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Tag: happy memories

Posted on3 July 201429 September 2020Musings & Ramblings, Widow Life

Exhilarating sadness

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I was so excited when I saw the Saw Doctors were on tour in Scotland. Well, Anto and Leo, at least. I was even more excited when I…

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Posted on21 May 201423 September 2020Musings & Ramblings, Widow Life

Nine years on

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Nine years ago today, I stood in front of God and my family and friends to profess my love and devotion to the man I…

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Posted on18 May 201419 October 2020Musings & Ramblings, Travel & Adventure, Widow Life

Inch by inch: Revisiting Inchcolm

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I spent a wonderful day on Inchcolm Island, exploring the abbey and surrounding grounds. It was one of those happy days, despite there being a slight…

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Posted on29 March 201422 September 2020Travel & Adventure

Appreciating St Giles

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It’s been more than 12 years since I first stepped through the doors of St Giles’ Cathedral along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, and I’ve probably been through the doors…

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Posted on15 February 201422 September 2020Cooking, Crafting & Creating, Everyday Life

Aprons, fabric, and love

by Just Frances4 Comments on Aprons, fabric, and love

I started off Valentine’s Day yesterday by opening up a lovely box that was filled to the brim with love. It wasn’t a box of…

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Posted on6 February 201417 September 2020Everyday Life, Musings & Ramblings, Widow Life

The meet cute

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Way back on February 6, 2002, my friend bailed out on a day trip to St Andrews. With nothing better to do, I decided to walk…

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Posted on14 October 201329 September 2020Everyday Life

It takes a Village

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Oh, yum! I went out to dinner with my lovely niece, Krystyne, last night and was reminded just how wonderful pizza can be. And it…

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Posted on5 October 201318 September 2020Everyday Life

A double homecoming WIN

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Yesterday was Homecoming at the Cle Elum Roslyn High School and, as luck would have it, not only was I home for it, but a couple of…

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Posted on20 September 201329 September 2020Everyday Life, Musings & Ramblings

Education is Central

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I spent a lovely day on the Central Washington University campus today with my lovely niece, Virginia. It was so wonderful seeing the campus all spruced up…

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Posted on15 September 201327 September 2020Everyday Life, Travel & Adventure

Redneck? Yes.

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I spent yesterday truly remembering my childhood and the joys of growing up redneck. And it was great. Well, except for the literal red neck that…

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Posted on13 August 201327 September 2020Everyday Life, Musings & Ramblings

Random memories: Dog days of summer

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There is too much going on in my little brain just now, and trying to tell you all about it will just make me sound like a mad woman teetering…

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Posted on21 May 201317 November 2020Musings & Ramblings, Widow Life

Marriage odds

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Eight years ago, I stood at the altar of St John the Baptist Catholic Church and professed my love and dedication to the man who taught me…

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Posted on5 May 201324 September 2020Everyday Life

To rule the world

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My dream to rule the world began when I was a young child with much smaller aims. I can vividly recall the start of my…

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Posted on7 April 201329 September 2020Everyday Life, Musings & Ramblings

Innovative memories

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I was ten years old when, along with my 14-year-old neighbour, I developed the world’s first carpenter ant extermination system. It was genius. Pure, simple…

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Posted on5 February 201327 September 2020Musings & Ramblings, Widow Life

Random fate

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On Wednesday, February 6, 2002, I was meant to go to St Andrews for the day. Only the friend I was meant to travel with was ill,…

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Posted on27 January 201328 September 2020Everyday Life

Crazy for Doritos

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When I eat Doritos, I smile. And sometimes I even laugh a little bit. All because of my obsessive-compulsive way of eating them—and the memory of…

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Posted on9 January 201311 September 2020Everyday Life, Musings & Ramblings

My Martini intervention

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You may know by now that I’m a big fan of Martinis. It’s not that I’m a big drinker; I just like my RyanCentric Martinis a bit.…

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Posted on10 August 201216 September 2020Everyday Life, Musings & Ramblings

Braving it alone

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Tonight, I decided to brave it alone and took myself to the theatre (sorry, to the cinema) to see Brave. And why not? Friday nights…

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Posted on2 August 201217 November 2020Everyday Life

(K)impossible

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This is Kim. Kim Possible, to use her full name. She began her life as a McDonald’s Happy Meal toy way back in 2003 and…

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Posted on22 June 201216 September 2020Musings & Ramblings

I can open doors

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There is a debate that I have with one of my sisters quite often, and since it came up on Facebook again, I’m going to…

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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.

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