Friends,
Tomorrow I fly to the British Isles! This may seem like a small thing to many of you, but to this earth-bound woman? It means more than I can say. I’ve waited 55 years to take my first trip over-the-pond and I’d say it’s about time, wouldn’t you? This trip is the culmination of some dreams—we will be celebrating my husband’s retirement from Marshall University and our 31st wedding anniversary while we are there. All this to say, I hope to be sharing some of our experiences through substack notes, so if you’d like to follow along, please join me there! I don’t know how much time I will have for longer form writing, so I’ll likely be posting more in notes during the trip. If you are the praying kind, send some our way? We can never have too many friends or too many prayers. I so appreciate each one of you.
Much love,
Laura B.
Notes is a new space on Substack for us to share links, short posts, quotes, photos, and more. I plan to use it for things that don’t fit in the newsletter, like work-in-progress or quick questions.
How to join
Head to substack.com/notes or find the “Notes” tab in the Substack app. As a subscriber to Chasing the Blue Flower with Laura Boggess, you’ll automatically see my notes. Feel free to like, reply, or share them around!
You can also share notes of your own. I hope this becomes a space where every reader of Chasing the Blue Flower with Laura Boggess can share thoughts, ideas, and interesting quotes from the things we're reading on Substack and beyond.
Why Substack Notes
Fellow writers and readers are spending time in Notes for a variety of reasons.
Ted Gioia sees Notes as a forum for dialogue.
The idea behind Notes is simple. Millions of people now participate in Substack as writers and readers—but much of this is built on long articles and essays. We now have a forum for dialoguing and sharing shorter posts.
Chris Ryan is drawn to Substack as an alternative for legacy social media.
One of my main reasons for joining Substack was to wean myself off exploitative social media platforms. I’m hoping this is going to help move us along on that journey!
Sherman Alexie wants to create a kind and creative new space in Notes.
I’m going to focus on being positive, with my own thoughts and photos and by linking to songs, stories, poems from around the web and from other Substacks.
If you encounter any issues, you can always refer to the Notes FAQ for assistance. Looking forward to seeing you there!
Our first time going was to celebrate our 25th anniversary. Have a wonderful time in a wonderful place.
Laura, I am delighted for you! My Dad was from Scotland and my dream trip is to tour the British isles. Til then, I'll travel vicariously with you. Enjoy every minute. Take lots of pictures.
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