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November Sunday Letter

November 5, 2023 By Talya Tate Boerner

November Sunday Letter

Hello, friends! I’m glad you are here for today’s November Sunday Letter.

I trust everyone survived Halloween with no tricks? I don’t know about you, but I’m glad to have all that candy out of our house and into the hands of goblins and princesses. (Okay, we still have a bit of chocolate, but just the amount two sensible people should have on hand for sweet tooth purposes.)

You probably don’t need a reminder, but this year is quickly circling the drain. Remember all those things you said you were going to do in 2023? Guess what? If you didn’t do them, it’s okay. We are all doing the best we can.

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October Sunday Letter

October 1, 2023 By Talya Tate Boerner

Sunday Letter

Welcome to October, friends! With a new month comes today’s October Sunday Letter, one devoted to my adoration of October. Don’t you just love October with it’s sweet light and falling leaves? Soon the temperatures may even cool (or so the weatherman says). ‘Tis the season of harvest on the farm, baking in my kitchen, and all things pumpkin.

Who’s ready? ✋✋✋

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September Sunday Letter

September 3, 2023 By Talya Tate Boerner

Hello friends! I’m baaaack with a September Sunday Letter.

Can you believe September is here? Even though the afternoons are still HOT and HUMID, I find relief in knowing the calendar has flipped from August.

Since I was a kid I always considered September to be the beginning of change because it was back to school time. Now, even though I no longer attend school, I still see September the same way. (Living in a college town helps reinforces this viewpoint too.)  Change of season, change of attitude, change in the colors outside my kitchen window.

Despite the way we often cling to the familiar, change can be a very good thing. And, sometimes the smallest changes make the biggest impact.

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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:

  • Our Garden Mission Statement
  • Goodbye, 2025. Hello, 2026.
  • Sunday Letter: 11.23.25
  • Maggie and Miss Ladybug: My New Children’s Nature Book
  • Sunday Letter: November 9, 2025

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