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Sunday Letter: March 23, 2025

March 23, 2025 By Talya Tate Boerner

Dear Sunday Letter friends,

Good morning and happy spring! I just returned home after a trip to the farm with my mother and sister, and that’s always an adventure. It’s mostly fun, except for the times when it isn’t. Occasionally, we have a broken water pipe, and we are regularly forced to deal with the various critters that have take up residence. But all in all, being able to go back to our childhood home is a special thing.

In many ways, the area has changed dramatically since we left for college all those years ago. At the same time, some things never change, like the view from the carport, the distinctive call of the red-winged blackbirds, and the board games lining our closet shelf.

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Inspiration is always waiting for me on the farm. Then, after only a few days away, I return home to find spring everywhere! Blooming tulips. Candytuft. Cherry blossoms. It seems I was away for much, much longer.

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Sunday Letter: March 16, 2025

March 16, 2025 By Talya Tate Boerner

Hello, Sunday Letter friends!

It has been a crazy busy week with rollercoaster weather! Sunshine. Storms. Gusty winds that blew thick dust in from Oklahoma and sent anything untethered flying. Forty tornadoes swept through eight states on Friday night, including Arkansas. We even saw wildfires!

I hope everyone reading this is okay. I have a feeling we are in for one crazy spring season.
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Sunday Letter: March 2, 2025

March 2, 2025 By Talya Tate Boerner

Sunday letter March 2025

Dear Sunday Letter friends~

Surprise! I’m back. Wow. I can’t believe I’ve not written a Sunday Letter since Christmas. Sometimes when our plates get overloaded, we have to take a step back. That’s what happened to me, and really, it was perfect timing, this stepping back I did. The coldest part of winter is my favorite time to hunker down and regroup. Now, as spring approaches, I can spring forward.

You know, for a while, I couldn’t think of anything worthwhile to say. I’m concerned about our nation, our environment, whole groups of people who are suffering and fearful—what could I possibly have to say in such a volatile time? But maybe this is exactly the time to spread hopefulness. To keep on keeping on. To celebrate the tiny crocus flowers pushing through the cold earth. To focus on good things.

So for now, that’s what I’ll continue doing.

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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)

Recent Ramblings:

  • Sunday Letter: 11.23.25
  • Maggie and Miss Ladybug: My New Children’s Nature Book
  • Sunday Letter: November 9, 2025
  • Sunday Letter: Oct 26, 2025
  • Sunday Letter: Oct 5, 2025

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