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Urban Veggie Garden: Little Red Wagon

March 11, 2013 By Talya Tate Boerner

little red wagon garden

Today I am blogging at Texas Women Bloggers about my cute urban veggie garden. Just because you live in the city or an apartment and have no space for a traditional garden doesn’t mean you can’t have an urban garden. With only  a few feet and several hours of sunlight, you can create my little red wagon veggie garden, even on an upstairs balcony. Kids will love this project and you’ll be amazed at how much produce you can get from such a small area.

To read more about my tips for this project, click HERE to join me at Texas Women Bloggers!

Happy gardening.
little red wagon garden
Texas Women Bloggers

Little Green Army Men

March 11, 2013 By Talya Tate Boerner

Photo credit: atomicShed / Foter.com / CC BY-NC-ND

I read an article yesterday about a second grader who was in trouble at school because his birthday cupcakes were decorated with little green army men. Shame on him for wanting an army-man-themed birthday party instead of Angry Birds or Spongebob. Shame on his evil parents for supporting and celebrating guns and violence. 

Can you taste my sarcasm?
Since we moved into our home almost twelve years ago, little green army men have graced the windowsill of our kids’ bathroom. Although Tate and Kelsey have moved away to college and beyond, and the bathroom isn’t often visited, the army men still watch over our home. Guarding my memories, they make me smile, reminding me of an earlier time—a time not that long ago when we didn’t take our cupcakes so seriously.

A time not that long ago when the bathroom wasn’t so clean.

These army men, circa 1960-something, originally belonged to my husband. Still do I suppose… 

So far, they’ve caused us no harm.

talya

Musical Pairing:

Ball of Confusion, The Temptations

“YOU! ARE! A! TOYYYYY!!!!” 
                                    -Woody, Toy Story

see the army men in the window?

Rain and Roses

March 10, 2013 By Talya Tate Boerner

Roses, hungry and bare,
Of blooms, I fertilized only hours ago.
Saturday’s clouds brought drizzle, an
Even, soaking rain. Sunday morning
Surprise—rose buds smiling in the wind.

“It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important.” 
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

talya

Musical Pairing:

Sweet Dreams, Eurythmics

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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)

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