Skip to content
Just Frances

Just Frances

Made with 100% pure awesomeness

Menu
  • About
    • Meet Frances
    • Copyright
    • The Small Print
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • 2025 Goals
      • Rebel Badge Tracker
  • Browse by topic
    • Everyday Life
    • Academic Life
    • Widow Life
    • Chronic Illness
    • Crafting & Creating
    • Culinary Arts
    • Fitness & Exercise
    • Health & Wellness
    • Musings & Ramblings
    • Travels, Adventures & Explorations
  • Gallery
    • Main galleries
    • Random photo dumps
    • Race photos
    • Just swirls
    • We forgot the tripod
  • Contact Just Frances
Posted on1 July 20102 July 2021Everyday Life

Reflections of joy

by Just FrancesLeave a comment on Reflections of joy

My 2010 New Year’s Resolution was to find a little bit of joy each day. I started a gallery so that I could post a…

Keep reading
Posted on30 June 20102 July 2021Everyday Life

Randomly the same

by Just Frances2 Comments on Randomly the same

I bring my iPod to work so that I have a bit of music playing in the background. Most days, I set it to randomly…

Keep reading
Posted on30 June 20102 July 2021Everyday Life

Finding joy: June

by Just FrancesLeave a comment on Finding joy: June

My 2010 resolution was to find a bit of joy every day. Each day, I thought about the things that bring me joy and posted them…

Keep reading
Posted on29 June 20102 July 2021Musings & Ramblings

When you live alone; Part 1

by Just FrancesLeave a comment on When you live alone; Part 1

When you live alone, especially after sharing your life with someone for so long, things change. Little things. Shoe storage locations are one of those…

Keep reading
Posted on29 June 20102 July 2021Musings & Ramblings

Extra! Extra! Read all about it!

by Just FrancesLeave a comment on Extra! Extra! Read all about it!

I must have been 10 or 11 years old when I got my first job as a papergirl for the Daily Record, Kittitas County’s only…

Keep reading
Posted on28 June 20102 July 2021Everyday Life

Heading east

by Just FrancesLeave a comment on Heading east

About three months ago I wrote that I was getting ready to watch The West Wing. All of it. Seasons 1 through 7. At the…

Keep reading
Posted on27 June 20102 July 2021Everyday Life

A lazy day

by Just FrancesLeave a comment on A lazy day

I started the day off thinking I’d do some weeding in the garden. Maybe work on my tan a bit. So, I broke out the…

Keep reading
Posted on26 June 20102 July 2021Culinary Arts, Health & Wellness

Hail, Caesar!

by Just Frances1 Comment on Hail, Caesar!

I’m on a bit of a Caesar salad kick these days. Where I used to be extremely creative with my weekly dinner menus and ate…

Keep reading
Posted on26 June 20102 July 2021Everyday Life

If God used sticky notes

by Just FrancesLeave a comment on If God used sticky notes

A woman I’ve never met gave me a small book a few days after Paul died. “If God Used Sticky Notes” is just a little…

Keep reading
Posted on25 June 20103 July 2021Everyday Life

Model A

by Just FrancesLeave a comment on Model A

My drive into work took a bit longer than normal today because as I pulled onto the highway I fell in line behind four Model…

Keep reading
Posted on24 June 20102 July 2021Fitness & Exercise

I’m a runner (?)

by Just FrancesLeave a comment on I’m a runner (?)

I’m a runner. Or at least I used to be a runner. Now I sort of fake it. But I hope that eventually, I’ll remember…

Keep reading
Posted on22 June 20102 July 2021Everyday Life

Shaken, not stirred

by Just Frances2 Comments on Shaken, not stirred

My love for Martinis developed sometime in the summer of 2008. It was a drink that Paul and I spoke about trying for a long…

Keep reading
Posted on21 June 20102 July 2021Everyday Life, Musings & Ramblings

Funny forks

by Just FrancesLeave a comment on Funny forks

I love the way people can share the most mundane everyday details of their lives with the world thanks to the Wonderful World Wide Web.…

Keep reading
Posted on20 June 20102 July 2021Crafting & Creating

A stitch in time

by Just FrancesLeave a comment on A stitch in time

Well, I was meant to be starting my summer holidays this weekend but have decided to put them on hold. Which is a good thing because…

Keep reading
Posted on18 June 20102 July 2021Musings & Ramblings

I like peanut butter

by Just FrancesLeave a comment on I like peanut butter

When I first began this blog, I jokingly commented that: “The content will be all over the place. You may visit one day and see…

Keep reading
Posted on17 June 20102 July 2021Culinary Arts

A stir fry mental block

by Just FrancesLeave a comment on A stir fry mental block

I love stir fry. It’s amazingly awesome food. (Except for those icky water chestnuts and bamboo shoots that my folks always put in the stuff.…

Keep reading
Posted on16 June 20102 July 2021Widow Life

Stone crosses; Part two

by Just FrancesLeave a comment on Stone crosses; Part two

It’s been about six months since I started working with the monument company on Paul’s headstone and I’ve finally seen the first photos of the…

Keep reading
Posted on15 June 20102 July 2021Everyday Life

Hello Kitty

by Just Frances1 Comment on Hello Kitty

When Mum and I went to the UK this winter, one of my sisters-in-law gave me a little Hello Kitty lunch box filled with Love…

Keep reading
Posted on13 June 20102 July 2021Widow Life

Just two tasks

by Just FrancesLeave a comment on Just two tasks

I met with my real estate agent the other day about the possibility of putting the house on the market. He gave me two tasks…

Keep reading
Posted on12 June 20102 July 2021Musings & Ramblings, Widow Life

Stuff: His, Mine, Ours

by Just FrancesLeave a comment on Stuff: His, Mine, Ours

I have a house full of stuff. Stuff I accumulated before I ever met Paul. Stuff Paul accumulated before he ever met me. Stuff we accumulated…

Keep reading

Posts pagination

Previous Page Page 1 … Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 … Page 83 Next Page

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.

Search Just Frances

Subscribe to new posts

Enter your email address to subscribe to Just Frances and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Keywords

5K10Kaberdeenaberdourallermuir hillamericaanniversaryanxietyarbroatharranarthur's seatarts & craftsaunts and unclesbeerbikebillinghambirthdayblack hillblessingsblood & organ donationbloomsdaybraemar half marathonbroken anklebubblybudgetBurns Supperby the watercaerketton hillcambridgecanadacandycapelawcarcarnethy hillcastlelaw hillcastlescatholiccelebrationscemeterieschallengescharity shop findschildhood memorieschoreschristmascle elumcocktailscoffeecognacconcertconfessionconfidencecookingcopalis beachcousinsCOVID19COVID19 craftsCOVID19 shieldingCOVID19 vaccinecroatiacrochetdaddydatingday tripsdeclaration half marathondenmarkdinner partydrawingsdreamsdrinkdyslexiaeastereast kipeast lothianedinburghedinburgh half marathonedinburgh marathonedinburgh napier universityegoEllensburgenglandentertainmentenvironmentexpatexploringfaithfalkirkfamilyfashionfastingfearfoodfood preservationfossilsfoster kidfrancefreeze your fannyfriendsgadgetsgallerygeekgeocachingghost townsglasgowglencorse reservoirgoalsgolfgraffiti & street artgreen cleughgriefguest postgymhalf marathonhalloweenhandbagshandkerchiefshappy memorieshare hillhealthhealthy livinghillfortshippyhistoric buildingshistoric scotlandholidayshome and gardenhomelandhopefulhouse sittingimmigrationin-lawsindependence dayinspirationsinvernessinverness half marathoniPodisolationitpjewellerykamiak buttelabor daylake cle elumleft-handedlentletterslibrarylighthouseslistsloch ness marathonlockdownloganlea reservoirlondonlonelyluxurymaidens cleughmanchestermarathonmargaritamartinimasksmaster's degreemaster's dissertationmemorial daymental healthmiamimindfulnessmini-breakmovingmummymuseumsmusicnaturenew yearnieces and nephewsnorth berwicknorthumberlandocdocean shoresold churchesolden daysornamentsparkrunparks and gardenspartners in painpaulpenicuikpentland hillspersonal bestphantoms cleughphdphoto dumppkdplastic canvaspoemspretty thingsprioritising mepublic lecturespunctuationquirkyquotesracesrandomrantre-joining societyreadingreal ale festivalrebel badgesrecipesreduce-reuse-recyclerelaxingroot beerroslinroutinesruinsrunningscald lawscenic viewsschoolschrodiescotlandscottish half marathonSeattleself-improvementself-reflectionsewingshoesshoppingsillysisterssite adminsloveniasocial distancingsock monkeysspaspoiledstalkingstationerystatues, monuments, and memorialsstep countssteptoe buttestirlingstubbornsunsetsswirlsthanksgivingthe palousethe parentalsthe runner stumblesthesisthreipmuir reservoirtolvaptantraditionstrainingtravelturnhouse hilluniversity of aberdeenuniversity of glasgowuniversity of stirlingupcyclevalentines dayvenicevideosvintagewakefieldwaleswalks and hikeswalla wallawashingtonwaterfallswest kipwhimsywhiskywidow blog (archives)widowhoodwinewordsworkworking from homewritingyakimayorkyorkshire

Archives by month

Copyright © 2009-2023, Just Frances. All rights reserved.  |  Privacy, Terms, & Conditions.
Amphibious Theme by TemplatePocket ⋅ Powered by WordPress