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Posted on27 February 201027 June 2021Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Yorkshire

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I’m well into my second full day in the UK now and while I know I’m just on holiday, I feel as if I’ve come…

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Posted on22 February 201027 June 2021Travels, Adventures & Explorations

The problem with Seattle*

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It’s Monday night and I’m busy getting ready for my holidays: Doing laundry; packing; cooking up “leftover stew” with the contents of the fridge to…

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Posted on21 February 201027 June 2021Crafting & Creating, Musings & Ramblings, Widow Life

Happy birthday to me

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Today is my 36th birthday and to celebrate, I’ve opened a bottle of bubbly and I’m feasting on caviar, wild salmon, and Alaskan king crab. The house…

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Posted on20 February 201027 June 2021Everyday Life, Health & Wellness

A day at the spa

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I’ve just returned home after enjoying my first-ever spa day. It was pure heaven and I can’t believe that in my nearly 36 years of…

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Posted on19 February 201027 June 2021Everyday Life

Bag it

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It’s a quiet Friday night at home. I’m enjoying a Widmer Brothers’ Hefeweizen and cleaning my vintage handbag collection. Yes, I am that pathetic! Of…

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Posted on25 January 201027 June 2021Culinary Arts, Everyday Life, Fitness & Exercise

Fannying around

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It was the inaugural “Freeze Your Fanny, Scrabble Showdown, and Burns’ Supper Extravaganza” at the Ryan house! Read the original story here on RyanCentric or go…

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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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