My friend posted a list of 100 random things her daughter wrote about herself out of boredom and I thought I’d give it a shot…
It’s been a year since I started Just Frances. Whilst it’s certainly not my first blog, it is unique in that I’ve actually put my…
I was standing in the kitchen making dinner when my foster daughter asked me if I’d ever heard the song “Catch a Grenade” which prompted…
Don’t you love it when you’re sitting there minding your own business and all of the sudden – completely out of the blue – an old camp song pops…
I’ve decided to take part in the “Dialect Vlog”* craze so today you get to see me on camera. Yay! Here’s how it works: I have…
I hate junk mail. I really do. It’s a waste of resources and a waste of my excitement – because I always get excited when I have…
My 2010 resolution was to find a bit of joy every day. Each day, I thought about the things that bring me joy and posted…
My 2010 resolution was to find a bit of joy every day. Each day, I thought about the things that bring me joy and posted them…
Shortly after we got married Paul and I started a new tradition of monthly dinner parties. Parties to which we were the only guests. It…
I think it was Celeste’s wedding when we started the tradition of doing the Hokey Pokey at Cook Girl weddings. I remember all of us…
Growing up, one of my favourite Christmas decorations was a small twiggy, leafless branch, planted in a little pot and standing 6-8” tall. Hanging from…
My foster daughter has this habit of saying “Guess what?” without giving any further clues or context. In the beginning, I would ask for hints…
My 2010 resolution was to find a bit of joy every day. Each day, I thought about the things that bring me joy and posted them…
I don’t know a thing about fashion, nor do I care. And this is how bad I am: Today, I bought a pretty sweater because…
It was dark, rainy, and wet when I walked out of the office a little after 5 this evening. But that didn’t stop me from…
Yay! It’s the YayDay! countdown. YayDay! is one of my favourite days on the modern calendar. It’s a self-created holiday that I’ve been celebrating since…
I’m still struggling with the sadness that came over me yesterday. Not in an “I’m still sad” way but in a “Big episodes of grief…
I love to doodle. So today, as I sat waiting for a meeting that took forever to get started, I found myself doodling a bit.…
So I think I’m a mild food hoarder. Or that I have some weird food obsessions. Or both. I’ve known it for years but mostly…
My 2010 resolution was to find a bit of joy every day. Each day, I thought about the things that bring me joy and posted them…