Eight years ago, I stood at the altar of St John the Baptist Catholic Church and professed my love and dedication to the man who taught me…
Today is moving day! Which means I’m kind of busy. This means just a short post to share a video tour of the new digs.…
Today we’re going to have a wee cooking lesson. But it’s also a lesson in budgeting and in ridding ourselves of un-needed preservatives. And as…
I started a post yesterday, but couldn’t bring myself to finish it through the tears. You see, yesterday was my 7th wedding anniversary – and the 4th…
I recently finished another swirl drawing and I thought that I’d share it with you. (But you have to read to the end to see…
My day started pretty lazily and I didn’t have plans of leaving the flat until early afternoon. But then I learned that a military pipe…
I love latkes. They’re amazingly delicious and super duper easy to make; inexpensive, too. And the best thing about them (today) is that they fit…
Well, I suppose now that Christmas is over, I should tell you a bit about my lovely Christmas weekend! And it really was a lovely…
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…
Today I had a fish pedicure with my sister-in-law, Liz. I had heard about them but was never of the mindset to get one; however,…
Yesterday was a completely new experience for me: Walking through the English countryside. The walk was suggested by Paul’s cousin, Olwen, and I happily accepted…
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,…
I said goodbye to Schrodie today and whilst it breaks my heart, I am certain that her new home will be a good place and…
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…
Back in February, I told you about a never-ending project I’ve been working on with leftover bits of yarn. And I mentioned that the stitching…
I’ve decided to take part in the “Dialect Vlog”* craze so today you get to see me on camera. Yay! Here’s how it works: I have…
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…
I don’t know what made me start looking at all of these old videos, but I have been and it’s making me smile so I’m…
I think it was Celeste’s wedding when we started the tradition of doing the Hokey Pokey at Cook Girl weddings. I remember all of us…
WooHoo! I made a trip to the homeland this weekend to make blagenda with my folks and one of my sisters. Her kids and my…