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Tag: quirky

Posted on18 October 202019 October 2020Everyday Life

Tree survey 2020: The Roslin Moat

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I spent the last two Saturdays counting trees for the Roslin Moat 2020 Tree Survey. Hundreds and hundreds of trees. It was not only a…

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Posted on30 September 20204 October 2020Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness

And the step count award goes to…

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Yesterday marked a full year of meeting and exceeding my goal of 10,000 steps a day. And although it is my ultimate hope to make…

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Posted on19 April 20209 October 2020Cooking, Crafting & Creating

COVID19 crafting: The making of a virus

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I don’t know about you, but I find that humour and a bit of silliness help me to cope with the stress of life. And…

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Posted on11 April 20209 October 2020Cooking, Crafting & Creating

COVID19 crafting: Making a plague mask

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Like many people trying to survive during the COVID19 pandemic, I have been doing everything I can to keep myself safe and healthy. And, like…

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Posted on6 July 201924 September 2020Academic Life, Everyday Life, Widow Life

The doctor is in: Frances Ryan, PhD

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It has been a long time coming, but I am finally a doctor. Oh yes, I am now officially Dr Frances Ryan. The PhD kind…

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Posted on1 July 201930 September 2020Academic Life, Cooking, Crafting & Creating

My thesis shoes

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Regular readers will know that my PhD Dreams have been an important part of my life for a few years now. And excitedly, my PhD Dreams will…

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Posted on18 November 201821 October 2020Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness, Travel & Adventure

Bloodscape: An adventure

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I took part in a fun, blood-themed scavenger hunt yesterday. The event, Bloodscape, was designed to explore changing blood trends as part of the 2018 Being Human…

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Posted on26 August 201728 September 2020Travel & Adventure

Caching up with Parker and Haden

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Holidays to the Homeland means time with my nieces and nephews. I treasure that time as it allows me to catch up with what everyone is…

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Posted on21 August 201728 September 2020Everyday Life, Travel & Adventure

Casting shadows as the sun disappears

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Today was one of those “once in a lifetime” moments that I hope (and expect!) will happen more than once in my lifetime: A total eclipse…

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Posted on9 August 201730 October 2020Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings

Child at play

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I’m in my Homeland for three weeks and that means I’m ready for some playtime! This is my first visit home since my Daddy’s 70th birthday party and…

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Posted on25 March 201725 September 2020Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness, Travel & Adventure

Bridges and sunshine

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Life has been pretty thesis-centric these days and it’s been causing me a great amount of stress. Part of that stress is because I have felt a…

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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 on28 February 201618 September 2020Academic Life, Musings & Ramblings

A funny(ish) Frances

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Like many people, I fancy myself a bit of a comedienne. I like to crack jokes and I regularly have episodes of SUBS syndrome that I just…

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Posted on21 February 201623 September 2020Everyday Life, Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings

The answer to life, the universe, and everything

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Today is a special day in my life. Today is the day I become the answer to life, the universe, and everything. Yes, today I…

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Posted on17 December 201524 November 2020Everyday Life

Gastropod grief

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It started a little over a year ago. Every few days, I would wake up and there would be faint, shimmering lines on the carpet…

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Posted on1 November 201529 September 2020Everyday Life

Halloween brews

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Yesterday was Halloween. And Halloween means playing dress up. It was also the Alloa Real Ale Festival. And that means drinking beer. And as I love…

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Posted on24 September 201524 September 2020Everyday Life, Musings & Ramblings

The love point

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Once again, National Punctuation Day is upon us. And that means I am going to talk about one of my favourite things—punctuation! But I’m going to change…

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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 on31 July 201512 November 2020Musings & Ramblings

Blue moon demands

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I don’t know if I’ve mentioned it before, but my parents were really mean when I was growing up. As in they were so mean that they…

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Posted on8 July 201523 September 2020Academic Life, Cooking, Crafting & Creating, Everyday Life

Polka dots and beads

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Once again, my work day saw me walking to-and-from my office for all-important errands. And, once again, I seem to have stumbled into a charity…

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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.

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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