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Tag: homeland

Posted on6 November 20105 July 2021Everyday Life

Alarmed

by Just Frances2 Comments on Alarmed

I’m in the homeland this weekend, staying at my sister’s so that we can make blagenda. Sleeping arrangements are pretty simple when I’m here: Sis…

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Posted on3 October 20104 July 2021Everyday Life

Working weekend

by Just Frances1 Comment on Working weekend

Wow! What a great weekend! And you want to know why? Well, it’s because I spent most of it in the homeland working toward three of my goals.

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Posted on14 September 20104 July 2021Everyday Life, Musings & Ramblings

That’s me home [?]

by Just Frances4 Comments on That’s me home [?]

Well, that’s me home again to the great US of A. But you know what? I don’t feel that I’ve come home. I feel like…

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Posted on4 September 20104 July 2021Everyday Life

Gone fishin’

by Just Frances2 Comments on Gone fishin’

Back in July, I was inspired by fish. It started as a general rambling, then turned to an actual plan for fishing on Labor Day Weekend. It was…

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Posted on11 August 20103 July 2021Everyday Life, Musings & Ramblings

An illegitimate, homeless transient

by Just Frances3 Comments on An illegitimate, homeless transient

I was born as a homeless transient, living in hotel rooms on the road for the first couple of weeks of my life. Added to…

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Posted on16 July 20103 July 2021Everyday Life, Musings & Ramblings

A sad goodbye

by Just Frances4 Comments on A sad goodbye

I’ve said goodbye to Frieda today and it makes me so sad. I know you’re probably thinking “It was just a car; what’s the big…

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Posted on7 July 20102 July 2021Musings & Ramblings

The Fishing Song

by Just Frances2 Comments on The Fishing Song

Last week I posted a silly ramble about all things fish. That ramble prompted a childhood friend to suggest we grab our poles and head…

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Posted on5 July 20102 July 2021Fitness & Exercise

I ran; I nearly stumbled

by Just FrancesLeave a comment on I ran; I nearly stumbled

I ran the Runner Stumbles 5K yesterday with my nephew. My cousin and her son joined us, too, which was a fun little treat. I…

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Posted on2 May 20101 July 2021Everyday Life

McKean’s

by Just Frances4 Comments on McKean’s

McKean’s Drive-In is the local burger joint in my hometown and is a true institution. When I was in school several of my friends worked…

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Posted on5 September 200929 June 2021Musings & Ramblings, Widow Life

Etchings in stone

by Just FrancesLeave a comment on Etchings in stone

Paul’s grave marker was placed at the cemetery in England last week, and his family sent photos of it so that I could see how…

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Posted on4 September 200926 June 2021Musings & Ramblings, Widow Life

We never had that conversation

by Just FrancesLeave a comment on We never had that conversation

Typical of so many couples, Paul and I never spoke in specific terms about funerals. We’d chat here-and-there about things, but neither of us ever said…

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