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Posted on25 September 20205 November 2020Fitness & Exercise, Travel & Adventure

On the edge of sanity: A visit to the (abandoned) Rosslynlee Mental Hospital

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I have taken a week off from work to use up my holiday entitlement, but because my continued COVID19 isolation, I am staying near to…

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Posted on4 July 202012 January 2021Everyday Life, Travel & Adventure

Gunpowder for Independence Day

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Today is Independence Day in America and, as an American, I always like to mark the day – even though I live in Scotland. Because…

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Posted on9 March 20209 October 2020Travel & Adventure

Relaxing in Cambridge

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I have just returned home after an enjoyable, and much-needed mini-break to Cambridge (with a brief stint in London) and I am feeling well-rested and…

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Posted on28 April 201923 September 2020Musings & Ramblings, Travel & Adventure, 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 on12 January 201824 September 2020Everyday Life, Travel & Adventure

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 non-stop…

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Posted on7 November 20172 October 2020Academic Life, Everyday Life, Travel & Adventure

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 on20 July 201720 November 2020Travel & Adventure

Falkirk for a fortnight

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I have just returned home after two weeks in Falkirk where I was house sitting (whilst taking orders from the resident cat, Phoebe). It was a nice…

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Posted on24 April 201718 September 2020Everyday Life, Travel & Adventure

A fairly fun weekend

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I have been trying to get out for mini-adventures a bit more often and am pleased to say that I managed two of them this…

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Posted on8 April 201728 September 2020Fitness & Exercise, Travel & Adventure

Caching around Rosshall Park

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I’m in Glasgow for a much-needed writing retreat (and a bit of cat-sitting). And one of the things that helps to keep me going on…

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Posted on20 February 201722 October 2020Travel & Adventure

Bordering on 43

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This past weekend was my birthday weekend, so I enjoyed a wee road trip to the Scottish Borders to explore in and around Kelso. It was a great…

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Posted on24 January 201718 September 2020Travel & Adventure

A Dunfermline day

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I spent a day in Dunfermline over the weekend and am now wondering what took me so long to make the journey*. After all, it’s only a…

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Posted on5 June 201628 September 2020Academic Life, Travel & Adventure

Darting around Devon

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I was invited to speak at a conference in Devon this past week, so decided to take the opportunity for a bit of sightseeing along…

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Posted on3 June 201628 September 2020Academic Life, Travel & Adventure

Digitally medieval

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I’ve spent the last two days at the 5th annual Discover Academic Research, Training, and Support (DARTS) conference in Devon, England, where I was invited to speak about my…

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Posted on16 May 201625 September 2020Travel & Adventure

Bonjour, Bordeaux!

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Bonjour, Bordeaux! Or rather, au revoir… as I’m already back home in Scotland after enjoying a mini-holiday to France these past few days! In fact, this…

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Posted on6 September 201528 September 2020Travel & Adventure

Choo-choo to Abbotsford

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Today was opening day for the new Borders Railway between Edinburgh and Tweedbank. And as I am a bit of a train buff who enjoys being “first” to…

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Posted on5 September 201512 November 2020Fitness & Exercise, Travel & Adventure

A very a-peel-ing day

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I was chatting with my friend Iris yesterday and learned that she’d never been to—or heard of!—Linlithgow. And as it’s one of my favourite places,…

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Posted on17 May 201520 November 2020Health & Wellness, Travel & Adventure

A religious day in Glasgow

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I went to Glasgow for a bit of museum-ing yesterday as part of my efforts to get out of the house a bit more. I didn’t have…

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Posted on4 April 201528 September 2020Fitness & Exercise, Travel & Adventure

Close call

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I spent the day walking to-and-from Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, following the various closes, wynds, and steps as I went along. The initial inspiration came from a post on Healthy Edinburgh’s…

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Posted on15 September 201423 September 2020Travel & Adventure

Perambulating in Perth

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I had a wonderfully fun weekend in Perth, where I did a lot of perambulating. (But you could probably guess that from the title of this…

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Posted on20 August 201428 September 2020Everyday Life, Travel & Adventure

London girl

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I’ve been quiet here on Just Frances once again, but if you ask my friends, they’ll tell you I haven’t been quiet in reality! That’s…

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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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