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Happy Saturday, everyone! ☕
Summer’s drawing to a close (booooo!) but that means the glorious, crispy days of Autumn/Fall are on the way (yippee!). 🍂
I’ve just completed a personal 30-day writing challenge and, amazingly, over 150 of you came along for the ride - we’re definitely doing this again!
And because this is the last Saturday of the month, here’s a quick recap of what went on in August, just in case you missed it:
As always, here’s the result of last week’s poll:
Thanks for voting! Don’t forget to read to the end for this week’s version. ⬇️
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It’s always great to spend this time with you on a Saturday morning! ☕
And here’s this week’s poll:
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Have a fantastic weekend! 😊
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Thanks for the kind mention.
I look forward to your next writing challenge.
Thank you for the share!