grace grits and gardening

ramblings from an arkansas farm girl

WINNER! Haute Hostess Apron Giveaway!

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The announcement of the Haute Hostess Apron Giveaway….
The winner was selected by random number generator. With 79 entries, the winner was…
drum roll…
Becky Smith of Jonesboro, Arkansas!
 
Thanks for playing along everyone:))
And, Becky, I hope you love your apron!
talya

autumn fade

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autumn fade - soon it will be christmas…
Autumn disappears.
While I sit at my desk writing and thinking,
brilliant fades to brown.
Russet leaves, once aflame,
float to the sidewalks one by one
like words on the page.
Dry, piled underfoot, leaves crunch as I walk.
Bare branches reveal giant squirrel nests
and clumps of mistletoe—hidden there the whole time.
Frosty mornings and cold nights.
Another Arkansas full moon.
Soon it will be Christmas.
autumn fade - fayetteville, ar

 

Grace Grits and Gardening
Farm. Food. Garden. Life.

Sound of Silence

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hello darkness my old friend
I’ve come to talk to you again

People talk too much. Uncomfortable with silence, they fill every quiet moment with noise. Television or iTunes. Incessant chatter.

I love the richness of silence. Silence has its own dimension, allowing the brain to create new thoughts, solve problems, remember. 
Watching game after game of football Thanksgiving weekend, the unceasing narration began to irritate. A stream of yammering, often nonsensical filler, by grown men who love to hear themselves talk.  Do they get paid by the syllable? Predictions and play-by-play commentary. Heisman watch. Coulda woulda shoulda... 

people talking without speaking 
people hearing without listening
I love football, but would like to mute the sound yet still hear the Baylor Fight song played by the band after each touchdown. 
Today my house is calm. I write. The only sound is the simmer of purple hull peas on the stove and the occasional jingle of the dogs’ collars. Birds chirp outside my window.

The sound is deafening.

talya

Musical Pairing




Food. Farm. Garden. Life.

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