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Tag: handbags

Posted on30 January 201618 September 2020Everyday Life

Affordable vintage

by Just FrancesLeave a comment on Affordable vintage

Judy’s Affordable Vintage Fair was in Edinburgh today, so I went out with my lovely friend, Susan, to find some affordable vintage flair. I had hoped…

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Posted on14 July 201528 September 2020Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings

Dress like today is important

by Just Frances2 Comments on Dress like today is important

Over the last several months, I got into the habit of wearing jeans most days. And that slowly led to jeans and a casual top.…

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Posted on2 December 201417 September 2020Everyday Life

Vintage smiles

by Just Frances2 Comments on Vintage smiles

Some of you may know that I am really a big fan of vintage clothing. And that I have slowly been acquiring my Mum’s old…

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Posted on20 April 201216 September 2020Everyday Life

Heirloom tear drops

by Just Frances4 Comments on Heirloom tear drops

Growing up, I always loved to borrow my Mom’s clothing and accessories—the old stuff. I loved her funky dresses and jewellery from the 1960s and…

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Posted on26 February 201215 September 2020Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings

Random thoughts: Simple pleasures

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Random thoughts—Week 3: List 31 simple pleasures; pick one and write about it. Last year I was challenged to write a list of 30 things…

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Posted on4 February 201215 September 2020Everyday Life

The little red dress

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Twelve years ago, I purchased a lovely silky red dress that I just loved. Form-fitting and sexy, I loved finding excuses to wear it. The…

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Posted on26 September 201114 September 2020Everyday Life

Rationalised spending

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Yesterday was meant to be my last training run before my first (and last) ever marathon next Sunday. Only plans got changed. As they do.…

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Posted on30 September 20109 September 2020Everyday Life

Handbag packrat

by Just Frances4 Comments on Handbag packrat

Ack! It’s happened again! I’ve become a handbag packrat. You know, those women who carry these massive bags around all the time that are loaded…

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Posted on28 September 20109 September 2020Musings & Ramblings

My favourite things

by Just Frances3 Comments on My favourite things

As part of my effort to take back my lunch time, I’ve spent today’s lunch break composing a little ditty on my laptop just for my…

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Posted on7 August 20107 September 2020Everyday Life

To market, to market

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I was looking forward to the Moscow Farmers’ Market opening last year but Paul died before we ever made it there and I couldn’t bring…

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Posted on5 August 201018 September 2020Everyday Life

Ugly thoughts

by Just Frances7 Comments on Ugly thoughts

Many years ago, a friend came to visit me. She exclaimed excitedly that she’d been walking by a vintage clothing shop in Portland, Oregon, and…

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Posted on3 July 201020 November 2020Everyday Life

American pride

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As I was getting ready to head to the homeland for 4th of July weekend, I realised it was high time I switched out handbags.…

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Posted on15 June 201013 September 2020Everyday Life

Hello Kitty

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When Mom and I went to the UK this winter, one of my sisters-in-law gave me a little Hello Kitty lunch box filled with Love…

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Posted on11 May 20107 September 2020Everyday Life, Health & Wellness

The root of all evil

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Last Wednesday I started to feel a bit of a twinge in a lower tooth. I didn’t think much of it and thought it would…

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Posted on17 April 201020 November 2020Everyday Life

Bit of Saturday shopping

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The folks came to visit, so while Daddy went on a bike ride to Palouse and back, Mom and I headed to Moscow for some…

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Posted on30 March 20107 September 2020Everyday Life

Feeling blue

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I found this bag at an antique store in Seattle a few years ago. It’s an Andrew Geller (circa 1960s) made with a soft baby-blue…

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Posted on19 March 20107 September 2020Everyday Life

First bag

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A conversation this afternoon reminded me that it’s time to swap out handbags; something I’ve not done since returning from my holidays so it’s really…

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Posted on19 February 20107 September 2020Everyday Life

Bag it

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It’s a quiet Friday night at home. I’m enjoying a Widmer Brothers’ Hefeweizen and cleaning my vintage handbag collection. Yes, I am that pathetic! Of…

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Posted on16 February 20107 September 2020Everyday Life

Shopping failure

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I have an affinity for handbags. Mostly vintage bags that have a unique character and flare to them, but I also enjoy modern-day bags when…

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Posted on17 September 200910 September 2020Widow Life

Finding the things I can control, and taking charge

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Note: This post was originally shared on my “widowhood” blog, “Frances 3.0: Still in Beta”. When I was operating Frances 2.0, I would most often…

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Just Frances is a silly and pointless website maintained by me, Frances Ryan. I am a quirky runner, writer, thinker, drinker, and researcher. I am also a daughter, sister, aunty, friend, and widow. But mostly, I am just Frances.

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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