The last couple of nights have been rather fun for me as I’ve started to gear up for life as an unemployed bum. And part…
It has been an emotionally and physically exhausting couple of days. From an out-of-the-blue emotional crash on Friday, to mark the anniversary of my marriage…
Back in February, I told you about a never-ending project I’ve been working on with leftover bits of yarn. And I mentioned that the stitching…
Today should be my sixth wedding anniversary. It’s the “candy” anniversary, so I should be on a sugar high by now. And Paul should be…
It’s been a bad day. It started good, but then something happened that caused me to come crashing down. I could tell you what that something…
I think that one of the worst things about the life of an expat or repat is dealing with food let-downs. Or is that just…
We moved into our house on 15 May 2008. About a week later, all of the pink tulips planted along the front side began to…
Last month I decided to write a blog post about the one and only “mixed tape” that was ever made for me. Well, I say…
I did it! I purchased a Kindle today. The 3G one. Yay me! I opted to purchase it from Staples in Moscow, Idaho because I…
The thing I hate most about buying clothes (second only to parting with money) is trying on clothes. I hate trying on clothes. I hate it…
Today is my baby sister’s 29th birthday. And in about a month, my second-eldest sister will turn 39. And it makes me realise that women…
A lot has changed since I got my first pair of glasses nearly 30 years ago. (That’s glasses as in specs, not drinking vessels, to…
I’ve sold all of Paul’s old swords – finally. I’d gone through them with a co-worker back in February but hadn’t gotten around to doing much more.…
So, this is the new look for Just Frances. What do you think? I really do hope you like it! I had a handful of…
Moving 6,000 miles away means finally clearing out drawers that have long been left cluttered. It also means finding things that you vaguely remember maybe…
And now I’m in testing mode. Which means that you may see a bit of weirdness. In fact, this weird post will be deleted sometime…
Hey! Guess what! The transfer of Just Frances is complete and I’m now running on a self-hosted platform. It may not seem like a big…
OK, folks, this is it. I’m moving over to a self-hosted platform and won’t be able to post anything for a 24-hour period beginning at…
This isn’t the post I planned to share tonight. No, that post was a bit sad and reflective of my (sometimes) miserable lot in life…
It’s another list day. Yay! Today’s list is 10 things I’ve not done in more than a year but that I am going to work…