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Hiking around Historic Cane Hill, Arkansas

December 1, 2022 By Talya Tate Boerner

Hiking Around Historic Cane Hill

I planned to post about our hike around historic Cane Hill closer to when said hike happened, but lo and behold time is a big ole’ thief and I’m just getting around to it. We drove over to Cane Hill back in October when the Smithsonian Institution’s traveling exhibit “Habitat” was on display. That exhibit has traveled elsewhere now but the good news is the trails have been there for some time, long before the exhibit. They are nicely marked, and they aren’t going anywhere. So, you can still enjoy this lovely hike when you need a break from the hustle and bustle of life.

I am always astounded that such Ozark beauty exists right off the highway.

And I’m astounded that I live here.Continue Reading

Book Reviews – October 2022

November 16, 2022 By Talya Tate Boerner

Book Reviews: Oct 2022

Seriously, you’d think I lounged around watching television all the live-long month of October based on the smattering of book reviews I bring you. (And so far, November may turn out to be even less.)

Oh.Well. Sometimes priorities get shuffled, don’t they?

BUT here we are, one week before Thanksgiving, and I am finally doing a wrap-up of my book reviews for October. I hope you find another book to add to your to-read pile.Continue Reading

Sunday Letter: 11.13.22

November 13, 2022 By Talya Tate Boerner

Sunday Letter

Hey, hey Sunday Letter friends~

Did you think I had abandoned my Sunday Letters altogether? Oh, no. I have been stretched a little thin though, unable to do all the things I want to do. And my Sunday Letters have taken a back seat to activities related to Bernice Runs Away.

Everything has a season—that’s the truth. And I’m grateful for this busy book season. In the words of Annie Lennox, sweet dreams are made of this… 

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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)

BERNICE RUNS AWAY (2022)

THE THIRD ACT OF THEO GRUENE (coming 2025)

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