There are currently 2 flocks of magpies having a territory dispute over our apple tree. So loud. Such screaming. Even the birds are stressed today.
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Ran out of likes today trying to catch up on all Iāve missed, bless 
Good to see you all seem to be doing really well recently! Love yāall
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Welcome to the club Sapphire!
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Hey pals! Just a quick announcement that we will not be having a Community Hangout this month, as weāll be celebrating Thanksgiving with our families next week. Weāll do a big end of the year Hangout in December, and until then, we hope youāre all staying safe and well and want you to know that we are incredibly thankful for you!!!
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Thanks for letting us all know!
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Iām so excited for the Martin candle. It seems exactly to my taste 
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Yeah, these better go on sale in time for holiday shipping, or at least my mid-Jan birthday because I need Deidre & Martin.
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No candles for me until at least after Xmas 
sighs in international shipping
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Iām looking forward to getting the Ben & Alistair one 
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I know. Iām so sorry about that. USPS international priority shipping rates for these candles start at around $28 and I charge a flat rate of $19 which means I donāt make a profit on the candle but my international readers get candles and thatās what matters most to me. If you have tips regarding future shipping or what other US companies youāve bought from do I am all ears cause itās bugged me for years. Iāve even sneakily peeked at other small business international rates by using some of your international addresses to see what their rates are and theyāre so high.
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Oh no, itās nothing wrong with the way you guys are doing it, itās just the nature of it. TBH, youāre one of the best companies Iāve ordered from internationally. Iāve had parcels from 30miles away take longer than the two weeks it takes for your stuff.
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Haaaaaa well I never intended on needing to know the ins and outs of international shipping when I started all this so Iām happy to hear any and all advice. 
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Happiest Thanksgiving to all my American Mounties, and a big thanks to all my Mounties, wherever you are, for spending another year with me. We weathered 2020 together, and Iām so grateful for you all. There were days when the only thing getting me out of bed was knowing this community was here and we could create something wonderful together.
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As a new person, Iāve been pouring over posts and threads, and am so far somewhat disappointed. I see so much heavy traffic and involvement during 2017 and some 2018, so Iām wondering where is most of the energy and activity focused as of late ? Has some of this lost steam and or active members ? Whatās anyoneās take on this. Where can a new person trying to catch up fit in the best and do the most good.
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There are lulls through the year, but also this year has mostly been occurring in the Briar Society which is a hidden topic.
CJB covers the basics of Briar Society in his post here
https://forum.thebriararchive.com/t/todays-a-big-day-the-briar-society-elemental-buttons-surgery/5024
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@TacticalStoic, thanks for exploring the forum and asking a question Iām sure many new readers have! 2016-2018 was the time period when The Monarch Papers, Ackerly Greenās Secret Society, and the Search for Magiq took place as free experiences on the forum, so thereās a lot of content for them out in the open.
This year, to support me/the company financially, I planned both a free experience and a āpremiumā experience called The Briar Society, which is TMP for the price of a paperback a month. Because of COVID and some big changes personally (a cross-country move being one of them), the free experience had to take a backseat while I focused on the experience many readers had paid for.
For 2021, I have much more planned for the forum, both in and out-of-world, but this year I had to direct my attention and resources to the experience that will keep the lights on at Ackerly Green. The forum has definitely been quieter this year than most and I plan to change that.
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Great news thank you !
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That reminds me I need to sign up for Briars before it closes again.
You know what it makes me think of? Novelists who wrote in serial format.
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Signing up for TBS was one of the first things I did. Iām hoping I can get all caught up on the books and past events before things really kick off again. Almost done with Flora and Fauna. Wish I could dedicate more of my time to reading but alas, I too have bills to pay.
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