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August 28, 2015 By Talya Tate Boerner 5 Comments

Arkansas Women Bloggers - conference time!

Hi, y’all. Just a quick post to let you know I’m hanging in Hot Springs this weekend with my Arkansas Women Blogger friends. This is the fifth annual Arkansas Women Blogger University (my third), and I’m excited to serve as hostess of the Foodie Friday event this afternoon. I get to wear a cute apron all day.❤Continue Reading

2014: Top Ten Blog Posts

December 30, 2014 By Talya Tate Boerner 2 Comments

As we approach the end of 2014—wha?—I’m looking back and recapping my top ten blog posts from the past twelve months. I did this last year too. You can see top posts from 2013 HERE.

While these posts are considered top ten based on page views, they may not necessarily be your favorites. Or mine. But I will say, these top ten blog posts make me believe people love to eat while cheering for the underdog. And apparently someone out there must enjoy decorating for fall. Or porches. Or both.

And by the way, if you make it to the end of this post, I have included a few of my favorites that apparently flew beneath the blog statistic radar. It happens.

No. 10

Spicy Baked Okra

“a more slender version of fried”

Spicy Baked Okra

 No. 9

Ashlie Wilson – Meth Recovery Update

“proof that change is possible”

Ashlie Wilson Meth Recovery

No. 8

Wilson Cafe

“for a moment I forgot I was home in the Delta”

Wilson Cafe, Wilson Ar

No. 7

Milky Way Cake

“the importance of handing down recipes”

Milky Way Cake

No. 6

Grilled Basil Burger

“Italian inspired with sun-dried tomatoes, red wine and Fontina cheese”

Grilled Basil Burger

No. 5

My Fall Porch Decor

“most anything rustic, scary or harvest related will work”

Fall Porch Decor

No. 4

7 Life Lessons from Charlie Brown

“some girls do indeed talk too much”

Life Lessons from Charlie Brown

No. 3

Sweet and Spicy Chicken Wings

“sure to be a crowd pleaser at your Super Bowl party”

Sweet and Spicy Chicken Wings

No. 2

Meth in Arkansas 

“the problem is real and impossible to ignore”

Meth in Arkansas

No. 1

Glazed Salmon with Spinach Salad

“your guests will think you slaved over this meal”

Glazed Salmon

And now a sampling of my personal favorites that you may have missed. In no particular order…

No. 1 

I May Never Get My Book Published, But I Can Grown the Perfect Onion

“THAT onion came from our garden?”

Perfect onion

No. 2

A Voice

“it was the only voice that could save me”

The Voice

No. 3

What Every College Freshman Needs to Know

“you are not a rock star”

what every college freshman needs to know

No. 4

Thrill Hill

“do it again, Uncle Woody!”

Thrill Hill in the Delta

No. 5

Things We Find, Things We Keep

“a landslide of memories”

Things We Find, Things We Keep

To those who read and comment and share and pin and tweet and encourage me to keep blogging, THANK YOU.

Do you have a personal favorite?

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Happy New Year!

Grace Grits and Gardening

Farm. Food. Garden. Life.

“For last year’s words belong to last year’s language
And next year’s words await another voice.”
― T.S. Eliot

getting organized in the new year!

January 10, 2014 By Talya Tate Boerner 26 Comments

Yesterday I spent the entire day getting my home office organized while my blog migrated from Blogger to WordPress.  (Most of you won’t care about this, but you bloggers will… It was like waiting for my child’s fever to break. IAmNoComputerProgramer, and this whole process has been nerve-wracking for me…)

Since I was tied to my computer anyway, I sorted stacks and stacks of paperwork organizing everything into my new cool files. They make me happy.

getting organized - desk for 2014

I cleaned my chalkboard wall and erased  last year’s completed lists or abandoned ideas in favor of a fresh slate. This is where I write story and blog ideas, lists, inspirational quotes, etc. (It is still wet in the picture and looks a bit strange…)

getting organized - chalkboard paint wall

 

And I shredded tons of paper—pages and pages of my book rough draft, thousands of words written last year.

And I worked on taxes.

This morning my blog is up and running (although it no doubt needs tweaking), and my desk is organized. 

Whew!

Happy Weekend.

Grace Grits and Gardening

Farm. Food. Garden. Life.

 

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Hi! I'm Talya. Writer, Reader, Arkansas Master Naturalist / Master Gardener, Author of

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