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…
As I turn on the “Out of Office” reply for my work email, I have to giggle. I’m so excited to be on two weeks’…
It’s Monday night and I’m busy getting ready for my holidays: Doing laundry; packing; cooking up ‘leftover stew’ with the contents of the fridge to…
Today is my 36th birthday and to celebrate, I’ve opened a bottle of bubbly and I’m feasting on caviar, wild salmon, and Alaskan king crab. The house…
I’ve just returned home after enjoying my first-ever spa day. It was pure heaven and I can’t believe that in my nearly 36 years of…
I started crocheting this baby blanket last February. I’m still a beginner(ish) hooker and wanted something simple and small to work on while Paul and…
It’s a quiet Friday night at home. I’m enjoying a Widmer Brothers’ Hefeweizen and cleaning my vintage handbag collection. Yes, I am that pathetic! Of…
“I AM” is a poetry lesson often taught at the grade school level. It is sort of like Mad Libs, but with a slightly more…
I’ve finally gotten around to my first attempt at digitalizing my vinyl collection. Actually, I’ve started with my parents’ collection, as it’s their fancy-schmancy machine.…
Ash Wednesday is a fasting day in the Catholic Church. I’ve spent nearly a week preparing my mind for that fact. Current Canon Law states…
Lent is a funny little ‘season’ in modern society. Each year people around the globe begin to talk about what they’ll give up for those…
We adopted Schrodie when she was about eight months old. She’d had a hard life and was certainly not your typical cat, but we didn’t…
I have an affinity for handbags. Mostly vintage bags that have a unique character and flare to them, but I also enjoy modern-day bags when…
I bought an iPod Classic in October because I was feeling down and shiny things normally cheer me up. I had it engraved with the…
I was born in a hospital (not in a barn, as sometimes questioned by my mom, who should really know!) on February 21, 1974. The…
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…
It was the inaugural “Freeze Your Fanny, Scrabble Showdown, and Burns’ Supper Extravaganza” at the Ryan house! Read the original story here on RyanCentric or go…
Note: This post was originally shared on my “widowhood” blog, “Frances 3.0: Still in Beta”. I went to visit Paul’s grave site at the weekend…
My sister’s kids came to visit for a few days. I think they really came to meet and visit with the cat, Schrodie, and just…
Hello and welcome to Just Frances (again). This post serves as the “new” first post for my blog, www.JustFrances.com so that I can explain the…