Another year has passed since my beloved Paul died. And so, another year has been spent making the journey to lay flowers on his grave. I’d…
I arrived in North Berwick yesterday for my birthday weekend, with a plan to conquer The Law as part of my visit. And since yesterday was spent exploring Tantallon Castle and the…
I’ve been down in England spending a few days with my brother-in-law, John, and on Saturday he suggested we drive across to Wales for a wee day…
As the Easter Bunny didn’t leave me any eggs to find at home today, I had to arrange for a wee treasure hunt of my…
I’m up in Kirkhill this weekend for tomorrow’s Inverness Half Marathon, and have managed to get a bit of sightseeing in—along with the obligatory pre-race carb-loading. And, of course,…
I had a wonderfully fun weekend in Perth, where I did a lot of perambulating. (But you could probably guess that from the title of this…
I’ve spent the last couple of days in Killin as part of a PhD retreat, but managed to get some private retreat time, too. This (and the…
I’ve spent the last couple of days in Killin as part of a PhD retreat, but managed to get some private retreat time, too. This (and the…
On my way to England yesterday, I made a stop at Melrose Abbey in the Scottish borders. It had been about a dozen years since my last visit…
I had a wonderful day in Arbroath yesterday, and though I’m very tired after a long weekend of fun with friends, I thought I’d best share a…
I went to the cemetery to see Paul today, and ended up digging away under his headstone. I hadn’t really planned on that, or I’d have…
Did you know that there is only one lake in all of Scotland? I know that may be hard to believe, but it’s true. (There…
I had grand ideas to travel to Lake Menteith this weekend to check out Inchmahome Priory, but after looking at the very limited bus services to the area,…
Life is so very different without Paul and these past four years have been a rollercoaster ride that I never could have imagined. Without Paul,…
The thing about grief is that sometimes it just hits you out of nowhere. Yesterday was such a great day. I really enjoyed spending time…
I struggled with how to start this post, or if I would even write it at all because it’s hard to know what how to…
Note: This post was originally shared on my “widowhood” blog, “Frances 3.0: Still in Beta”. It’s been about six months since I started working with…
It’s been a year since Paul died; a year since I became Just Frances again. I made the drive to his grave in Cle Elum…
Note: This post was originally shared on my “widowhood” blog, “Frances 3.0: Still in Beta”. I finally filed my taxes. I say finally because I…
Note: This post was originally shared on my “widowhood” blog, “Frances 3.0: Still in Beta”. For nearly eight months, I’ve been putting off ordering a…