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Tag: holidays

Posted on15 January 202512 June 2025Crafting & Creating, Everyday Life

Painting with my nephews

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As part of my winter holidays to The Homeland, I have been painting with a couple of my nephews. Although they have not been the…

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Posted on27 October 202420 December 2024Travels, Adventures & Explorations

A mid-trimester break to The Other Washington (DC)

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I’ve just spent a few days playing tourist in The Other Washington (DC) and am feeling nice and relaxed having enjoyed my last holiday break…

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Posted on17 August 202417 December 2024Travels, Adventures & Explorations

My summer 2024 holidays have ended

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It doesn’t seem that long ago that I was starting my 2024 summer holidays, and now they are over and I’m back home in Scotland.…

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Posted on27 August 202310 November 2024Everyday Life, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

A chore-filled summer holiday recap

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And with that, another Homeland Holiday has ended. And, as always, I am left sad and heartbroken after leaving behind so many people who I…

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Posted on6 July 202330 September 2023Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Beginning my summer 2023 homeland holidays

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I am on my American holidays… again! Not only is this my fourth visit to my Homeland in just 18 months but it’s my fifth…

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Posted on15 March 202323 March 2023Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Me in Miami

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As part of my mission to travel more in 2023, I have enjoyed a mini-holiday away to sunny Miami, Florida. Whilst most of my travels…

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Posted on10 December 202210 December 2022Musings & Ramblings, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Travelling traditions

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I am on my holidays… again! It’s a little odd making my third big trip back to the Homeland in less than 365 days, after…

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Posted on25 July 20228 September 2022Culinary Arts

All the food

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As I’ve said before, one of my favourite things about my Homeland Holidays is all my favourite foods. Each time I come home to visit,…

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Posted on22 July 202210 December 2022Musings & Ramblings, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Home again, again, again: My 2022 Homeland Holiday recap

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Once again, my Homeland Holidays have come to an end, and I am slowly settling back into life in The Heartland. And, oh, how my…

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Posted on5 July 20226 August 2022Fitness & Exercise

Four on the Fourth: A new record

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Yesterday was the 4th of July, which means Independence Day in America. And that means parades, barbeques, fireworks, and for some of us, Fun Runs!…

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Posted on14 June 20224 August 2022Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Fish ladders and falls

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Dad and I went on a little adventure across the state yesterday, racking up about 280 miles on the car. But only one geocache, which…

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Posted on29 May 202217 June 2022Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Welcome to America, again

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I am home in America, again. Yes, it feels like just yesterday that I was leaving, and now I am back. I had always planned…

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Posted on7 February 202227 February 2022Musings & Ramblings, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Home and heartbroken

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I arrived home in Scotland yesterday, a month later than my initial plan. Home, and heartbroken… My holiday was meant to be a wonderfully happy…

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Posted on31 January 202220 February 2022Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Road-tripping to Stonehenge

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My holidays home to America have been very different than expected. I planned to arrive just before Christmas to spend time with my parents and…

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Posted on25 December 202120 January 2022Everyday Life

Christmas in Cle Elum

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I have enjoyed a nice, relaxing Christmas in Cle Elum with my parents. And I have to say, it’s been wonderful, although not a typical…

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Posted on22 December 20213 January 2022Crafting & Creating, Culinary Arts, Everyday Life

The (gingerbread) house that love built

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I built my first gingerbread house today, and I loved it! Not least because I built it with my darling Godson, whom I’ve not seen…

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Posted on15 December 202130 December 2021Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Home for the holidays

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I’m home! After 856 days away, I have finally returned home to hug my parents. (Real hugs are way better than proxy hugs!) I began…

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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 on9 March 202023 May 2024Travels, Adventures & Explorations

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). Now, I am feeling well-rested and…

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Posted on15 August 201916 July 2021Musings & Ramblings, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

My 2019 Homeland Holidays

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I have been off on my Homeland Holidays the last couple of weeks, and am now home in Scotland settling back into my daily routine.…

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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)

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