I have finally made it to the Homeland, after beginning my travels a couple of days back. I’m extremely exhausted so won’t wax lyrical about home, but…
I’m not a big fan of the rain but when the skies open up I do find myself looking – and hoping – for a rainbow. Rainbows make me…
I was 14-years-old when I got my ears pierced. One hole per ear as an 8th-grade graduation gift from my parents. And I knew that…
My dream to rule the world began when I was a young child with much smaller aims. I can vividly recall the start of my…
I had big fun tonight at The Big Noise’s Big Concert in Raploch. OK, I got wet and cold because it is summertime in Scotland and…
I didn’t have the perfect childhood. I didn’t have perfect parents. I didn’t grow up with money or material possession that caused envy of those…
Hey! Guess what! It’s “Share a Random Memory for No Reason Other Than It Popped into My Head Day”! Aren’t you glad you stopped by…
Today is my Daddy’s 67th birthday. And you may not believe it (unless you know him) but he just keeps getting younger and younger every…
Oh, what a sweet day it is! I arrived home to see that the postman brought me a parcel all the way from America. Oh…
Today my Dad gave me a quick call on Skype to tell me that a parcel arrived for me (I’ve had my post forwarded to…
Ah, the modern world. Don’t you love how it’s filled with gadgets and gizmos aplenty and whozits and whatzits galore? After all, it means that…
[Please note that the “S” at the end of maths was intentional, and not an error. It’s part of my attempt to use that funny…
Three weeks before we moved into our house, I found an Art Deco table on CraigsList for $20. I emailed the link to Paul then…
Yesterday’s post was a bit sad and whilst I’d love to say that I’m over it and that the world is all unicorns and rainbows…
Today was the Inaugural Homeland Memorial Weekend Half Marathon and I came in first place! No, really, I did! OK, in fairness I was the…
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…
I beat two children today. I didn’t plan to do it. I mean, I expected to beat one, but the other just happened. I also…
This will be a short post – or rather, a short public service announcement – because I am using my Dad’s netbook as I am unable to get online…
My friend posted a list of 100 random things her daughter wrote about herself out of boredom and I thought I’d give it a shot…