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Posted on9 June 202525 September 2025Travels, Adventures & Explorations

The Homeland in the Heartland

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Well, it has happened: (Two of) my sisters have come to Scotland! If you had told me before January that this would be part of…

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Posted on30 June 20249 November 2024Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Scotland with American friends

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It’s been a busy month of entertaining American guests here at Castle Ryan. My first overnight guest, Jo, showed up the first week of June.…

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Posted on12 January 201830 July 2021Everyday Life, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

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…

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Posted on1 April 201729 July 2021Health & Wellness, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

The law of adventure

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I have a personal outlook on life – a law if you will – that says I will have as many adventures as possible. It…

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Posted on21 February 201628 July 2021Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Conquering the law

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I arrived in North Berwick yesterday for my birthday weekend, with a plan to conquer The Law as part of my visit. And since yesterday was spent exploring Tantallon Castle and the…

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Posted on20 February 201628 July 2021Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Tantallon to end

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Today is the start of my birthday weekend, and my last day as a 41-year-old woman. So to celebrate, I’ve taken myself away for the weekend.…

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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)

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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