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Dear January,

January 1, 2016 By Talya Tate Boerner

Dear January,

Dear January,

After the explosion of holiday glitter and year-end festivities, you provide a place of calm and quiet. We humans love to mark everything in stretches of time, and for those of us fortunate enough to see another new year, January provides a fresh start.  A new year. A chance to do things better during the next trip around the sun. I hope to build on the positive and leave behind the negative.

Painted in silver and white and shades of winter, January, I welcome the honesty you bring, your landscape real and raw. Continue Reading

Happy Birthday, NYE, Everything!

December 31, 2015 By Talya Tate Boerner

Happy birthday, John!

Happy Birthday to my husband, John! He’s a New Year’s Eve baby. As a kid he thought the whole world was celebrating his birthday. I think the world should. ???

Happy New Year’s Eve to all my readers. I appreciate you. ???

Happy everything to everyone! ???

I’ll see you next year,

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

“Saying next year like it was a long time off was a fun thing to do when next year officially started next week.” The Accidental Salvation of Gracie Lee (yes, I’m quoting myself)

Musical Pairing:
Barbra Streisand, What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?

Christmas 2015, so far.

December 30, 2015 By Talya Tate Boerner

Christmas 2015 isn’t quite over. Today marks the 6th day of Christmas—the six geese a laying day. There are no geese laying eggs around our house but there are two schnauzers warming my feet, and that’s a good thing because, baby, it’s cold outside.

So how’s your Christmas going? Do you declare it over after the gifts are opened? I’m celebrating through Epiphany. No matter your tradition, I hope your Christmas (so far) has been filled with whatever makes it perfect for you. The best part of mine is getting together with family. It’s all about family.

Christmas 2015

And the coconut cream pie from Del Frisco’s Grill was pretty wonderful, I gotta say. 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)

Recent Ramblings:

  • Sunday Letter: 03.29.26
  • Sunday Letter: February 22, 2026
  • Our Garden Mission Statement
  • Goodbye, 2025. Hello, 2026.
  • Sunday Letter: 11.23.25

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