I am now officially a marathon finisher! Can you believe it? No, neither can I. Today’s feat went much, much better than I expected. And…
I’m running my first – and last – ever marathon in the morning. I’m pretty excited about it, but at the same time, I’m rather dreading it. You see,…
The home I had in America was my dream home. Paul and I spent more than two years searching for the perfect place to raise…
A couple of nights before we had services for Paul in England*, a woman I know told me a story about feathers. She said when…
Wow! Can you believe that I’m flying “home” to Scotland tomorrow? Or should I say today, since it’s past midnight in the homeland (why am…
A few months ago, I decided that I wanted to run “one last race” with my nephews before I left for Scotland, so I searched…
For more than two years now, my nights have been haunted with horrible dreams. I call them “widow dreams” and I understand from other widow(er)s…
Last summer I shared with you my rocky start in life as an illegitimate, homeless transient. Well, it would seem that I’m back to a…
Tonight is my last night in my house – the house I purchased with Paul a little over three years ago. This was our home; this was…
About two months ago I wrote about how distraught and heartbroken I was over the apparent loss of my beloved first (and only) mixed tape…
I said goodbye to Schrodie today and whilst it breaks my heart, I am certain that her new home will be a good place and…
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…
Well, I’ve finally done it. I’ve finally cleaned out Paul’s side of the closet. It only took more than two years… I don’t know what…
I’m really tired of getting rid of stuff. It really hurts to part with even the most simple of items. I struggle each time I…
Last August I wrote a post titled Plus One, and for the months between then and now my life was thrown into this weird world…
It was just before 4 am when the screaming howls of cats outside my bedroom window woke me with a start. I ran towards the…
For two weeks now, I’ve been selling loads of stuff on CraigsList and I can’t believe how mixed my emotions are in the process. The…
Last weekend the world was really closing in on me. So much so that I had a bit of a breakdown at my folks’ place…
Let me [re]introduce myself: I am Frances – version 3.x. And, much like all of us, I am still in beta. And now you may be wondering…
It’s Friday Eve and my foster daughter had a visit with her mum meaning I was on my own for dinner with plenty of time…