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Adopt the Pace of Nature; her Secret is Patience.

March 26, 2020 By Talya Tate Boerner 8 Comments

Adopt the pace of nature

Adopt the pace of nature; her secret is patience. I’ve been thinking about this Ralph Waldo Emerson quote lately. It seems to fit our current situation of staying home and biding our time.

I consider myself to be both an optimistic and a realist. I look on the bright side of things while balancing my expectations with a dose of practicality. As much as I pray everything is back to normal in 17 days, I won’t be buying an Easter bonnet this year.

I’ve probably not worn an Easter bonnet since this picture from 1965 or so. But you know what I mean.

Easter Bonnet

Yes, our health crisis has quickly morphed into a financial crisis. Within less than two weeks, so many people have lost their jobs. The unemployment rate will skyrocket. Businesses have already begun to close, possibly permanently. Without businesses, employees won’t have jobs to go back to. It’s the chicken and the egg notion, a conundrum as old as time. Continue Reading

Sunday Letter: 03.15.2020

March 15, 2020 By Talya Tate Boerner 12 Comments

Sunday Letter

Dear Sunday Letter friends,

What a week.

The coronavirus continues to spread, the stock market is vacillating, we survived Friday the 13th, and today is the Ides of March.

Oh, and I launched my second book!

Even with all the craziness, my Gene, Everywhere book launch week has been a thrill for me! If you participated in my virtual book launch party—thank you! If you have already purchased a book (or two or three)—hardback, paperback, or ebook—thank you! And if you’ve already posted a review on Amazon and Goodreads, YAYYYYY!!!

via GIPHY

But seriously.

Everything feels surreal right now as events have been cancelled and people are told to practice social distancing. Until this week, I’d never heard the phrase social distancing. Confession: Not to minimizing what’s going on, as an (extroverted) introvert, I’ve been doing this my whole life:))

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Sunday Letter: 06.02.19

June 2, 2019 By Talya Tate Boerner 10 Comments

Sunday Letter

Dear Sunday Letter friends,

As we float into June, I think about the year we’ve had so far. And I worry about friends and family and folks I don’t know affected by floodwaters in Arkansas and Oklahoma. And farmers who can’t get crops in. Let’s hope and pray for a calm, productive June, shall we?

I’m happy to report we survived the Garden Tour yesterday. I am absolutely exhausted to the middle of my bone marrow. I plan to recap everything in a future blog post, but for now I’ll blame the Garden Tour for anything that may sound nonsensical in this letter. ☺Continue Reading

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Hi! I'm Talya. 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)

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