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Posted on20 June 20213 July 2021Fitness & Exercise, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

A Pentland recon mission

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Yesterday was another long walk in the Pentland Hills. But instead of seeking out old WWII crash sites and geocaches, I was on a reconnaissance…

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Posted on23 April 20213 August 2022Fitness & Exercise, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

A happy hike to Howlet’s House

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Yesterday’s adventure was a hike walk to Howlet’s House in the Pentland Hills. I have passed by these ruins countless times over the years but,…

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Posted on1 July 20203 August 2022Fitness & Exercise, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

30,000 steps to Glencorse and Loganlea

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I always like to start a new month off with a positive step forward, and today I managed 30,000+ positive steps forward. That’s not a…

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Posted on24 December 201916 July 2021Fitness & Exercise, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

A Christmas Eve walk to Allermuir and more

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As has become a tradition, I went for a Christmas Eve walk in the Pentlands with my friend Adrian this afternoon. This year our mission was “simple”:…

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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 on3 January 20163 August 2022Fitness & Exercise, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Filters, finds, and falls

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I enjoyed a nice wee wander up to the filter beds near Glencorse Reservoir to find a geocache near a waterfall today. I even saw a filly…

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Posted on30 July 201526 July 2021Fitness & Exercise, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Over the Pentlands

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Remember when I mentioned I am going to have more adventures? And that I am going to fill up my diary with all sorts of fun things?…

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Posted on2 February 201423 July 2021Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Glencorse Reservoir: A quick walk

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The weather wasn’t as wet and rainy and snowy as predicted, so I took advantage of the relatively blue skies and took a wee walk…

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About Just Frances

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)

I blog about my life, including my travels and adventures, my experiences with PKD and ITP, my life as a young(ish) widow, and my life in general, really. Learn more about the topics I write about here.

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