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Tag: the palouse

Posted on25 January 201113 May 2024Culinary Arts, Everyday Life, Fitness & Exercise

Fannies and haggis

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The second annual “Freeze Your Fanny and Burns’ Supper Extravaganza” weekend is officially over and I think it was a great success! There were 18 of us…

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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 on24 July 20103 July 2021Everyday Life

The kid days of summer

by Just Frances2 Comments on The kid days of summer

My niece and nephew came out for a week of WSU summer camps. Parker to an overnight camp for smarty-pants kids and Haden to a…

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Posted on21 July 20103 July 2021Everyday Life, Fitness & Exercise

I SCREAM!

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My nephew and I enjoyed a nice picnic dinner before spending two hours hiking Kamiak Butte last night. We’d decided before the trip that we…

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Posted on8 July 20102 July 2021Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Dining at Steptoe

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For reasons unknown, I got an urge to finally take a trip up to the top of Steptoe Butte today. It was my first visit, which…

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Posted on4 April 201030 June 2021Fitness & Exercise, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Easter at Kamiak

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I decided to spend Easter Sunday hiking Kamiak Butte. I wish you could have joined me, but as you couldn’t, I brought you along in my…

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Posted on2 September 200926 June 2021Everyday Life

A childish visit

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My sister’s kids came to visit for a few days. I think they really came to meet and visit with the cat, Schrodie, and just…

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About Just Frances

Just Frances is a personal website maintained by me, Frances Ryan. I am a quirky runner, writer, thinker, drinker, crafter, adventurer, and researcher. I am also a daughter, sister, aunty, friend, and widow. But mostly, I am just Frances. (She/Her)

I blog about my life, including my travels and adventures, my experiences with PKD and ITP, my life as a young(ish) widow, and my life in general, really. Learn more about the topics I write about here.

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