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Jan 31Liked by Elizabeth Beggins

πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰ Happy 2nd birthday to you and the team. πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

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Jan 31Liked by Elizabeth Beggins

There’s no obvious connection between your endeavor and sports, but I’ll attempt one, however clumsy: You got GAME lady! Keep going and make us all better.

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Oh Elizabeth. Sitting up so tall this morning. Thank you and Happy Birthday Chicken Scratch. Tutus and all. I love this. Love you. Value you SO so exceptionally much. You. this. Wow.

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Jan 31Liked by Elizabeth Beggins

Thank you, Elizabeth. Your pieces always make me think. I’m glad you got this baby off the ground.

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Jan 31Liked by Elizabeth Beggins

Thank you, back at you.

I am going to POST those four bullets from your essay on my newly emptied cork board, and someday soon (which is looking more and more like today) I am going to crack back open a project I started (geesh!) in 2001 and have obsessively hesitated over since then. Kick the fires and light the tires! (wait..that's not right...)

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Jan 31Liked by Elizabeth Beggins

Ah Elizabeth. It seems you are creating a lovely virtual community for folks who don’t have the good fortune to be in the same physical space as you (like us in the Eastern Shore community of regenerative farmers). I must say... your entry into the world of writing was much more thoughtful and brave than my entry into farming - which involved more of a spur of the week jump off a cliff.

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Jan 31Liked by Elizabeth Beggins

Thank you so much for the beautiful, amazing, magical gems of your heart and mind that you share with us through your exceptional writing! Happy twotwo years! β€οΈπŸŽ‰πŸŽŠ

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Jan 31Liked by Elizabeth Beggins

Happy birthday and congratulations! So glad I found your writing and this space. I love the photos of the Tutus. You are so right about just getting in there (wherever There is) and giving it a go.

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Jan 31Liked by Elizabeth Beggins

Thank you for the inspiration today, and for saying what’s on my mind too, about Substack in general & about the incredible connections I’ve made here. Your gorgeous writing fuels me to keep kicking off the ground...

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Happy Birthday. I'm happy to be one of your readers. Thank you for your writings

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Jan 31Liked by Elizabeth Beggins

Happy birthday to Chicken Scratch and thank you for the most thought provoking posts weekly.

May you keep that lovely writing style looping across the pages - stirring our grey cells to think harder and deeper.

Onward, Elizabeth, to the next milestone!

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Feb 1Liked by Elizabeth Beggins

I had dreams of you doing this.... It seems like years that I could picture words flying with wings from your creative mind... Congratulations....

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Feb 1Liked by Elizabeth Beggins

Happy Stackaversary. :).

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Oh, what a fabulous post - it's glowing with inspiration, Elizabeth! What joy! Happy, happy second birthday to Chicken Scratch! πŸ₯³

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Feb 1Liked by Elizabeth Beggins

You were the first sub stacker I read, thanks to me dear friend Mary Robinson's sending me her enthusiastic recommendation. Since then, I have found others in the tribe of extraordinary writers who regularly touch my funny bone and my soul, sometimes simultaneously! And now, how delightful to frequently find that my favorite writers offer their comments, encouragement, and support to one another!!

Cheers abound!

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Feb 5Liked by Elizabeth Beggins

Happy substack anniversary! I am so happy to have met you via substack. I always enjoy the interesting angles you take. The significance of the 2-2-22 start date is so wonderful. What a beautiful tribute -- and such great photos. I love the list of β€œdon’t wait” rationales! Here’s to another great year!

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