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Fredericksburg, Tx: my five takeaways

November 29, 2016 By Talya Tate Boerner 15 Comments

Fredericksburg, Tx

Let’s talk for a bit about Fredericksburg, Tx! What a great time we had on our recent girls’ trip. I had a great excuse for going—a book signing at The Christmas Store. Yes, I spread the news of Gracie Lee to the Texas Hill Country / Wine Country / What More Could You Want Country while talking with readers about cotton farming and growing up in the groovy seventies and all the various social issues woven in my novel that are oh so timely today. Whew, long sentence.

My second time to visit, I learned a bit more about Fredericksburg.

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Accidental Cinderella…

February 23, 2016 By Talya Tate Boerner 9 Comments

Thursday night I felt like Cinderella. Accidental Cinderella.

Confession: I’m no fashion plate. I normally wear Converse tennis shoes and logo t-shirts, and my favorite jeans have patches on the knees. BUT, Thursday night, I got dressed up (for me), added extra eye liner (which may have been a mistake), and even wore a bejeweled necklace on loan from Vintage Cargo. Stan and Jeff, owners of Vintage Cargo, evidently worried I wouldn’t clean up sufficiently for my Fayetteville book signing.

So they loaned me this gorgeous piece…

necklace from Vintage Cargo

I mean seriously. Isn’t loaning jewelry an Oscar night sort of thing?

I felt like Cinderella.

I wore cute shoes.

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a garland of bicycles

February 17, 2016 By Talya Tate Boerner 9 Comments

Paper Source Bicycle Garland

First of all, I’m required to tell you this Paper Source bicycle garland was provided to me free of charge, but as usual, opinions are my own. Second of all, since moving to Fayetteville, I’ll admit that I miss being able to pop into Paper Source at Northpark Mall. It was my go-to wonderland for cards and ink stamps and paper of all types. In other words, my paper source. Luckily, Shindig Paperie in Fayetteville carries Paper Source products (on a smaller scale), and thankfully on-line ordering is always available to those of us who enjoy shopping while baking cupcakes.

book signing cupcakes

Anyhoo. When Paper Source offered my choice of items to fancy up my book signing party, I opted for the bicycle garland. After all, Gracie Lee’s main mode of transportation to and from the mysterious gray house was her bicycle.Continue Reading

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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 (Now Available!)

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