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Posted on31 January 20248 March 2024Everyday Life

Random January (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 on24 January 20241 July 2024Musings & Ramblings

Lessons in grief

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Today marks two years since my mother died and I am still heartbroken. She was my friend as much as my mother and her absence…

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Posted on13 January 20248 March 2024Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Christmas 2023 holiday recap

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Yes, it’s time for yet another Homeland Holiday review – now that I am done unpacking and washing laundry. (Note: I said I am done…

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Posted on1 January 20242 January 2024Everyday Life, Musings & Ramblings

2024: Giving new life to old things

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With the start of the new year, it’s time to start thinking about new things. New goals, new adventures, and new life. In recent years,…

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Posted on31 December 202313 March 2024Everyday Life, Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings

Goals 2023: Recapping my successes

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My overarching goal for 2023 was “simply me”. The objective was to focus on my needs and to prioritise them a bit (something I have…

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Posted on31 December 20231 January 2024Musings & Ramblings

A quick review of 2023

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With 2023 slowly crawling to an end, it’s time to reflect on the year so that I can step boldly into 2024 in just a…

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Posted on31 December 20238 March 2024Everyday Life

Random December (2023)

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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 December 20231 February 2024Culinary Arts

My culinary heritage: Christmas nutmeg cookies

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As part of my culinary goals, I am revisiting my culinary heritage by re-creating and re-imagining my family recipes. This post is about one of…

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Posted on20 December 20238 March 2024Crafting & Creating

Oh, Christmas tree

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I decided that Dad and I needed to have a Christmas tree this year. Not just any Christmas tree but the Christmas tree: The Great…

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Posted on13 December 202323 December 2023Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Another Homeland Christmas

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I sound like a broken record, but I’m on my Homeland Holidays again! This marks my third Christmas in a row in the homeland which…

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Posted on30 November 202330 November 2023Everyday Life

Random November (2023)

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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 November 202316 December 2023Everyday Life

Indefinitely: My ILR visa

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Well, it has finally happened. I have finally applied for settled status in the UK. And let me just say, it’s not been without a…

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Posted on14 November 20234 December 2023Everyday Life, Musings & Ramblings

Life in the UK: Testing my knowledge

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It has been more than 22 years since I first arrived in Scotland, and now it’s time to test my knowledge of this place I…

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Posted on31 October 20233 November 2023Everyday Life

Random October (2023)

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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 October 202330 November 2023Culinary Arts

The test kitchen

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October has been quite an experimental month for me in the kitchen – with varying degrees of success. But then, cooking is a science and…

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Posted on30 September 20233 November 2023Everyday Life

Random September (2023)

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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 on18 September 20236 May 2024Everyday Life, Musings & Ramblings

An expat’s home dilemma: 22 years later

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Twenty-two years ago, I arrived in Scotland to begin a one-year study abroad programme. It is sometimes hard to believe that it was that long…

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Posted on31 August 202318 November 2023Everyday Life

Random August (2023)

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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 on27 August 202310 November 2024Everyday Life, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

A chore-filled summer holiday recap

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And with that, another Homeland Holiday has ended. And, as always, I am left sad and heartbroken after leaving behind so many people who I…

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Posted on10 August 202317 November 2023Everyday Life

A free-sale purge to contain(er) clutter

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We have been doing a bit of purging on my Homeland Holiday this summer. It’s hard to say that this has been “one of my…

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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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