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Posted on3 May 201216 September 2020Cooking, Crafting & Creating, Health & Wellness

Swirls for Amy

by Just Frances2 Comments on Swirls for Amy

I recently finished another swirl drawing and I thought that I’d share it with you. (But you have to read to the end to see…

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Posted on23 April 201216 September 2020Musings & Ramblings

The Desiderata way of life

by Just Frances4 Comments on The Desiderata way of life

It’s time to answer another of your questions so I’m going back to the first request to write about a poem that has stirred great emotions for…

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Posted on1 April 201221 October 2020Academic Life, Everyday Life, Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness

A productive start

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Spring break started on Friday, and by Saturday morning I had created a bit of a to-do list of all of the things I want…

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Posted on24 March 201220 November 2020Health & Wellness

I’ll get by

by Just Frances8 Comments on I’ll get by

It’s been a week since I last shared my mundane life with you here on Just Frances. And it’s been nearly that long since I…

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Posted on17 March 201216 September 2020Cooking, Crafting & Creating

Swirls, old and new

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Back in August I was finishing up a swirl drawing at my folks’ house. I had left my work-in-progress on the coffee table and whilst…

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Posted on14 March 201216 September 2020Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings

An ode to my platelets

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Once again, I’ve found myself with a lower-than-ideal platelet count. Well, it was very low last week (13!) and I had them re-tested today. Hopefully…

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Posted on11 March 201216 September 2020Cooking, Crafting & Creating

Blue swirls

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I started this swirl drawing back in January and have finally finished. Not because I’ve not been swirling, but because I’ve been working on a…

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Posted on7 March 201216 September 2020Cooking, Crafting & Creating

Swirl-flies

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So I spent the past weekend on the couch dying of the common cold. OK, I wasn’t dying, but I wasn’t feeling too great, either.…

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Posted on1 March 201216 September 2020Musings & Ramblings

Random thoughts: The wisdom of age

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Random thoughts—Week 4: Write a story about letting go, where the main character is a factory worker and a locket is a key object in…

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Posted on21 February 201215 September 2020Everyday Life

A winning announcement

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As promised, today is the day that I’m announcing the winner of my anniversary contest. (But you have to read a bit of a ramble…

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Posted on15 February 201215 September 2020Everyday Life

An anniversary contest

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Two years ago, JustFrances.com entered the blogosphere. Can you believe it!? In that time there have been 572 posts, the writing of which have provided me…

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Posted on28 January 201215 September 2020Cooking, Crafting & Creating

Thankful swirls

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As you probably know by now, I’ve found a lot of solace in creating swirls. There’s something relaxing and peaceful about them. I have to…

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Posted on17 January 201210 November 2020Musings & Ramblings

Got milk?

by Just Frances12 Comments on Got milk?

If you’re American, you may not realise that milk is a very important part of British culture. From the 1946 School Milk Act (an addendum…

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Posted on14 January 201215 September 2020Everyday Life

Getting better

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For a few days now, I’ve been feeling the dreaded claws of illness tightening their grip on my immune system. In fact, by yesterday I…

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Posted on10 January 201215 September 2020Everyday Life, Travel & Adventure

Catching up

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I can’t believe that it’s been more than a week since I last blogged. I’m not exactly off to the best start this year, am…

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Posted on2 January 20129 December 2020Health & Wellness, Widow Life

A slow start

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It’s nearly midnight on January 2nd and I’m finally getting around to writing my first post of the year. I meant to write yesterday and I’ve…

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Posted on31 December 20111 October 2020Everyday Life, Musings & Ramblings

Another year passes

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As 2011 winds to an end, I find myself reflecting on the year’s joys (and sorrows). It’s funny the way we do that—the way we…

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Posted on27 December 201115 September 2020Everyday Life

Apologies for the delay

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I don’t know why I feel the need to apologise for the delay in posting a story about my Christmas weekend, but I feel bad…

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Posted on21 December 201115 September 2020Cooking, Crafting & Creating, Everyday Life

A spirit found

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I’ve been struggling to find my Christmas Spirit since the season began and was starting to wonder if it would be found in time. I…

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Posted on10 December 201111 November 2020Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings, Widow Life

Wants versus needs

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Once again, I wanted to spend the day inside, hiding away from the world. I wanted to sit in and sulk and cry and feel…

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