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Posted on6 September 202013 September 2020Fitness & Exercise, Travel & Adventure

Castles and bridges in the Borders

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I love going on new adventures, but sometimes it’s great to re-visit old favourites. Especially when I’m looking at the old stuff from a different…

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Posted on5 September 202012 September 2020Fitness & Exercise, Travel & Adventure

A (long) short walk to Bolton and Gifford

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Yesterday’s adventure was a “short” walk to Bolton and Gifford to explore a couple of old kirkyards, with a geocache trail in between. The walk…

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Posted on1 August 20201 September 2020Fitness & Exercise, Travel & Adventure

Exploring the Thorntonloch Coast

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Because running a half-marathon isn’t adventurous enough, yesterday afternoon was spent in East Lothian exploring the Thorntonloch Coast with a friend. Of course, it was…

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Posted on31 December 20199 December 2020Academic Life, Everyday Life, Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings, Travel & Adventure, Widow Life

A look back at 2019

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And with that, it’s time for another annual re-cap post. Although quite how we’ve got to 31 December 2019, I couldn’t tell you! Yet, here…

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Posted on24 December 201918 September 2020Fitness & Exercise, Travel & Adventure

A Christmas Eve walk to Allermuir and more

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As has become a tradition, I went for a Christmas Eve walk in the Pentlands with my friend Adrian this afternoon. This year our mission was “simple”:…

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Posted on22 September 201928 September 2020Everyday Life

Culture weekends

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The last three weekends have been quite busy for me, with fun activities to keep me busy. The first weekend was the annual Roslin Village…

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Posted on31 March 201929 September 2020Fitness & Exercise, Travel & Adventure

Fife in ruins

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I have enjoyed a lovely adventure day out to Fife with a friend today, which has left me both energised and exhausted all at once.…

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Posted on27 January 201922 September 2020Travel & Adventure

Another Rosslyn day out

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One of the lovely things about living so near to the Rosslyn Chapel and the Roslin Glen is that I can explore them whenever I want. And…

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Posted on28 December 201828 October 2020Fitness & Exercise, Travel & Adventure

A cross in the Pentlands

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Tucked away in the Pentland Hills is a memorial to the Tytler family of Woodhouselee. It is so very near to my cottage, yet I have…

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Posted on26 December 20186 December 2020Fitness & Exercise, Travel & Adventure

Climbing Castlelaw

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For my Boxing Day adventure, I decided to revisit one of my favourite “quick” walks: Castlelaw Hill, in the Pentland Hills by way of the Castlelaw hill fort and souterrain. The…

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Posted on25 November 201821 September 2020Everyday Life

An adventure to the anatomical museum

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Yesterday’s adventure day out was a trip to the Anatomical Museum at The University of Edinburgh. The museum was never really on my radar, but I learned through last…

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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 on24 March 201823 November 2020Fitness & Exercise, Travel & Adventure

Crossing the causeway at Cramond

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I spent today adventuring around Cramond and Cramond Island. I have wanted to explore the village and the island for some time now, but have never managed to…

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Posted on27 February 20181 October 2020Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness, Travel & Adventure

Walking around Caerketton

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I took the weekend off from my PhD studies to re-focus my brain with some healthy fresh air. On Saturday, I did that by exploring St Anthony’s Chapel and climbing…

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Posted on24 February 201823 September 2020Fitness & Exercise, Travel & Adventure

A wee pilgrimage to St Anthony’s Chapel

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Today was another climb up Arthur’s Seat, as part of my goal to climb the hill at least once a month for the whole of 2018.…

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Posted on12 January 201824 September 2020Everyday Life, Travel & Adventure

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 non-stop…

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Posted on31 December 20179 December 2020Academic Life, Everyday Life, Musings & Ramblings

2017: Undone, indeed

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2017 is over. It was meant to be my “year of doing” but, alas, it would seem that it was a year undone. Undone, indeed*.…

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Posted on19 December 201728 September 2020Musings & Ramblings, Travel & Adventure

Deck the halls

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Christmas is coming—as are two of my nieces—so I have decked the halls! But the boughs of holly will have to wait for a couple…

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Posted on29 August 201724 September 2020Travel & Adventure

The holiday ends here

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After three wonderful weeks in the Homeland, I am heading home to my Heartland of Scotland. My bags are packed, I’ve checked in at the airport, and…

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Posted on22 July 201725 September 2020Travel & Adventure

Back to Blackness

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I was invited out for a mini-adventure with a friend and her kids. And as you know, I can rarely turn down an offer for…

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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.

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