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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
My drive into work took a bit longer than normal today because as I pulled onto the highway I fell in line behind four Model…
My love for Martinis developed sometime in the summer of 2008. It was a drink that Paul and I spoke about trying for a long…
I love the way people can share the most mundane everyday details of their lives with the world thanks to the Wonderful World Wide Web.…
When Mum and I went to the UK this winter, one of my sisters-in-law gave me a little Hello Kitty lunch box filled with Love…
Following up on last Friday’s pigtail challenge, here’s a fun little song I have to share with you. I’d never heard it before meeting Paul, but…
It’s been a little over a year since I got Schrodie and the stupid thing is acting more and more like a cat every day.…
I got a new toy today. It’s a lovely new, bright, and shiny 4 GB iPod Shuffle. It’s a pretty shade of green with a personalised inscription.…
I am a Cook Girl. The preantepenultimate Cook Girl, to be precise. Growing up in a small town with five sisters who could easily be…
My sister gave me a little desk calendar with daily inspirations. The theme is “Be Good to Yourself” and features a short quote on each…