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Drive, Pray, Love

September 25, 2012 By Talya Tate Boerner

drive pray love

Once upon a time I stumbled out of bed, drove the kids to school super early, and made it to work on the opposite end of the city by 8:00 a.m. For several years, Kelsey and Tate attended school at two different campuses making the drive even crazier. On lunchroom duty days, or when there was a school meeting, I spent more time in the car than at home. All I seemed to do was drive, pray, and love.

Many mornings I walked into the bank not remembering the drive, in a dream state.  I wished for a fairy godmother.

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happy autumn!

September 24, 2012 By Talya Tate Boerner

Saturday was the first day of fall. Autumn Equinox. Same length day and night. We begin to wind down the year, rebalancing our bodies and minds as the days begin to shorten and cool. 

Football. Harvest. Chili. State Fair. Pumpkin Spice Latte. 
The first day of autumn went by completely unnoticed in Munger Place. 


We were too busy with Munger Place Days to notice the sun cross the celestial equator. Autumn? What autumn? The mercury topped out at 97 degrees yesterday. The home tour date was moved from early May to late September for cooler weather…

According to the calendar, we have survived another scorching Texas summer. But it sure didn’t feel like it yesterday afternoon as I corralled sweaty, sugared-up kids and tired dads with strollers around the cakewalk. 

Next stop….State Fair and Halloween!
cakewalk goodies!

Happy Fall!

talya

Musical Pairings:

Autumn Almanac, The Kinks

Autumn has caught us in our summer wear. – Philip Larkin, British poet (1922-1986)

My new friend – Martial Arts Man in the next booth:))


Let Them Eat Cake!

September 21, 2012 By Talya Tate Boerner

 
I’m in charge of the Munger Place Days Cakewalk. Because I thought we needed one. That’s how those things work, right? Open your mouth, make a suggestion, and bingo – it’s your project!

No respectable festival should be without one.

A cakewalk is the perfect throwback to yesterday’s childhood Halloween carnivals, when cake had no calories and dessert came with no consequence, no hips.

I downloaded perfect cakewalk music and made large, colorful numbers, one through twelve, to adhere to the pavement. The lucky number wins a homemade cake or pie or brownies or cookies for dinner. 

What’s not to love about a cakewalk?!

I think next year we need a Kissing Booth!  xoxoxo
Last year this man kept trying to sneak into the cakewalk…

talya

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Musical Pairings:

The Entertainer, Scott Joplin

Click here for my prior cakewalk blog post….

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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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