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Dear March,

March 1, 2016 By Talya Tate Boerner

Dear March,Dear March,

If I individually track the nextย thirty-one days, each is likely to feelย different. Drizzle. Thunderstorms. Warm sunshine. Days of dreary cold and maybe even snow, weather to remind us we aren’t out of the winter woods yet.ย And yourย howling wind! Are you announcing yourself?

Or maybe the bitingย wind should be blamed on Ole Man Winter who won’t go without a fight.

Charles Dickens perfectly described you,ย March,ย as summer in the light, and winter in the shade.ย 

So true.

Dear March, I know you mark the beginning of spring. I begin to dream ofย flower beds and lake days and fresh vegetables fromย farmer’s market, even though I never got a single bowl of snow cream.

Grace Grits and Gardening
Farm. Food. Garden. Life.

[tweetthis]Dear March, you are summer in the light and winter in the shade #CharlesDickens #welcomespring[/tweetthis]

Musical Pairing:
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I started writing monthly letters to each month lastย July. Did you miss any of them?ย Here they are…

Dear July

Dear JULY

Dear August,

Dear AUGUST

dear September,

Dear SEPTEMBER

Dear October,

Dear OCTOBER

Dear November,

Dear NOVEMBER

Dear December,

Dear DECEMBER

Dear January,

Dear JANUARY

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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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