When I was back home in America on my holidays, I was offered a couple of dresses that didn’t fit just right. But as the previous owners were…
Greetings from America! Are you surprised to read that? Well, you should be since very few people knew about my trip. I mean, even my…
This guest post was written by my baby sister, Royann. My desire for ITP Awareness Month is to help educate others and I’m pleased that this post…
I’ve written in the past about foods I miss from the Homeland, and I’ve shared tales of the amazing boxes I’ve received from family and…
I have been a good girl all day. I had an oat bar and grapes for breakfast; leftover chicken and potatoes for lunch; and a…
I share the title of Middle Sister with my younger sister, Celeste; there are two older than me and two younger than her. I also share…
I’ve been thinking about hunger for a few days now—ever since I signed up to participate in Art House Co-op’s “The Meal” project. The project…
Back in November I talked about the practice of “making do” in my efforts to host a Thanksgiving dinner for friends. I was really pleased…
OK, since it’s sort of my thing to tell you all about goodies that I get from home, I suppose I should tell you about…
So I’m working on a new design project for my parents. Just a little something that will make Mom smile—and me. (Likely others in the…
Today is my eldest sister’s birthday. Yep. The big something-or-other. I’ll give you a hint: She’s a year shy of being the answer to life,…
Wow! Can you believe that I’m flying “home” to Scotland tomorrow? Or should I say today, since it’s past midnight in the homeland (why am…
A few months ago, I decided that I wanted to run “one last race” with my nephews before I left for Scotland, so I searched…
Last night I drove out to Vantage for Girls’ Weekend at The Beach House—my second ever girls’ weekend, though sadly I was only able to…
I’ve had a pretty awesome Monday, if you wondered. It started when I woke up at 6 a.m. and checked my email. That’s when I…
I suppose it’s time for a holiday recap since my Washington Coast holiday is over. So, here goes! Day 1: I arrived at Copalis Beach,…
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,…
I’m in the homeland enjoying a four-day weekend before the start of my final (three-day) work week. And as it happens to be Pioneer Days…
Today is my baby sister’s 29th birthday. And in about a month’s time my second-eldest sister will turn 39. And it makes me realise that…
Bloomsday 2011 is over and I’m alive to tell the story! And after little-to-no training, that is a success in itself. Yay! I’ll not bore…