I would like to introduce myself as one who suffers from SUBS syndrome. Well, I guess I don’t really suffer from it, but the people…
Blogs are great for the ego. Here on Just Frances, I rule the content; it’s all about me and I can say anything I want.…
Uncle Mike finally found his way to the Palouse for a day of wine tasting! (Can you believe it!?) He showed up Saturday evening and…
Bexy has gotten her first non-rain-induced bath for the first time in more than a year. Paul and I used to wash her every 2-4…
For reasons unknown, I got an urge to finally take a trip up to the top of Steptoe Butte today. It was my first visit, which…
Last week I posted a silly ramble about all things fish. That ramble prompted a childhood friend to suggest we grab our poles and head…
Whatifs are terrible little things. They hold us back from doing all of the important things in life. They feed on fear and worry and self-doubt. But…
I ran the Runner Stumbles 5K yesterday with my nephew. My cousin and her son joined us, too, which was a fun little treat. I…
On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress of the United States of America signed the Declaration of Independence, announcing their departure from the rule of Great…
As I was getting ready to head to the homeland for the 4th of July weekend, I realised it was high time I switched out…
I started this post thinking it would be about my love of (obsession for?) fish-n-chips but couldn’t stop myself from going on these little tangents…
My 2010 New Year’s Resolution was to find a little bit of joy each day. I started a gallery so that I could post a…
I bring my iPod to work so that I have a bit of music playing in the background. Most days, I set it to randomly…
My 2010 resolution was to find a bit of joy every day. Each day, I thought about the things that bring me joy and posted them…
When you live alone, especially after sharing your life with someone for so long, things change. Little things. Shoe storage locations are one of those…
I must have been 10 or 11 years old when I got my first job as a papergirl for the Daily Record, Kittitas County’s only…
About three months ago I wrote that I was getting ready to watch The West Wing. All of it. Seasons 1 through 7. At the…
I started the day off thinking I’d do some weeding in the garden. Maybe work on my tan a bit. So, I broke out the…
I’m on a bit of a Caesar salad kick these days. Where I used to be extremely creative with my weekly dinner menus and ate…
A woman I’ve never met gave me a small book a few days after Paul died. “If God Used Sticky Notes” is just a little…