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Posted on8 March 201216 July 2021Musings & Ramblings

My shattered ego

by Just Frances10 Comments on My shattered ego

­I’ve gone back and forth over if I would share a specific sliver of my life with you or not. And I almost chose not.…

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Posted on7 March 201216 July 2021Crafting & Creating

Swirl-flies

by Just Frances3 Comments on Swirl-flies

So I spent the past weekend on the couch dying of the common cold. OK, I wasn’t dying, but I wasn’t feeling too great, either.…

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Posted on4 March 201216 July 2021Everyday Life

Moleskine inspirations

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I write. In fact, I think it would be fair to say that I’m a writer. And as any good writer does, I carry a…

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Posted on3 March 201216 July 2021Musings & Ramblings

YouTube trails

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I decided to spend the day on the couch to rid myself of my latest cold. (Two colds since the New Year? Well that totally…

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Posted on2 March 201216 November 2022Health & Wellness

Doing nothing, online

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A little while ago, I told you about my classes for the spring semester and how one of those classes included blogging. Well, yesterday I…

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Posted on1 March 201216 July 2021Musings & Ramblings

Random thoughts: The wisdom of age

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Random thoughts – Week 4: Write a story about letting go, where the main character is a factory worker and a locket is a key object in…

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Posted on29 February 201216 July 2021Culinary Arts

Poor man’s casserole

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Growing up, I loved it when I was informed that we were having Poor Man’s Casserole for dinner. It was such a basic meal, but…

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Posted on28 February 201216 July 2021Crafting & Creating

Hushed hooking

by Just Frances2 Comments on Hushed hooking

I started a new crochet project back in January. But I couldn’t tell you about it because it was for my friend’s birthday present. And…

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Posted on27 February 201216 July 2021Everyday Life

The other birthday girl

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I share the title of Middle Sister with my younger sister, Celeste; there are two older than me and two younger than her. I also share…

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Posted on27 February 201216 July 2021Everyday Life

I [heart] root beer

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I love root beer. I really, really do. It’s my fizzy soft drink of choice and I could drink barrels and barrels of the stuff.…

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Posted on26 February 201216 July 2021Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings

Random thoughts: Simple pleasures

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Random thoughts – Week 3: List 31 simple pleasures; pick one and write about it. Last year I was challenged to write a list of 30 things…

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Posted on24 February 201212 March 2022Culinary Arts, Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings

Hunger pains

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I’ve been thinking about hunger for a few days now – ever since I signed up to participate in Art House Co-op’s “The Meal” project. The project…

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Posted on22 February 201216 July 2021Everyday Life

A Lenten poem

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I’ve written about Lent and my beliefs in the past (2010; 2011) but try as I may, this year I couldn’t come up with the…

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Posted on21 February 201222 November 2021Travels, Adventures & Explorations

A birthday in Crieff, not grief

by Just Frances2 Comments on A birthday in Crieff, not grief

It’s here! It’s here! The start of my 38th year of life is here! (Translation: Yay! It’s my 38th birthday!) My birthday, if I’m honest,…

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Posted on21 February 201216 July 2021Everyday Life

A winning announcement

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As promised, today is the day that I’m announcing the winner of my anniversary contest. (But you have to read a bit of a ramble…

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Posted on20 February 201216 July 2021Academic Life

Still classy

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OK, since I bored you with descriptions of my modules last semester, I think it’s only fair I do the same for my spring semester…

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Posted on19 February 201216 July 2021Everyday Life

Splashing out

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Today I finally broke down and bought a new set of saucepans. They are light-weight, cheap aluminium pans but, despite that, they are considerably better…

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Posted on18 February 201216 July 2021Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness

Running on empty

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Today was Race Two in my goal of running a race a month throughout 2012. (A joint goal with my partner-in-crime, Rebecca.) We couldn’t find…

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Posted on17 February 201216 July 2021Health & Wellness

Free drugs

by Just Frances3 Comments on Free drugs

I’m not new to the Scottish National Health Services (NHS), having had my first experience with them about 10 years ago, but I guess that…

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Posted on16 February 201216 July 2021Academic Life

First day, again

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Yippee! After a too-long, two-month winter break I have finally started back to school. The new semester began on Monday with classes starting yesterday, but since…

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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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