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Posted on30 September 20241 December 2024Everyday Life

Random September (2024)

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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 on8 September 202423 December 2024Culinary Arts, Everyday Life

My inaugural Castle Ryan dinner party

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I love dinner parties. Indeed, in my former life, Paul and I had monthly dinner parties. We were the only guests at these lavish meals,…

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Posted on31 August 202415 December 2024Everyday Life

Random August (2024)

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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 on17 August 202417 December 2024Travels, Adventures & Explorations

My summer 2024 holidays have ended

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It doesn’t seem that long ago that I was starting my 2024 summer holidays, and now they are over and I’m back home in Scotland.…

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Posted on13 August 202423 December 2024Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Geocaching: It’s a family thing

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Regular readers will know that I am “into” geocaching. My first geocache outing was in 2001 not long after the “sport” began, and I enjoyed…

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Posted on5 August 202414 December 2024Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Camping with Cameron

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The last couple of days have been spent camping and fishing with my Godson. It was his first time for both, and my first time…

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Posted on31 July 20246 December 2024Everyday Life

Random July (2024)

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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 on28 July 20247 December 2024Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Ghosts of Wellington, Washington

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As part of my summer road trip with Daddy, we stopped to explore one of Washington’s “ghost towns”: The former town of Wellington, Washington. No…

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Posted on26 July 20246 December 2024Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Washington by road: Bunkers, ghost towns, deserts, and more

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Like last year, part of my summer Homeland Holiday has been road around Washington State with Daddy. We set out on Saturday morning with a known destination…

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Posted on6 July 202410 November 2024Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Starting my 2024 summer holidays

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I am on my summer holidays again and I’m really looking forward to a few weeks in the homeland with Daddy. It’s a little odd…

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Posted on30 June 20249 November 2024Everyday Life

Random June (2024)

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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 20249 November 2024Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Scotland with American friends

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It’s been a busy month of entertaining American guests here at Castle Ryan. My first overnight guest, Jo, showed up the first week of June.…

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Posted on17 June 20249 November 2024Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Away with the fairies

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Tucked away in the woods on the outskirts of Luss lays a little gem of a fairy trail. Or “faerie” as they decided to spell…

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Posted on2 June 202412 October 2024Everyday Life

An open castle

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Anyone who knows me knows that I am not (generally) an entertainer. I don’t host parties or gatherings and rarely invite people into my home.…

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Posted on31 May 20241 July 2024Everyday Life

Random May (2024)

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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 on21 May 202424 September 2024Musings & Ramblings, Widow Life

Winning the bronze: 19 years of “married life”

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Today marks 19 years since I became Mrs Ryan. And much like every year when this day comes around, I am feeling quite sad that…

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Posted on30 April 20242 May 2024Everyday Life

Random April (2024)

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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 on26 April 202424 September 2024Musings & Ramblings, Widow Life

The years in between

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Today marks 15 years since my husband’s death and that means I am doing a lot of reflecting. Some of that reflection is about the…

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Posted on7 April 20247 May 2024Everyday Life

Castle Ryan: A home of my own

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Welcome to Castle Ryan, my new house that I hope to transform into a home. It was about 16 years ago that I last made…

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Posted on31 March 202417 April 2024Everyday Life

Random March (2024)

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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)

I blog about my life, including my travels and adventures, my experiences with PKD and ITP, my life as a young(ish) widow, and my life in general, really. Learn more about the topics I write about here.

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