One of the substacks I read regularly is Joyce Vance.
She is a lawyer and legal scholar whose commentary I hear often on television. She writes long and thoughtful posts about the current legal issues in the United States, of which there are many.
To lighten things, she also posts about her hobbies.
She will show us what her latest knitting project is, for example.
The thing other than law about which she posts most, though, is her chickens.
She and her family keep a coop with several varieties of chickens. She posts about what she is feeding them. Their interactions with the family’s dog and cat. Their new coop. What they are doing around the yard. How they hop up into her lap sometimes.
She will also occasionally post photos of their eggs. Because there are different breeds, the eggs are various colors and sizes.
The chickens bring Joyce comfort and joy, which she shares with her readers.
I admit that I have no desire to care for chickens myself, but I appreciate Joyce’s sharing her love with all of us.
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Linda’s prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday this week is “chicken or egg.” Join us! Find out more here: https://lindaghill.com/2024/06/28/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-june-29-2024/
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Joanne Corey 
I really like Joyce vance for many reasons and the chickens help to keep her grounded amidst all of the craziness
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Agreed! I admire her legal experience and acumen, as well as her ability to make it understandable to laypeople. Her affection for her chickens is endearing and helps to remind all of us that we aren’t just what we do.
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I admire her work; I’m disappointed she is on Substack, and don’t read her there.
An artist friend of mine in Beacon has started keeping chickens. Quite the adventure. She built them a very fancy house!
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People do build very fancy henhouse these days. A far cry from when my mom was growing up in the country keeping chickens in the 1930s, when things were much more utilitarian.
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