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Sunday Letter: 12.11.22

December 11, 2022 By Talya Tate Boerner

Sunday Letter

Dear Sunday Letter friends—

Reminder: two weeks ’til Christmas! 🎉

There’s no denying it at our house. We are in full Christmas mode with our tree up, amaryllis bulbs growing, poinsettias here and there, and yes, the stockings are quietly hanging by the fireplace.

AND in three short weeks, we will be greeting a brand new year. 🎆

It’s hard to believe since yesterday was Halloween, wasn’t it?

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Sunday Letter: 07.24.22

July 24, 2022 By Talya Tate Boerner

Sunday Letter

Dear Sunday Letter readers,

Hello again. Well, I made it through a week of pre-surgery quarantine, and now I have one more week to go. There’s just something about needing to stay home that makes me antsy. Know what I mean?

It was a good week to be inside though—thank the good Lord for air-conditioning! Man alive, it is HOT. The whole area has become a dry sauna, and areas in the neighborhood that aren’t getting watered are cracking wide open. BUT, relief is coming in our ten-day forecast with rain and normal temperatures predicted. We just have to hang on a little longer and pray the break is real🤞.

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my favorite things about baking…

August 21, 2016 By Talya Tate Boerner

my favorite things about baking

For most folks the end result of baking—the cake or pie or cookies—is the ultimate prize, but my favorite things about baking involve the details. Silly basic things you may never have given a second thought.

You: What sort of things?

Me: Thanks for asking.

Things like…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 (2022)

THE THIRD ACT OF THEO GRUENE (coming 2025)

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