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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 202430 September 2025Everyday 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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Posted on12 March 20242 July 2024Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings

Post-COVID: A new normal

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It’s been four years since the world stopped and mass isolations began to take place in many nations and communities. Indeed, my own COVID isolation…

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Posted on1 March 20242 July 2024Musings & Ramblings

Anchoring time in a COVID world

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Time is a funny thing. It can fly by at supersonic speeds, or be slowed to a crawl. And sometimes, it feels like both speeds…

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Posted on29 February 20248 March 2024Everyday Life

Random February (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 February 202429 December 2024Fitness & Exercise

The great running record reset

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Regular readers will know that I am a runner and have been one pretty much my entire life. From a little 5K jaunt to dust…

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Posted on21 February 202417 April 2024Everyday Life, Musings & Ramblings

Now entering the quinquagenarian zone

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And so, it begins. I am now a quinquagenarian; more commonly known as a human in their 50s. This is not a bad thing to…

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Posted on1 February 20244 July 2024Everyday Life

Hopes of home

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In the past several months, I have hinted at Big Things that are afoot – and I even came close to saying outright said that…

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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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About Just Frances

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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