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Marilyn Flower's avatar

Congratulations and Happy Birthday. thanks for all the inspiration, prompts, ideas and know-how! Looking forward to what's next!

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Alison Acheson's avatar

I am grateful for you, Marilyn! Thank you --

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Jolene Handy's avatar

Happy Birthday and Congratulations, Alison! Love your work and so glad we met here! I insist on making all of your celebration cakes 😉 🎂 (thanks for the shout-out 😊)

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Alison Acheson's avatar

Yes, it's been a treat to meet you! and travel with your timely Kitchen! Thank you so much for all of your work. And your offer to make celebratory cakes--yes :)

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Cali Bird's avatar

Happy birthday and well done for publishing here for a year and for growing your publication. Congratulations xx

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Alison Acheson's avatar

Thank you, Cali! I am happy you are here :)

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James Maynard's avatar

Congratulations Alison! A wonderful newsletter.

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Alison Acheson's avatar

Thank you, James. Glad you enjoy--and know that I appreciate how you share The Unschool out in the world :)

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Kate McDermott's avatar

Congratulations on anniversary one! Here’s to the next year of writing.

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Alison Acheson's avatar

Yes, I look forward to seeing what both of us come up with in these next months! Thank you, Kate!

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Cindy's avatar

Happy Unschool birthday to everyone! But especially to you, Alison. Thank you for all your hard and wonderful work. I raise a glass of pink grapefruit mead to you and to Unschool. (hint hint)

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Alison Acheson's avatar

I'll be right over! Sounds delicious. Thank you, Cindy--your support and encouragement this past year has meant so much!

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Amy Whitmore's avatar

Pink grapefruit mead - intriguing!!!! How do you make it?????

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Lloyd Lemons's avatar

Happy Birthday, Alison! You're doing a super job! Best wishes in year number two!

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Alison Acheson's avatar

Thank you so much, Lloyd. Here we go, onward. 'Super job' to you, too, yes! Love "Curious Elder!"

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Annette Laing's avatar

Yay to the Unschool! And That Cake! Wow!

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Alison Acheson's avatar

Jolene's magic! Thank you, Annette!

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Zelda Sydney's avatar

Happy Substack birthday, Alison! I just made brownies at my house, so it looks like chocolate was vibing in the hood! May your Substack enjoy a long and prosperous life :-)

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Alison Acheson's avatar

Thank you, Zelda! Good to see you here :)

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Gayla M.'s avatar

Happy newsletter birthday Alison!, That cake looks yummy. I had my newsletter birthday earlier this week and there are so many others that I subscribe to that have had milestones recently.

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Alison Acheson's avatar

Happy Birthday to you, Gayla/SoNovelicious!

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Gayla M.'s avatar

Thank you and thanks for subscribing. :)

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Amy Whitmore's avatar

Had a bit of hard time figuring out how to access that tasty looking cake - I've cut out all sweets except a couple since Dec/21 and was SALIVATING looking at that cake. Then it didn't matter - I have a recipe from my grandmother for chocolate cake with fluffy white icing that I could make into 2 layers....baked it for my oldest brother for years when I lived in his house, as he, lean mean no fat machine, loved it. In the meantime, just renewed my subscription because I retire in a few weeks and need to re-connect with me, which means writing. Prompts, articles, etc. and finishing a couple of novels, creating a memoir??? - people tell me I should but I know I'm boring - by going through boxes and finding all my journals....OK, I'm blithering....time to do my floor exercieses.

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Alison Acheson's avatar

We will hold you to the cake baking, Amy! (And I have experienced your brownies...mmm.) Post a pic.

Thank you for renewing your subscription--I do so appreciate. YES to finishing the novel! YES to working on a memoir...! YES!

(What is it about the phrase "fluffy icing?" Makes me want to get out the bowl and mixer.)

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