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Christmastime at my Little Free Library!

December 22, 2015 By Talya Tate Boerner

Christmas at my Little Free Library

I decorated my Little Free Library for Christmas using a strand of red lights I found in the garage. During the day it is fun and whimsical.

At night it looks like an alien and I notice cars sloooooow waaaaaay down to check it out.Continue Reading

a simple little Christmas

December 14, 2015 By Talya Tate Boerner

have yourself a simple little christmas

During the past few days, I finally did a little Christmas decorating. My goal is to keep things small and simple. Not that long ago (last year) I couldn’t imagine not buying a large tree. This year? I felt overwhelmed by the whole thing. And Christmas should be the opposite of overwhelming. So welcome to my simple little Christmas. Continue Reading

Gracie Lee’s Instagram Party!

December 2, 2015 By Talya Tate Boerner

Gracie Lre's Instagram Party!

To celebrate December, Gracie Lee is hosting an Instagram party. Of course when Gracie Lee was a kid in the early 1970s, Instagram existed in it’s purest form—as a bulletin board on the bedroom wall. Or a photo album filled with carefully arranged Polaroids.

Christmas was one of her favorite times of the year. From the day the Sears Christmas Catalog arrived in the mail to New Year’s Day, she tried to hold on to the magic of Christmas. It was the one time of year Daddy didn’t seem so grumpy and everyone breathed a little easier.

Plus school was out for three whole weeks.

And sometimes there was snow.Continue Reading

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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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  • Sunday Letter: Oct 26, 2025
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