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Posted on5 July 20226 August 2022Fitness & Exercise

Four on the Fourth: A new record

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Yesterday was the 4th of July, which means Independence Day in America. And that means parades, barbeques, fireworks, and for some of us, Fun Runs!…

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Posted on15 February 20204 July 2021Everyday Life, Musings & Ramblings

Celebrating 10 years of JustFrances.com

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It has been 10 years since JustFrances.com entered the blogosphere, so I thought it was time for a reflective post to mark the milestone. After all, the average…

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Posted on31 December 201916 July 2021Academic Life, Everyday Life, Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings, Travels, Adventures & Explorations, Widow Life

A look back at 2019

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And with that, it’s time for another annual re-cap post. Although quite how we’ve got to 31 December 2019, I couldn’t tell you! Yet, here…

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Posted on30 December 201916 July 2021Everyday Life

Sharing my New Year’s traditions

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I am allowing someone to enter into my little holiday bubble this year. She’s an American PhD student who is “fresh off the boat”, so I extended…

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Posted on4 November 201916 July 2021Everyday Life

Sing-a-longs with friends

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I had a fantastic weekend in Glasgow with friends, despite being a bit run down from last week’s trip to London and Surrey for work.…

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Posted on22 September 201916 July 2021Everyday Life

Culture weekends

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The last three weekends have been quite busy for me, with fun activities to keep me busy. The first weekend was the annual Roslin Village…

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Posted on15 August 201916 July 2021Musings & Ramblings, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

My 2019 Homeland Holidays

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I have been off on my Homeland Holidays the last couple of weeks, and am now home in Scotland settling back into my daily routine.…

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Posted on22 June 201916 July 2021Fitness & Exercise, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Lovely Ljubljana

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I am back home from my trip to Slovenia and am longing for the lovely Ljubljana already! The weather was wonderful. The city was wonderful. The entire…

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Posted on28 April 201916 July 2021Musings & Ramblings, Travels, Adventures & Explorations, Widow Life

The border of Berwick and grief

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On my way home from visiting my late husband’s grave, I stopped off in Berwick-Upon-Tweed for some adventuring. I thought that it would be a good way to…

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Posted on21 February 201916 July 2021Everyday Life

45, yet only 21

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Today is Thursday, 21 February. I was born on Thursday, 21 February. And on this very Thursday, 21 February, I am 21 in Scrabble tiles.…

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Posted on16 February 201916 July 2021Health & Wellness, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

A buried church

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I enjoyed a quick mini-adventure to uncover treasures at a buried church today. Which probably sounds more mysterious and adventurous than the reality of the…

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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 on25 November 201830 July 2021Everyday Life

An adventure to the anatomical museum

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Yesterday’s adventure day out was a trip to the Anatomical Museum at The University of Edinburgh. The museum was never really on my radar, but I learned through last…

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Posted on18 November 201816 November 2022Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Bloodscape: An adventure

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I took part in a fun, blood-themed scavenger hunt yesterday. The event, Bloodscape, was designed to explore changing blood trends as part of the 2018 Being Human…

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Posted on12 January 201830 July 2021Everyday Life, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

The travelling girls

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My lovely nieces, Virginia and Krystyne, returned to America last Friday after their first-ever international adventure, and I think I am just about recovered from the…

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Posted on19 December 201729 July 2021Musings & Ramblings, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Deck the halls

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Christmas is coming – as are two of my nieces – so I have decked the halls! But the boughs of holly will have to wait for a couple…

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Posted on7 November 201729 July 2021Academic Life, Everyday Life, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

DC in a nutshell

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I spent last week in Washington, DC for an academic conference. But as luck would have it, I was able to catch up with several friends…

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Posted on27 August 201729 July 2021Everyday Life

Summer reunions in the Homeland

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One of the great things about my American holidays this year has been the reunions. Each of my three weekends has brought another group together, which means…

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Posted on26 August 201729 July 2021Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Caching up with Parker and Haden

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Holidays to the Homeland means time with my nieces and nephews. I treasure that time as it allows me to catch up with what everyone is…

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Posted on24 August 201729 July 2021Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Caching up on the Old Highway

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Before my trip to the Homeland, I checked out the local geocaches to see what new adventures I could enjoy. That’s when I found that there…

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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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