Well, as of 4:00 pm I am officially on spring break. Only, that really just means that I’m not going to classes for a week.…
Today’s post is a random memory and a bit of musing about Chinese jacks. So, let’s go! Chinese jacks, for those who don’t know, are…
I’ve spent the last couple of weeks working on a paper that asked if there should be regulations or laws to distinguish between what professional…
Summer is near. Very, very, near. And that’s awesome because it means that my jacket is getting a break from service. And it means that I…
Yay! Today was my third race in my 2012 Race a Month Challenge. I don’t know how I survived it, but I did! The Round…
It’s been a week since I last shared my mundane life with you here on Just Frances. And it’s been nearly that long since I…
Back in August, I was finishing up a swirl drawing at my folks’ house. I had left my work-in-progress on the coffee table and whilst…
What’s that? The Martinis! Facebook page (now defunct) is running a poetry competition? And I do love a nice Martini, so how can I resist…
Once again, I’ve found myself with a lower-than-ideal platelet count. Well, it was very low last week (13!) and I had them re-tested today. Hopefully,…
As I walked to the bus stop today, I stooped to pick up a two pence coin. It took two seconds, tops. But it made…
I started this swirl drawing back in January and have finally finished. Not because I’ve not been swirling, but because I’ve been working on a…
Random thoughts – Week 5: List the top 12 things you can buy with your last $20. This challenge all comes down to interpretation. So, here’s how…
My day started pretty lazily and I didn’t have plans of leaving the flat until early afternoon. But then I learned that a military pipe…
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.…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…