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Accidental Cinderella…

February 23, 2016 By Talya Tate Boerner 9 Comments

Thursday night I felt like Cinderella. Accidental Cinderella.

Confession: I’m no fashion plate. I normally wear Converse tennis shoes and logo t-shirts, and my favorite jeans have patches on the knees. BUT, Thursday night, I got dressed up (for me), added extra eye liner (which may have been a mistake), and even wore a bejeweled necklace on loan from Vintage Cargo. Stan and Jeff, owners of Vintage Cargo, evidently worried I wouldn’t clean up sufficiently for my Fayetteville book signing.

So they loaned me this gorgeous piece…

necklace from Vintage Cargo

I mean seriously. Isn’t loaning jewelry an Oscar night sort of thing?

I felt like Cinderella.

I wore cute shoes.

And it was a great night.

Elliot Hunt, Chef de Cuisine of Theo’s, provided fantastic food which included hoe cakes with greens, shrimp bruschetta and the best lemon tart ever.

Hoe Cakes with pork and greens

The wine flowed.

Thank you to everyone involved in the event including French Metro owners Renee and Terry Hunt and Nightbird Books owner, Lisa Sharp, who handled books sales.

The crowd was diverse.

I did a reading.

Some people laughed.

The audience truly appeared engaged…

my book event crowd at French Metro

even though my book reading expressions were crazy. Goodness.

accidental salvation of gracie lee - book reading

Tip: When you have a book signing at a French antique store, no decorating is needed. In keeping with the book setting, I did provide delta cotton.

Accidental Salvation Event

with Jeff from Vintage Cargo

with Jeff Chapman from Vintage Cargo (come to check his collateral?)

diverse crowd at my book signing!

He’s with Gracie Lee. She WAS Gracie Lee!

Accidental Cinderella

It’s a wrap!

 

The moral of the story: Today I’m returning the fancy necklace and yes, I’ll be wearing my Converse while doing so. And I’m no Cinderella. Life is real and crazy and far from perfect but it can be pretty great in between the ebbs and flows of regular.

Thank you to everyone who made my book signing at French Metro tres magnifique.

Grace Grits and Gardening
Farm. Food. Garden. Life.

What I really wanted to do was learn to speak French. I wanted to be that girl who, when invited to the White House for an important state dinner, would be the only person in the room who could speak with the French prime minister in his native language. I would help solve international problems while sipping champagne and wearing a black ball gown like Audrey Hepburn. President Nixon would be impressed to learn I started out as a farm girl from Arkansas. Last fall, I bought an old French lesson book at the library’s used book sale. Momma thought it was a silly waste. Besides English, Momma said the only practical language to learn was Spanish, because of our Mexican cotton choppers. Since I used my own money, she really didn’t have a say. ~The Accidental Salvation of Gracie Lee, Talya Tate Boerner (me!)

[tweetthis]My #booksigning at French Metro Antiques was tres magnifique! @nightbirdbooks #TheAccidentalSalvationofGracieLee[/tweetthis]

Musical Pairing:
Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo, Cinderella

 

 

Filed Under: Reading & Books, Writing Tagged With: book signing, Cinderella, Fayetteville Arkansas, French Metro Antiques, Gracie Lee, I'm with Gracie Lee, Nightbird Books, Talya Tate Boerner novel, The Accidental Salvation of Gracie Lee

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Comments

  1. Colene says

    February 23, 2016 at 8:25 am

    This is REAL Talya. Not a dream. Your dream came true and we feel your excitement. Congratulations on another successful book signing.

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      February 23, 2016 at 8:40 am

      Thanks Colene. I enjoyed talking with Paula and Kurt and wished you had been there:)

      Reply
  2. Beth says

    February 23, 2016 at 9:20 am

    This is so exciting for you! I can relate to your love of casual and comfortable clothes. I would have to borrow heals and statement jewelry! Enjoy your signings!

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      February 24, 2016 at 7:45 am

      Thanks, Beth! It’s a fun time.

      Reply
  3. Amanda Farris says

    February 23, 2016 at 9:41 am

    Fun Post! Your book signings look so fun! I love that necklace!!!
    I just finished the book. GREAT JOB! It was very good! I have like a bazillion questions!!!!!! Was that similar to your childhood??

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      February 24, 2016 at 7:45 am

      Thank you Amanda! Yes, to answer your question:)

      Reply
      • Talya Tate Boerner says

        February 24, 2016 at 7:46 am

        but exaggerated…

        Reply
  4. Ian Holland says

    February 24, 2016 at 8:35 am

    Congratulations ! By the way you did “clean up” real good. Was there any doubt?

    Reply
  5. Dorothy Johnson says

    February 24, 2016 at 10:48 am

    You looked wonderful and I agree, your shoes were cute! It was a perfect evening. So glad I got to be there.

    Reply

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Hi! I'm Talya Tate Boerner. Writer, Reader, Arkansas Master Naturalist / Master Gardener, Author of

THE ACCIDENTAL SALVATION OF GRACIE LEE (2016)

GENE, EVERYWHERE: a life-changing visit from my father-in-law (2020)

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