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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…