geocache adventure

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Yesterday was a day of geocaching with my friend and his wee dug. And not just a day of geocaching: A record-breaking day of geocaching.…

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Posted on1 August 20228 August 2022Crafting & Creating, Musings & Ramblings

A yarn about yarn

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Definition: Yarn \ˈyärn\ (noun)1 (a): a continuous often plied strand composed of either natural or man-made fibres or filaments and used in weaving and knitting…

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Posted on31 July 20223 August 2022Everyday Life

Random July (2022)

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This gallery is part of my monthly “photo dump” collection. Posts under the photo dump tag are a collection of random photographs that do not otherwise have…

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Posted on25 July 20228 August 2022Culinary Arts

All the food

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As I’ve said before, one of my favourite things about my Homeland Holidays is all my favourite foods. Each time I come home to visit,…

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Posted on5 July 20226 August 2022Fitness & Exercise

Four on the Fourth: A new record

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Yesterday was the 4th of July, which means Independence Day in America. And that means parades, barbeques, fireworks, and for some of us, Fun Runs!…

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Posted on30 June 202228 July 2022Everyday Life

Random June (2022)

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This gallery is part of my monthly “photo dump” collection. Posts under the photo dump tag are a collection of random photographs that do not otherwise have…

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Posted on30 June 202226 July 2022Fitness & Exercise

Halfway there: Running goals by the quarter

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Today marks the halfway point of 2022 – and the halfway point for my goal of running 750 miles for the year. All thanks to…

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Posted on16 June 202225 July 2022Everyday Life

Geocaching goal in half the time!

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My primary 2022 goal is to “seek answers, solutions, or improvement for life, the universe, and everything” – a goal set in part because 20+22=42.…

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Posted on14 June 20224 August 2022Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Fish ladders and falls

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Dad and I went on a little adventure across the state yesterday, racking up about 280 miles on the car. But only one geocache, which…

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Posted on11 June 202224 July 2022Everyday Life

Battle of the roses

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Way back in 2013, my parents took small rose plants to the cemetery for Memorial Day. There were two sets of roses (one white, one…

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Posted on9 June 20224 August 2022Everyday Life, Musings & Ramblings

Rosaries and rifles

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My mother’s funeral was yesterday. It began with a Rosary and ended with rifle fire. Just the way she would have wanted it. It’s still…

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Posted on31 May 202218 June 2022Everyday Life

Random May (2022)

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This gallery is part of my monthly “photo dump” collection. Posts under the photo dump tag are a collection of random photographs that do not otherwise have…

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Posted on29 May 202217 June 2022Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Welcome to America, again

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I am home in America, again. Yes, it feels like just yesterday that I was leaving, and now I am back. I had always planned…

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Posted on21 May 2022Chronic Illness, Musings & Ramblings, Widow Life

Remembering red flags: Happy 17th anniversary, to me

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Today marks 17 years since I became Mrs Ryan. And despite the absence of Mr Ryan, I like to mark this day as it was…

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Posted on8 May 202217 June 2022Musings & Ramblings

Everybody’s mother

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A few days ago, I shared a post about my mother and what she meant (means) to me. But she wasn’t just my mother, she…

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Posted on30 April 20221 May 2022Everyday Life

Random April (2022)

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This gallery is part of my monthly “photo dump” collection. Posts under the photo dump tag are a collection of random photographs that do not otherwise have…

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Posted on29 April 20221 May 2022Everyday Life

A tribute to my mother

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On Tuesday, 29 April 1947, my mother was born. Sadly, on Monday, 24 January 2022, she died. That means that she is not here with…

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Posted on26 April 202216 June 2022Musings & Ramblings, Widow Life

13 years of missing Paul; of missing me

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It’s now been 13 years since my beloved husband, Paul, died suddenly and unexpectedly. It’s a strange feeling, being this far from the immediate grief…

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Posted on12 April 202212 April 2022Everyday Life

Starting my Rebel Badge Adventures

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I have joined the Rebel Badge Club and am looking forward to earning “adult merit badges” over the coming weeks and months as part of…

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Posted on31 March 202211 April 2022Everyday Life

Random March (2022)

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This gallery is part of my monthly “photo dump” collection. Posts under the photo dump tag are a collection of random photographs that do not otherwise have…

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Just Frances is a personal website maintained by me, Frances Ryan. I am a quirky runner, writer, thinker, drinker, crafter, adventurer, and researcher. I am also a daughter, sister, aunty, friend, and widow. But mostly, I am just Frances. (She/Her)

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