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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

99 Problems and Blake Shelton ain’t one of them.

November 13, 2015 By Talya Tate Boerner

99 Problems and Blake Shelton ain't one of them

Y’all. Right off the top of my head I can list 99 problems and Blake Shelton ain’t one of them. Real world problems. Things worthy of stewing over. Problems in my own backyard that need attention.

Confession: I got a little caught up in the whole Blake minus Miranda plus Gwen thing. Yes, I’m a fan of country music, and I mourned over Blake and Miranda’s breakup. I even blogged about it. But Wednesday night when my Twitter feed blew up and I read a bunch of hateful and utterly ridiculous stuff, I had to call a time out. After three days in a row of The Voice, (so much talent-Yay Barrett Baber!), I realized lots of people had plunged off the edge of reality. I was headed there myself.

I even found myself accusing Gwen of wearing her hair like Tammy Wynette to look a little more country than rock ‘n roll. Geez Louise. Just stop.Continue Reading

Lucy and Annabelle had a weekend guest!

November 9, 2015 By Talya Tate Boerner

Lucy and Annabelle had a weekend guest.Lucy and Annabelle had a weekend guest! Chester from Dallas visited with his people, Harold and Gale. Although it had been a year since the canine friends had been together, they picked right up where they’d left off. Chester stole Annabelle’s rawhide, and Annabelle got upset.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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