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Tag: whimsy

Posted on14 December 201219 July 2021Everyday Life

It’s an onomatopoeic day

by Just FrancesLeave a comment on It’s an onomatopoeic day

I do love a bit of onomatopoeia. But I don’t like experiencing it first-hand. Achoo! Of course, since I’m home, snuggled under my duvet, experiencing…

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Posted on24 September 201218 July 2021Everyday Life, Musings & Ramblings

A case for the interrobang

by Just Frances5 Comments on A case for the interrobang

Today is National Punctuation Day in America, a day to celebrate the amazingness of punctuation. Today also marks the start of Social Media Week, a worldwide…

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Posted on8 August 201218 July 2021Everyday Life

Found things

by Just Frances3 Comments on Found things

I like shiny things and pretty things and interesting things. And often, as I’m walking down the road, I’ll stop to pick these little things…

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Posted on3 August 201218 July 2021Everyday Life

Sing a song

by Just FrancesLeave a comment on Sing a song

I’ve loved to sing or hum or whistle or la-de-da for as long as I can remember. Now, I’m not saying I’m any good at it,…

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Posted on2 August 201218 July 2021Everyday Life

(K)impossible

by Just Frances2 Comments on (K)impossible

This is Kim. Kim Possible, to use her full name. She began her life as a McDonald’s Happy Meal toy way back in 2003 and…

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Posted on25 July 20123 August 2021Everyday Life, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

A poetic starter

by Just Frances4 Comments on A poetic starter

Since I turned in my dissertation draft yesterday, I’ve decided that I am going to take a week’s holiday to rest and unwind before I…

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Posted on5 July 201217 July 2021Health & Wellness

Words about me

by Just FrancesLeave a comment on Words about me

I am participating in an online thing where a few people are getting together to chat through a moderated forum run by a grief counsellor.…

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Posted on1 May 201217 July 2021Everyday Life

Memory sparks

by Just Frances3 Comments on Memory sparks

Triboluminescence is awesome! It used to entertain me as a child and it still entertains me as an adult. Or, to translate into Plain English: It’s…

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Posted on29 March 201216 July 2021Everyday Life

Chinese jacks

by Just Frances12 Comments on Chinese jacks

Today’s post is a random memory and a bit of musing about Chinese jacks. So, let’s go! Chinese jacks, for those who don’t know, are…

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Posted on3 April 20117 July 2021Everyday Life

Growing up

by Just Frances2 Comments on Growing up

Well, it’s been a week since my foster daughter planted her fairy garden and I have to say I was sceptical as to if anything…

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Posted on30 March 20117 July 2021Everyday Life

The fairy’s new digs

by Just Frances1 Comment on The fairy’s new digs

My foster daughter got a fairy garden set for Christmas that included a little fairy cottage and toadstools for her to decorate along with loads…

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Posted on16 October 20104 July 2021Everyday Life, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

A-maze-ing

by Just FrancesLeave a comment on A-maze-ing

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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