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Tag: home and garden

Posted on15 May 20101 July 2021Everyday Life

Solar-powered clothes dryer

by Just Frances2 Comments on Solar-powered clothes dryer

Carrying on with the hippy-granola-freak of a homeowner theme, I’m pleased to announce that I got to use one of my favourite household appliances today…

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Posted on12 May 20101 July 2021Everyday Life

Modern mowing

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I’m not a patient person. When I know what I want, I want it now. So, after breaking out the vintage mower yesterday and deciding…

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Posted on11 May 20101 July 2021Everyday Life

Retro mowing

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When Paul and I bought our house two years ago, we decided that we wanted to continue our “hippy-granola-freak” lifestyle in our yard care efforts.…

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Posted on9 May 20101 July 2021Everyday Life

Child labour

by Just Frances2 Comments on Child labour

I don’t know who decided that child labour was a bad thing. I mean, I had four children over for the weekend and I feel…

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Posted on20 April 201030 June 2021Everyday Life

Great neighbors

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When we bought our house, Paul and I really looked forward to tending to the garden. With a lot of nearly 10,000 square feet, we…

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Posted on7 October 200927 June 2021Musings & Ramblings, Widow Life

Tackling long-overdue gardening tasks

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One week before Paul died we spent the day working in the yard. I remember sitting on the edge of the flower beds removing mulch…

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About Just Frances

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)

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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