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Posted on17 March 202517 March 2025Culinary Arts

My culinary heritage: Dijon Salmon

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As part of my culinary goals, I am revisiting my culinary heritage by re-creating and re-imagining my family recipes. This post is about one of…

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Posted on24 February 202524 February 2025Culinary Arts

My culinary heritage: Whipped Cream Cake

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As part of my culinary goals, I am revisiting my culinary heritage by re-creating and re-imagining my family recipes. This post is about one of…

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Posted on25 December 202425 December 2024Crafting & Creating

The Twelve Days of Christmas

by Just Frances4 Comments on The Twelve Days of Christmas

Ah, Christmas is here. All twelve days of it. And, more importantly, all 12 days of Mum’s 12 Days of Christmas ornament project, which I’ve…

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Posted on26 December 20231 February 2024Culinary Arts

My culinary heritage: Christmas nutmeg cookies

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As part of my culinary goals, I am revisiting my culinary heritage by re-creating and re-imagining my family recipes. This post is about one of…

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Posted on19 June 20233 January 2024Culinary Arts

My culinary heritage: Grandma Cook’s fried chicken

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As part of my culinary goals, I am revisiting my culinary heritage by re-creating and re-imagining my family recipes. This post is about one of…

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Posted on22 May 202325 May 2023Culinary Arts

My culinary heritage: Vegetable bean soup

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As part of my culinary goals, I am revisiting my culinary heritage by re-creating and re-imagining my family recipes. This post is about one of…

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Posted on24 April 2023Culinary Arts

My culinary heritage: A cake with no name

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As part of my culinary goals, I am revisiting my culinary heritage by re-creating and re-imagining my family recipes. This post is about one of…

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Posted on11 April 202321 April 2023Culinary Arts

My culinary heritage: Rice Jamboree

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As part of my culinary goals, I am revisiting my culinary heritage by re-creating and re-imagining my family recipes. This post is about one of…

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Posted on1 February 2023Everyday Life

Got letters? (Want letters?)

by Just Frances2 Comments on Got letters? (Want letters?)

Today is the start of my annual letter-writing month, which means another call for letter receivers! It also means another challenge to others to write…

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Posted on15 January 202324 March 2023Culinary Arts, Musings & Ramblings

My culinary heritage

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Food is an important part of my life. Not just for the nutritional necessities or the flavourful enjoyment, but for the social and cultural importance…

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Posted on30 June 202226 July 2022Fitness & Exercise

Halfway there: Running goals by the quarter

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Today marks the halfway point of 2022 – and the halfway point for my goal of running 750 miles for the year. All thanks to…

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Posted on12 April 202212 April 2022Everyday Life

Starting my Rebel Badge Adventures

by Just Frances4 Comments on Starting my Rebel Badge Adventures

I have joined the Rebel Badge Club and am looking forward to earning “adult merit badges” over the coming weeks and months as part of…

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Posted on1 March 20226 April 2022Everyday Life

A month of postcards

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I normally write a pitch for Letter Writing Month at the start of February, but it’s 2022 and things are crazy in 2022. So, instead…

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Posted on28 December 202120 January 2022Fitness & Exercise

Running in a winter wonderland

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And that, my friends, is another annual running goal met with success! Every mile I run for the rest of the year is gravy. And…

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Posted on1 February 20214 July 2021Everyday Life

My (slightly challenging) 2021 letter challenge

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My annual February letter-writing challenge starts today! Indeed, I have already sent my first letter to a nephew in America. That means I only have…

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Posted on25 January 20214 July 2021Everyday Life

February 2021 letter-writing challenge

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Once again, it is time to throw out my annual letter-writing challenge! I am sharing the challenge a week early this year, as I am…

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Posted on31 December 20204 July 2021Fitness & Exercise

The 2020 run-down

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I did it! I managed my 2020 mileage goal! And to be honest, up until a week or so ago I wasn’t completely certain I…

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Posted on1 December 20204 July 2021Fitness & Exercise

The December run-down

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This is it, people! This is the last month of the year, and the last month available to me to hit my 2020 running goals.…

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Posted on1 February 201916 July 2021Musings & Ramblings

A letter a day

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February is letter-writing month, which means I will be writing a letter a day for the whole of February. Regular readers will know that I am…

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Posted on1 December 201830 July 2021Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness

My Marcothon madness

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I ran today. And I will run tomorrow. And the next day. And, if all goes well, I will be running every day in December.…

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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)

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