I’ve been experimenting with footwear since my return to Scotland. Yep, it’s heels for this redneck, if you can believe it. I admit it’s a…
There is something to be said about the comforts of home. Your own bed; your favourite chair; knowing where all the gadgets are in the…
I got the keys to my new flat this morning and have spent the day traipsing up and down several flights of stairs to get…
Before I graduated from university money was tight. My adult life, until shortly before I got married, was spent not spending money. No, really. Money…
Yesterday was meant to be my last training run before my first (and last) ever marathon next Sunday. Only plans got changed. As they do.…
The home I had in America was my dream home. Paul and I spent more than two years searching for the perfect place to raise…
I made my way down to Wakefield, England, yesterday to visit with my sister-in-law, Ann, for a few days. I’ve made several trips there over…
[Please note that the “S” at the end of maths was intentional, and not an error. It’s part of my attempt to use that funny…
So I’m training for this marathon. Only I’m not doing that great at the moment. Last week I was pretty pleased with myself: four miles…
Today was Shiny New Gadget Day, which is always a celebratory day for me. And today’s gadget was a Dell Inspiron Mini 1012—a wee green…
Avid readers of Just Frances will remember that I shared my thankfulness for “make-believe friends” this past Thanksgiving. Well, it seems that my sister, Celeste,…
Three weeks before we moved into our house, I found an Art Deco table on CraigsList for $20. I emailed the link to Paul then…
[Note: This post has nothing to do with phones or other technology.] Just before bedtime on Sunday I started to feel a bit of a…
One of my favourite bits of furniture was an old 1950s(ish) green padded sewing stool. I wish I didn’t have to do it, but I…
I did it! I purchased a Kindle today. The 3G one. Yay me! I opted to purchase it from Staples in Moscow, Idaho because I…
The thing I hate most about buying clothes (second only to parting with money) is trying on clothes. I hate trying on clothes. I hate it…
A lot has changed since I got my first pair of glasses nearly 30 years ago. (That’s glasses as in specs, not drinking vessels, to…
I have an alcohol problem. A big, big alcohol problem. But it’s not because I drink too much – it’s because I drink too little! You see,…
I had a post ready about how beat tired I was and it was only Monday. But I’m not going to post it because my…
At some point, I am going to need to go through all of my clothes and ditch the old stuff in preparation for my move.…