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Simple Pleasures #6

November 10, 2014 By Talya Tate Boerner 5 Comments

Last week was filled with some of my favorite simple pleasures. I spent time with friends at a Hemingway-Pfeiffer writer retreat which meant five whole days to talk about writing, share my writing, think about writing, and actually write. This is blissful. I followed that up at the Bat Cave with my Mother which always involves lots of laughing.

So a few of last week’s pleasures were…

1. A tranquil drive through the Ozark Mountains.

a drive through the Ozarks

2. A glimpse of Lake Norfork, (my happy place), perfectly timed at sunset.

Lake Norfork at sunset

3. Sharing the first chapter of my manuscript with other writers and receiving wonderfully positive feedback. Yay.

4. A great night’s sleep at home in Mississippi County followed by a lazy morning drinking coffee with Momma.

5. Being surrounded by delta farmland for a few days! Look at all the beautiful cotton:))

Cotton! Mississippi County, Arkansas

Here’s wishing you a week of good coffee and lots of laughter.

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[tweetthis]Laughter, time to write, sleeping in my own bed. A few of last week’s #simple #pleasures. [/tweetthis]

Musical Pairing:

David Nail – Turning Home

Filed Under: Arkansas, Life, Simple Pleasures Tagged With: Hemingway-Pfeiffer, home, Mississippi County, Ozarks, simple things

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Comments

  1. Barbara Tate says

    November 10, 2014 at 7:15 am

    Oh, what fun we had. We were entertained all week by “Veronica”. The Arctic Vortex is headed this way; that is always fun at the Bat Cave. A challenge, for sure.

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  2. Fay Guinn says

    November 10, 2014 at 12:57 pm

    Great pix. You do have a knack. Is that the moon in the sunset picture? Is this a great retreat or what?! Pat Carr brings such interesting people with her. Glad I went!

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      November 11, 2014 at 7:10 am

      That moon may be a spot on my windshield:)) Yes the retreat was great. Pat Carr is great. I’m glad you went too!

      Reply
  3. Eva Whittle says

    November 10, 2014 at 7:55 pm

    Such a great retreat! Talya, your writing is always wonderful! Can’t wait until the book comes out!

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      November 11, 2014 at 7:08 am

      Thank you Eva. Always great to spend time with you!

      Reply

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