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It is you.

January 16, 2016 By Talya Tate Boerner

I cannot believe how quickly seventeen years has passed. Scary-fast, but what an adventure so far. Happy anniversary to us!

it is you - happy anniversary to us!

Happy Saturday, y’all!

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

Musical Pairing:

Natalie Prass, It is You

Happy Birthday, NYE, Everything!

December 31, 2015 By Talya Tate Boerner

Happy birthday, John!

Happy Birthday to my husband, John! He’s a New Year’s Eve baby. As a kid he thought the whole world was celebrating his birthday. I think the world should. ???

Happy New Year’s Eve to all my readers. I appreciate you. ???

Happy everything to everyone! ???

I’ll see you next year,

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

“Saying next year like it was a long time off was a fun thing to do when next year officially started next week.” The Accidental Salvation of Gracie Lee (yes, I’m quoting myself)

Musical Pairing:
Barbra Streisand, What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?

easing out of Thanksgiving

November 29, 2015 By Talya Tate Boerner

easing out of Thanksgiving...

There’s no easing out of Thanksgiving these days. As John and I walk the dogs in the misty, chilly, day-after-Thanksgiving afternoon, I’m impressed to see so many houses on our street already decorated for Christmas. Tree lights flicker in windows. Garland adorns porch railings, and festive red plaid pillows perch in porch swings. I wonder where my neighbor found those cute red pillows, and I wonder where she stores them during non-Christmastime because storing extra pillows takes a lot of space, but mostly I wonder when she found the time to decorate.

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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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