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Tag: quirky

Posted on26 October 20105 July 2021Crafting & Creating, Everyday Life, Musings & Ramblings

Copy bird

by Just Frances3 Comments on Copy bird

In the evenings, you will quite often find me and the kid in the living room not talking*: Her on the love seat reading or…

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Posted on23 October 201012 March 2022Crafting & Creating, Everyday Life

A bit sketchy

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I signed up for The Sketchbook Project a few weeks ago. It’s a great art project from the Brooklyn Art Library where thousands of sketchbooks…

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Posted on21 October 20103 May 2023Crafting & Creating

On a happier note

by Just Frances1 Comment on On a happier note

To counter last night’s less-than-happy post, here’s something I’m super happy about! First, the background: Just as I was starting to remember how fun it…

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Posted on16 October 20104 July 2021Everyday Life, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

A-maze-ing

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Yay! I had an a-maze-ing day with The Kid at the Corn Maze on the Palouse. (Get it? a-maze-ing. Hee hee…) What a great start…

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Posted on30 September 20104 July 2021Everyday Life

Finding joy: September

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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…

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Posted on28 September 20104 July 2021Musings & Ramblings

My favourite things

by Just Frances3 Comments on My favourite things

As part of my effort to take back my lunchtime, I’ve spent today’s lunch break composing a little ditty on my laptop just for my awesome…

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Posted on26 September 20104 July 2021Crafting & Creating

Crafty chick

by Just Frances2 Comments on Crafty chick

I’d like to tell you that I’m completely over my blue mood, but that would be a lie. I have, however, been having an enjoyable…

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Posted on25 September 20104 July 2021Crafting & Creating, Everyday Life

Relearning the art of childhood

by Just Frances5 Comments on Relearning the art of childhood

A while back I picked up a piece of bond paper and a box of crayons to illustrate a silly little image to go along…

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Posted on24 September 20104 July 2021Everyday Life

Punctuate this!

by Just Frances7 Comments on Punctuate this!

Yay! Today is National Punctuation Day. And if you know me at all you know that this is a day I love to celebrate. So…

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Posted on22 September 20104 July 2021Everyday Life

Hump day haikus

by Just Frances5 Comments on Hump day haikus

The Squeen, in her most noble and wise ways, has declared that: “Wednesdays, today and forthwith and here-on-after, are haiku Wednesdays.” I’ve thought about posting…

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Posted on19 September 201012 March 2022Crafting & Creating

God’s Eyes

by Just Frances5 Comments on God’s Eyes

On the drive home from the airport Friday evening, I started to think about Ojo de Dios (God’s Eyes). I don’t know what brought the…

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Posted on16 September 201018 October 2021Everyday Life

Fancy hotels

by Just Frances3 Comments on Fancy hotels

Faithful readers of other rubbish I’ve written since Paul died will remember the struggle I had the first time I found myself having to travel…

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Posted on16 September 20104 July 2021Crafting & Creating

Being silly

by Just Frances1 Comment on Being silly

Right, I promised a more cheerful post the other day and I’m pleased to say that I don’t even have to be fake cheerful! You…

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Posted on1 September 20104 July 2021Crafting & Creating

Art?

by Just Frances4 Comments on Art?

I wish I was an artist. You know – a really good one. I wish I could draw things with ease and make them look pretty. In…

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Posted on30 August 20104 July 2021Everyday Life

Finding joy: August

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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…

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Posted on26 August 20104 July 2021Everyday Life

Just a quick trip

by Just Frances8 Comments on Just a quick trip

So there I was in line at the British Airways counter at SeaTac. With me were three of my five sisters and their kids and…

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Posted on24 August 20104 July 2021Everyday Life

Back to school

by Just Frances4 Comments on Back to school

Way-hey! Tomorrow is the first day of school. I’m totally excited! I’ve got my backpack packed, my pencils sharpened, my way-awesome binder loaded with college-ruled…

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Posted on16 August 20104 July 2021Musings & Ramblings

Stick it ‘n lick it

by Just Frances3 Comments on Stick it ‘n lick it

I really like candy. Especially candy that comes on a stick. Candy on a stick is great fun because of the bonus of using your…

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Posted on13 August 201019 November 2022Everyday Life

Correct-handed

by Just Frances6 Comments on Correct-handed

Today is International Left-Handers’ Day. Yay! A whole day set aside to celebrate the awesomeness of being a lefty! So, for my part of the celebration,…

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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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