

No! Not Everyone..
For those that have taken this journey with me from the very beginning, you would have read my first blog which I wrote because everyone...

Karen Frances
Jan 19, 20233 min read


New Year
Another year is ending and a new one is dawning just over the horizon. The calendar will go back to the beginning and we will start our...

Karen Frances
Dec 31, 20223 min read


The Christmas Gift
This was odd. That triangular box sitting there in the corner of the dining room. It was wrapped as a Christmas gift except ‘A’ really...

Karen Frances
Dec 17, 20224 min read


A Fence, A Dog & A Detour
Since May, I have been going back and forth with the HOA/Property Manager where I recently purchased a home. HOA are more the norm here...

Karen Frances
Sep 7, 20226 min read


Dogs and God
When I was much younger, every once in a while, random people would say to me, “Dog is God spelled backwards.” Correct! But everytime...

Karen Frances
May 5, 20226 min read


Never Have I Ever....
“Declaration of Arbroath” inscribed on a wooden door at Edinburg museum. When I grew up, in the 60’s and 70’s, there were no cell phones,...

Karen Frances
Mar 5, 20224 min read


The Warrior
“They are of this world. They are part of the lives of other people and they set out on their journey with no saddlebags and no sandals....

Karen Frances
Jul 28, 20214 min read


Facing Down Scared
“..the lessons that are learned in space aren’t very relevant if they don’t come back to people on the ground. …and look at the...

Karen Frances
Jul 18, 202111 min read


Lost Art
When I was young, I spent more time in my own company and my own fantasies. I had a very creative mind, would imagine all sorts of...

Karen Frances
Jun 6, 20217 min read


In Memoriam
“Gotta get down to it, Soldiers are cutting us down Should have been done long ago What if you knew her, and found her dead on the ground...

Karen Frances
May 28, 20214 min read