Today marks six months (half a year!) of my COVID19 isolation. It seems like pure madness that I have been (mostly) isolating for so long,…
Just Frances is undergoing some major remodelling at the moment. Whilst all new posts will be added to this site immediately, the backlog of posts…
I don’t really celebrate my birthday, however, in recent years I have marked the occasion by treating myself to a nice present or a trip…
Today marks five months since I began my COVID19 isolation at my countryside cottage. During Month One and Month Two, my isolation was just that: Isolating (but I coped)! Month…
Today’s adventure to Hailes Castle took a week to complete, but as the focus of the adventure took more than 300 years to build, a…
It has now been four months since I entered my own version of plague isolation. About 10 days after my isolation began, the UK Government’s…
Today is Independence Day in America and, as an American, I always like to mark the day – even though I live in Scotland. Because…
Happy 1st of July, everyone! Wait. What? July? No. It can’t be July. Can it? Can we really be half-way through the year? Alas… we…
I have been at home for more than three months now as I continue my period of (near) isolation due to the COVID19 pandemic. But because…
Three months later, and I am still (mostly) isolating at my cottage in the country, thanks to the COVID19 pandemic and the social distancing and self-isolation rules.…
After nearly three months of the COVID19 lockdown and related social distancing and self-isolation practices, I have enjoyed a day of socialising with a friend.…
Today marks two months of COVID19 self-isolation for me. Two months! Wherever has the time gone? It seems like only yesterday that I was marking…
Today marks one month of COVID19 self-isolation for me. My isolation began shortly after returning from my relaxing holiday in Cambridge and about 10 days before…
I have just finished my first week at my new job, which was a bit odd as I’m working from home right now. I decided…
Yesterday was a monumental day here in the UK when the Prime Minister put the nation on (essentially) a full lockdown. It wasn’t really unexpected,…
Whilst I was in Cambridge last week, things were starting to accelerate with the spread of the Coronavirus that causes COVID19. News from America and…
I did something today that I (almost) never do. I gave up on a goal. More than that, I gave up on a learning goal!…
It has been 10 years since JustFrances.com entered the blogosphere, so I thought it was time for a reflective post to mark the milestone. After all, the average…
My primary goal for 2020 is to be a stronger and more confident me. But if I’m honest, it’s a goal that I have been heading…
I don’t know about you, but I find annual resolution-setting to be a challenge in itself. I love the idea of a strong resolution to…