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Sunday Letter: 07.11.21

July 11, 2021 By Talya Tate Boerner

Sunday Letter

Dear Sunday Letter readers,

We spent the 4th of July weekend in Austin with our daughter and son-in-law. We’ve not done much traveling since the pandemic, and it was marvelous to get away. It was especially fabulous to see Kelsey and Preston! We packed lots of greatness in three days including food, family time, music, sightseeing, and even some gardening.

Seriously, Austin has the best of everything.

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Sunday Letter: 06.27.21

June 27, 2021 By Talya Tate Boerner

Cut Flowers

Hi friends! I hope this Sunday Letter finds you happy and healthy and ready for a new week. June has been a blur, and can you believe, another month is nearly over? What a great month it has been for me. As in-person events have geared back up, I’ve finally been able to get out and share my books with anyone who will listen to me, at art/writer festivals and other book related events.

In between all the June book fun, I’ve been gardening. Continue Reading

Sunday Letter: 06.13.2021

June 13, 2021 By Talya Tate Boerner

Sunday Letter

Good morning Sunday Letter readers! I’m home after ten days away. It always takes me some time to get back in the swing of things after traveling. Like Dorothy Gale said, there’s no place like home. I’m lucky to have two homes that I love—two homes that love me back. I spent much of my time at the farm working on my next book (yay!), and I connected with lots of readers at the Delta Arts Festival (yay again!). I returned re-inspired and re-invigorated about my writing.

A change of perspective is a powerful thing, especially after going nowhere for so long.

According to the calendar, spring isn’t over yet, but summer showed up early here in northwest Arkansas. Boy-hidey, she packed a truckload of humidity. If the past few days provide any indication of our summer ahead, we best prepare for high air conditioning and water bills!  On Thursday, the plants in my containers looked so thirsty, I watered them twice in one day.

The happy part of summer has arrived too—lightning bugs and lots of butterflies.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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