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I appreciate you and your chickens, cats, dogs…

I’m inspired by your erudition and your downtoearthness.

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Yes!! We all need a little break! Reality will be back with us soon. Enjoy! Spending the evening with pups and a kitten

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Joyce, I’m amazed at all you do. Your posts have been long and chock full of news and insights. Then I see you on MSNBC and you look so beautiful and chic and I wonder how it’s even possible, being on air, on the computer to inform us, your day job of teaching at the university, your family, it’s enough to make one’s head spin that you’re able to do it all. By all means, enjoy your chickens and your knitting and a very well-earned rest. 💕 Thank you.

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Joyce, when Meryl and her co-star, Ashley Park, were harmonizing, my skin was all goose bumps. And honestly, have you EVER seen any actor who can make you believe every single second, even when the camera is up her nostril, like her? The show is filled with consummate comics/actors/experts in their fields and I treasure it.

I've started my yearly comforter....this year it's very widely undulating zigzag in very muted neutrals. Soothing.

Enjoy everything you can. I'll get the lights.

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Ooooh!

Mimi, please share photos of the quilt progress.

We’ll need more reasons to smile in the next year.

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Not sure how to share a photo here. Maybe "Someone" with no profile can tell me, since they like everything I post myriad times. So tiresome.

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I don't think you can upload photos in the comments section. With the way Substack is growing, I suspect that option might be soon to come!

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Thanks. I didn't see any option but I'm not tech savvy

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Mimi, “I’ll get the lights.” 😘

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You are an amazing person. Thank you for the reminder to take opportunities to chill.

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Thank you for sharing your pictures of your chicken companions, They are lovable and humorous pets.

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Ma. Vance, thank sage and wise you and your purposeful and fantastic chickens for keeping us all balanced. There will be a dawn one day that will roar with a huge “cock-a-doodle thanks” for your sanity, generous sharing and brilliant legal insights!

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I love your chickens! What a reality check, bringing us all back down to earth!

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Hanging out coastside in Pajaro Dunes, watching the ocean & lines of pelicans gliding by, knitting close by (in case I get the urge), reading the first book in Nicole Wallace’s DC trilogy 😁 very restorative

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Cindy, sounds divine!

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Toot is pretty. Have a good evening.

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Either I am up late or you are writing early. Thank you, happy knitting.

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I’m knitting tonight too! Enjoy Joyce. ~Colleen

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Short work week means more work in a shorter time.

Never thought I'd want to be a chicken, but looks appealing. 😉

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Thanks for the reminder.

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Good for you ! Enjoy!! ❤️😀

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God, but I love the eccentricity of Joyce being a legal genius, but also passionate about knitting and a fan-girl of chickens!!

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