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ramblings from an arkansas farm girl

My Little Sister

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Curled inside my polka dot sleeping bag, I hid underneath the dining room table reading.
 
Momma said I would catch a cold lying on the floor, but the furnace warmed the air, and I was comfortable.
            
Santa brought me a whole stack of books. 
 
He brought my little sister a huge stack too.
 
Even though I was two years, nine months and seven days older, everyone—even Santa—treated us like twins and assumed we enjoyed the same things.
 
My sister would never read her new books.
 
So really I got a double stack of books, and she got shortchanged.

beanbag chairs, 1970s

talya
 
Grace Grits and Gardening
Farm. Food. Garden. Life.
 
(This is also a snippet from my book, reworked to fit the prompt.)
100 Words on Saturday - Write Tribe

Brand New Year…

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The only new year's resolutions needed…
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Roll away the dark clouds and 
Enjoy the 
Sunlight, the feel 
Of a brand new year.
Listen. Really listen and hear.  
Understand we are all different. Make
Time for special. Create. Push
Into the unknown, past
Obstacles that constrict and confine. Say
No. 
Say yes. Whichever is more
Freeing. Focus 
On the road ahead while
Remembering where the path began.
Reach deep, write fervently,
Expose life’s layers.
Always be considerate. 
Love the unloveable. Release the negative.
Laugh. Read something different. Re-read an old favorite.
Indulge. Cook with passion. Have
Faith. Smile. Walk in the rain.
Exist in the now.

What will you do with this brand new year?

talya

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

Musical Pairing:

Van Morrison, Brand New Day


Liberty Burger & Melissa Benge Collection

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Welcome to Six Blocks from my house.   

Six Blocks from my house is something new for 2014. Each week or two I’ll highlight a few things going on only six blocks (or so) from my house. Maybe a new place, an event, a person, who knows?  

East Dallas is funky and fabulous and filled with unique history. I plan to show it off.

There’s also disparity between the haves and have nots. The hidden, disregarded and not-so-clean-and-tidy will sometimes be included. That’s part of our neighborhood too. 

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Up first, homemade everything…

1904 Abrams Parkway
Family-owned
Locally grown ingredients
Handmade furniture and fixtures
Art work made by chickens…
Yes, chickens.
Check out this video to learn more about the restaurant and chicken art…
And how about a bit of eclectic hill country in the former Alamo Glass building…
2823 N. Henderson
Funky & Bohemian.
Gypsy meets Wild West.
Delicious eye candy.

Now tell me something interesting about your corner of the world.

talya

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

Link Up!

Hey all you bloggers, link up your favorite post from this week—about anything—your family, the food you’re whipping up in the kitchen, happenings in your neighborhood…Grab my Six Blocks button, and I’ll meet you on the front porch…

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