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Gracie Lee and the Bean Rooster

January 30, 2016 By Talya Tate Boerner

bean rooster art

Gracie Lee and the Bean Rooster is not the title of a children’s picture book, (not yet anyway). What I’m talking about is the bean rooster picture families displayed on kitchen walls during the 1960s and 1970s. Some of my younger readers may not have experienced the joy of the bean rooster. Back during the days of Paint-By-Number, when we cut paper dolls from the Sears Catalog and life wasn’t perfectly staged for Pinterest, moms and kids gathered around the dining room table to glue beans to a pattern. Every type and color of dried bean.

I thought peas looked way better on rooster tail feathers than on my plate.Continue Reading

Bad Mountain. I can’t get my fill.

January 22, 2016 By Talya Tate Boerner

Bad Mountain - I can't get my fill.

This is the first time I’ve written a blog post only to showcase a musical pairing—Union Hill by Bad Mountain. I believe music has a way of tapping into buried emotion, a way of carrying us back to our roots or uncovering long forgotten memories. That’s why I always include a musical pairing with each blog post. Believe it or not, sometimes I spend more time selecting the music to accompany my posts than I do writing or preparing the photos. And who knows if anyone listens.

But I hope you’ll listen to this.Continue Reading

Independence Day, Munger Place Style

July 1, 2014 By Talya Tate Boerner

Our house. Dallas, Tx

Our neighborhood, Munger Place Historic District in East Dallas, boasts the largest collection of prairie style homes in the United States. Inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright, the homes were designed to blend with the prairie. Wide porches. Overhanging eaves. Flat lines. Open living spaces with a central chimney. Munger Place is Americana. She looks best to me all dressed up for Independence Day.

Here are a few pictures I snapped around the neighborhood.

Munger Place Historic District - Independence Day

 

Munger Place 4th of July

 

Munger place 4th of July, Dallas

Cute!

Munger Place 4th of July, Dallas

Many houses fly flags year round.

Munger Place, Dallas

Unique architectural details! Each Munger Place house is different.

Munger Place Dallas Tx

I love this vintage inspired bunting. (Or maybe it is vintage?)

Love this bunting! Dallas, Tx

Happy 4th of July!

Grace Grits and Gardening

Farm. Food. Garden. Life.

Musical Pairing:

Sam Ash – America I Love You (1916, Patriotic Vintage Pics)


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: May 25, 2025
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  • Sunday Letter: Rainy Day Edition
  • Spiderwort: my love-hate relationship
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