Today’s writing prompt was to write for ten minutes starting with the words “Today I will…”. So when lunch came around I grabbed my laptop…
Yay! One week later and our fabulous papier-mâché pumpkins are done! This was a fun and inexpensive project and requires absolutely no talent whatsoever. Plus,…
I signed up for The Sketchbook Project a few weeks ago. It’s a great art project from the Brooklyn Art Library where thousands of sketchbooks…
I don’t know how it happens, but I will go weeks and weeks with my desk being nice and clean then all of a sudden…
Today’s writing lesson was an A-Z poem where the first letter of each line forms the alphabet in alphabetical order. It was a bit challenging…
To counter last night’s less-than-happy post, here’s something I’m super happy about! First, the background: Just as I was starting to remember how fun it…
It’s been nearly a month since I posted about being stressed and unhappy and I hate to admit that not much has changed. I’ve had…
As part of my self-actualisation process rubbish, I regularly search for creative inspiration. One form of inspiration I turn to often is writing prompts, which…
Yay! We’ve been busy making papier-mâché pumpkins for two days now. I’m using a new technique (no balloons for this gal!) and it seems to…
Yay! I had an a-maze-ing day with The Kid at the Corn Maze on the Palouse. (Get it? a-maze-ing. Hee hee…) What a great start…
I woke up yesterday morning with “Caledonia” going through my head so decided to grab my “The Best Scottish Album in the World…Ever” CD to…
A friend from high school mentioned that she’d like to hear more about my collection of vintage handbags and handkerchiefs, so this post is for…
Today I had a permanent crown placed on a poorly tooth that’s been bothering me since early May. So, in honour of my coronation, I…
WooHoo! Today is 10-10-10 and I’ve just run a 10K. Yay! This makes me happy because: It’s the furthest I’ve run since shortly before Paul…
Today’s post is brought to you by my totally awesome nephew, Haden. Please welcome my first-ever guest blogger. Yay! I’m here in a motel room…
Curl ˈkər(-ə)l (verb) [Middle English crullen, curlen, from crulle, curly, perhaps of Middle Low German origin.]transitive verb: 1: to form (as the hair) into coils…
As a kid, I remember Grandpa Eberle talking about the best way to get rid of a cold: A shot (or two?) of Brandy, a…
A week and a half ago the kid and I went to Wild @ Art to paint ceramics but we had to leave the painted pieces…
As I work toward my goal of publishing a book I’ve found myself spending a lot of time re-learning different forms of poetry. Added to…
I can’t believe that I’ve had so much useless rubbish to share with the world since I started Just Frances! I’ve found writing here to…